Casebooks

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

RN Mary Knight of Newport 12 yeres old at Easter Deafe this 8 yeres. for 4 yeres well. hearethe very hardly & at some times heareth better thē other her eares run & then shee heareth best shee came w^th her mother this 12 of Decēb^r die ♂ h. 10 12. 39. 1598. of a very pale Colour. a drye huske & a bad stomack breaketh & {illeg}|out &| looketh ill.

RN An {Ancient} gentlewomā frō Weston broght to me mightely troubled in her head & eys red hot & cholerick terms also stopt Iuly 21. ☾ h. 3 p m. 1628 |Mres Elis Brudnell 40 y. Iuly 21.| |old Mres Throck & the young brought her to me|

RN Susan Blundell is now given mutch to sleeping shee slept as her moth^r told me vppo the 20^th of may. die ♄ fro that night vntill the next night follow {sic} the space of 24 houres but y^t her sleepe was interrupted w^th her vsuall fitꝭ & y^t very often. her moth^r came to tell me of it. the 22 of may die ☾. h. 7. 15. mi

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

RN An Sheene of Buckinghā on tuesday after our lady day being fryday at nigt h. 11. 50 p m 1627 |sorely torment| a Consūpt feared is mutch pyned was here w^th me Iuly 9 ☾ 1. 45 p. {sic} 2. p m 1627

RN Katherine Giles of Hanslop. a widowe 60 yeres troubled w^th a hot winde in her belly troubled w^th a greate laske. almost this 12 moneth. cane {sic} to me this 20 of March die ♂ h. 2. 30. p m 1599.

RN mes Elis Ionnson of Calidon serv. to the lady Barkcley 33 y octob. 7. ☾ h. 7|8|. 15. ant m 1611 |she brought a whyte thyn water /shortwyded splene hard & swelled\|

RN Mres Elis: Hales of London a marchāts wife 31. y bone {sic} the 14 of Ian. h. 7 at night. 1588. came to me May 23 ♂ h. 3. 38 p m 1620 /a weaknes in her back & growen crooked w^th it\ |troubled w^th wynd & flegme|

RN Agnes Smithe of 13 yeres old at last mikelmas it tooke her {9} of novemb. w^th a gydines in her hed & hart & so ceme Downe to her h {sic} belly hard came for my counsell this 27 of November 1598 die ☾ h. 8. 49. mi. ant m. mater cū filia quærit

RN Mres vuedale for her selfe came to me for my counsell 1598 the 10 of Iune die ♄. hor. 10. ant merid shee is faynt & hath had a laske.

RN Iohn Robinson of 5 y. old looketh very pale & is very sore & tender. came in his own son. brought by his fa^thr {sic} & mo^thr {sic} may the 19 die ♄. ter her {sic}. 3. 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

RN Isbell Butterfeld of Saveford. 33: her yongest 2 yeres old. for a payne in the pit of her belly & backe but most in her belly came her selfe. May 9. die ☿. h. 12. 1599. faynt & feeble. ever sinc our lady Day knoweth not wheath^r w^th Child or noe.

RN Elner Kene of Shenly of 12 ye had an ague. nowe is full of aches & payne in the necke. & doth nothing but Drinke. her moth^r came for her at this 14 of May. die ☾. h. 2. 30. p m. 1599.

RN yong goody Malyns brought her sone Thomas heath^r may 23. ♀ h. 6 p m 1606. for an Impostume in his necke & kernels doe gather thith^r

RN Dorothy Hazelwood 15 weekes old Aug 13 ☿ h. 10. 2|3|0. ant m 1606. this child is full of bleatch & byles & pyneth.

Goody Rutland her Nurce brought her own wat^r that I might see wheath^r shee was w^th child or noe /

RN An Ruffe of newport Iuly 30 ♄ hor. 10 ant m 1608. not yet churched not able to stand, goe nor sit. idle headed /brought her vrine.\

RN Agnys Avys Hobs of Shenly 55 y Iuly 4 h {sic} hor. 9. 30 ant m 1618. lame in her lyms & sore yet came heather

RN Mres Byrd went in a coach & did send to talke w^th me & came to my house sept 27. feareth a Iandish & is feaverish every day & cānot eate.