Casebooks

RN Katheron Allen at Newport 50 yeres old. amisse this {illeg} yeres assone as shee was delivered of a child paynd in her hed. & swollen in her face. aremes {sic} legs hoven in her body sweateth & her hed & neck & syde loketh very hie & is specled. short winded & faynte. March 27. die ♂ h. 11. 30. 1599

RN Agnes Harwood of Cosgrave 50 yeres payned in her legs & body. hoven in the neither side of her belly as it were an impostume very sicke w^thall & vomiteth vp every daye what serve {sic} shee taketh. sent to me this first of may. 8|h|or 8. 30|5|. p|a|nt m. 1599.

RN Agnes free{s}|b|odye of Grafton of 50 y. took her as an ague w^th a great burning in her back & hed & hath red sp spots li{ve} leeke pimpels hades {sic} necke & face. 17 of may. h. 7. 30. ant m. 1599.

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 Alexander Lovell of Hazlebeech a husb: in Northāpton sheere 50. y. mac|rc|h. 19 h {sic} hor: 9. 15 ant m 1625.

mynd troubled & will speak idlely & had physick & a S & mended {&} 2. y. sinc & now & is sore visited w^th sickns {sic} anys {sic} this fortnight.

march 15 extree {sic} ill about 12. 30 p m 1625

RN Williā Ashon of Wicken 50 y. for a stitch in his right syde & above his huckle bone & a gryping & a swellinge in his belly leeke a winde cholicke feb first. die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 1. 30 p m 1600

RN Ione Woodwarde of Hardmead 50 y Ian 3. {illeg}|♄| hor 12. in m. 1607.

lame in her backe loynes. feetes. cānot sty{rre}¹

RN Th Ellys of Raunson 50 y Iune 14. ♂ h 4 p m. 1625 /head ill a great cough & cold cānot sleepe ach in his bones\

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

RN Agnys Tole of Pathnā 50 y. long sick Apr 12 die ♄. h. 12. 1600 harte & greeping in her bodye./ head mutch.

RN Ihone Bishop. of 3|5|0 yeres Pery. a widowe noe child. Martij 8 die ♃. h. 1. 55 p m. 1599. in her chest & right side short winded. about her hart & throot

RN Richard Langly of Newport 50 yeres old. short winded ever sinc Christmas can scars tak his breath. cougheth mutch red w^th little fleume. came for him selfe this 30 of March die ♀ h. 2. p m. 1599. ague fallen to his thigh & knee & ham. butter annoynted helpeth his aches best.

RN M^res Blundell 50 y. Iuly 5 die ☉ hor. hor. {sic} 5. 30. post m. 160i¹

RN Mres Blundle of this town 50 y Iune 20 h {sic} hor 11. 30 ant m 1607 ill back chest eyes all over.

RN Alce Emmerton of whaddon \50 y/ novēb. 13 ☿ 10. 45. ant m. 1611. troubled in mynd brayne lightish troubled w^th wynd & melancholy.

RN Goody Rider of newport 50 y decēb. 6 ☾ h. 1. 38 p m 1619

It tooke her 3 weekes sinc & hath bene speachles almost 3 weekes. eateth well. lame in her right syde |she took it w^th a cold tooke it w^th a cold|

the dead palsy

RN Elis. Guddridg of Northāpton 50 y Ap. 21. ♀ h. 11 20 ant m 1620.

Elis Guddridg of Northāpton 50 y Ap 21. ♀ h. 11. 38 ant m 1620. sciatica a yere shooting downe into the bottome of her belly & towards the mydle of her backe this halfe yere payneth her most grevously twice a day at each tyme 2 houes {sic}.

RN Chrystopher Hanwell of Byssetour 50 y novēb 24 ☿ h. 8 ant m. 1624 /a hot ach frō the rayns to the knes begying w^th a chilling not hart sick.\

RN Elis Assabee of Lavendon 50 y march 16 ♀. h. 11 ant m 1627 swonded on weddensday last & the belly y^e bell went \for her/ extree {sic} sore & tormented in her bodye cānot abyde to be touched hath great mise\r/y of the left syde |extree {sic} misery sinc weddensday|

RN Elisabeth Ellys of Castle Throp. 50 y. sick on friday morning fell a quivering would knowe wheath^r leekely to live or dye. doth bleed mutch Iune 23. die ☾ h 7. 30. p|a|nt m. 1600