Casebooks

RN Goodmā Greene of this towne 70 y may 30 ☾ h. 6 ant m 1614. came & brought his water |he shaked when he brought his water.|¹

RN Iohn Cozens troubled w^th a shaking & sometimes burning after the shaking ague cōplayneth most of hed. & a litle his belly on day well anothr {sic} ill. feb 25. die ☉. h. 7. 30. 1599.

RN Iohn Windmill of Yardly Gubbin a twelmoneth old & as mutch as candelmas the sunday after candlemas. came & brought her Child y^t was payned in the body & had divers fi strange fits. but before it tooke it had a fit of an ague before it. not v this beating & panting began on friday night w^th a quivering & shakings of the belly & armes Apr. 10. die ♂ h. 7. ant m. 1599 goeth had|r|d to grounde cryeth

U[1628–30] Thomas write {illeg} was borne on \the next/ satterday at night after on michelmus was twelmounth, betweene a 11 or 12 at|or| i3, a Clock but cam to me at 1 of clock, y^e 14^th: of march 1630./

had a quiuorin & sounding on michelmus last & 3 Dayes the after y^e small pox & then at shroftide & this last night had 3 fitts after the same manner a boue saide, being y^e 13^th Day complaines on the head & heauie & apt to sleepe

RN Lettice Coursie of Hanslop. 4 y Ap. 23 die ☿ h. 4. 50 p m. 1600 troubled w^th a hot burning ague & nowe shaketh & this 2 days maketh no wat^r./

RN Ellen Baker 26. \of great Linford for a shaking/ May 7 die ☿ h. 6. 45 p m. 1600 an ague shaking & burning.

RN Thomas kelly Ian 22. ♀ h. 9 ant m had a sore shaking aguish fit 1608.

the lady Constables mā. Thomas kelly fell into a new & a strang aguish fit shaking bed & chāb^r round about ♄. 9. ant m. 1608.

RN Richard Māning of Hartwell 20 yeres sick this 7 weekes & can doe not doe any thing taketh him leeke an ague & when it cōmeth w^th a shaking colde & going away it maketh him as it were blind it so troubleth his hed. sent this 18 of Apr: die ☿ h. 1. 2|1|5. m pnn {sic} 1599.

RN Annys Anne |a poor wench| /13 y\ of Southwick in Northāptonsheere by Owndall |M^r Lynn Esquire wrote in her behalfe| It tooke her 16. Ian 16 fell into her fits of convulsions swonding fits w^th quaking & trēbling Ian 30. ♃ h. 11 ant m 1634 taketh away her speach swoundeth convuls¹

RN Susan Bynion of 2 yeres old troubled w^th a straung ague & Drinketh sorely. and shaketh every daye. August. 21 die ♂ h. 9. 52. ant m 1599

RN Goody Greenes water of haversham brought to me 24 of may h. 6. 38. m p m. 1599 by Goody Hopkins shee hath a quotidian ague. & shivereth & shaketh wonderfully w^th it & loketh very pale w^th it & yet her wat^r very red.

RN Elis Sparkes of Blinā 17 y feb. 10 ☾ h. 11. ant m. 1617. |greene sicknes. a yere.| /never had her temes {sic}\¹

RN An Bourton of Olny 26 yeres old. sick the ever sinc Lent tooke her in her hed hart & backe maried this 7 yeres had but on Child but y^t god hath taken to his mercy. {s} {sic} it holdeth her nowe as an ague shaking her every day. & hat sweateth & is very hot after the shaking & hath as it were a thing lūbring in her chest very corpulent faynt & very feeble. hath a very painfull cough ready to Drawe vp hart & hall w^th it & fetcheth blood very short winded. fetcheth vp fleume & water as cleare as a bell. Ap. 25 die ☿. h. 8. 30. mi ant m. 1599. hath a very sore ague every day y^t maketh her sweate exceedingly. hath not had this moneth her Courses sinc shee voyded a litle porreng^r of clompered bloode/

RN Mres Elis: Reare of Easton 20 y novēb 2. ☿ h. 4|5| 3 p m 1608

The lady zancher for a sad pensive harte. & melanch. & purples in her bodye./

The lady Staffard for heare fallen & piling eyes red hands & melancholy

The lady Dormer farmer a soden feare after her sleepe a trembling.