Casebooks

SRN Marian Phelp of Blechly 40. y Septemƀ. 11. ♀ h. 10. a. m. 1635

Much payned in her chest & at her heart very shortwynded swelld & howen in her face hands & Body

\vomitts what she taketh/ hath not bin well since it thunderd & lightend when she came from Stoke goldinge on th{e} Sunday y^t it lightend & thunde{red} so much.

it first tooke her w^th sorenes in her throate

body Costiue. Vryne very thin & frothy, & cleere. hath bin married these 9. y. no child.

GJ Alice Lord of Kempson 25 y. May 5 ♃ ho. 10 30 a m. 1603

Keepeth her bed, trembles very much, A great payne in her backe her right hand and right arme swelled. Cryes of her bones and every where about in great payne./

Anne Knott of Holcott a widowe 46. y. Feb. 11. ♃. h. 4. p. m. 1630

Is light headed & talketh very idley sometimes rageth & raueth, hath beene soe eu^r since Saturday, since yesterday hath beene very ill. cannot sleepe¹

SRN M^rs Cotta of Coventry 40. y. August 22. ♄. h. 10. a. m. 1635.

Subject to bleeding, hath a burneinge in the insides of her hands & the Soles of her feete. desires my aduise whether it be good for to bleed either by Leeches or in her feete.

RW Ioane Parkinson of Pirton in Hartfordsheire. y. 20. d. ♂. h: 3. 30. p: m: Maij. 1^o. 1627. moopish this tweluemoneth, distracted of her witts: fell ill first vpon a beatinge by her dame: no sence or vnderstandinge at all, nor a word frō her can be gotten vnlesse they anger her, & then she bids a rat on them they trouble her. hath them well. eateth vnreasonably m^r Hamond wrote for her in her behalfe a lustie wench

U[1628–30] Thomas write {illeg} was borne on \the next/ satterday at night after on michelmus was twelmounth, betweene a 11 or 12 at|or| i3, a Clock but cam to me at 1 of clock, y^e 14^th: of march 1630./

had a quiuorin & sounding on michelmus last & 3 Dayes the after y^e small pox & then at shroftide & this last night had 3 fitts after the same manner a boue saide, being y^e 13^th Day complaines on the head & heauie & apt to sleepe

SRN My Cozon Clare wright of Southwarke London. 50. y. Decemƀ 21. ♄ {sic}. h. 11. a. m. 1634.

hath kept her bed this sennight a weake bad digestion. her meate rises sometymes like hard egs w^ch causes a great payne both in stomack & backe.

she can eate little or nothing she desires to haue something to strengthen her stomack. /much troubled with a stitch in her right side with a continuall payne in her stomack.\

GJ Susan Langton of Molsho 34 y Octob 17. ☉ ho. 10. 50 a m. A lightnes and ringing in her head. a payne in her necke cannot sleepe./

GJ Isabell Newman of Ashton 32 y. Decemb. 20 ☾ ho. 1. 40 p.m.

shortwinded a payne at her hart Cannot endure to go. very ill after she hath eaten any thing a meaden

GJ Williā Sallowes S^r Frauncis Fortescues warriner of {illeg} Salden 32 y. march 19 ♀ ho: 0. 30. p. m. |1613| yesterday was sevenight being a wett day he was hunting and came home sicke. had a scowring for 2 or 3 dayes very hott and burning in his mouth

RW Henry Eustane of Chinner. y: 28. d. ☿. h: 11. ant: m: Maij. 2. 1627. ill 4 weeks /a great payne runneth vp & downe into his back belly & sometimes into his legs.\

Iohn Hitchcock of Turuuye. 40. y. Mar. 11. ♃. h. 1. 30. p. m. 1630 much pained in chest & belly w^th a gripeinge as a winde

TG Margareth Fitton of Stanford in Betf. 20 y. Februar. 16 ♄. h. 3. 45 p m.

raiseth in her backe till to her stomake is well sometimes 2 or 3 dayes, & this sometimes troubleth her minde.

Anne Woodwin of Turuy 19. y. Septemb. 11. ☿. h. 3. p m. 1633

hath not them well. shortwinded stomack & leggs swolne

GJ Agnes Windmill of Hanslop 30 y Maij 13 ♀ ho 1. p m. 1603

her backe and stomacke \payned/ and the right Cheeke is swelled that she cannot scarce take any thing it greeves her to putt a spoone in her mouth

GJ Anne Gulliver of Turvy 14 y. Maij 14 ♄ ho. 10. 15 a m. 1603

GJ Ellen Weed of Brafield on the greene 40 y. maried Sept. 2j ☿ ho. 1. 45 p m Hath bene ill these ij yeers sicke in her stomacke and paynfull in her body her body heaves sometyms as if she were w^th Child and falles agayne

GJ Robert Russell of great Brickhi{ll} 35 y. Decemb. 4 ♂ ho. 8. 20 a m 1604

A payne at his hart and stomake liver and longꝭ shortwynded some part of his stoole very hard & some t loose.

GJ Iohn Burton of Haversham 30 y. Octob. 18 ☾ ho 3. p m was bruised w^th a lifte

spittes clottered bloud very blacke lyes very hard in his throte./

GJ Williā Armefield of Lathbury 30 y. feb. 10. ☿ ho. 9. 5. a m. 1608 Amisse this sevenight holdꝭ him in his chest and head. coughes his flesh trembles.