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 Iohn freemā halfe a yere old march 14|5|. ☿. h. 4. 25 p m 1609

troubled w^th often swounding.

RN Iohn flint halfe a yere old. Ap 18 h {sic} hor. 4 p m 1612

swoundeth & falleth often times a daye/

RN Roger Walthorne of london natus Ian. 23. ♃ h. 8 p m 1605: troubled mutch w^th swoundings

RN M^r Robart Dormer y^e younger. melancholy hed gydye a rawe stomacke

RN Winkles Child of Gorefild borne m 21. of septemb. ♃ h. 8 p m 1610 1609. & epilepsye. mightely troubled w^th swo{un}ding¹

RN he sickned & swounded may 6 ♄ hor. 4 p m 1626.

RN mres leate \of london/ craved my counsell for her head heavy Dūpish & sleepish & yet not the better for sleeping also was cupped & was never the better or very litle craveth my counsell for her child my goddaughter 5 y. old for her weakenes of lims. Aug 5 ♃ h. 5. p m. 1613.

sent me succet & a night cap of silke.

RN Rogar Walthorne londinensis natus Ian 23. ♃ h. 8. p m 1605|6|: troubled w^th swounding

wheather he have the falling sicknes & what to be done & wheath^r the nurse to be charged

rectificatū  animodar

RN Elis Butler of Litlington halfe a yere old Ian. 5 h {sic} ho 1. 45 p m 1605. a great cough & cold & swoundeth

RN March. 13. ♂ in y^e morning about 7 fell into a convulsive swonding fits & had 4 sore fits

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

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. ☿. h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheath^r the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child p^rsent w^th goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.