Casebooks

RN Iames Greenewood of water eaton Doct^r Sparkꝭ tennet {sic} 50 yeres old. complayneth of his of h an old dysease of his harte now well & lusty but not long sinc almost ded in it. troubled w^th a stitch on his right side & cometh over his hart ready to swounde. very cold w^th it. of a high colour. stuffed in his Chest y^t he can scarce tak his winde quærit Decēbr. 2. die ♄. h. 10. 15. mi. 1598. his hart trembleth muday {sic} last sick lame.

RN tooke at shrovetyde in her armes w^th a pricking & shooting w^th a swelling in her bed the 11 of febr in the night. about 9 or 10

RN Iohn Line of Atterbery 50 y Ap 11. ☉ hor. 6. p m 1602. for a cōsumption of nature & bodye & great fayntnes & feeblenes

he demanded wheath^r I could helpe him & sayd If I could he would come over to me./

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 Mathewe Rutland of Newnton Longfild. Iune 9. die ☾ h. 7. 12. ant m. 1600 for a griping tormenting payne in his chest as it were the wormes. 50 y. old.

his breath stinketh voyded on worme

RN Edw. Marsh of Brodwell 50 y Iuly 24 {♃}|h| hor. 3. 45 p m. 1619 |he pyned & cōsumed|

RN Th Ellys of Raunson 50 y Iune 14. ♂ h 4 p m. 1625 /head ill a great cough & cold cānot sleepe ach in his bones\

RN Arthur Humfrey of Newp. was taken w^th a Tert feaver exceding burning. taken first on fryday last feb 10 ♀ h. 10. 30 p m 1626 /50 y\

RN Cutbert Pippin of Corbe 50 y Aug 5 ♀ h. 7|6| 30 ant m 163i |cānot eate nor sleepe at all yet not hart sicke|

RN Goody Rider of newport 50 y decēb. 6 ☾ h. 1. 38 p m 1619

It tooke her 3 weekes sinc & hath bene speachles almost 3 weekes. eateth well. lame in her right syde |she took it w^th a cold tooke it w^th a cold|

the dead palsy

RN Chrystopher Hanwell of Byssetour 50 y novēb 24 ☿ h. 8 ant m. 1624 /a hot ach frō the rayns to the knes begying w^th a chilling not hart sick.\

RN My Cosen she marsh the elder Iune 18. ♀ h. 11. 25. ant m 1624 for an ach in her arme \cold/ w^ch flitteth away eyther w^th sweating or els w^th swets

RN M^r \Edward/ Plūmer of Holcot 50 y. 40 y feb 12 h {sic} hor 3. \20/ p m 1620

about cristmas face & hands mutch swelled as big as two stomack weake cā scarc keepe any thing. I {se}aled blood onc sinc y^t mutch payned in his head & mēbers at the end of making water it prickes & throbs w^th extreme payne

feareth an vlcer for it is as matter y^t cōmeth frō him & maketh it often. 4 tymes in an houre it hindereth slepe.

RN Agnes Harwood of Cosgrave 50 yeres payned in her legs & body. hoven in the neither side of her belly as it were an impostume very sicke w^thall & vomiteth vp every daye what serve {sic} shee taketh. sent to me this first of may. 8|h|or 8. 30|5|. p|a|nt m. 1599.

RN my sist^r Evington of london for her sore eyes 52 y Octob 21. ☾ h. 11. 15. ant m. 1605.¹

GJ Mary Shepperd of Tocester 50 y. Novemb: 11. ☿ ho. 11. a m. 1607. Shortwynded and a heaving in her stomacke

RN Thomas Barnes of Olny 50 y Iune 19 ☿. h. 10. ant m. 1611. lame in his legs & hath 3 hols

ready to have his belly & his backe torne in peeces if he put not his fingers into his throate to cast it vp. feareth least on goody Margery Travell hath bewitched him. |& his wife is pulled to.|

RN Mary Wels of fænystratford 50 y march. 20 h {sic} hor 11 ant m. 1624. |her crowne back gnawen a gnawing about a great trembling| |a burning at her hart|

SRN My Cozon Clare wright of Southwarke London. 50. y. Decemƀ 21. ♄ {sic}. h. 11. a. m. 1634.

hath kept her bed this sennight a weake bad digestion. her meate rises sometymes like hard egs w^ch causes a great payne both in stomack & backe.

she can eate little or nothing she desires to haue something to strengthen her stomack. /much troubled with a stitch in her right side with a continuall payne in her stomack.\

RN Williā Ashon of Wicken 50 y. for a stitch in his right syde & above his huckle bone & a gryping & a swellinge in his belly leeke a winde cholicke feb first. die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 1. 30 p m 1600