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 Elisabeth hogson of winchloe 20. troubled w^th a payne at her hart & a gret rotten cough. & drinketh mightelye. faynt & feeble.

RN Iohn Scarlet of Neweport 60 y troubled w^th a dead palsie. w^ch taketh away his sight vse of tonge legs we{k}

RN Edward Newnton sick this 14 weekꝭ of Stony stratford a weaver hart & everywhere sick pined & yet eatet skin & bone. & yet will eate any thing. 60 yeres old. faynt. hard bound {illeg}|y|et onc in 24 houres. feareth lest he be b{edr}ed a drie coughe. this 8 yeres. Aprill 3 die ♂ h. 10. 1599. reareth fleme, in a cōsumption. hart hele & stronge.

E Newton.

RN Nathaniel Pyddington of Culewort 29 y a batch. Iuly. 22 ☾ h. 10 ant m 1633.

had an Ague & a cough the Ague is gone but the cough remeaneth spitteth mutch & riddeth ill stuffe & is hoarse w^th it & grown very weake & cānot goe

RN my lady Dentons mans wife maij 8 ☿ h. 12. 10. 12. ant m 1605. |Margaret Wincot 44 y|

hath taken her selfe to be w^th child sinc twelfetyde to Easter. but hath had a great many of her sicknesses & doe follow her ever since but she is as big as if shee were w^th child & shee thincketh y^t shee feeleth something styrr as if shee were w^th child. very sick frō 3 in y^e morning to 2 in y^e aft^r noone y^t she cā take no rest. neith^r a bed nor vp.

shee maketh & laboureth sometymes to vomite but brin{k}|g|eth vp nothing but wat^r eateth nothing but breath. shee is very dry.

Margaret wyncot 44 y. maij 8 ☿ h. 10. 12 ant m 1605.

RN Chrystopher of Wren of Hanslop. 60 y octob. 25 h {sic} hor. 10 ant m 1606.

for his eyesight red & waterish.

RN Thomas Vnderhood of stratford servant to Iohn Swarbrick 21. troubled w^th a great cough shortwinded casteth vp greene & yellowe stuffe every morning if he laboure. a {sic} redy faced & fat faced. came for him selfe. 6 of March. die ♂ h. 10. 1599.

RN Alce Dyer of Newport Martij 21. ☾ hor. 10. ant m 1603. 60 yeres old. for a great scouring & itch

RN Wylliā Steaphens his fath^rs 50 y Iuly 20 h {sic} hor 10 ant m 1605 for aches & bruses

RN Elis: Harp of Potten 30 y Iuly 12 ☿ h. 10 ant m 1620 |a great cough a Consūpt feared|

RN Iohn Lecknor {sic} \Leatner/ of Great Brickhell 44 y Aug. 22. ☿ h. 10. ant m 162i a cōsumpt feared a great typler he did vomyt.

RN {B}ridget Iremonger of Hanslop 49 y Iune 9 ☾ h. 10 ant m 1623 hote & costive

RN Steaphen francklyn serv to S^r will Andros of lathbry Iuly 10 ☉ h. 10 ant m 1625 |faynt & weake|

RN Thomas Chibnoll of mylton. 37 y Iune. 22. ♀. h. 10 ant m. 16i0 /his vlcer in the brest rūneth half a pint in a daye.\¹

RN Hebby Story of Graftō 26 y may 26. ☾ h. 9 10. ant m. 1606. faynt & feeble & bad stomacke. cānot sleepe heavy & lūpish¹

RW M^ris Margaret Sandford of the forrest y. 6 75. ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. stomacke swelleth: voydeth water & flegme manie times out of her mouth: payned in her righte arme

RN Rich: Evens of Lowton 60 y march 27 ♂ h. 10 ant m 162i

troubled w^th the stone & wynd cholick pricking & shooting

RN An Deary mayd to S^r francis duncōbe 23 y sept 18 ☿ h. 10 ante m. 1622 |grene sicknes pale shortwȳ|ded & sleepy.

RN {M}^r Michaell Clarke of Stonystratford. 44. y. sept 21. h {sic} hor 10 ant m 1622 blynd Deafe hed mutch payned