Casebooks

RN Iohn Kingstone of serv to the Lord of Lincolne Ap: 12 ♀ h. 2 15 p m 1633. |57 y|

Lame in the soales & ankles of boath feete mutch swelled & red 3 y. |a Dropsy feared| but lately more this halfe yere full of payne

sometymes cā eate litle for 2 or 3 days

I receaved from my Lord of Lincolnes steward a most kind letter.

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. ☿. h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheath^r the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child p^rsent w^th goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

RN M Spilmā my bro{ther} Sandyes workeman sent to me for his s{er}vant |43 y.| that is so payn{ed} in his lyms that he cannot goe & swelling Iune 10 ♃ hor. 8. 45 p m. 1602.

RN Margaret Tarelton \Thorne/ the wife of Will Tarelton a tealer \of Newport./ 40 yeres old 16 yeres maried sick & hath had her disease growing vppon her this 12 monets {sic} & better quærit novemb. it taketh her every foote. Novemb. 13 die ☾. h. 12. 6. mi 1598. shee was so weak shee could not come but sent her servant mead it ariseth from her hart vpward to her throot ready to stop her winde

RN Rich. Warrick of ser{vant} to my lord Sp{c}|e|ncer of Althrop 49 y may {sic} 21 y may 21. ☿ h. 4 p {m 1617} in p^rsenc himselfe

\very weake & feeble/ the lord Spencer wrote {in} his behalfe

RN Iohn Adams of Weston besides northāpton. \his father a Consellour mayed {sic} Iudg Harvyes broth Daughter/ \fath^r M^r Iohn/ borne the last day of Ap last h 6 30 ant m but sent to me Ian 2. ☾ h. 10. 20 ant m 1632.

ater {sic}  infante epilipt satt last was sennet h 8 30 ant m taken w^th a swounding fit about a quarter of an houre. having a {illeg}|r|ising in his stomak vp to his throate w^ch stops his breath.

RN my Cosen Turlington for his {wife}s cōing to my house for the recoavery of her health Apr 29 ♃ h. 6 p m 1624.

spitteth black stuffe very shortwyded a hot stomack.

Desyreth my answ by the cayer {sic}/

RN Iohn Duncōbe of Broghton M^r Dūcōbes sonne 12 y feb. 6. ♀ h. 11. ant m 1607.

is growen bald & his heare goeth of lately w^thin this moneth. & mightely deformeth him.

in p^rsenc

m^r kinkaid his scholemast^r did send him to me.

RN M^r Barker \of great Horwood/ the cter sent a letter opening his maladyes may 2. h {sic} hor. 6. 25. ant m 1618. a stopping of cold & tough flegme y^t hath bene long a contracting in y^e stomach. a great cough & reareth mutch & the hed w^th senc & feeling went almost in two no great appetite to eate. save liquids & these the thinner & sharper

RN Wylliā Breedon of Thorneton for An Breed{on} 4 y may 1. ♃ h. 11 50 ant m 1617

the child hath|d| a coug{h} & had an ague rayseth flegme & is mutch payned

her fath^r sent me her figure of byr{th} supposing y^t she will live to 10 y

An Breden of Thorneton. the vicars child may 1. ♃ h. 11 50 ant m 1617

RN Henry vittle of Nosely serv: & butler & bruer to S^r Arthur Hazlerig 22 y feb. 16 ♃ h 8. 45 ant m 1632. /left leg swelled 2 or 3 y. on the knee.\ |M^r lightfoote wrote in his behalfe to serve Rich. Nap|

RN Thomas Gardner of Dunsanger of 62 yeres old y^t pissed blood & was mended by the herbꝭ y^t I sent him in a receipte. sinc y^t time had on Waly who hath w^th his Clisters Done him litle good but is swollen in his belly w^c is growen very harde. & mutch payned in his share & can make but a litle water halfe a sponefull at a time would knowe wheath^r leekly to die or live. went not to ground sinc munday last about 12 a clocke sent to me this 18 of Apr. die ☿. h. 7. ant m 1599 burneth in his yarde.

RN Margeret Brace of Carington about 30 yeres old. Octob 6 die ♀ h 1|9|. \9/. 38. sick for this 3 weekes. 1598. speachles & almost Dead. about a fortnight a goe. & did bleed wonderfully

this woman sente vnto me by the vicar of Crowly but I would give her nothing vntill I had spoken w^th some y^t knew the state of the woman the vicar sent Iohn ball. the woman mended p^rsently vppon it.

RN M^r Iohn Smyth p^racher at Milton Harnes by Bedford. of mye old acquat {sic} as he telleth me wrote in the behalfe of an honest neighbour 52 y Decēb. 22 ♀ h {sic} h. 1. 30 p m 1626 an Inne kee. |Th. Silbe of milton Harnes. 52 y| troubled w^th a great cough was well recoavered now ill agayne

RN M^r Richard Barkestdane of marson Lawrenc in comitatu North 30 y 5 Ap next but sent to me Ian 9. h {sic} hor 4. p. m 1630 /Clogged in his stomacke pyneth & wasteth exceding weake\

M^r Rich: Barkestdon 30 y of marson lawrenc Ian. 9 h {sic} hor 4 p m 1630

RN The Countes of Cleevland sent me a horse for ny {sic} mā Williā to Let Mres Crast blood yet because of her coldnes left it to my discretion as appeareth by her letter written to me w^th her owne hand also enquireth my consayle for her cough Cook who by reason of a sore cough is rūing into a Consūption. Iuly 26. ♃ h. 8. 45 p m. 1627 |Mres Crasts she is bett^r wheath^r good to let her blood|

vtrū the Lady Cleevelands Cooke recuperabit sanitatē or wheath^r he will rūne into a cōsūption he sent me a letter Iuly 26 {illeg}|♃| h 8. 45 p m 1627

RN all my lord Hintens Wentworths men sorely handled w^th the the {sic} burning feaver./

M^r Edward Ferrers my lords \wentworths/ secreatary wrought wrote in there behalfe my lord & my lady mutch afflicted. for th {sic}is new for the sicknes of there servants. & craveth my best counsell sept 30 ☾ h. 11. ant m 16i6.

RN M^r \Danyell/ Gyst sent her {sic} water May 11 ♂ h. 8 45 ant m 1624 \of Ravensdon p^racher & schoolemaster/ feeleth some grudgings of his former disease arising of wynd in his stomake it weares away quickly.

RN D. Smyth. of Oakely o^r Comiss. Ap. 10 ♀ h. 5. 15 p m 1612

mendeth not: craveth my p^rsenc costive

RN m^r Marsh wrote for him M^r Prior the Lord Bidgwaters baylie 69 y Iul Ian. 14 ♃|☿| h. 11 ant m 1624 /of Houghton\ shortwyded tough flegme stoppeth his pipes.