Casebooks

RN An Haman 56 of litle brickhill: sick ever sinc Christmas not hart sick but swollen in her body & in her legs & very stiffe sent to me by her husband. Martij 22. die ♃ ♄ {sic}. 1. 10. 1599. very costive & as if shee were st{oun}ge & cannot rise except shee be lifted. very cold & stiffe & short winded & leekely to die 1599.

RN Robart West of Haversham for a payne in his loynes & hips & right leg & toes ever since Sunday last at evening at 4 a clocke & hath had a winde cholicke ever since he was a batcheler & his wife also ever sinc a meaden hath bene troubled w^th a gnawing in her body. 56 yeres old. came frō Sherington. Octob. 5. die ♀. h. 7 20. ant m. 1599. bottome of his bellye. marvelously vexed therewith

RN Thomas White of Milten 56. may 22 die ♃ h. 11 30 ant m 1600 |a payne in his shoulders| payned in his head back & chest stuffed. faynt & feeble water good but yellowish. sande in his backe. a drye cough.

Susāna White of Milten ^Mres Androwes servant 18 a red coloured wenche legs sweld. hath the whites but very few of the reds. head & harte a swimminge.

RN Mres Gray of Hincksworth. 56 y march 7 ♃ h. 9. 30 ant m. 1622.

is was mended of her leg & the swelling but then her head & eys were ill but sinc of late it brake agayne is p^rty well amended her leg i {sic} Issueth blod & hath always so done. |x y sinc had a bloody water./|

would know wheath^r the humour be hot.

And wheath^r an Issue will doe her serv. \nell/ good & when. craveth no physick but m|b|y ridgmont.

Michael Paradice of Potterne in Wiltshire 56. y. Apr. 30. ♀. h. 5. 45. p m. 1630

A Great winde runinge vp & downe sometimes betweene the Skin, sometimes in all places of the Body, sometimes in y^e heade & sometimes swellinge downe into the twist & into the Codds, as yf hee were bursten, a great rumblinge & noise in the gutts, & is worst at the full of the Moone: many Phisitians haue tryed but none could doe him good y^e winde is soe stronge, & p^rualent. hee desireth Counsell & helpe yf God bee soe pleased.

RN mich Paradyse.

RN Iacob Iinkinson of hanslop. 56. sick this 3 days. troubled w^th a stitch. & keepeth his bed & drinketh mutch. very Costive. Ap. 2. die ☾. h. 11. 45. 1599.

RN M^r Edmunds for his wife of Shenly 56. troubled w^th the winde cholick w^th gripings & pruckins {sic} & very sick a very good water at 18 of may. die ♀ h. 1. p m. 1599. /& a great coughe\

RN Iames flavell of layton bussard 56 y. Deceb. 17 \10/ ♃ hor 3: p hor 4. p m. 160i sodenly taken in his cheeke l {sic} armes legs & hands {illeg} {sic} at his Dore benum̄ed & hath no feele in them nor cānot sit vp. nor any take any rest.

RN Thomas Walker gardyner to {G}. Chaterton. 56 y Iune 27 ☾ h. 2. 30 p m 1614 a black sanguyne cōplex. payned in his chest. swolne in his body & legs it tooke him 16 days since. /of S^t yeedes\

RN horas nichols of Halsone 56 y Aug 16 ♄ hor. 12 1606

an ach in right shoulder & arme all along as benūmed

RN Mres Iemyson of Irchester. 56 y octob 26. ♃ h. 12. 30 p m 1620 /faynting outwardly cold inwardly hot swelled\

RN Elis: Niggous of Shelton by Deane a widow 56 y. Sept 3. ☾ h. 10 ant m. 1627. troubled w^th a rising vp w^th a burning ach into her head & eares

RN Iohn Persivall of 56 yeres \of Buckingham./ of 56. complayneth of his head & hart & stomack & would fayne have some ease. Sept. 7. 40. {sic} & hath bene sick in this disease for this 6 weekes. & this 3 yeares & maketh his stomack swell 1598. die ♃ h. 7. 40. ant m.

RN This Iohn hollande asked my counsell for his Ione holland 60 y h. 1. 30 p m 1602 stomacke chest & harte/ |cough & stitche.|

RN \Agys Parker of Westen vnd^rwood 56|8|/

Apr 18 die ♄ hor. 12|1|. 39. {rive}d about her body

vrina {sic} w^th a rising in her chest. had a bruise 7 yeres sinc

her husb. for a bruise w^th a horse.

RN {illeg} of Odyll {illeg} ♂ h. 1. 25 {p m 1611} gryped in her belly

Mary Simons of Odill Ian 22 |♂ h. 1. 20 p m 1611.|¹

RN Mres Stainton of Woburne 56 y sept. Octob 9 ☾ h. 12. 16i5

somewhat mended god be thancked.

every night sorely handled. /new ague\

RN Dorothy matts of whitechurch. 56. y. Iune. 15. ☾. h: 9 ant m 1618. buryed her ed|l|dest sons this day 6 weekes. & hath taken mutch greefe & feareth. venef. mutch troubled in mynd

RN M^r Rich: Clarke of the Whitlewood forest. 56. y. Iuly. 4 h {sic}. hor 10. ant m 1618 |a quartyne sinc milkemas shortȳded {sic} taketh away his sences & eysight when the fit cōmeth belly chest.|

RN Mres Ienyson of Irchester sept. 20. ☿ h. 10 ant m 1620 /by wellingborough. 56 y.\¹