Casebooks

RN Elisabeth Hartwell of Astwood onc M^rs Vuedales servant. 25 y. vnmaried. hath clums of bloode in her mouthe 15 of Sept die ♄ h. 1. 15 p m. 1599¹

keepeth her bed ever since satterday last. some feare it to be a plurisy some an impost very hot & sweateth mutch It is of ♂ in ♋ & ☉ in ♎. they thought shee would have died.

her wat^r of a good colour he thick hath motes heares & dust. costive |her water was to hie coloured. & had black humours|

I gave her Diaturb. ʒj. a lytle rubarb. 3 of scam. decoct. ℥j. deco endive ℥j.

gratis./

RN Dickens wife of \litle/ Linford

GJ Sibill Fisher of Cokenho 23|4| y August 1. ☾ ho 12 15 p. m. 1603

Light headed laug{illeg}|h|es, but at first tooke it w^th a weeping lookꝭ ghastly. \a/ fleering lookꝭ settꝭ her teeth. one night did nothing but sweare and curse /

Sibill Fisher she knowes not of her husbandꝭ cōming for her, knowes nobody they bynde her handꝭ and feete. when she is loose she is so strong that they cannot Deale w^th her. singꝭ idle songꝭ. Desyres to daunce. She had 2 midwives the first vnskilfull the 2 froward & would not meddle w^th her because she was not first sent her, suspected to be a witche, the woman well layd but a weeke after fell into these fittꝭ & at first speaking of her 2 midwyfe sayd. what doest thou there w^th thy blacke hen. & such like speeches

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RN An Wright of litlington 23. y a mead martij 15 ♃ hor. 12. 30. ant m 16004 {sic}.

last yere shee came for her infirmity hath taken greefe for on shee loveth.

RN Alce Britten of Sherington 27. y maried her yongest 2 y. old martij 15 ♃ hor. 1: 45 p m 1604 |quærit an sit gravida. vel habeat hydropidi 1. 45|

this Alce Britten counteth y^t shee hath gone w^thin 2 or 3 days of her tyme y^t 3 quart^rs of an yere great bellyed her swelling came about about christmas very healthfull.

RN Rob. Pery of Hanslop 24 y Aug 29 h {sic} hor 10 ant m 1629

RN The Lady Chaucye octob. 18. 1629

Thomas Coakan he hath her good|s| Iewels plate & sutch like & hath made her a bond of 1400 \fore{tene hon}dred/ vt & hath acknowledgm̄t the iudgment {illeg}|o|f twelfe hūdred pounds

she hath f{oun}d the land but the Sheriffe will not returne the write vnder 30^l.

on monday next goe to the Lord kee to petion {sic}.

Thomas Cocken hath made all over vnto An Cocken his wife & two feefes in trust Thomas & Tymothy Limmall to Defeat her. & Katherin Stānop & Williā Stāhop her brother y^t have false conv Williā Iackson & Iohn Barker & Georg Neale y^t know the false conveiances M^r Boath the vndersherife of Warrick her enemy{es}

RN M^r Tyringhā brought Mres Tyringhās water feb 22 ♂ h. 2. 15 p m 163i |Vtrū sit filius vl filia|

RN Thomas Pyddington 28 y a batch novēb. 16 ♀ h. 4 20 p m 1632

eye sight Decayed

M^rs Quick sent her Lettr Concerning the Lady Magdal: & Lady Alice Egerton. at the same time ℞ likewise a Letter from M^r Wright & another from M^r Tho: Iennins. febr. 21. ♃ h. 8. p m. 1633

RN also M^r Thomas Iennins vtrū maritabit

y^e Lady Magd. had y about y^e full moone. her courses come downe & was swelled

y^e Lady Alice had some sad fits fortnight since.

RN The Lady Magd

Lady magdalen had taking her strong purg: pils 2 or 3 days before the full her terms came down & neav^r before & suddenly ceased & her face swelleth|d| & was ill

pil spl. ʒj aloes ʒij rud ʒj|i|j myrh sav. an ℈ij croci ʒß. olei nyist gut vj

let her blood vnder the ham or saph. or apply leaches

for the Lady Alce: syr vomit cocl iij {illeg} q {mitt} \{illeg}|El|ect ♂ gr iiij aq ced {c}ocl {sic}/ cocl jß vini albi cul / aq cinina cul j pil: cossaf ʒß rud ℈ß. an ʒj spl an ℈ij 15 pils

febr 23. ☾ for thrice olei myust gut iij

her vomyte wrought excedingly & made her very sicke.

RN Mres Margaret Tubeuffe a french womā nata novēb 26 ☾ h. 9 ant m in france |sub latitud 48| 1612 |serv to the Comtes of Bridgwater 2. y.| /novo stilo with vs novēb 16 h 9 ant m 1612\

emrods bleeding whitꝭ false sclanders

RN The lady Penelope taken w^th a casting on satt last being may 11. h {sic} hor 8 ant m 1633

Casted about 8 in the morning & And {sic} {illeg}|a|bout h 2. 30 p m tooke her w^th an extremity & gryping in her belly & stomack

gon w^th child 12. or 13 weekes

the extreame payne is ceast the {sic} doe feare an extreme wynd cholicke togeather w^th a great cold & a cough & a sorenes of her stomacke ¹

Cons rosarū dianth elect de Im an ʒvj diābr ʒj symph ʒij diasc ʒj diacond sug rhea dos q suff.

syr Cord ℥ij aq theriac the weaker ℥ij sis water ℥j syr Rheados ʒjj Aq scab. Cord an ʒjjj

RN The lady Penelope Aug. 10 h {sic} hor 9 ant m 1633.

greevously payned in her back & belly. sinc tuesday night h. 1. at night extreme ill.

was brought a bed of a boy & it was christ & dyed

was dyed was broght a bed & d about 12 in merid.

RN Margaret Iinice of {sic} dwelleth w^th ff|r|ancis Harrys of our towne 26. y. n|D|ecēb. 26 ♃ h. 3. p m. 1633

her child dyed 5 or 6 y. since

A great cold sinc miklemas |{illeg} mayed {sic} {illeg} g{one} to service|¹

{illeg}{ld} & cough {illeg} {mi}klemas {illeg}

M^rs. Martha Dockerye of Offl{ye} {illeg} Febr. 8. ♄. h. 3. p m. 16{34}

shee is {illeg} much {illeg} troubl{ed} {illeg} the Co{illeg} {illeg}o{illeg}¹