Casebooks

RN M^r Catesbee of Hardmead Iustice of peace 55 y. for an extreme thirst hath the diabetica passio pisseth often & abundantly Dropsy & cōsūption feard Iune 8. 1633

RN Iohn Steven M^r Barkers man. 30 yeres old troubled w^th a drie hisking cough & a drines in his throate Apr. 2. die ☾ h. 10. 8 m. p m {sic} 1599.

RN my lady Dentons mans wife maij 8 ☿ h. 12. 10. 12. ant m 1605. |Margaret Wincot 44 y|

hath taken her selfe to be w^th child sinc twelfetyde to Easter. but hath had a great many of her sicknesses & doe follow her ever since but she is as big as if shee were w^th child & shee thincketh y^t shee feeleth something styrr as if shee were w^th child. very sick frō 3 in y^e morning to 2 in y^e aft^r noone y^t she cā take no rest. neith^r a bed nor vp.

shee maketh & laboureth sometymes to vomite but brin{k}|g|eth vp nothing but wat^r eateth nothing but breath. shee is very dry.

Margaret wyncot 44 y. maij 8 ☿ h. 10. 12 ant m 1605.

RN George Ashby of Newport 22 yeres a servant a poer fellowe y^t had his legs broken w^th a peare of harrowes & was wonte to run & now is dryed vp hathe bene sicke for this 5 weekes. h. 2 p m Sept. 12. die ☿.

RN Rich Travell servant t|o|f W. Martin of L Linford. 20 yeres old sick this fortnight almost & did kepe his bed for it munday & tuesday cōplayneth of his belly & hart. very desyrous to Drink & yet not hot. Oc cam him selfe to me. Octob. 6. die ♀ h. 3. 9. post m. 1598.

RN Russell M^r leyes Leas mā 34 y Octob 18 ♂ h. 4. 35 p m 1608 troubled w^th a great itching & pimples & spots & drye vp sodenly troubled also w^th the gonorrhea renū

RN Rich: Elkinton of Buckinghā sadler. 52 y {A} {sic} Sept. 3. ♂ h. 8 ant m. 16i6.

is pyneth & wasteth. & hath a drye hoarse cough almost a twelfmoneth

M^rs. Norwood sent her Lady Letter for the Lady Dunsmores Daughter. Oct. 18 ♀. h. 12. 15. pm. 1633

RN ha\r/d to vomyt vppō any occasion D Gifford & d^r Cadymā her former physitions for the greene sicknes after the {sic} had made triall of of {sic} vomyts & saw how vntowardly it wrought followed some other course/

desyreth vomyt purg rath^r then vomyts to clense her hot & drye stomack.

RW M^r Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. ☉. h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, w^ch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled w^th a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto S^r George Sherly M^r Colins houshold physition.

RN Thomas White of Milten 56. may 22 die ♃ h. 11 30 ant m 1600 |a payne in his shoulders| payned in his head back & chest stuffed. faynt & feeble water good but yellowish. sande in his backe. a drye cough.

Susāna White of Milten ^Mres Androwes servant 18 a red coloured wenche legs sweld. hath the whites but very few of the reds. head & harte a swimminge.