Casebooks

GJ Elsabeth Hayes of Turvy 43 y Octob. 18 ♂ ho. 9. 50 a m. 1603. |wind in the stomacke.| A dry Cough An Itche and as it were a dry scurfe. Hath a Childe of 2 yeere old sucking on her, the childe very poore & will take nothing but the brest can neither go nor speake: borne the saturday fortnight after midsomer 1601 betwene 8 & 9 at night quiet in the day but very vnquiett all night. very cold, swelled in the body of late. the mother nunquā habuit menstrua since she had this child.

GJ Susan Langton of Molsho 34 y Octob 17. ☉ ho. 10. 50 a m. A lightnes and ringing in her head. a payne in her necke cannot sleepe./

W Rich

Edward Allen. Y. 18. August. 6. ♄. hor. 11. 15 A. M. 1614. ill ever since a week befor our Lady day. Spitteth much w^th a great coufgh & very lean & faynt, vrine high couller.

RW Iohn \Edward/ Gedkins \of Salden.// y: 18 d ♄. h: 8. 45 ant: merid: Ap: 15. 1615. A quotidian feuer. cold fitt first, then hott for when his fitt taketh hī, he hath a \dry/ cough prickinge in his sids.

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

RW Tho: Warde of Turringhā y. 24. d. ♄ ho. 0. 10. Feb: 26 1620. A stick in his right side & a drie huskeish cough: \p {sic}/ pitteth blood when hee cougheth.

RW Beniamin Hubbins of Astwood y. 26. d. ☾ h: 1: p: m: Novemb. 20 1620. swelled in his left leg: yesterday his right leg was swelled but now it is come into his left leg: payned in his left eare, & so downewards. had a purge 10 dayes since w^ch wrought well & he was much the better for it: now worse then he was. complayneth more of heate then of colde then of heate. did complayne at the first more of heate then of colde. cannot sleepe.

TG Elisabeth Harby of Neoport. 9 yeares of age Februar. 1. h. 11. mat. laborat tussi cum tabe et difficili respiratione

GJ Goodwife Eusebyes Childe 3 yeere old for a scowring and vomiting will take no thing but drinke Octob 9 ♄ ho. 5. 45 p m.

RW M^r Matthias Cōny of Newport for his daughter Francis. y. 4. d ♃. h: 10: 30 \15/. ant: m Feb: 24. 1620. eateth nothinge: is verie faynt & weake./ had a little of diaprunis w^ch brought away ij wormes.

RW Iohn Amyas of Southhill in Bedford sheire. y. 65. d. ☾. h: 10. 40 ant. m: Feb. 28. 1620. ill sinc Tuesday \Fryday/ last. cannot vomite nor goe to the stoole. Eateth nothinge: drinketh sometimes. Cryeth out of his body; sleepeth not.

RW Elizabeth Parke of Newport y. 6. d. ♄. h: 7. 20. Martij. 25. 1620. casteth all shee taketh pineth & consumeth.

U[1629–1631] An meede of cranfeild A child borne the 26 of Aprill 30′  5 ante me’ And hath had a convultion {Ever} for a 12 month. and cannot go nor stand

Elisab. Pett a Beggarwomas Childe. 1. y. ß Septemb. 11. ☿. h. 8. p m. 1633. stroken suddenly lame y^t it can nether stand nor go

SRN M^rs Elizabeth Baldwyne feb. 21. ♀ h. 9. 30. a. m. 1634

troubled with gripeing fitt{s} whether by wynd or any ill me{illeg}

SRN Iames Ansley of Newport 33. y. March. 23. ☿ h. 9. a. m. 1635.

hayre falls of frō his head y^t makes him bald. desires something to make it grow

Secondly spitts blood many tymes & finds stitches in his left side.

RW Clement Rulie d. ♀. h: 9. 25. p: mer: Feb: 1. 1622. taken suddenly w^th a riseing in \her/ stomacke w^ch is readie to stop her winde: her hands cold; highe coloured in her face & swetteth: hath a heate in her bodie

RN Anoth^r came for her sonne to M^r Gerenc at the same tyme for a wonderfull gryping /& castinge\ tab j.

GJ Willm̄ Foster of Lowton 40 y. March. 3 ♃ ho 11. 55 a m.

For a great cough and flegme w^ch he cannot well reare but sometymes a litle w^ch stincketh much

GJ m^r Anthony Chester of Chicheley 11 y. Maij 28 ♄ ho. 2. 40 p m. 1603. A Dry Cough.