Casebooks

RN M^r Bedford of Hayford hard by m^r lane came w^th his 2 sons & w^th the mopish scholer met me & went to m^r By\r/rd Octob 15. h. 12. 1607 /very mopish\

RN Iohn Brighty of Eaten by fenny stratford. 58 yeres amisse this 9 or 10 yeres but most sinc midsomer. he goeth abroad & talketh well. & lustely. tooke it w^th a surfet this 2 of Novenb. {sic} die ♃. h. 1. 34|8| mi. {sic} \36 |40| m./ \40/ |40 {sic} m| p. m. troubled very mutch for this moneth. 1598

RN t|T|wo honest men of Naash came to me for my counsell to p^rvent the plaugue Apr 4 h {sic} hor 1. 20 p m 1607

telling me y^t on dyed of the purples y^t sent to me anoth^r sick & dyed yesterday & two oth^r extreme sick who tooke it by on y^t had the sicknes.

RN Mr Skynner an Attorney of Hitching 55 y for his neighb M^r Hust & also for his owne disease w^ch is a shaking palsy not benūmed & mutch troubled w^th the wynd Cholick |wheath^r bath good.| body drye cōpl melanch.

RN R. N. quærit morbū et morbi causā. Aug. 17. die ♃ h 4 |5.| 50 hor. 5. 50 m.  colica et lapide et strang: 1598. et ilioꝝ dolorē cruciatū ex vento intruso a greeping of the guts

RN D Iames of Oxford st|ran|gly {sic} \straungly/ taken w^th a palsye on the left syde of the face hand & leg taken at church & great red blatches in t|H|is fac & bodye & his ey swelling & f|H|is face a yere before & sinc he contenting certen sup witches & on being acquitted he felt his strange stitch on his s {sic} left syde by fits he supposeth y^t the womā susp for a witch but quitted by the Iudges did hurte him the 24 of feb. ☾ sep a □ ♄ ap ☌ ♂ y^t night at sup first taken. had his first fit after he talked w^th m^r Rob. Conye. feb 18. in y^e after noone his first fit but his worst fit the 24 of feb when the sup witch was acquitted/

M^res Iames mentioned M^r Doctor Iames |of oxford| Ap. 20 ♃ h. 3. 20 p m. 1620 /she related all at this tyme/\

RN Thomas Bartom. 15 yeres sick this 5 weekes. nothing will tary w^th him for this fortnight lyeth in his hed light headed. Martij 8. die ♃. h. 9. 10. 1599. at Newport.

his fath^r moved a question at the same time or a quart^r after 9. for a payne in his knee w^c was broken his thigh was broken quite thorough & nowe the paine is fallen into his knee pan & is swollen.

RN William Tomkins \9 y cānot feed him selfe toucheth his hands & legs ev^r sinc Easter./ Francis Tomkins 17 y {sic} |7 y| a boye Marg. Tomkins 14. y.

Williā Tomkins was stroken suddenly. lame in all his lims & cā speake but a litle y^t on cā scarce vnderstand & when he goeth he rūneth as on y^t should light on his head all halloutyde the weddensday after Alhalloutyde was 4 y. hath bene thick of hearing a weeke & curst w^th all.

his right arme as stiffe as a stake came all to me at onc Iuly 25 h {sic} hor. 12. 40 p m 1629 All of thē p^rsent

RN Oliver Whiting of Bedford troubled w^th an ach in huckbone left side taketh it to be a sciatica. & thenc to his back & inside of his share came w^th a cold or a listing as he thincketh more hot & then cold. 60 yeres old. came him selfe the 28 of feb. die ☿ h. 10. 3 20|i5| ant m. 1599. Spencers broth^r in lawe & farnewels brother.

RN About 3 M^r Caroll came to me vttering his secreatꝭ

ever sinc mikle alhalloutyde y^t he bought a purchas neaver well but feeleth him selfe very faynt & drye & exceeding thirsty in his stomacke & mouth & on the end of his tongue./ & as he Drinketh maketh water continually after drinking |cānot follow any busynes./|

Costive onc in 2 or 3 days./

RN Bartholomew Tomson \Ill halfe a yere/ of newp 9. y. almost ten taken a weeke sinc {sic} \thursdy night/ taken a thursday night next a month was brought to me Iuly. 1. ☾ h. 4. 30 p m 1633.

had a bruise by thrusting him A|ag|aynst a Deske & bled at the nose mutch & sinc hath bene pyned & wasted in his flesh

looketh very pale /the child was brought to me in a Cradle. worst at night\

RN Iune S^t Iohn Baptists day Iune 24. ♀ hor. 6. 15. a. tall mā of Whaddon came to me for a kernell in his necke & anoth^r for a longe deafenes of 6 or 8 {illeg}|y|eares heareth but vnderstandeth not well what he heareth. ant m 1603.

RN Will. Grene venit ad me quærens morbū 1597 Martij 8. die ♂ h. 12. 30 m. after noone he had a sore legg wounded & broken w^th a coggle. his principall disease his leg is swollen & ranckled.

RN Iohn Beech not farre frō Luton came to me from my house at Linford to London to ta|l|ke w^th me & to have my counsell Apr 18. ☾ hor. 11. 30. ant m. 1603.¹

RN May 17. h {sic} hor 6 a|p| m 1606.

a mā came to me for a bruise w^th a cart & syde & legs swelled to know wheath^r good to let him blood.

RN Williā

Robart Ampts of Sundon 72 {sic} feb 22. /1544\ \came/ may 4 h {sic} hor. 11. ant m. 16i6

ill in his head ev^r sinc sonday last quite bereaved of his sences. & cā make no answere. & was nev^r so before. it seemeth y^t he sawe some ill thing.

Nicholas d{illeg}|D|ay the myster {sic} susp for a bad mā mayed {sic} he & his wife agree not no child his neighb susp him given to ill vices p^racheth every sonday.

RN M^r Edmunde franklin march 11. ♂ h. 3. 30 p m 1617 /in p^rsenc {he} {sic} melanch hypocōd. a mighty troubled brayne\

GJ Thomas Saxby of Hartwell 20 y. Ian: 31 ♃ ho. 12 in mer. 1605 A payne in his backe and bones

Quærit vtꝝ morbo gallico laboret

His father brought his water togither w^th his owne and his wives. he feares that he tooke the disease by one that breathed in his face about michelmas

SF Mathewe Robartꝭ of 4{4} yeres of Ratlif

Willm Robartꝭ of 4 yers p^rsent 1597 the 27 Iun’ at xj an’ m’

RN M^r Vincēt Goddard came to me march 28 ♃ h. 4. 38 p m 1605.

mopish

I set this for m^r Goddard aft^rward.

M^r Goddard talked w^th me touching his sonne & his fits halfe an houre be 12. {sic}