Casebooks

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

RN Rich: Danyell of Silsoe 3 y last miklemas decēb. 12 ♃ h. 12 16i6 very weake burning ague

RN mres leate \of london/ craved my counsell for her head heavy Dūpish & sleepish & yet not the better for sleeping also was cupped & was never the better or very litle craveth my counsell for her child my goddaughter 5 y. old for her weakenes of lims. Aug 5 ♃ h. 5. p m. 1613.

sent me succet & a night cap of silke.

RW M^r Matthias Cōny of Newport for his daughter Francis. y. 4. d ♃. h: 10: 30 \15/. ant: m Feb: 24. 1620. eateth nothinge: is verie faynt & weake./ had a little of diaprunis w^ch brought away ij wormes.

RN Will: Alesson of Lowton. 2 y the 14 of febr last ♃ about on of the clock lame & wea{ke} could onc stande.

now cānot yet will eate./

RN Agnys Lynnell of Dayntry 2 y & thre quaters {sic} nata Aug 16 at 2 in y^e morning {illeg}|t|hen was 2 y & better may 21 ☾ h. 10. 30 ant m. 1632

weake limbs cā not goe nor speake sinc it was bone {sic} hath the sences well¹

RN Bridget Bently 3 y the Monday after Alhouday. then 3 y old ankles weak & goeth not well may 15 ☿ h. 1. 25 p m 1633

RN Rob favell very weak g{athes} no strenght. & goeth crosse legs other wise not & his legs & body pyne Aug 1|2|0 ♀ h. 11 45 ant m 1624

3 y ch{rim}{illeg}|{s}| {sic} Christmas the sonday senet before Christmas h. 12. 30 in y^e morning very early

RN Mres francis Latch no vse of her lims cānot goe very weake march 30 ♃ h. 7. p m 1626.

RN M^r Clement Edmunds 4. y. Ap: 15. ☾ h 4. p m. 1633 \lame of his lyms cā/ /also the father for a weake stomack\

RN Elis: Rodwell of Kempson 6 yers old Iuly 1. ☾. h. 9 45 30 ant m 1633.

extreme feeble & cānot turne her ten weeks sick voyded worms 23. Downeward & sinc is pyned sometymes cā take nothing ten weekes ill

RN Agnys Horwood of Buckinghā 19 y Octob 16 24 ☿ hor. 1. 2|3|0 p m. 1604. /hed light\ hed extreeme ill ever sinc thre weekes before miklemas being styrred ill in all her bodye. faynt & weake |keepeth her bed most cōmonlye|

Dorothy Horwood her 8. y. sist^r at the same tyme boath a leeke. faynt & weake boath. pale a very bad head hed {sic}