Casebooks

RN Andrew Knighte of Newport 36. for the winde cholicke this moneth. & stone red sand & changeth it into blood as big as a {fe}tch somewhat yellowe. forced to \purge/ fleme yellowe Chollour in great abundanc right syde of the reanes of his back & so rūneth to the bottome of his belly. vrine hot & cōplexion w^thout the fit. Novemb. 8. die ☿ h. 3. 2. 52. m. p m. 1598. extreeme payne in side & backe.

RN An Middleton 10 yeres old a week afore Miklemas sick miserablely handled w^th her fits. the 20 of decemb^r die ☿ at 6 in the morning. borne the 12 of Decēb. 1588. die ♃ betwixt 1. & 2 morning. her fathr {sic} enquireth what may be the cause of her disease. in her owne p^rsence. the 5 of feb: die ☾. h. 7. 30. ant m. 1599. of a white pale colour leane wellooking water very good. every day many fits. & on friday & weddensday. it maketh her knock stamp strick her hands a great cough /this figure I set in there p^rsence.\

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnson mill. l 72 yeres old sick in L {sic} his body this 2 or 3 yeres about his \6 weekes./ he cōplayneth \of his navell/ it is sore & rūneth a|i|t reeseth at his navell leek an oake water. it looketh red & is rawe. he hath the cholick w^th all & y^t for this 7 yeres: maketh water very often. he thinketh his teeth to {stink} in his hed. & his feete to Double vnder him die ☿. h. 12. 15. 1598 he sent me a dish of oates he is a fuller. novemb. 8. 1598.

TG Sara Bishop of tringe Annos 31. calebs melancholica, dolore capitis cervicis, lateris dextri et stomachi adeo mentis gravedine vexata

RN Susan Coles of Olny betwixt 18 or 19. March 18 die ♂ h 12. 30. 1600.

Robart Coles 29. of Olny March. 18. die ♂ h.  capitis dolore et tu{mo}r {sic} tumore ex collisu

RN Elisab. Mead servant of 22 y of Newp. craveth a remedy for her deafnes & paine of her head the 8 of Aug die ♂ h. 7. 4 {2}|5| mi. ant m.

RN M^r Vilvayne of Exeter colledg m^r of Artꝭ. for his liver & head. heate & choler.

RN Margaret Archer of Calverton’ 34 yeres quærit remediū 7 of novemb die ♂ ♄ {sic}. 9. 6. mi. 1598 shee hath her bene maried this 20 yere nev^r had child shee hath them every three weekes but after thick of hearing stopt in the chest meate hath not his passage Downe a cold body & stomacke.

M^r Edmund Vaghan of C. C. C. Oxon. Apr. 11. ☿. h. 9. p m. 1632

Hee tooke not the vomite y^t was sent. 1 because hee is very vnapt to vomite; 2 because his neck is longe & brest somewhat straite; 3 because vomiteinge once by chance by reason of Tobacco blowne into his mouth it brought vp Bloud w^th it, & hath beene y^e cause of all his infirmity. 4 hee suspecteth his Lunges, for w^ch hee thinkes vomiteing is very hurtfull.

Took his purge w^ch gaue him 12 occasions. Hee desireth a Course to bee vsed for his Brest & Lunges.

RN Rich: Burton of Olny 59. payned in his armes {in} his boath his armes but princip the left: he doth mutch {rvome} & is very hot. cane {sic} to ne {sic} this 22 of March. die ♃ h. 2. 1599.

RN M^r Brough children a boy of 12 y. the wench of 14 y Ap 18 die ♄ hor. 8 ant m 160i for scald white scalds sometymes drye sometimes moyst.

RN Mres Goodfellow sent vnto me Martij 24 ♃ hor 11. ant m m. 1603.

RN Goodmā Studder of Padbery 63 y. Iune 16 ☿ hor 8. 15 ant m. 1602. |his legs swelled|

RN M^r Vilvayne of Exet^r colledge. Maij 1. die ♀ hor. 9. ant m. 160i

RN An Hill of litlington 32. Octob. 19. ☾ hor 2. p m. 160i the high constables wife

RN Isbell Buckstone 30 y hath not her courses.

RN Iohn Tayler of Heath & Reach {sic} \Eliz Steaphinson 15 y of Taynton in Linconeshere Aug. 23. ☾ h. 2 p {sic}/ 15 y Aug 23. ☾ h. 2. p m. 1630

RN for M^r Hill my lord mordāt serv. 44 y marche 15. ♄ hor. 1. 40 p m 1606

RN Mres Dorothy fortiskue of Saldon 13 y Apr 10. ☉ h. 3. 36 p m 1608

RN Mr Peter Androw for his mother \wife/ 50 y Aug. 17. ♃ h. 10. 20 ant m 1609 slepeth ill thirsty