Casebooks

RN Iohn Ione Burten of Olney for her diseased chest 44. yeres. lame in her back. fallen downe into her legs. a great hoven in her belly body back w^th cold & a trembling ach in her back.

RN Ellen Foster sore sick ever sinc her childe cannot take no drinke meate vomiteth vp all y^t shee taketh cannot quench her thirst swollen very big in her legs. now stolen vp to her hart on weddensday shalbe three weekes her child borne w^th out all greefe but mutch payned before & after & nev^r had Child before sent a woman to me for her Decēb. 31. h. 8. 35 m. 1598

RN Goody Lancastar of Milton. 50 y. Iune 2 die ♄ h. 10. 15. ant m. 1600 short winded hoven im {sic} her bodye belly brestꝭ. legs sore rancled & have rūning sores.

RN Goody Miller of Botte Claydon a widow 80. y. legs & belly swelled. may 7. ☾ h. 10

RN Bridget lamprey of preston 37 y {sic} Apr 19 ♃. h. 11. 30 ant m 16i0. maryed 14 y. 3 child the youngest 6 y old. & hath bene long troubled w^th the greene sicknes her vaynes doe beate. \back/ & legs swell.

Anne Woodwin of Turuy 19. y. Septemb. 11. ☿. h. 3. p m. 1633

hath not them well. shortwinded stomack & leggs swolne

RN Elisabeth Hall of Woulverton 8 for 35 yeres. hath a great swelling in her legs hath not had her courses & her breast sometimes swollen with them. & never had her Courses kindly great greefe & thought by reason of the detur of fath^r & moth^r all {al} in one weeke Ap. 25 die ☿ h. 3. 20 p m. 1599.

RN Alce Cowley of Sherington 39. swelled in her body & legs. a very high coloured woman.

GJ Alice Isham of maidford 50 y. Iuly 23|5| ☾ ho. 12 in m. 1608. /

Her belly mightily swelled and leggꝭ begin to swell.

RN Mres Mary came to tell me y^t her mres her stomack was mutch swelled. & very hard & y^t her legs at night vse to swell Iuly 11. ☿ h. 9. 45 ant m. 162i

RN Alce Richardson of stoakegolding 50 y Ap. 14 h {sic} hor. 9. 30 ant m 1627 swelled about her chest & legs a fortnight thought that she had bene w^th child 40 weekes vtrū sit gravida

RN Agnes fisher of Newport servant to Foster the carier 23 yeres hath not her Courses & is swollen in her legs & hoven in \about/ her harte. & cannot take her winde at 11. 30. mi p m {sic}. 1599.

RN Barbery Totes |26 y| of servant to goody Farnell for muche shooting w^th greate paine in her legs from the knee vpward & swelleth {nxt} {sic} sometimes in her backe best when shee is in her bed Apr 30 die ☾ h. 7. 15. ant. m. 1599.

RN Ione \Anne/ Abdy of this towne 30 y May 24 ☾ h. 6. 39 ant m 1619 past her {illeg} {sic} {illeg} tyme 3 quaters {sic} of a yer{s} {sic} & a fortnight beasts {sic} doe not swell as before legs swell very big in her body desyrous of physick

RN Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs y^t on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

RN Mary Ashburnour a yere old of Olny Ap 14. troubled w^th swelling over all her body leg left leg. hard |a hard thing in her left syde.|

Agnys Ashburnour of Olny. 40 y.

RN Goody Hobs of Gothurst 60|3| y. Decēb 27. ♃ hor. 10 20 ant m 1604.

every where swelled in her lyms armes. legs bodye very shortwyded.

RN Ione\Agnys/ Porter of lawrenc {Ate}{illeg} 50 y not very sick but short wynded stomach faces legs {m}{uch} swelled.

RN Mres Catesby of hardmead for her cough gryping in her belly swelling in her legs at night 70 y Ian. 5 ♂ h. 9. ant m 1612 {sic} /costive./\

RW Martha {Binion} of wooulson. y. 22. d. ☾ h. 9. 40 ant: m: Ian: 15. 1621. shortwinded: legs swelled yet not broken. payned sometimes in her backe & belly. hath them not sinc harvest.