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.

RN Mres Alice Iēmings of Offley. S^r Rich Spencers Daught^r for her child. of halfe a yere old {o}|D|\o/rothy Iennings Ap 3. ♃ h. 10 ant m. 1617

I receaved a letter

1 first pe{r}ydays left behind

2 how the pouder is to be vsed

3 wheath^r Dragon water be to be vsed

4 the cap & w of pa & wheath^r it may be left of.

5 to send her oliban’ ℥ij sterny ℥ß. /starteth in her sleepe\

wheath^r to forbeare the sucke. suckes well sleepes well is sol{u}{s}

RN M^r Iohn Stafford fell first sick Octob 28. ♃ h 9. ant m. 1602. /then it began to have the pox.\

RN my lady farmer sent to me for her sons M^r Staffords boy about 3 quarters olde w^ch had y^e poxe. & byles & hath a sore throate nov{em}ber. 20 ♄ hor. 10. 50 ant m. 1602.

RN Elis Seabrooke will not suck her mother. {illeg}|b|orne Apr 13. h {sic} hor. 3 \38 {sic} 40./ p m /or about 5 rather\ 1611. sent to me f {sic} her mother for this child to know the cause & what was to be Done in this case.

RN my lady Butler sent for her child. march 28 h {sic} hor. 9 \30/ ant m 1618.

RN Goody Coo \of newport/ 40 y. Iune 1. ♀ h. 8 ant m 16i0.

every where./ cānot rellish any water.

Thomas Wythers of newport 3 quarters old Iune 1. ♀ h. 8 ant m 16i0

a great cold extreeme sick cā eate or take any thing

Goody Coo quærit an sit gravida cānot rellish anye thinge. ill this moneth.

RN Clare Roe of linford Ap 19 ♀ h 2 p m 1622. /a yere old lack a month\ |measles.| /chest stuffed\¹

RN A womā of Stratford broght a litle child a v {sic} xj weeks old would sucke other bodyes teates but not hers very vnquiet & crying. hath a great cold Aug 11. ☉ h. 1. \25/ p m. 1622¹

RN sorely handled w{^th} strang fits of con{vul}sion decēb. 12 h. 4 ant m. 16{24}

RN a womā of Newp brought a child of 4 weekes old Decēb 29 ♀ h. 12. 1626. sup on goody Bechā Did harme it

the child wasteth & cōsumeth & so did another of her child y^t dyed before

RN Mres {illeg}|C|ony sent for her child of a moneth old stuft in Chest & leekly to dye.

SF Willm Carter of half a yere old 1597 the 21 Ianiari {♀} An m’ at 9 Diz liue or die the mother for the child/

RN Goody A{i}g

Agnes Cowly was Delivered vppon weddensday morning {sic} of a little boy tuesday night. Sept 12 of Sept. of a boy who is tounge tyed. shee sent her sister to me to knowe where the signe is y^t her boyes this 14 of Sept. die ♃ b at h. 2. p 12. m. f|p|ost m fortassis vt linguā nervū abscinderet. 1598 hic puer natus nocte 10. 30. m. natus Setemb. {sic} 12. die ♂ h. 10. 30. ¹

RN An vtile erat linguam eius abscindere. 14 Sept die ♃. h. 2. 12. m. 159{8}

RN Iohn Ellys of Gothurst borne the 7 of feb. die ☿ betwixt 5. & {sic} 4 & 5 ant m. 1599 a child wond^rfully cōsum{ed} in body & face. moth^r came w^th him Apr. 3. die ♂ 11. 10. m ant m. 1599.

RN Goody Malins the grandmoth^r for the child almost a yere halfe a yere old Ianuary|’| 18 die ♀ h. 10. 45. ant m 1600 costive went not to stoole since tuesd last. Doth cast vp her meate.

RN Robart Scroope of Shenly 19 weekes old the nurce for it it was not here. maij 3i ♂ hor 11. 15 ant m. 1603.

RN M^r Iohn Stafford of Lēmyngton or \at/ Easton nowe at this p^rsent. half a yere old Nov {sic} Novemb 24. ☿ hor. 10. 5{illeg}|4| ant m 1602.

RN This gentleman was borne at Easton in Northāpton sheere maij 26. ☿ hor. 9. ant m 1602.