Casebooks

RN I went to my lady Curson & she brought vnto me a mayd of hers very sleep{l}|y|e ☿ Iune 28 ☿ h. 2. 20 p m 1609

RN Susan Blundell is now given mutch to sleeping shee slept as her moth^r told me vppo the 20^th of may. die ♄ fro that night vntill the next night follow {sic} the space of 24 houres but y^t her sleepe was interrupted w^th her vsuall fitꝭ & y^t very often. her moth^r came to tell me of it. the 22 of may die ☾. h. 7. 15. mi

RN Bridget Emmerson of Cosgrave 19 y. Iune 22 ☿ hor 8. 20|45|. ant m 1603. exceeding sleepy.¹

RN Margaret Lawrenc 50 yeres old servant sent in y^t howse never well sinc y^t servante went he{illeg}|r| master did not leeke her well & therfore turned her away. suspected shee can seldome sleepe. fallen downe into her leg this Margaret sayd of her y^t shee was naught w^th on of her masters servantꝭ y^t was marid

RN My Lady Wentwort for a new serv 36 y Iune 30 ☾ h. 11. ant m 1623. /{of} Tyddington\ a burning feaver. cānot sleepe hed troubled w^th fancyes

RN Mres Mathew of Broden for her sone & hayre M^r Iohn mathew 8 yers old in cleare Lent the first sonday

subiect to melancholy he {illeg} sleepeth mutch & seemeth to be aguish subiect to melancholy \delighteth in nothing/ will t {sic} no stomack Aguish

RN M^res Potter of willing sent for her husb. w^th out his consent at 10. 10. ant m 1599 1600 cannot sleepe his water betwixt yellow & red thick leeke puddle. his stomack hot & his tounge scab & broken out & his head cannot move but as he is turned.

RN yest was month stretched out her hands cōpl of a lightnes in her head her eys {rune} & is sleepish

It tooke her sorely & had \a/ very greevous fit in the morning & so always in her bed h. 6. 30 in aurora martch 30 ☿ {sic} |march 29. ♂| h. 6. 30 ant m 163i

RN The Countes of Westmrland {sic} sent to me to come to her Daughter in lawe y^t lyeth in cānot sleepe full of rhue {sic} & convulsions Iune 23 y I {sic} h {sic} hor. 11. 30 p m ant m 1632. /newly brought a bed\¹

RN Mres Dorrell of Lillingston Dorell for her feete. Aprill 15 die ♂ h. 10 25 {sic} 20 ant m. 1600.

Nath. Dorrell of 3 y olde cānot sleepe yet drowsy feare the wormes./ yet his belly soft:

RN Iohn Malins a yere & a quarter lacking a fortnight as it were pined in all her lims & bodye hed a poer bare creature. cannot sleepe not at any time in a moneth or fortnight but crye and Drinke mater adduxit se{cū} filiolā veret^r ne sit maleficio v^l veneficio afflictus. Decēb. 7. die ♃ hor. 3. 30. mi. 1598 very short winded.

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.

RN The lady Butler touching her child y^t is well amended of his fits ye{d}|t| weake & not able to goe feets & legs swell still & cānot sleepe a weeke togeath^r till after a eleaven in y^e morning |marh {sic} 13 h {sic} h 12 30 p m 1624| sent for her neighb vrsula Clarke 50 y March 13 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m 1624