Casebooks

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnstyn 63|7|. {sic} 67. hath bene sick on weddensday last 6 weekes sound in body but bursten this 16 weekes. he was wont to be troubled w^th a wind Cholick. nowe last of l {sic} all w^th an issue on his navell eaten in an Inche deepe but nowe growen vp againe saving that it hath a litle hole in it w^c when they went to stoppe it put him in danger of death. sent his sonne to me he kepeth his bed nowe & then payned in his back & pricking & shooting in his navell {virs} an end. bleedeth every foote & wetteth a handkerchir. Decemb. 18. die ☾. h. 8. 40: mi. 1598. goeth ill to ground

RN King of haversham for his wife Agnes y^t was brought a bed 7 weekes agoe. in her back syde & belli loynes & hucbones hath no stomacke. hot & boumd {sic} for a weeke. May the 9. die ☿ h. 5. 20 p m. 1599.

RN Rich Holmes of Offlye 27. a batchel^r S^r Rich Spencers Cooke Iuly 16 ☾ hor 10. 15 ant m 1604.

a e wasteth pyneth cōsumeth cougheth hoarse. keepeth his bed.

RW Henry Sheepheard. of Sympson. y. 60. d. ☾ h. 11. 30 ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. hath beene sicke ever since Christmas. is swelled in his body: & his belly hard: legs swelled & hath a little issue in each of them: hath kept his bed these two dayes. Eateth his meate prettily well: is rather loose then costive

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 S^r Th. Mounson. for his owne fortune touching his busines w^th ny {sic} lord treasourer & how Th Marq of Buckingham & the young gentlemā will befrynd him to have an end of his busynes & also of his sons health & when he is to p^rsent his gyft to y^e king. Ian. 6. ☾ h. 5. p m. 1623

M^r Iohn is better then he was of his cold & keepeth still his chāber his ioyntꝭ are weake his father craveth my advice for him Ian. 6. ☾ h. 5 p m 1623. full of melanch

RW Lydda Carter of Cheshā y. 19. d. ♄ h. 9. 45. ant: m: Martij. 18. 1620. a great swellinge in her breast & in her throate. very extreame ill & keepeth her bed & hath done so a weeke.

RN Alce Bunts of hanslop. 23 yeres. a white thick muddish water. lyieth in her hed & b belly. her flesh is wasted away & {illeg}|b|urneth exceedingly. sick this moneth keepeth her bed. sore everywhere. March 12 the die ☾ h. 11 18. 1598.

RN Iohn vmny of Petsoe 6|5|5 yeres old. sick a longe time but most ill sinc last ☉. sundaye. holdeth him & grypeth him at his hart & soe frō his hart goeth to his left side & brest. N|D|ecemb. 1. die ♀ h. 11. 35|9|. mi. 1598 vxor  coniuge Alces brother in lawe. my. 1598 he keepeth his bed

RN Mres Rolt \Iane Rolt/ of Bonyst sent to me to know wheath^r shee be w^th child or no Apr. 19 ♀ h. 11. 15 ant m. 1605. y {sic} 29 y.

Elisabeth Baudwyne at the same tyme her syster. 20 yeres.

Also for her sist^r who is troubled w^th great hedach & a bad stomacke & cānot Digest keepeth her bed

|M^res| Iane Rolt of Bonyst 29 y Apr 19 ♀ h. 11. 15 ant m 1605

quærit an sit gravida

RN Michael Lambart suddenly taken w^th \a/ swounding fit \being at plow/ ☿ h. 1. p m. 1632.

& hath kept his bed ever sinc head & all his body legs stiffe as a stake |morbus Caducus|