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 Thomas field a day labourer of Willing 52. y. Decēb^r 21. die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 8. 50. ant m. 1599. ever sinc sunday keepeth his bed eateth nothing but drinketh

GJ Florence Sāme of Campton 23 y Ian 16 ☿ ho. 10. 30 a m 1605.

Hath kept her bed a weeke vomitꝭ much nothing stayes

RN Anthony foster of Hanslop. 46 y may 8 {2}|♂| h. 8. 30. ant m. 16i0. hath kept his bed. a ptysick.

RN Henry Coates of Chicley 40 y febr: 22 ♃. h. 11. 15 ant m 1627.

was at worke w^th M^r fisher of Wilden & sent home yesterday & keepeth his bed & reareth blood by spetting a litle at a tyme

TG Thomas moore of Gulden watten in Cambr sh: 54 y. jan. 28. ♂ h. 4. 30 p {m} 1634. had a fall 6 weekes agoe & brought vp bl|o|od in great quantity. now a forthnight he keepeth his bed & is much swelled, hath a great coug{h}{illeg}

RN Iohn Bandye of Wavendon 35 keepeth his bed most te hath taken a great cough & cold. feb. 2 die ♄ hor. 1. p m. 1600

RN S^r Peeters Temples lady for Mres Dakers Temple wheath^r she mend or noe novēb. 21 ☉ h. 12 p m 1619

long sick of a Hectick feav^r cā take nothing keepeth her bed a yere pyneth & cōsumeth. a thick red aguish water.

RN The Countes of Westmrland {sic} sent to me to come to her Daughter in lawe y^t lyeth in cānot sleepe full of rhue {sic} & convulsions Iune 23 y I {sic} h {sic} hor. 11. 30 p m ant m 1632. /newly brought a bed\¹

TG Ann stapp of stonystreetford 16 y. Mart. 15. h. 9. Mat. 1634. hath beene sicke this 14night. on wensday a stitch in her right side began, & now is pained in all her body. Exceedy|i|ng hote. Keepeth her bed can hardly stirre.

RN Anthony Smith for his sons Daughter 4 yeres old very exceeding sleepy can eat nothing keepeth her bed looketh pale. cōplayneth of her hed & her mouth sore & cannot swallowe. Octob. 10|1| die ♂ ♄ {sic}. 11. 25|0|. 1598.

RN Andrewe foddy of Stony Stratford. 40 yeres. never maried. a glover. very sick & keepeth his bed sick this 5 or 6 days so faynte & feble about y^e harte. 27 Marcij die ♂ h. 2. 45. mi. p. m.

RW Henry Sheepheard. of Sympson. y. 60. d. ☾ h. 11. 30 ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. hath beene sicke ever since Christmas. is swelled in his body: & his belly hard: legs swelled & hath a little issue in each of them: hath kept his bed these two dayes. Eateth his meate prettily well: is rather loose then costive

RN An Miller of Newport. 30 yeres old married to a husband y^t maketh leape enquireth a remedy for her disease Septemb. 16 die ♄. h. 9. 55 ant. m. 1598. hath bene very sick this fortnight & keepeth her bed. 1598 & cannot stir but as she is helpen. a longe scouring and a palsy white water a bad hed.

RN on Maryot a wench 15 y novēb 1. ♀. h. 1. p m. 1611 cānot goe but kepeth her bed it lyeth in her lyms weake & feeble

RN Goody Ward of 38 y of Clappā March. 31. ☾ h. 11. 20 ant m 1623.

brought a bed a month sinc & lyeth always on her bed & is so swelled in her legs y^t she can neyth^er stand nor goe

RN Mres Rolt \Iane Rolt/ of Bonyst sent to me to know wheath^r shee be w^th child or no Apr. 19 ♀ h. 11. 15 ant m. 1605. y {sic} 29 y.

Elisabeth Baudwyne at the same tyme her syster. 20 yeres.

Also for her sist^r who is troubled w^th great hedach & a bad stomacke & cānot Digest keepeth her bed

|M^res| Iane Rolt of Bonyst 29 y Apr 19 ♀ h. 11. 15 ant m 1605

quærit an sit gravida

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

RN Mary Wren of Hansloppe 30. sick this day sennet. arising of her stomack greeping of her belly & hart keepeth her bed now & then findeth most ease lying groveling downeward Apr 2i die ♄. 12. 40. her youngest child a yere & a quart^r

RN Ione Barwell of Wilsomsteede 40 y sept 6. ☾ h. 11. 25 ant m 16i9 it tooke her yest was a fortnight in the morning very sick & keepeth her bed & apt to swound a thing rising in her stomacke like an Impostume