Casebooks

RN Goody Dormer of haversham s {sic} sent her water by her some {sic} in lawe Iohn Smith. faynt & weake still. Decemb. 1. die ♀ h. 9. 1598.

RN Elisabeth Saule 31 yeres her child a yere old. amisse 3 days. but grudging this fortnight very weake & faynte somewhat sanguine Apr. 5. die ♃. h. 10. 23. ant m. 1599.

RN Katheron Ardes of 2i of Sherington hath to mutch store of her naturall Diseases & make her very fainte & feeble come in cl{om}tons Ap. 26 die {illeg} ♃ {sic} h. 12. 25. m.

RN Susan Blundle at x yeares old at the 17 of Septemb. last was on the 29 of Ian at night sore troubled. & in amaner trice ded in a sownd & is every satterday so troubled at night specially Susan Blundle in her bead & sometimes in the morning. it first tooke her in the 23 of {sic} 29 day of Ian. at midnight in 1597. th 29 of Ianary. |after midnight. 30 mi.|

RN Agnes Smithe of 13 yeres old at last mikelmas it tooke her {9} of novemb. w^th a gydines in her hed & hart & so ceme Downe to her h {sic} belly hard came for my counsell this 27 of November 1598 die ☾ h. 8. 49. mi. ant m. mater cū filia quærit

RN Mary Rive came to me for the greene sicknes w^c made her very faynt Sep{t} 21. die ♃. h p m 5 30 1598. of 18|6| yeres old. 16 y

RN Mary wren of Hanslop payned in her h belly & backe. feareth lest shee be w^th Childe. hath not had her termes not sinc the last Childe very faynte & feeble. maij 2. die {illeg}|☿| h. 2. 45. mi. p m. 1599.

RN Isbell Butterfeld of Saveford. 33: her yongest 2 yeres old. for a payne in the pit of her belly & backe but most in her belly came her selfe. May 9. die ☿. h. 12. 1599. faynt & feeble. ever sinc our lady Day knoweth not wheath^r w^th Child or noe.

RN Margaret Elyng of Walton 54. weak a long tyme. but keepeth not her bed. may the 16 die ☿ h. 2. 30. p m. 1599.

RN at this time Mary Pen of Straford sent me her water. w^ch was full of motes & scales & had gravell in the bottome. her former phisick I gave her wrought vpward. hath a great gydines at in her heade hart feeble bellye.

RN Ione Antony of Tiddington’ of bedfordshire. 21. v|m|aried above a twelmoneth & nev^r yet had child. Sept. 24 die ☾ h. 6. 45 {sic}. 7 ant m 1599. shee is w^th child & very ill & sounded thoth^r daye.

RN Mary Nuby 28 of Grafton Lodge. for a rising at her stomack. her legs. Double vnd^r her faynt & feeble & pineth in her body & yet can earte {sic} had not her termes never sinc her sicknes almost for a yere. Ap. 25 die ☿ h 5. 30. p m. 1599 |cannot sleepe troubled w^th a great cough at night.|

RN fayth Gibbes of Wicken 46. amisse in her sinewes cannot gripe any thing w^th her hands so feeble & weake sometimes in hir feete & knees all swollen & keepe there naturall colour. of a good cōplex. & light harte. sent to me this 26 of Ap. h. 9. 30. ant m. 1599. a great paine in her armes. could not cut her meate.

RN Susan Coles 18 yeres of Olnye. three weekes sicke since satterday die ☾ h. 2. p m. 1599. lyeth very weake in her bed & cannot styrre in her bead except shee be turned. Octob. first die ☾ ♄ {sic}. 2 p. m. 1599 /Love sicke.\

RN Susan Blundle {illeg} 1597 was grevously handled w^th a disease w^ch taketh her every saterday since it began to take her w^c was not vntill this yeare 1597 & towards the latter end of Ian. shee was greeved therw^th on feb. the 12 of feb{r} betwixt on & two in the mor:¹ shee is as on dead & sowneth 2 or 3 times togeath^r. or a litle after midnight betwixt 12. & on. it tooke her cōmonly in her sleepe./

RN Mres vuedale for her selfe came to me for my counsell 1598 the 10 of Iune die ♄. hor. 10. ant merid shee is faynt & hath had a laske.

RN Alce Masun{n} of Woulverton 14 yeres old. took her vppō wendesay {sic} the 2i of febr: betwixt 2. & 1: shee nothinge but shaketh & soundeth as they think w^th an impostume. die ☿. 21. of feb. 1599. came her moth^r moved her quest. the 24 of feb die ♄. p m. 6. 38. 1599

RN Mres Edmunds of Shenly for a windcholicke. & for a swiming in her hed. may the 18 die ♀ h. 2. 27 m p m. 1599.

RN Alce Travell of Rhode 26. youngest child 2 yeres old. goeth abroad hath a payne in her hed w^th a swiming & a gydines ready to fall if she catch not some thinge. May the 19 die ♄. h. 2. p m. 1599.

RN Goody Fisher sent her water to me to know what was good for her Aug. 14. die ☾ h. 7. 45 shee is troubled w^th the mother & was wont to swound w^th it very often. at 7. 30. 20.¹

Goody fisher head back.