Casebooks

TG Mr Thomas Weekly of Addington in Northamptonsh. 50 y. Decemb. 20. h. 1. 15. p m. swelled in his belly especially after meate, hath ben ill 6 weekes

GJ Ioane Fisher of Stonystratford 23 y. Octob j. ♄ ho 1. 45 p m. 1603

A great payne in her backe

menses obstructi these 2 or 3 yeeres

Thomas Colyns a malsters mayde

Ill many tymes in her stomacke sometymes ready to swound

RW Iohn Peckauer of Brackley. y. 38. d. ♄ h: 10. {illeg}|4|0. ant: m: Feb: 26. 1620.

swelleth in her face chest & legs for a moneth. sicke euer since Christmasse

GJ Agnes Armestrong of Stony stratford 20 y. Maij 7 ♄ ho. 2. 45 p. m. 1608

M^r Rawsons servant the Cooke hath bene heertofore troubled w^th the mother. once in 2 moneths had no fitt this quarter of a yeere but very sickly.

Quærit dna ejus vtꝝ sit gravida concubuit cū Marriot a mercer b|a| batcheler of the same towne. /

GJ Ellen Weed of Brafield on the greene 40 y. maried Sept. 2j ☿ ho. 1. 45 p m Hath bene ill these ij yeers sicke in her stomacke and paynfull in her body her body heaves sometyms as if she were w^th Child and falles agayne

SRN My Cozen M^rs. Clare wright of Southwark London Febr 28. ♄. h. 9. 45. a. m. 1635

A Iaundice thick yellow water. had a Iulep & an Electuary after a vomitt. this Last weeke had y^e aduise of D^r Chamberlen who conceiues her payne & greife to proceed frō her brest. desire my Counsayle & directions.

RW Tho: Lauton of Moulsoe y. 23 d. ♄ h: 11. 50. ant: m: Sept: 3. 1625. head breast & heart ill since Last Sunday: dry & thirstie

SRN Marian Phelp of Blechly 40. y Septemƀ. 11. ♀ h. 10. a. m. 1635

Much payned in her chest & at her heart very shortwynded swelld & howen in her face hands & Body

\vomitts what she taketh/ hath not bin well since it thunderd & lightend when she came from Stoke goldinge on th{e} Sunday y^t it lightend & thunde{red} so much.

it first tooke her w^th sorenes in her throate

body Costiue. Vryne very thin & frothy, & cleere. hath bin married these 9. y. no child.

TG M^rs Iane bruffe stony stratford 42 y. h. 9. m{illeg} aguish, stomack naught, head, ill and pained.

RW Peircie Crouch of Toceter y: 33 \33/ d. ☾. h: 2. p: m: Nouemb. 20. 1620. Burneth verie much in her stomacke \bodie/ & mouth. hath had much physicke frō M^r Iames yet not the better. was also let blood. can take no rest. had a Clyster lately. ill a moneth. keepe her bed a fortnight

RW Lydda Carter of Cheshā y. 19. d. ♄ h. 9. 45. ant: m: Martij. 18. 1620. a great swellinge in her breast & in her throate. very extreame ill & keepeth her bed & hath done so a weeke.

GJ Agnes Cooper of Shenly 24 y. maried 9 y. Aug: 1 ☾ ho. 7. 40 a m. 1603. her yongest child 3 y. w^th Child some 6 weekꝭ to go. A great payne at her hart these two nightꝭ backe ill.

RW Henry Sheepheard. of Sympson. y. 60. d. ☾ h. 11. 30 ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. hath beene sicke ever since Christmas. is swelled in his body: & his belly hard: legs swelled & hath a little issue in each of them: hath kept his bed these two dayes. Eateth his meate prettily well: is rather loose then costive

TG Iane Shipdarp of Hardwell 16 y. 7bris 19. h. 10 30′. 1634. ill her stomacke with running paines in her members & backe.

GJ Isabell Newman of Ashton 32 y. Decemb. 20 ☾ ho. 1. 40 p.m.

shortwinded a payne at her hart Cannot endure to go. very ill after she hath eaten any thing a meaden

SRN My Broer Tyringhā wrote his ler acquainting me how ill & sicke his wife had bin all day yesterday with the old payne in her stomacke, sent her water she is afrayd something growes in her

Iuly. 20. ☾. h. 10. 15. a. m. 1635.

RW M^ris Clarke of Perry. y. 35. d. ♄ h: 10. 25. ant: m: Aprill 15. 1620. troubled with a wheesinge; feareth a Consumption: payned in her backe & legs: ill 4 yeeres.

SRN M^rs. Cotta of Coventrey. sent her ler Novemƀ. 14. ♄ h. 10. a. m. 1635.

The vomitt did worke, vpward & 5 tymes downeward. the pills wrought well & she was let blood arme & Foote:

hath not had y^em since March Last, now finds her Liuer distemperd & a payne there. desires the opening drinke or the receipt

M^r. Edmund Vaughan of Corp. Chri Col. Oxon. Febr. 23. ♃ h. 2. p m. 1632

vrina valde bona

Desires to know whether his infirmity come from his Liuer or Brest or otherwise

pained in his Brest; rayseth euery morneing a litle Bloud w^th his flegme, desires to know from whence it proceedes.

U[1611–2] Marcy Newold of Elston but now at Stedsdon 30 y May 1{illeg}|7|. d. ♀. h. 7^a. ant. m. 1611.

very sick in {illeg}|all| her body belly back & hart. keeps her shee is a nurse & \her husband/ asketh whether shee bee w^th child again