Casebooks

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

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 Richard Lingard this a yere & halfe old. troubled w^th an ague & w^th the wormes. & leekely to have the iandes the child is weaned sent to me by there sister. the fath^r & the moth^r boath Apr. 17. die ♂ h. 2. 30|5| p m. 1599. of Simpson a great cold.

RN M^r Barker the procter march 20 ☿ h. 3. p m 16i6

brought me a great cake w^th currants & two capons his wife came w^th a litle s {sic} boy of 3 or 4 y. rūning into a cōsuption {sic} /cā rest in no place must be cayred {sic}\

RN Agys Boodington 5 y. Edward 3 y. May 27 for there head & backe.

SRN M^res Newe of {Bordoll} neere Oxon for her too Children a Boy & a wench Iune. 10. ♃. hor. 7. p. m. 1630. RN /these 2 children weare p^rsent\ SRN

SF Roger Crotcher of half yere

margeri Crotcher of 2 yers. at a xj an m’ 1601 ☾ the 7 of Septmb / the mother /

RN M^r Sanderson son of 7 yeres child mater  filia {sic}/o\. 1598 Ian. 10. die ♂ hor. 3^a post merid: he had a catarre in his lunges of his stomacke sometimes well & sometimes ill. not very sicke. 10 ab hinc diebꝯ alterationē patiet^r

SF Robart Baytre of a yere ß old. 11 Aug ☾ an’ m’ at 50 p 10 / the mother for y^e child

Samuell Dixon at 50 p 10 of Ratlif/ the mother for the child

An Dixson for her husbād/ |Thomas Dixson went to sea in the god spead on ♀ last how he shall sped the wif for the husband/|

RN Iohn Windmill of Yardly Gubbin a twelmoneth old & as mutch as candelmas the sunday after candlemas. came & brought her Child y^t was payned in the body & had divers fi strange fits. but before it tooke it had a fit of an ague before it. not v this beating & panting began on friday night w^th a quivering & shakings of the belly & armes Apr. 10. die ♂ h. 7. ant m. 1599 goeth had|r|d to grounde cryeth

RN Goody Gale for her Thomas Gostick a yere & a halfe old borne the weddensday after mysdsomer. sent Ian. 28 ♂ h. 11. ant m 1623.

It doth pyne & eate litle & doth not sper nor cānot goe it is so weake.

Elner Warner her next neighb. Elis Steaphinson who dwell boath togeath^r her mother hanged

cānot kepe his water.

RN Mres Mathew of Broden for her sone & hayre M^r Iohn mathew 8 yers old in cleare Lent the first sonday

subiect to melancholy he {illeg} sleepeth mutch & seemeth to be aguish subiect to melancholy \delighteth in nothing/ will t {sic} no stomack Aguish

RN Goody Gale for her child 7 {sic} \10/ or 10|2| y old sick in|&| lame in the neck & should & arnes {sic} for Edward|Tho.| Gostick sick in the head may 7 ♂ h 5. 40 p m 1622.

RN Ione Barnwell of husb. Crowlye 26 y. 3 weekes married. but was ill ever since Christmas & was wont to bleede at the nose \& mouth/ mutch looketh ill & hath a drye cough & shaketh her very mutch. her wat^r of a very good colour. shortwinded.

An Dennet. 3. y: her wat^r is hie coloured hath motes & leeke cobwebs.

Robart Dennet. 2 yeres hath a reasonab. water but hath some scales.

Septemb. 4. die ♂ h. 11. 30. ant m. 1599.

SRN M^r Thomas Aylet April 26. 1638.

RN M^r Iohn Stafford fell first sick Octob 28. ♃ h 9. ant m. 1602. /then it began to have the pox.\

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 Iohn Robinson of Astwood very sick this monethe of 6 yeres cōplayneth of his harte very white & pale & leane growen w^th it. Asc: may the 17 die ♃ h. 10. 30. ant m. 1599. mater  filio. sine consensu |Elisabeth Burgo a maide to bespeake it. 6 {sic} of 60. kept of almes.|

RN my lady farmer sent to me for her sons M^r Staffords boy about 3 quarters olde w^ch had y^e poxe. & byles & hath a sore throate nov{em}ber. 20 ♄ hor. 10. 50 ant m. 1602.

RN my lady Iane Boteler for {her} child Oliver of Harold 4 y next 29 of march 4 y sent vnto me for him novēb. 27. ♀ h. 10 20 ant m 1618.