Casebooks

RN William Smithe \of haversham./ of 30 yeres maried vnmaried supposeth he hath taken a cold he now walketh vp & downe Sept 13 die ☿ h. 8. ant m. 1598.

RN M^r B Williā Beale for a great cold & cough. {illeg}|o|f Olny Parke May 26 ♂ h. 11. 30 ant m 1612./

RN S^r Th. Mydleton for a greet cold & cough. Aug 27 ☉ h. 2 38 p m 1620

RN M^r Isaac Bedford p^racher & Scholemaster of Sutt{illeg}|o|n. 30 y Ap 8. ☾ h. 4. 30 p m 1622

1 {sic} for a huskin cough. taken w^th a cold a fortnight.

RN S^r Iohn Curson of Adyn|t|on 30 y Octob 27 ♂ h. 1. 50 p m 1607. a cold hed ill.

GJ M^r Alway sent for me to come to him being very sicke payned in the head having taken a cold August 4 ♃ ho 12. 45 p. m. 1603

RN my lady Curson of As|d|stock. 30 y Iune 27 h {sic} hor 2. p m 1607 I take my selfe to be some so {sic} fortnight quick w^th child hath taken a great cold in vehement maner y^t I cā not turne me in my bed & feare mutch harme of it because of strayninge /ready to stop her wynde.\¹

RN Alce Denton of haversham 36. maried this 10 yeres 3 children last childe had a yere & more agoe feareth lest shee have taken a cold w^th a nurcing child an old Disease ever since shee was a servant a great payne at her harte, doth vomit ever sinc shee was maried {b} twice or thrice in a yere but very mutch this last weeke & never well vntill shee have it vp, els very sicke. a pert woman. sent to me by her husband this 17 of Decēb. die ☉. 9 – 18.. 1598.. best a bed.

RN Will: Venter of Sawford troubled w^th a Cold very shortwinded & payned w^th a Cough & his hart sore. 31 yeres troubled w^th it this fortnight / Apr. 27 die ♀ h. 11. 15. ant m. lay first in his hed. & in his neck ready to stop his winde./

RN Iohn Holmes the lady Morysons clarke Ap 7 ☾ h. 11. 50 ant m 1617.

Iohn Holmes clarke of the citchin 32|4|. y. Ap. 7. ☾. h. 11. 30 ant m 1617. serv to S^r Charles. Ap 1617. hath had an ague sinc the 12 of septēb. to the first of march. sinc an extree {sic} cold w^ch still cōtinueth w^thout remedy. hed & stomack payned every morning his belly is swelled. as if it would breake. {illeg} {sic} he tooke physick the 26 of march & therfore d|b|eing very loose desyreth no physick.

RW M^ris Godwine of Cardington. y. 39. d. ♂ h: 9. 40 ant: m: Feb: 29. 1620. hath had a cold 3 weekꝭ: & a great cough: w^ch settled to her right |left| side: but is removed frō thence: Cryeth out of her heart: & sayth it swimmeth in water: is much plexed & troubled. cannot sleepe nor take rest for 4 nights now togither. her stomacke is so ill that she can not take anie thinge but posset ale & broths.