Casebooks

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.

RN Williā Arch{b}|p|ole 40 yeres maried. at Newp: Goodmā Gardners some {sic} in lawe Aug: 14. die ☾ h. 7. 49. m ant. m. he complayneth of a stitch & a drye coughe. back & chest.¹

RN Will Roughead sent his water vnto me cōplayning of his chest princip & of the lightnes of his head Sept. 6 die ☿ h. 6. 50 m. ant m. 1598.

RN Elisabeth Knight \of Olnye/ the daughter of will: Knight 14 yeres old at w a fortnight afore whitsontide wheeseth & ratleth in her chest & it gathereth more & more to her hart shee hath had it ever sinc shee was borne but troubled w^th it more this moneth then ever before. 6 of Octob. die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 10. 15. m. 1598.

RN Goody Reede of Broughton 63. yeres old sick very extreme sick on satterday last leekely to have dien being the 7. of octob. & then recovered again & fell sick agayne vppon tuesday after. being the 10 of Octob. sent to me vppon thursday being the 12 of octob. it taketh all above the gyrdell first in the shoulders to the brest & so to the hart her sydes wher it so lyeth as that on may tak out thenc as shee thinketh 1598. h die ♃ h. 8. 30. mi. 1598.

Goody Reade

RN Amy Asby well amended sinc yesterdaye. 27 of Octob. die ♀ rursus quærit s {sic} quid sit capiti conveniens. h. 10. 30. 1598. maritus eius. nunc asportavit aquā¹

RN Thomas Whooton of haversham about 22. vnmaried. sick this yere. quærit remediū. novemb 6. die ☾. h. 12. 30. he hath had a swelling in his right side broken out in his wrestꝭ & body filthy water. heavy vncōfortable his hed gyddy & light his sight bad

RN M^res Page of Lathbury for her bad stomack & mutch treating vpward full of winde stone cholick. cold & Drye. Novemb. 7. die ♂ h. 1. 45. 1598.

Mres Page of lathbury in her owne son.

RN Agnes Miller of Newport sick ever sinc Miklemas. 30 yeres old troubled w^th fleume w^th a quivering & trembling in her body as it were w^th a palsye. w^th a gret rising in her stomacke hed novemb. 7. die ♂ h p. m. 3. a whitish water before it was turned full of heres spotꝭ & dregs thin & yellowish

RN Thomas Dixson of 74 yeres old sickened a monday was sennet sick at the hart refuseth his meate sickly this two or 3 yeres quærit of Crowly husband Crowly Octob. 8. die ☿ h. 7. 45|9|. mi. ant m. 1598

RN Ihone Nelson of Moulso of 52 yeres old. sick this 14 yere. always vomiteth vp her meate espec. this last yere. keepeth nowe her bed it g{oo}gleth in her body. y^t w^c cometh vp is black as sote nothing given her will: make her vomit shee bendeth her selfe forward & always must reatch fleume sick her back & left side & keepeth her bed. & tumbleth vp all 10. 45. ant m 1598. shee feareth lest shee be wasted w^thin. 1598. die ☿ always cold feete hands novemb. 8.

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnson mill. l 72 yeres old sick in L {sic} his body this 2 or 3 yeres about his \6 weekes./ he cōplayneth \of his navell/ it is sore & rūneth a|i|t reeseth at his navell leek an oake water. it looketh red & is rawe. he hath the cholick w^th all & y^t for this 7 yeres: maketh water very often. he thinketh his teeth to {stink} in his hed. & his feete to Double vnder him die ☿. h. 12. 15. 1598 he sent me a dish of oates he is a fuller. novemb. 8. 1598.

RN Margaret Billington who dwelt w^th Thomas Billington of Bletchly first cosens nowe Dwelleth w^t M^r Vuedale came awaye for a payne of her hed ache back neck & newe at her hart ever since harvest never a daye well Novemb. the 12 die ☉ h. 12. 20. mi 1598 20 yeres old in p^rsenc her selfe.

RN Ihone Persivall of Lo{illeg} 35 yeres about 20 weekes amisse. short winded. hot in her stomack shee hath broken out in her face w^th a flushing heate. payne in her hed her neighbours tell her y^t shee may be breeding of child.. 16 of novemb. die ♃. h. 1.. 1598. broke out in her nose &|f|ace & chin w^th pimpels.

RN Goodman Richardson of of {sic} bowbrickle 60 yeres old. sick for this 5 weekꝭ space. riseth from his bed nowe & then, he scoureth very mutch. is very desirous to have a vomit for the fleume in his Chest novemb. 17. die ♀ h. 1. 9. 1598. well mended of y^t he was

RN Robart Nichols Fisher of Brodwell of 40 yee{res} sick at times ever sinc whitsontide onc a moone at the chaung cōplayneth especially last weeke thursday & friday & yesterday & keepeth his bed this ♄ about the syde of his bellye cōplayneth of Cold ill by fits y^t nowe he cannot work Novemb. 18. die ♄ h. 11. 1598

RN Ihon vtton of feny stratford 40 had a grudging this 3 yeres looketh well w^th it & can travell & goe abroad came for my counsell this 25. of novemb 1598. h. 9. 35|0|. mi.

he enquired for his wife who is troubled w^th a wind cholick & a great heate in her back

RN Iane Smithe 30 yeres old sc of haversham sick this sennet. scoureth mutch this 2 days. Dry, will nothing mouth sore water high coloured. well blooded woman Novemb. 30. die ♃ h. 9. 1598. h. 9. 18. m. ant m. 1598. a stitch vnder her right side. shee sucketh her child mutch payne in her hed & cannot sleepe.

RN Rich Kerby Miller of Newport 60 \56/ yeres old. long & grevously sick {filiu}s  patre \{servus}  Domino/ cū euꝯ {sic} consensu it hath held this 4 yeres by fits but this quarter of this yere held him sorely & keepeth home some days his bed in his fit & then abroad. a payne in his hart w^th a sighing black coloured very fat of his face but w^th this sicknes shrunk in his bodye & legs. M^r yarrow for him novemb. {sic} 1 Decēb. die ♀ h. 10. 15. 1598¹

RN Iohn vmny of Petsoe 6|5|5 yeres old. sick a longe time but most ill sinc last ☉. sundaye. holdeth him & grypeth him at his hart & soe frō his hart goeth to his left side & brest. N|D|ecemb. 1. die ♀ h. 11. 35|9|. mi. 1598 vxor  coniuge Alces brother in lawe. my. 1598 he keepeth his bed