Casebooks

GJ Elsabeth Borough of 10 y. and Anne Borough of 8 of Castlethroppe Martij {illeg} 7^o ☾ ho. 8 50 a m. 1603

for a skurfe or scald of their headꝭ.

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 Mary Gaddesden was let bloud Novemb. 29 ♂ ho. 6. 50 a m. 1603¹GJ

GJ Thomas Saxby of Hartwell 20 y. Ian: 31 ♃ ho. 12 in mer. 1605 A payne in his backe and bones

Quærit vtꝝ morbo gallico laboret

His father brought his water togither w^th his owne and his wives. he feares that he tooke the disease by one that breathed in his face about michelmas

GJ Agnes Armestrong of Stony stratford 20 y. Maij 7 ♄ ho. 2. 45 p. m. 1608

M^r Rawsons servant the Cooke hath bene heertofore troubled w^th the mother. once in 2 moneths had no fitt this quarter of a yeere but very sickly.

Quærit dna ejus vtꝝ sit gravida concubuit cū Marriot a mercer b|a| batcheler of the same towne. /

U[1611–2] Marcy Newold of Elston but now at Stedsdon 30 y May 1{illeg}|7|. d. ♀. h. 7^a. ant. m. 1611.

very sick in {illeg}|all| her body belly back & hart. keeps her shee is a nurse & \her husband/ asketh whether shee bee w^th child again

U[1611–2] An Nottingā 10 y. May 22. ☿ h. 1. p m. 1611. a kind of ague.

Paul warrin 2. y. \of Eson Mawdlet./ May. 22. ☿ h. p: m. 1611. the like affection both one mans c{illeg}|hild{rene}| & both opprest w^th humors in the chest.

RW M^r Withers of Willin for his childe. \a daughter/ y. 2. March: 8. h: 9 ant: mer: d. ☿. 1615. an ague this 3 weekes. swelleth in {he}{r} body, fone & hands

RW Old M^ris stanton of stoake. d. ♄ h: 1. p: m. Martij. 25. d. 1620. payned over all her body. desirous to have a Clyster. A Consumption feared. M^ris Francis desireth to know whether Mater eius morietur nec nō.

RW M^r Willoughby of Droitwich for his Neece who is troubled w^th a rheme in her eies, & vseth to weepe much: hee is desirous to haue p|a| receipte for pills ad fortiter uocanda menstrua. shee is about 16 or 17 yeares olde.

SRN Fayth Sage of High Lauer for a litenes in her head. & a papue in her Teeth & a trembling at her heart.

her Husband was taken with a payne in her|is| backe that he can hardly goe./.

SRN My Broer Tyringhā wrote his ler acquainting me how ill & sicke his wife had bin all day yesterday with the old payne in her stomacke, sent her water she is afrayd something growes in her

Iuly. 20. ☾. h. 10. 15. a. m. 1635.

SRN Sister Ersfeild for my sister mytton 30. y. Novemb 24. ♂ h. 3. 30. p. m. 1635

a great weaknes in her back this 3. y. next Aug. much troubled with y^e whites & reds.

hath miscarried. hath those continually which weaken