Casebooks

RN Elis Myldner of Eaton in Bletchly parish. 1|2|8 y. Iuly 27 ☾ h. 10. 40 ant m. 1618. |Doth cast mutch stone cholick stomack & chest. was in p^rsenc very sicke|

Elis myldner of Stonys Eaton by Bletchley 26 y Iuly 27 ☾ h. 11 ant m 1618.

RN An Bourton of Olny 26 yeres old. sick the ever sinc Lent tooke her in her hed hart & backe maried this 7 yeres had but on Child but y^t god hath taken to his mercy. {s} {sic} it holdeth her nowe as an ague shaking her every day. & hat sweateth & is very hot after the shaking & hath as it were a thing lūbring in her chest very corpulent faynt & very feeble. hath a very painfull cough ready to Drawe vp hart & hall w^th it & fetcheth blood very short winded. fetcheth vp fleume & water as cleare as a bell. Ap. 25 die ☿. h. 8. 30. mi ant m. 1599. hath a very sore ague every day y^t maketh her sweate exceedingly. hath not had this moneth her Courses sinc shee voyded a litle porreng^r of clompered bloode/

RN My Cosen Agnys Sandy for her infirmityes 22 y Apr 19 ☾ hor. 7. ant m 1602.

quærit causā of her sudden flushes shortwyndines fayntnes of stomacke & backe. throate ill y^t she cānot eate in the bottome of her belly wonderfully

RN Mres Margaret Franklin of Bonehurst 24 y march 29. ☿ h. 10. 40 ant m 1620 \worst fasting/ hed full & dissye wyndy a cold stomacke hot liver full of melancholy greefe sinc her fathers death. face flushing hot & breaking out /vnmayed {sic}.\ /cold feete hot head\

RN {Ia}ne Browne of Adington {2}9. y christ Iuly \Iune Iuly/ 20. 1595. sent to me Iuly Iune 30 ☿ h. 9. 20 ant m 1624 /neaver had child.\¹

Iane Browne of Adin{gton} 29. y. Iune 30 ☿ h 19. 20 a{nt} m. 1624. paraliticall tormented w^th heate & a burning payne in her belly & shooting into her legs & belly hath no vse of her lims cā not stand nor goe /sweateth mutch.\

RW Ioane Parkinson of Pirton in Hartfordsheire. y. 20. d. ♂. h: 3. 30. p: m: Maij. 1^o. 1627. moopish this tweluemoneth, distracted of her witts: fell ill first vpon a beatinge by her dame: no sence or vnderstandinge at all, nor a word frō her can be gotten vnlesse they anger her, & then she bids a rat on them they trouble her. hath them well. eateth vnreasonably m^r Hamond wrote for her in her behalfe a lustie wench

RN Mres {sic} Crawlys physick wrought well vomyts & pils yet troubled w^th a hot rheme in her|is| left ey & a heavynes hinder t of his head in his ioynts & ankles & kne & right leg may 9 ☿ h. 1. p m 1632

desyrous of a purging dyet Drink.

RN Mres Em Noke of Great Adington in Northāpton sheere 20 y & halfe a yere octob 9 ♃ h 5. 45 p m 1628

broght a bed {on} tuesd was fortnight. & god sent her a wench w^ch god be thāked is very well.

Mres Noke of Great Adington 21 21. y octob. 9. ♃ h. 5. 50 p m 1628

RN The lady Anne Norwich of Broughton Brompton. 24 y feb. 6. ♃ h. 5. 15 p m 1623

The Lady Anne Norwicke s {sic} 23 y feb 6 ♃ h. 5. 20 p m 1623 of Brāpton

The lady An Norwick 22 y. 7 weekes before our lady day towards the spring & then our lady day fell vppon Easter tuesday. 5 y mayed {sic} 2 child a boy dead & now a wench living. An aguish water./

Mres An Norwick \of Brampton/ 22 y

RN Ioane Leavins of Imly 22 y a wench Decēb 23. ☿ h. 5 \4. 40/. p. m 1629¹

her secreat places burne exceedingly & swell w^th sutch payne y^t she cā hardly make water & yet maketh very litle

hath a Droutch y^t nothing well quench her thirst

hath a hot & a dry liver & a cold stomack

craveth a cooling playster for her liver hath 2 dig

wheath^r she shall vse her cels of pouder every day or oth^r day cānot make water/

RN Clement Nash servant to Iohn Connyngham 22 yeres old tooke her first on tuesday night qu about 8 a clock at night a crick {sic} \ache/ in her baccke \& lims./ y^t maketh her stoope & goe Double. troubled w^th a great heate of her stomack y^t it maketh her lips to break out he {sic} first water made in y^e morning red. the next water of a reasonable good colour. the wench of a ruddy face well colourd & fat. quait {sic} remediū Decēb. 4. die ☾. h. 12. 15. mi. 1598. of Newport

RN Susan Commendall 27. not well this 7 or 8 yeres: benūmed in her lims legs. armes. backe. a hevines in her hed. March 19. die ☾. h. 10. 15. 1599.

GJ Alice Lord of Kempson 25 y. May 5 ♃ ho. 10 30 a m. 1603

Keepeth her bed, trembles very much, A great payne in her backe her right hand and right arme swelled. Cryes of her bones and every where about in great payne./

RN Elisabeth Risely of Rawnson mill 25 y Aug 24 {sic}. ♂ hor 8. ant m 160i

twelfe days since delivered of a daughter. but very ill ever sinc full of payne & swounded onc or twice on sunday last was ill. head chest bound & costive this 6 days. heavy of sleepe & slepeth not /burneth.\

RN Sara musgrove \of/ Bletsoe 20 y maryed 2 y. march. 29. ♀ h. 12 20 p m. 1605. troubled w^th fancyes very fearfull in her mynd to loose her wits troubled in her sleepe cānot rest metuit veneficiū full of melanch cholicke

RN Iane Hill of Hanslop 23 y I may 10 ☾ h. 3. 40 p m 1619

back syde & belly

paynd at her head w^th a burning

nescit an sit gravida

troubled w^th the wynd cholick & when y^t cōmeth cānot hold her water

RN Edward Brandon of Droughton 22 y a batch novēb 27. ☾ h. 2. 30 p m 1620 melancholy mightely troubled in mynd & cānot sleepe & costive head paynd & greatly payned in his stomack.

RN Mres Elisabeth. Banyster the daughter of S^r Rob. Banyster 2|3|0\1./ y march. 20 ☿ h. 12. 39. p m 1622 |a very leane melanch. gentlewomā| |costive cōmonly. head ach.| |head weake spl: ready to vnclose & cānot sleepe worst at night w^th raging payne w^th a shooting & dra{w} in her eyes/|

RN Georg Impye of London Apprentice 21 y march. 28 ♃. h. 2. 30 p m. 1622 /8 weekes ill a cough reareth flegme back sydes & hart & head by fits very\ /a cōsumption feared./\

RN She was taken strangly & sodenly but more yesterday then before Iuly 24. ☿ h 4|5| \5/ p m 1622. at sermō tȳe w^th strāg convulsions taking away her speach. & vse of her armes & her belly Did burne & trēble & was & is ever mightely tormōted w^th sore tēptatiōs when she is most willing to serve god¹