Casebooks

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 Agnes Harwood of Cosgrave 50 yeres payned in her legs & body. hoven in the neither side of her belly as it were an impostume very sicke w^thall & vomiteth vp every daye what serve {sic} shee taketh. sent to me this first of may. 8|h|or 8. 30|5|. p|a|nt m. 1599.

RN Williā Ashon of Wicken 50 y. for a stitch in his right syde & above his huckle bone & a gryping & a swellinge in his belly leeke a winde cholicke feb first. die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 1. 30 p m 1600

RN Edw. Marsh of Brodwell 50 y Iuly 24 {♃}|h| hor. 3. 45 p m. 1619 |he pyned & cōsumed|

RN Th Ellys of Raunson 50 y Iune 14. ♂ h 4 p m. 1625 /head ill a great cough & cold cānot sleepe ach in his bones\

RN Arthur Humfrey of Newp. was taken w^th a Tert feaver exceding burning. taken first on fryday last feb 10 ♀ h. 10. 30 p m 1626 /50 y\

RN Cutbert Pippin of Corbe 50 y Aug 5 ♀ h. 7|6| 30 ant m 163i |cānot eate nor sleepe at all yet not hart sicke|

RN Katheron Allen at Newport 50 yeres old. amisse this {illeg} yeres assone as shee was delivered of a child paynd in her hed. & swollen in her face. aremes {sic} legs hoven in her body sweateth & her hed & neck & syde loketh very hie & is specled. short winded & faynte. March 27. die ♂ h. 11. 30. 1599

RN Margaret mathew of Swelsoe a widow woman 50 y Decēb 20 ♃ hor 9. 2{illeg}|39|. ant m 1604.

her belly swelled vnto her navell very hard cōmeth vnto her in y^e maner of a stitche

RN Goody Rider of newport 50 y decēb. 6 ☾ h. 1. 38 p m 1619

It tooke her 3 weekes sinc & hath bene speachles almost 3 weekes. eateth well. lame in her right syde |she took it w^th a cold tooke it w^th a cold|

the dead palsy

RN Chrystopher Hanwell of Byssetour 50 y novēb 24 ☿ h. 8 ant m. 1624 /a hot ach frō the rayns to the knes begying w^th a chilling not hart sick.\

RN My Cosen she marsh the elder Iune 18. ♀ h. 11. 25. ant m 1624 for an ach in her arme \cold/ w^ch flitteth away eyther w^th sweating or els w^th swets

RN The lady Butler touching her child y^t is well amended of his fits ye{d}|t| weake & not able to goe feets & legs swell still & cānot sleepe a weeke togeath^r till after a eleaven in y^e morning |marh {sic} 13 h {sic} h 12 30 p m 1624| sent for her neighb vrsula Clarke 50 y March 13 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m 1624

RN Isbell Dorman of CastleThrop. 15 |50| yeres old. growing on her this 3 yeres cometh on her w^th a flushing heate y^t on drop followeth anoth^r {lyi}eth in her bones & hart & every place. Dareth not to eate her meate. Apr. 2. die ☾. h. 11. 10 m. ant m. 1599.

RN William Crosse of of {sic} Maldon 50 y. troubled & payned almost over all his bodye he is much swelled in bodye legs for this 12 monets. Octob. 17. die ☿ h. 12. 1599

RN Iohn Cok|c|kmā of Aleburye a husb. 50 y may 25. ☿ h. 11. 15 ant m 1614 hot & very drye./ /hot scabbed bleatch itch:\

RN my sist^r Evington of london for her sore eyes 52 y Octob 21. ☾ h. 11. 15. ant m. 1605.¹

RN Thomas Barnes of Olny 50 y Iune 19 ☿. h. 10. ant m. 1611. lame in his legs & hath 3 hols

ready to have his belly & his backe torne in peeces if he put not his fingers into his throate to cast it vp. feareth least on goody Margery Travell hath bewitched him. |& his wife is pulled to.|

RN Mres Isbell of Dormer of woulv^rton 4 50 y Aug 5 ☿ h. 5 20 p m 1618. it Itcheth & creepeth

RN Thomas Baffy {sic}\phie/s wife Elisabeth 50 y march 29. ♃ h. 8. 20 ant m 162i |brused in child bearing|