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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 my lady fortiscue sent for me to come to her wench {sic} \Daughter/ who was mightely hoven in her belly face stomacke wat^r good francis fortiscue 9 y decēb 28 ♄ |27 ♀| 1605.

they sent her wat^r in the morning h 8 30. ant m 1605.

RN Goody Malins sent vnto me for her child to come to see it & to pray for it for shee doubted it would dye Aug 4. ♂ hor. 7. 15. ant m 160i was full of the pockes in throate mouth & eyes¹

RN {Io}seph Marson sent Aug 18 ♀ h. 3. p m. 1615¹

RN Iiddian Whelewes in Northāpton borne martch 11. but sent to me the 2 tyme march 22. ♃ h. 1. p m 162i

swoundeth not but cryeth vehemently       the palate of y^e mouth fallen

RN Iohn Adams of Weston besides northāpton. \his father a Consellour mayed {sic} Iudg Harvyes broth Daughter/ \fath^r M^r Iohn/ borne the last day of Ap last h 6 30 ant m but sent to me Ian 2. ☾ h. 10. 20 ant m 1632.

ater {sic}  infante epilipt satt last was sennet h 8 30 ant m taken w^th a swounding fit about a quarter of an houre. having a {illeg}|r|ising in his stomak vp to his throate w^ch stops his breath.

RN Mres {illeg}|C|ony sent for her child of a moneth old stuft in Chest & leekly to dye.

RN Goody A{i}g

Agnes Cowly was Delivered vppon weddensday morning {sic} of a little boy tuesday night. Sept 12 of Sept. of a boy who is tounge tyed. shee sent her sister to me to knowe where the signe is y^t her boyes this 14 of Sept. die ♃ b at h. 2. p 12. m. f|p|ost m fortassis vt linguā nervū abscinderet. 1598 hic puer natus nocte 10. 30. m. natus Setemb. {sic} 12. die ♂ h. 10. 30. ¹

RN An vtile erat linguam eius abscindere. 14 Sept die ♃. h. 2. 12. m. 159{8}

RN I was sent for by the Countes of Rutland to come to Stonystratford for her sonne my lord Rosse had a fit of chāping w^th his mouth & lips cha{r}ged but it bled but a while octob 25. ☿ h. 4 40 p m 16i5

RN yest taken w^th a cruell stitch on his left syde h. 9 ant m 1620

RN Mres Marye Wentwort of Tyddington 9 y 16 of feb last h. 10 ant m but her the \young/ gentlewomā sent her water Aug 29. ♀ h. 9. 30 ant m 1623.

sinc Christmas last was troubled w^th a strong rheume y^t falleth into her eyes.

RN Do{illeg}|ow|wall {sic} \Doneald. {sic}/ \Donealdus {sic} \Donaldus// Hazelrigge of Alderton 6 y march 20. last Ian. 17. 6. y. betwxt {sic} 6 & 7 in the morning ☿. movet quest mittit vriā {sic} filio p^rsente {marcij} 20 ♃ h. 2. 40 p m 1606. fleg. whyte belly ill

RN Charles longevile 4 y octob 21. h {sic} hor. 4. 20 p m. 16i5

troubled w^th a great cold & cough his nose rūneth.

RN M^r Iohn Craply 2 y. the 25 of Sept last sent feb: 7 ☿ h. 10 ant m 1621 \of Pyddington/

a great scouring belly ill and stiffe they cānot buckle him

RN The lady \An/ Butler for her m^r Oliver Butler 9 y next march bone {sic} 28 or 29 about 12 & on in the night. of Harolde sent to me for this child Ian 3 h {sic} hor 11. 45 ant m 1623 {sic}. extree {sic} weake & feeble & cā take no physick taken w^th strang fits plucking his \right/ syde & rūneth to his back being holden harde & an extree {sic} cough almost halfe a yere. & is pyned & cā not stand nor goe Ill tong suspected

RN M^r Latch sent me a letter Ian 24. ♃ h. 7. p m 1628

For his franke 4 y old lame of on syde but otherwise well mended

RN Iames Steaphens /7 y may 7. ☿ h. 12. 25 p m 1628\ of Shellingford natus the 17. of Sept 1622 at betwixt h 7. 30 p m. 1628 {sic} \light headed/ sent to me/ \hath no vse of his lims/ roareth every night

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.

RN The lady Butler touching her child y^t is well amended of his fits ye{d}|t| weake & not able to goe feets & legs swell still & cānot sleepe a weeke togeath^r till after a eleaven in y^e morning |marh {sic} 13 h {sic} h 12 30 p m 1624| sent for her neighb vrsula Clarke 50 y March 13 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m 1624