Casebooks

RN Alce Buttyphant of Chichly borne a fortnight a fore Miklemas day on {sic} a tuesday on wedensday even about an houre or 2 after sonset pater  filio {sic} came to me almost dead on sct Thomas eve. troubled w^th the Chin cough. Decemb 30. die ♄. h. 1. 53. 1598 w^th a hooping ready to stoppe her wind now it falleth into a bleeding at the nose

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

RN Will Butcher of North Crowly 3 quart old Aug 26. ☾. h. 5. p m. 1622 casteth & scoureth.

RN a litle child halfe yere old swoundeth & fometh as one having the falling sicknes. vexed w^th many convulsive fits Decēb 30 ♂ h. 11 ant m. 1623.

goody Huccot next neighbour suspected

RN another fit yesterd Ian. 1. wheesing breath stopped

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 Robart Lucas of Adstock almost an yere old doth skrike wonderfully. & is ill handled mutch Costive & it payneth him mutch when he goeth to stoole Octob. 19 die ♀ h. 12. 30 1599.

RN Thomas Malins the child of Will Malins not well sinc Christ. costive skremes skriketh & cryeth y^t they cannot still him. very costive. exceeding hot. 17 weekes old. Ian. 16. die ☿ h. 2. 30 p m. 1600

RN Lawrenc white 3 we 3 quarters old. camot {sic} goe to ground is very sicke Sept. 7. die ♀ h. 5. 30 p m. 1599.

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 a litle child of goodmā shephard 3 quarters of an yere old /this child voyded wormes leake magots.\

RW Margaret stocker at Rowes. y. 3 quarters. d. ♃. h: 7. 12. p: m: Maij 4. 1620. much bound in h{is}|{er}| body.

RN Iohn feary of Bozzet 17 weekes old the morrow after May day in the morning about betwixt 3 & 4 at the {illeg}|d|ay breake./ his father came for him. August 29. ♂ h. 12. 40 p m 1620. ill almost ever sinc he was borne mutch troubled w^th heate for a month & cā not rest in his cradle.

RN my lord Mordants litle child ten weekes on satt last it was borne the 19 of marh {sic} last betweene 10 & 11 in y^e morning. it was healthfull vntill weddensday last. may 25. h. 4. 30 ant m it was taken w^th a stretching out of the arms a galling of the eys & skryking & trēbling of all tes vppon may 26. it had 3 fits 2 in y^e morning. & on at noone. & hath an arising in y^e throte w^ch is seene & felt. & by holding downe by hand hath some ease & it riseth moore. the left syde of the throate. sent to me Iune 2. ♃ h. 8 ant m. 1625.

RN a womā of Newp brought a child of 4 weekes old Decēb 29 ♀ h. 12. 1626. sup on goody Bechā Did harme it

the child wasteth & cōsumeth & so did another of her child y^t dyed before

RN Alce Buttiphant of Cichely soundeth as mutch at every full of the moone twice yesterday. a fat child & hath a great hoopinge. March 9 11. 15. 1599. |& doth starcle in his sleepe|

RN Alce Buttiphant borne the 19 of septemb. die ♂ h. {sic} p m h. 8. 1598. troubled w^th a hooping and a sounding

RN Dorothy Greene of Quinton halfe a yere. maij 31 ♂ hor. 9 30 ant m 1603. voydeth flesh fleme cryeth starteth

RN his first fit tooke this child Ian 25. ♀ h. 3. p m 1605

RN M^r Lawrenc of luton for my brother Robarts sonne halfe a yere old feb 4. h. ♀ hor 12. 20. p m. 1603. fallen againe into his accustomed fits