Casebooks

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 Katheron Russell 18 y novēb 30 ☿ hor. 1. 38 p m 1603. \came in her owne son./ a swelling & bloody fals in boath her legs \every/ {nyte}

RN Elis Gibs of Olny 34 y. may 8 h {sic} h{or} 10. 25. ant m 1613 in p^rsenc her s{elf} mightely hoven {&} swelled in her b{ody} a yere & a halfe

RN At this Tyme came a gentlemā w^th M^r Troughton. for an inflāmation on in on syde of his necke vnd^r his eare Ian 4. ☾ h 11. 20 ant m 1618 {sic}

RN The child came to my sight {Iune} {illeg} {sic} 15 ♂ h. 3 p m. 1619¹

RN The Countes sent me halfe a bucke & caused me to feele her bunch in y^e {sic} her necke

RN Thomas Williams 30 yeres old at Wootton Vnderwoode hath a face swollen on the left syde a sive maker of a good couler: {f} {sic} yellow beard & bloody face. hath had it a yere. some call it St Germanes evill. he hath had it this yere & halfe. came to me to holpen {sic} by gods grace this 6 of Apr. being good friday die ♀. h. 7: 3 45. 1599.

RN Rich Napier my godson novēb 27 ☿ h. 1. 45. p m 16i6 left cheeke mutch swelled¹

I came wente to luton novēb 25 ☾ ☾ sep a ⚹ ☿ vac ap ⚹ ♀ p ⚹ ♂ p ☍ ♄. p ⚹ ♃

I returned novēb 27. ☾ sep a ⚹ ♃ ap □ ♂ & at my coming home I found my boy Rich cōplayning of his swelling

SF M^rs Brage of 23 yers 1596|7| the 5 of Ianuari the ☿ an’ m’ at 8 Diz et vtrum sit grauida n^c nō. & the caus of her gret belly & hardnes therof her self brought yt

RN Agnes Gery of Ol{ny} 27 last miklemas vnmaried. came her selfe the 3 of Ian. die {☿} h. 10. 5. 1599. /short winded heavy, bad head hart. hoven in her chest\

RN Edward Wale of Kempson 14 y. Apr. 26 ♀ h. 11. 25 ant m 1605 in p^rsence lame in his right leg & swelled y^t he cānot goe nor stande.

RN Mary Harvey of Olny a young widow 24|6| y may 12 h. 2. 15 p m 162i

for her legs swelled red eys dym & her litle child w^th hot red eyes

child sent

RN Ione Holtome of Saldone 47. y. May 23. {illeg}|♃| h 3. p m. 1622

she was so swelled belly & legs as everyon thought that she would die & yet mended & cane {sic} heather to me

RN Agnys Lane of Lowton was here w^th me three quarters old Ap 14 ☾ h. 2. p. m. 1623 /had a great cough hard belly pyned & consumed\

RN Mres Mydlemore

Mres Mydlemore 26. y {sic} \30. y./ \29 y/ may 7. h {sic}. hor 11 45. ant m 1625. |sent her water & came her selfe|

she came & brought her water cōplaynth of her spleene & belly big hath had none a long tyme sinc her last child a yere, sinc what tyne {sic} she grew ill

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 D Sparke for his wife & sonne sept 24 ♃ h. 12|i|. 1607. longes y|c|ough ill stomack. belly hoven.

RN Cicely foster of hanslop 43 y may 20 ☾. h. 4. 39 ant m 1622 had no child this 20 y was swelled in her legs a quarter of a yere & now quite gone vpward & her belly is mutch swelled & her thigh & mutch gryped about her navell and casteth for this halfe yere y^t w^ch she taketh most cōmonly & keepeth her bed this fortnight desyreth but my prayers./

RN mary Goyn of Hanslop 2 y & a halfe may 20 h {sic} hor. 3. 30 \4./ p m 1626

the child p^rsent w^th a great big belly all pyned in y^e lym̄s. hips.¹

RN M^r Robert Iackmā of wing a yere {sic} the a yere sinc the 4 of Iune last 1631 being satt h 9. 30 ant m but it was brought to me Aug 18 h {sic} hor. 2. 25. p m. 1632

a drye cough that he cānot sleepe a big belly wasted in the flesh |was very fat & is nutch {sic} pynd by a nource y^t was w^th child| child was p^rsent /A Consūption feard\¹