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 Will Young of Illing beyond S^t yeedes 58 y novēb. 9 ♂ h. 3. p m 1619.

an aguish thick red water. / sick the thursd before S^t Nich his day. a twelfemonth something smyt him on the chest le{illeg}|n|ing {sic} \leaning/ agaynst a tree by w^th mutch gryping in his belly a swelling in his body sometymes hot & sometymes cold w^th a nūmnes in his legs y^t he cānot goe for it. loose body. cānot eate nor drinke by fits.

is vp every day more or les.

Is so swelled in his body y^t he cā scarce get his cleathes togeath^r by fits his legs

RN M^r Iohn Mounson \S^r Will sons and haire/ natꝯ Sept. 10 h {sic} hor. 12. p m 1597. w^th a {illeg} kell on his face \{k}ell on his {face}/

subiect to \hot/ feavers. hedach vertigo. eyes seemeth to see like motes at his right arme voydeth filthy impostumed stuffe at his nose of late. feeleth a wȳdynes at his stomack

RN \Emry Hall 65 y of Stoe/ The old womā of Staunton for her \bad paynfull/ backe & cough at night & swelling in her legs at night novēb 11. ☾ h. 4 p m 16i6 wery weake & feeble & extremely payned in her backe.

RN a litle child 3 y. at the same tyme \cānot rest cryeth nev^r the better.// belly swelled casteth voydeth wormes cānot rest

RW Iohn \Edward/ Gedkins \of Salden.// y: 18 d ♄. h: 8. 45 ant: merid: Ap: 15. 1615. A quotidian feuer. cold fitt first, then hott for when his fitt taketh hī, he hath a \dry/ cough prickinge in his sids.

RN Goody Blea of this towne Novēb. 10. ♀ h. 9. ant m. 16i5

\hath a loosenes/ burning feaver faynt feeble sent to me for a cordiall

RN Gab. Sharpe of Weston Ap. 25. {♃}|♀| h. 10. 20 ant m 1617 had an ague w^ch is fallen down into his w^th red spots w^ch are very sore & payneth him mutch. |16 y| |a cough drye flegm|

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Edward Allen. Y. 18. August. 6. ♄. hor. 11. 15 A. M. 1614. ill ever since a week befor our Lady day. Spitteth much w^th a great coufgh & very lean & faynt, vrine high couller.

RN M^r Basse of Wavendon 60 y decēb. 17 15. h {sic} hor 9. ant m 16i0 the new ague extreme faynt & feeble hot & sweateth mutch.

RN Mres Agnys Hodges of Drayton. 26 y may. 11 ♂ h. 1. p m 1619

5 child, 2 living a son & a wench 3 abortions. kings evill & now grown hard terms but few bleedeth a litle at nose.

a great sorenes in her breast & stomack. w^ch cometh w^th a griping y^t she cānot fetch her breath. |not sick|

cā abyde no potion but pils a Consūption feared a bad stomack. desyreth milk & drink

RN On of Wellinborough for a child of 12 y y^t is swelled in her legs lame rūne pyneth & cōsumeth & bell hath gone for it

RN a poer mā whose ey is in great payne a hot burning rhume no sight this Dosen yers

RN Davy Deery of Bydnā 17. y. may St Davyes day in y^e morning sent to me for his lamenes y^t last miklemas was so lame y^t n in all his body & lims & could not styr. & on warner w^th whō he Dwelled. the yere before & now he had mised to dwell w^th him yet Anoth^r gote him thenc & his former m^r Warner sayd he had bene as good he had dwelt w^th him & then grew lame & would not styr in or frō his bed. came to me monday was 3 weekes or a month for y^t had a purge & then he mended more & more & now is fallen into y^e bottome of his feete this senet & ankles & is very sore. pricketh & shooteth standing nothing to be sene may 6 {illeg} {sic} ♃ h. 10 30 ant m 1619

RN Ione \Susan/ Glover of Hanslop 33 y brought a bed on fryday last could neyth|v|er sinc neyther goe to stoole nor yet make water but is tormented w^th miserable payne. as if she were in travell w^th a nother. Iuly 11. ☾ h. 6. 30 \5 45./ ant m 1614.

RN Gabryell Wale of Woollyson 37. {illeg}|y|. Iuly. 6.. {sic} ☾ h 1. 40 p m 1618. bleed a day & a night is growen very faynt & weake.

RN Martyn Coles of litlington 24 y Aug 30 ☾ h. 7. 45. ant m 16i9. sick on|w|th stitches on his right syde & now on his left syde & is very sick. feareth the wormes. chest was. did vomyt a worme very hot & drye.

RN S^r Arth Throck for his lady march 13 {sic}. ☾ h. 2 \1. 45./ p m 1618 a payne & stuffing in her head w^th a weaknes & werynes in all her body & a heate in her hands & feete.

RN Goody Blays child 3 y Alce Blay a great bunch in her backe & hollow & cānot goe Ap 24 ♀ h. 10 ant m 1612

lame in her loynes

RN Henry Cuddington 12 y Iuly paralitycall |vtrū wheath^r {sic}| It was on y^e left syde & now in y^e right syde weake & cā scace {sic} speake. An foster Rookes wife of Calv^rton a humour rūning pulling frō the feete vp to her head a great longe tyme./. An {sic}