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.

RW Ioane Parkinson of Pirton in Hartfordsheire. y. 20. d. ♂. h: 3. 30. p: m: Maij. 1^o. 1627. moopish this tweluemoneth, distracted of her witts: fell ill first vpon a beatinge by her dame: no sence or vnderstandinge at all, nor a word frō her can be gotten vnlesse they anger her, & then she bids a rat on them they trouble her. hath them well. eateth vnreasonably m^r Hamond wrote for her in her behalfe a lustie wench

RW M^r Meridale of Great Brickhill for his Father \y: 70./ March: 6. h: 1. post merid: 1615. stuffed in his stomacke. pained in his head & backe, hath a cough & cold.

U[1628–30] Thomas write {illeg} was borne on \the next/ satterday at night after on michelmus was twelmounth, betweene a 11 or 12 at|or| i3, a Clock but cam to me at 1 of clock, y^e 14^th: of march 1630./

had a quiuorin & sounding on michelmus last & 3 Dayes the after y^e small pox & then at shroftide & this last night had 3 fitts after the same manner a boue saide, being y^e 13^th Day complaines on the head & heauie & apt to sleepe

GJ A man of              For his Child 6 y. old that hath many fittꝭ of falling in a day. and great payne of the head and leggꝭ

Epilepsia. Maij 25 ☿ ho. 1. 30 p m. 1603

RW Rich: Wells of Woodhill y. 3. d. ♃ h: 1. p: m: Feb: 24. 1620. much payned in the belly, loose bodyed. belly swelleth sometimes: & sometimes in the fit the \priuie/ members are drawne vp into the bodie.

RW Old M^ris stanton of stoake. d. ♄ h: 1. p: m. Martij. 25. d. 1620. payned over all her body. desirous to have a Clyster. A Consumption feared. M^ris Francis desireth to know whether Mater eius morietur nec nō.

Robt Sum̄erly of Doddington 2. y. March 13. ☿. h. 12. 20. p m 1633

simple & mopish, flesh fallen from y^e wast downeward, weak at Knees, & cannot stand. was Sick \at/ a q^rter olde, & was neu^r well since. feareth some ill to\u/ngue. Gadwife Purny Susp.

RW M^ris Elizabeth Tyrrell of Thornton. y. 8. d ☾. h: 2. 30 p: m: Novemb: 20. 1620.

by fits verie ill: sometimes eateth her meale well, at other times doth not. giveth goeth vp & downe verie melancholily

SRN Tho. Sixweeks 4. y. 3.

W A Wooman of H{illeg} Ha\r/ssam came for Alce Lea that she might be lett bloud shee rageth & taketh one that shee cannot sleepe \y. 40./ May 21. ♃. hor. 3. 30. P. Mer. 1607.

GJ M^r Thomas Troughton Came Septemb. 28 ♀ ho. 12. in m. to have yo^r advise for his mother her physicke wrought exceedingly and stayed not

RW A Childe of Cranfeilde y: 1. d. ☾ h. 4. post merid. Ap may. 1. 1615. voyded iij wormes vpward & iij downeward: he belly swelled & {illeg} The Child was brought in p^rsence. was much altered wheras before it was of a sanguine complection: it was now very bleake & wan.

RW M^r Pitkin of stackden. y. {sic} d. ♄. h: 2. p: m: Martij. 18. 1620. vtrum fascinata sit necne. feeleth some thinge stirre within her.

M^rs Penrids Daughter of Barkamsted. 9. y. feb. 21. ☾. h. 2. 30 p m. 1631

Iohn Harwood of Westwick neare Cambridge 40. y. May. 3. ♂. h. 7. 30. p m. 1631

his Brother brought a Letter of Com̄endacon from S^r Iohn Cutts. S^r. Edward Hynde S^r. Io: Layer & M^r. Martyn Perse Iustices of the Peace in Cambridge Shire.

TG Mary Ashdon of Southmimmes 4 y. Maji 28 ♂ h. 3. p M 1633.

SRN mihil. Sargeant a Sadler of Tocester for his daughter April. 23. ☿

eodem tempore.

SRN Fardinando ward for his D{augh}ter Iane slade 26. y. I{uly} 21. ☾. h. 8. p. m. 163{4}

SRN Thomas Nicholls of this Towne for his wife 32. y. Decemb 30. h. 12. in merid. 1634.