Casebooks

RW M^r Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. ☉. h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, w^ch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled w^th a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto S^r George Sherly M^r Colins houshold physition.

RN Alexander Lovell of Hazlebeech a husb: in Northāpton sheere 50. y. mac|rc|h. 19 h {sic} hor: 9. 15 ant m 1625.

mynd troubled & will speak idlely & had physick & a S & mended {&} 2. y. sinc & now & is sore visited w^th sickns {sic} anys {sic} this fortnight.

march 15 extree {sic} ill about 12. 30 p m 1625

RN Shonet Wardley of Odyll. 50 y march. 19 ♂ h 2 p m 1622. feeleth a prickling in sundry tꝭ of her body suddenly & by fits every day. & is mutch payned in her brow mouth & a noyce in her eares/. they sper not in there body. catle.

RN Gillane Sansome by temple Barre 50 y Iuly 19 ♀ h. 5. 39 p m 1622 /strangly taken hands shaking & crooked\

thanks for her Daughters strang recoavery

now for her owne selfe troubled w^th heate & cold by fits & sudden flushes flushing in so mutch making her very faynt & to sweate also craveth my helpe.

RN Th Ellys of Raunson 50 y Iune 14. ♂ h 4 p m. 1625 /head ill a great cough & cold cānot sleepe ach in his bones\

RN M^r \Edward/ Plūmer of Holcot 50 y. 40 y feb 12 h {sic} hor 3. \20/ p m 1620

about cristmas face & hands mutch swelled as big as two stomack weake cā scarc keepe any thing. I {se}aled blood onc sinc y^t mutch payned in his head & mēbers at the end of making water it prickes & throbs w^th extreme payne

feareth an vlcer for it is as matter y^t cōmeth frō him & maketh it often. 4 tymes in an houre it hindereth slepe.

RN The lady Butler touching her child y^t is well amended of his fits ye{d}|t| weake & not able to goe feets & legs swell still & cānot sleepe a weeke togeath^r till after a eleaven in y^e morning |marh {sic} 13 h {sic} h 12 30 p m 1624| sent for her neighb vrsula Clarke 50 y March 13 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m 1624

RN Elis. Guddridg of Northāpton 50 y Ap. 21. ♀ h. 11 20 ant m 1620.

Elis Guddridg of Northāpton 50 y Ap 21. ♀ h. 11. 38 ant m 1620. sciatica a yere shooting downe into the bottome of her belly & towards the mydle of her backe this halfe yere payneth her most grevously twice a day at each tyme 2 houes {sic}.

RN Chrystopher Hanwell of Byssetour 50 y novēb 24 ☿ h. 8 ant m. 1624 /a hot ach frō the rayns to the knes begying w^th a chilling not hart sick.\

RN Elis Assabee of Lavendon 50 y march 16 ♀. h. 11 ant m 1627 swonded on weddensday last & the belly y^e bell went \for her/ extree {sic} sore & tormented in her bodye cānot abyde to be touched hath great mise\r/y of the left syde |extree {sic} misery sinc weddensday|

RN Mres \Elis./ Hodski{illeg}|n|{illeg} of Amptill mayed {sic} to m^r Rich Hodgkins {illeg}|of| Amptill the kings steward 50 y march 19 ♂ h. 11 20 ant m. 1622.

for an ægylopis in the corner of y^e eye hath taken a dyet drink & vsed salues & waters & mastick & neaver the better.

would have it div^rted another way. or by y^e nose as it was wont: a cold

RN M^r Georg Spencer of Coaple 50 y mutch distempered in his head by melancholy conceitꝭ to w^ch he yealdeth to overmutch Iuly 10 ♃ h. 11. 45 ant m 1623

RN Mary Wels of fæny stratford 50 y novēb. 14 ♀ h. 1. 38 p m 1623. mynd troubled

RN Mary Wels of fænystratford 50 y march. 20 h {sic} hor 11 ant m. 1624. |her crowne back gnawen a gnawing about a great trembling| |a burning at her hart|

RN Iohn Berin of Ivingoe Auson 50 y feb 5. ☿ h. 3. 15 p m 1623.

a melanch mā Corpulente¹

RN M^r Earland of Weston 50 y Iuly 22 ☾ h. 2. 30 p m. 1622

had a month sinc a fall \at whitsontyde/ & was lame w^th a nother fall about his knee

RN Thomas Coo of Northāpton her father 50 y octob 28 ☾ h. 3. 25 p m 1622 sick 3 weekes of a feever

RN my lady fortiscue of Saldon 50 y novēb^r 21 ♃ h. 10 {sic} \9. 50/ ant m. 1622

spotted ague like purples

RN M^r Georg Spencer of Stawton the Great. 50 y Ap 14 ☿ h. 7. ant m 1624 mutch Distressed w^th fearfull temptat desyrous to have some thing to avoyd the fumes arising frō the spleene

RN The lady power of Beverley 50 y. ☿ h. 4. 30 p m 1624

fell sick yes {sic} of a great stitch fear a plurisy.

sent for me to come to thē.