Casebooks

RN Goody Reede of Broughton 63. yeres old sick very extreme sick on satterday last leekely to have dien being the 7. of octob. & then recovered again & fell sick agayne vppon tuesday after. being the 10 of Octob. sent to me vppon thursday being the 12 of octob. it taketh all above the gyrdell first in the shoulders to the brest & so to the hart her sydes wher it so lyeth as that on may tak out thenc as shee thinketh 1598. h die ♃ h. 8. 30. mi. 1598.

Goody Reade

RN Mres vuedale sent for me to come {to} see being extremely handled in her back & belly. ♀ h. 11. 45: p m 1606 Aug 8.

RN Iohn Phylip sick ever sinc thursday being the 30 of Decēb \novemb/ sent to me agayne the 4 of Decemb sick very greevously in his hart & body he is swelled in his body from the belly vnto his hart. he is Costive & so hath cōtinued ever sinc thursday last & is very exceeding ill & weeke. Decēber. 4. \die ☾./ h: 9. 15. ant m. 1598 his hart \is good/ & his tonge talketh cheerf but his body swelled.

RN Ione Norman of 15 yeres old sick this weeke. keepeth her bed & nowe is vp. sent her water w^ch is very yellowe. & thicke cōplayneth most of her left brest & harte. may the 7. die ☾. h. 8. 30 ant m. 1599.

RN Ione Vtton of fennystratton of 53. sent her water this 23 of may. die ☿ h. 9. 10. ant m. 1599.

Iohn Vtton her husb: for a payne in his backe stomack. feareth an impost.

RN Mres Dorothy Mannering M^r Edmunds Daughter maried to the vicar of Winsloe. payned overthwarte her backe & left syde w^th a brushe fall ever sinc miklemas sent to me. feb. 1. die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 10. 42|50| ant m. 1600. maried halfe a yere.

RN Isbell Bartrom of Stadgdon 23 y De a meaden Decēb. 28 ☿ hor. 12. 1603. hart back

RN my ladye Rotherā sent to me for her old extremity Decēb. 16 ☾ hor 5. 30 p m. 1605.

in great extremity back thighes belly.

RN Mres Susana lyster \of Chesten street /a myle beyond Tybbols\/ 55 y Aug 1623 or thereabout mutch payned div^rse tymes in her head back & sydes but most of all in her bellye often tyms moved to goe to stoole suddenly y^t she can not keepe it but is forced to let it goe sent to me A feb. 19 ♃ h. 10 ant m 1624

RN An Hearne of Hardington by Morthapton {sic}. 44 y may 26 ♃. h 11 ant m 1625.

M^r Iohn Law Surg: of Northāpton his letter in her behalfe hart & backe by fits as if she should     cānot take her wynd

RN Iohn lane sent to me Iuly 24 {illeg}|♂| h. 9. 40 ant m. 1627

lame in his backe & loynes 3 weekes rearing day & night /if by fits but spec styrred\

RN Ione Prime of Walton 5{8}|6| sick. so a longe time. sent her daughter this 2 of may. die ☿ h. 1. 36|45|. p m. 1599. about her hed hart & backe.

RN M^r Tyrrels daught^r of Thorten desyred me to come to her. h. 1. August 29. die ☿. h. 1. p m. 1599. for a risyring {sic} in her stomack ready to stop her winde /

at this time sent M^res Tyrrels Daughter. for a rising in her harte ready to stop her winde./.

RN Iohn Hoppers moth^r sent for her sonne sine filij consensu die Ian. 9. die ☿ h. 8. ant m. 1600 frō his left syde cōmeth to his harte & mutch payned in his heade.

RN Iohn Peane of Lemboroug{h} Lordship. of the parish of buckinghā. 60 yeres old troubling|ed| w^th a gryping in his belly a pain about his hart sinc sunday morning about sūne rising now sent for me. feb. 8 die ♀ h. 10. 1{5} ant m. 1600

costive ever sinc sunday & {illeg} the hickets.

RN A{illeg}|gn|ys Cowly of {illeg}|o|ur towne 54. y. Decēb. 28. ♀ h. 8 \15./ ant m. 1604. then sent her water.

3. y troubled w^th the moth^r.

RN Ione Lane of this towne Iuly 5 ☿ h. 7. 15 ant m 16i5 sent her water. vtrū sit gravida. loosenes well stopt god be thanked w^th her bynding elect. but sorely gryped in her chest & belly¹

RN The younger gentlewomā mrs \An/ T{illeg}|w|isdon sent me a lett^r Mres An Twisden 20 y Iune 3 h {sic} hor 8. 30 p m 1626

at her stomack

would weare some playster for her backe y^t had a good smell

afrayd to be let blood yet will she sayth henc forth if I will advise her therto.

would have some cōfortable thing to breake wynd for her stomack to digest her meate.

RN my Lady Lane sent her water Aug 21. ☿ h. 3. 15 a|p|nt m. 1605 |stomacke lounges|

M^r waterhowses mā 25|4| y Aug 21. ☿ h. 3. 15 p m 1605.

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnstyn 63|7|. {sic} 67. hath bene sick on weddensday last 6 weekes sound in body but bursten this 16 weekes. he was wont to be troubled w^th a wind Cholick. nowe last of l {sic} all w^th an issue on his navell eaten in an Inche deepe but nowe growen vp againe saving that it hath a litle hole in it w^c when they went to stoppe it put him in danger of death. sent his sonne to me he kepeth his bed nowe & then payned in his back & pricking & shooting in his navell {virs} an end. bleedeth every foote & wetteth a handkerchir. Decemb. 18. die ☾. h. 8. 40: mi. 1598. goeth ill to ground