Casebooks

RN Christopher Hotton. 39. cōplayneth first of his Chest. & nowe of his head. may the 12 die ♄. 10. 30 m ant m 1599

her Alce hotton. 33. yeres her {sic} payned in the pit of they {sic} bellye. feeleth a thing round in her belly as a dish.

RN Sara Pauly of NorthCrowlye 38. y may 15. ♂ h. 7. ant m. 16i0 Delivered this day sennet about 8. in the morning. was in labour from monday to that Daye tooke a cold. & sore all over. & was swelled all over & now is swelled in her left hand & cānot make water onc in 24 houres. ready to cast & her wynd is ready to be stopt w^th it very weake.

RN M^r Edw. Dyer of gre{at} Stawton 30 y feb. 24 ☾ {h} 3. 30 p m 1623.

RN Iudith Hix of Woodstocke ma\r/yed 31 y the fryday before the lady Day Ap 4 ♃ h. 9. 20 \10/ ant m 1633 /a trēbling in her belly\ /an extreme griping in her belly\

RN Iames Haywoods serv to y^e lady Morryson 30 y Ap. 29. ♂ h. 11. ant m 1617 \of Wardon/ gentlemā of the wyne /celler\ gentlemā vsher.

Iohn Price weaker sinc his physick they feare his death \life/. no more physick

Iohn Price the Cooke my lady desyrous to heare wheath^r they will die

Iohn Holmes Clarke of the Citchin./

RN Mathewe Windmill 30 yeres of age sick this two yeres in liver & milt & hart well by day working but ill always every night lieth hevy hevy {sic} in his chest y^t he cannot sleepe nor tak his rest agaynst weath^r and when he eateth flesh & porrage it heaveth vp his chest. vp from his chest to his harte. it lieth in his the pit of his stomack as if his hart & milte were broken as he him selfe thincketh it payneth him intolerable very cold never better thē when he is working cōplyneth most of chest & harte Novemb. 12 die ☉ at h. 7. 50. mi. 1598. at the first cōming he had a flushing in his hed w^t a gydines but never since

RN Mres Elis: Cob of Fensom 36 y may 19. ♃ h. 1. p {sic} 1631 had. 13. child hath buryed 6 & hath seaven. living was p^rsent head, left syde, chest ill:

Is very weake

a great fayntnes in her stomack & legs as she goeth. feareth consūption a burning in her back

RN Amy fuller 30. her \right/ shoulder right leg. & her hand hath as it were a crampe & of late broken out. swelled & blistered & very hot & a thin face but well coloored her toes will not styrre Apr. 23. die ☾ h. 2. 50. m p m. 1599. whitsontide wilbe a twelmoneth. of Cranfild.

RN Agnes Dickins of Wavendon 36 lyeth in h {sic} childbead th|y|esterday was fortnight. her right leg hath lost the vse of it full of ache & payne sweateth & is swelled. payned in her backe. w^th a pricking & shooting feb. 20 die ☿ h. 2. 30 p m. 1600. /delivered of a boye\

RN Agnys Olny 38 y of Tebworthe in Chalgrave maij 19. ☿ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1602. /maritus  vxore furiosa et insaniētē sencles hath no vse of her wits. h {sic} light headed\ /a frenticke woman mad & laugh & inc mistermeth.\

RN Iohn Holman of Newport 34. y. Iuly 13 die ☾ hor 6. ant m 160i¹

RN Dorothy Bruce of Dodford in Stoe parish 35 y may 26 ☾ h. 4. 30 p m 1606. |moth^r.|

left syde w^ch moveth twingeth shooteth pricketh rolleth burned at her backe hed ill

RN Susan Barnewell \of Barton by kettring/ of 39 y Ian. 1. ♀ h. 4. 20 p m 1618 {sic} ill sinc whitsontyde in her loynes thigs lims & legs & swelled in her legs & foote & is extreme hot & is sorely twitched in her hams as if on pluckt her

RN Robarte Lane 47 \37/ yeres of Northcrowly. Iune 19 die ♃ h. 3. 20. p m. 1600

boath legs swelled esp. righ \left/ leg. body. & backe. & thigh & hips belly. & navell.

blowen as it were a wind.

RN Isbell Linwell servant to Thomas Buncher of Paulus Perrye 30 yeres old nor fath^r nor moth^r a hie colourd wate woman & sweateth hart swollen in the body & legs. & chest faynte y^t shee can do no worke hed & hart beateth. 27 of March die ♂ h. 1. 30 p m. 1599. short winded hath bene amisse this 3 weekꝭ {wak}heth

RN Mary Smyth of Stawton 20 myles 30 y Ap 27. ♂ h. 10. 15 ant m 1619 her head shaketh a fortnight or 3 \shaking/ palsy. mother backe thighꝭ as if they should be torne but her head exceding cold.

head cold

vryne very good. a very good stomacke yet very faynt. mutch troubled w^th wynd 2 y. sinc had a boy. hath thought her selfe twice to be w^th child w^thin this twelfemonthe. nescit an sit gravida

RN Mary Bruer of this towne 36 y feb. 4. ☾ h. 9 ant m 1628

Is lame in all her body & her |left| kne swelled & foot & is lame in it cōplayneth of her backe & syde & is desyrous to be let blood great w^th child quickened at S^t Thomas

RN Thomas Iakes of Elstoe 35|40| \35/ y Iuly 1. h {sic} hor 9. 45 ant m 1615¹

M^r. Rous Clopton of Corp. Chri Coll. Oxon 35. y. Mart. 17. ☿. h. 9. p. m. 1630

A greiuous Headache takes him at Midnight sometimes in one te of y^e head & sometimes in y^e other te, but especially in y^e left side of his heade, w^ch makes y^e places outwardly sore where y^e paine hath beene.¹

A continually Noyse in his head w^th a tearinge paine as yf it would pull one skyn from another, w^ch comes sometimes suddenly like a strech, & then is gone in an instant

A dizines in y^e heade & a leapinge, as it were of blacke mothes before his Eyes

This paine hath continued these 6 weekes,

Desires to knowe whether it ceeds from y^e stomack or spleene, from a cold or{illeg} hote cause

Hath beene let Bloud in y^e right arme, & vnder the tongue, & in y^e forehead, beeinge tolde by the Physitian y^this greife was caused by fullnes of Bloud

Hath taken Pills & Electuaryes sundry times, but his paine noethinge deminished

Hath for many years beene troubled w^th a soundinge & noyse in his head, but neuer w^th paine till nowe Feareth a Disposition to the Palsye or Apoplexye Desires Receits & Directions to preuent these two capitall Dangers.

RN Agnes Rutland of Newnton Longfild. 53. sick this day fortnight. payned in her hed harte & all the body over. cannot abide vp: costive onc in 2 or 3 days. maij 1. die ♂ h. 12. 10. m. 1599.

Ambrose Rudland of Newton her husband. a payne in his stomack & eyes. a Corpulent man & fully faced. eodem tempore/

Iohn Rutland w^th a payne in his Chest & stomacke wyndye & a stitch in his syde