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 Thomas Gardner of Dunsanger of 62 yeres old y^t pissed blood & was mended by the herbꝭ y^t I sent him in a receipte. sinc y^t time had on Waly who hath w^th his Clisters Done him litle good but is swollen in his belly w^c is growen very harde. & mutch payned in his share & can make but a litle water halfe a sponefull at a time would knowe wheath^r leekly to die or live. went not to ground sinc munday last about 12 a clocke sent to me this 18 of Apr. die ☿. h. 7. ant m 1599 burneth in his yarde.

RN Chrystopher Woodfild lying long sicke wrote \sente/ vnto me to come to him martij 31. ♃ hor. 1. {p}|15| p m 1603. troubled w^th a shortnes of wynd ready to stop his wynd an aso{illeg}|m|a. hed gydye a burning in his body desyrous to have his neighbours forgive him as making no oth^r reckning then of death.

RN S^r Th. Neavell & his lady novēb 13. ♀ h. 2. 45 p m 1629 |he sent me a physition|

S^r Th is well mended

his lady needeth no greene ginger nor p^rserved nutmegs nor cōserve of barberyes.

would know wheather y^t she \may/ eate pomegranet:

RN Mary R Vattison a widowe 60 yeres old. mittit  consilio et  morbi remedio. / Iulij 19 th die ☿. h. 9. 12. m. /short winded & puffed vp in her cheste/\

RN Goody Reede of Broughton 63. yeres old sick very extreme sick on satterday last leekely to have dien being the 7. of octob. & then recovered again & fell sick agayne vppon tuesday after. being the 10 of Octob. sent to me vppon thursday being the 12 of octob. it taketh all above the gyrdell first in the shoulders to the brest & so to the hart her sydes wher it so lyeth as that on may tak out thenc as shee thinketh 1598. h die ♃ h. 8. 30. mi. 1598.

Goody Reade

RN Iohn Peane of Lemboroug{h} Lordship. of the parish of buckinghā. 60 yeres old troubling|ed| w^th a gryping in his belly a pain about his hart sinc sunday morning about sūne rising now sent for me. feb. 8 die ♀ h. 10. 1{5} ant m. 1600

costive ever sinc sunday & {illeg} the hickets.

RN The old lady Ienning Bulbeck of y^e Strand 69 y octob 8: ☿ h. 8. 25 p m 1623. |sent her water indiff. head eys eyes waterish & reddish. & bloodshotten|

RN \mres Elis knight/ Hath a nother Daughter y^t was hit yesterday w^th a peece of bred in yorest & her ey ve\r/y mutch swelled. y {sic} she cānot see sent for my counsell what to doe.

RN S^r Robart Napeir the elder sent for physick for his stone cholick & bloody water & wyndynes of his belly Aprill 13. ☿ h. 6. 30 ant m. 1625. |stone Cholick|

RN Ihone Gee of Raunson 6{9}|7| yeres 67 yeres old mittit  morbo. 1598. mart 26 die ☉. h. 7 38 40. mi ant merid extreeme hot within & cannot sclack her thirst. a hot ague.

RN Mres Anne Hoctor. 18 y new mayed {sic} novēb 1|9|. ☿ h 11. ant m 163i

was cured a yere since as M^r Cade writeth. had thē a vomyte \cānot make water Costive/ melanch pass. stomack chest & head

RN Ihone Harvy of Northcrowly 60 yeres old not well this 5 weekes for this 3 weekes shee hath well nie kept her bed cannot well goe to ground sent her sonne to me die {sic} ♂ Ian. 2. die ♂ h. 9. 1599.

RN Alce Phylip of Eaton 60 yeres old sick sinc St Steaphens day at night. betwixt 9 & 10 at night. sent to me being very weake this 1 of Ian 1599. troubled w^th a stitche vnder her side.

RN Iohn Richardson weaver 60 taken w^th an ache in his shoulders & armes & backe. cannot rest. but of a very good stomacke sent vnto me stunted. Mart|c|he 2i. di ☿ {sic} h. 11. ant m. 1599 water very good.

RN Goodman Gardner of Dunsanger of 68 yeres old very costive his bodye out of tem. his {sic} the bottome of his belly mutch swelled water passeth from him he knoweth not howe. sent to me. Maij 2. die ☿. h. 8 20 mi ant m. 1599. harthose/

RN The earle of kent sent to me for his head eyes. & gums w^th an extreme rheume sept 13 ☾ h. 9. 45 ant m 1619 |I purpose to goe to the Earle sept 21. next god willing|

RN M^r king k {sic} King of Ashby in Leycester sheere 60 y Ap 1. ♀ h. 8 30 p m 1631

Richd Kinge of Ashbye Sent a letter for M^r. Anthony & M^res Bridgett Kinge. April. 1. ♀. h. 8. 30. p m. 1631

RN Mres Bridget his Daughter of M^r King. 19 y. Ap 1. ♀ h. 8 30 p m. 163i

GJ Her husband hath a fistula in his right syde. 63 y. old Sent to know whether he were best to go to Clementꝭ of Ownde{l} or what course he were best to take. /

GJ Richard Greene of Stoke golding 60 y Iune 29 ♀ ho 6 a m. 1604

Stuffed in his chest, sent for a vomitt