Casebooks

RN Margaret mathew of Swelsoe a widow woman 50 y Decēb 20 ♃ hor 9. 2{illeg}|39|. ant m 1604.

her belly swelled vnto her navell very hard cōmeth vnto her in y^e maner of a stitche

GJ Alice Isham of maidford 50 y. Iuly 23|5| ☾ ho. 12 in m. 1608. /

Her belly mightily swelled and leggꝭ begin to swell.

TG Mr Thomas Weekly of Addington in Northamptonsh. 50 y. Decemb. 20. h. 1. 15. p m. swelled in his belly especially after meate, hath ben ill 6 weekes

RN M^r Tho: Shepheard of Maldon 50 y. sept 3. ♃ hor. 4 p m 1601¹

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

RN Thomas Butler 50 servant onc to Syr George farmer. & to M^res Serieant of Toceter M^res hickings servat Aug. 10. ☾ hor 1. p m. 160i.¹²³

RN M^r Parret 50 y sept y^t bled so mtch {sic} now swelled in his face & now in his legs shortned

RN Margaret Raynolds of havershā {illeg} 50 y march. 19 ♂ h. 3 p m 1605. /wynd cholicke.\¹

RN tooke at shrovetyde in her armes w^th a pricking & shooting w^th a swelling in her bed the 11 of febr in the night. about 9 or 10

RN Alce Emes of Dunstable Houghton 50. y Aug. 9 ☾ h 11. 30 ant m 1619 |10 weekes p{illeg} w^th a {illeg} the right leg swelled & pricked. face blasted.|

Alce Eemes of Dunstable Aug. 9 ☾. h. 11 45 ant m 1619

RN S^r Henry Longeville of Woulverton \50/ Iuly|n|e {sic} Iune 22 ☿ {sic} h. 9 ant m 1620 /leg swelled w^th red spots the Scurvy.\

RN Goody Gunther of Wootton 50 y March. 31. ☾ h. 11 7 ant m. 1628 |feareth her selfe to be w^th child almost 2 yers| swelled about a month very mutch.

RN William Crosse of of {sic} Maldon 50 y. troubled & payned almost over all his bodye he is much swelled in bodye legs for this 12 monets. Octob. 17. die ☿ h. 12. 1599

RN Alce Richardson of stoakegolding 50 y Ap. 14 h {sic} hor. 9. 30 ant m 1627 swelled about her chest & legs a fortnight thought that she had bene w^th child 40 weekes vtrū sit gravida

RN Sara Parret of Luton. 50 y Aug. 31. ♀ h. 10. 30 ant m 1632¹

RN Goody Lancastar of Milton. 50 y. Iune 2 die ♄ h. 10. 15. ant m. 1600 short winded hoven im {sic} her bodye belly brestꝭ. legs sore rancled & have rūning sores.

RN Agnes Harwood of Cosgrave 50 yeres payned in her legs & body. hoven in the neither side of her belly as it were an impostume very sicke w^thall & vomiteth vp every daye what serve {sic} shee taketh. sent to me this first of may. 8|h|or 8. 30|5|. p|a|nt m. 1599.

RN M^r \Edward/ Plūmer of Holcot 50 y. 40 y feb 12 h {sic} hor 3. \20/ p m 1620

about cristmas face & hands mutch swelled as big as two stomack weake cā scarc keepe any thing. I {se}aled blood onc sinc y^t mutch payned in his head & mēbers at the end of making water it prickes & throbs w^th extreme payne

feareth an vlcer for it is as matter y^t cōmeth frō him & maketh it often. 4 tymes in an houre it hindereth slepe.

RN Williā Ashon of Wicken 50 y. for a stitch in his right syde & above his huckle bone & a gryping & a swellinge in his belly leeke a winde cholicke feb first. die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 1. 30 p m 1600

RN Katheron Allen at Newport 50 yeres old. amisse this {illeg} yeres assone as shee was delivered of a child paynd in her hed. & swollen in her face. aremes {sic} legs hoven in her body sweateth & her hed & neck & syde loketh very hie & is specled. short winded & faynte. March 27. die ♂ h. 11. 30. 1599