Casebooks

RN Susan Barnewell \of Barton by kettring/ of 39 y Ian. 1. ♀ h. 4. 20 p m 1618 {sic} ill sinc whitsontyde in her loynes thigs lims & legs & swelled in her legs & foote & is extreme hot & is sorely twitched in her hams as if on pluckt her

RN Iane Hill of Hanslop 23 y I may 10 ☾ h. 3. 40 p m 1619

back syde & belly

paynd at her head w^th a burning

nescit an sit gravida

troubled w^th the wynd cholick & when y^t cōmeth cānot hold her water

RN Mary Smyth of Stawton 20 myles 30 y Ap 27. ♂ h. 10. 15 ant m 1619 her head shaketh a fortnight or 3 \shaking/ palsy. mother backe thighꝭ as if they should be torne but her head exceding cold.

head cold

vryne very good. a very good stomacke yet very faynt. mutch troubled w^th wynd 2 y. sinc had a boy. hath thought her selfe twice to be w^th child w^thin this twelfemonthe. nescit an sit gravida

RN M^r Bates of Maydes Mo\r/ton 3 months ill a full stomach. shortwȳded & sinc satterday last w^th great heat & fayntnes. back hot a flushing heate a flegmatick stomack march 15 ☾ h. 3. p m 1619

RN Temperanc Negous \of Dunton in Bedfordsheere/ 30 y Ap 27 ♂ h. 9. 3{8} ant m 1619

thursd next a m{oneth} brought a bed & is full of mela{nch} despayring & off{ering} to drown her selfe was so a y{ere} sinc & mended {w^th} y^t I sent her gods name be p{raysed} for it

faynt & weake

cōpl of her belly {& a} gryping

Doubteth of gods g{race}

Temperanc Negous of Dunton by Bedford 30 y Ap 27 ♂ h. 9. 39 ant m 1619

RN his broth^r Will: fell sick last Monday h. 2. 30 p m 1619 6 y. hed ill. /face cheekes ey brused swelled chest\

RN Mres Chābers of Watton 57 |57| y Aug. 26. ☿ h. 2 p m 1618. she then begā to cōplayne of a great payne in her left leg. frō the foote vp to the thighes & so hath cōtinued ever since waxing worse & worse in great extremity of payne rising higher & higher towards her body boath legs mutch swelled but the left most. hath a good stomack.

RN Elis Heacock of Brodwell 28 y novēb. 7. h {sic} hor. 3. p m. 1618.

hath layn in a fortnight a wench

cōplayneth of her armes & shoulders legs & knees as on prickt w^th needles

RN Goody Kent of Padbery craved something to make her sleepe mutch troubled in mynd & feareth y^t she shall kill her selfe as her father did drowne him selfe. novēb. 19 ♃ h 9 ant m 1618 was here p^rsent

RN Agnys Teare of Hutchin 55 y Ian. 7 ♃ h. 4. 15 p m 16i9. /troubled in mynd chest ill hed light\

RN Mres Iohn Ba{k}

M^r Hickby myste{r} {sic} of great Gydd{ing} 71 y may 5. ☿ h. 2. 45 p m 1619

sick of & on ev^r sinc the 2 of Aug in harvest.

It tooke him in as an ext ague & vnkindly age not alwys at so{me} tȳes & ever si{nc} christas vseth to cast his Drink{e} & meate/ now a bad stomack {l}|y|et a loose body

RN Agnys Helder of Offley 38 y sept 25. ♀ h 11. 20 ant m 1618.

had a litle \on/ since she was w^th me mutch tempted. & troubled in her mynd w^th wicked & evill thoughtꝭ hath had 9

RN Alce Cuts w^th Doctor Hues boy march. 3. ☿ h. 9. 50 ant m 1619 \a londyner mynd troubled/

RN An Colemā of litle Brickhill 44 y march 15. ☾ h. 2. 20 p m 1619. |Is in strang fits. strangly handled w^th quaking fits. witchery suspected|

RN S^r Will. Monson his Daughter y 12. Decēb. 8 |9| ♂ h. 11. ant ☿ h. 11. \45./ ant m 1618. /strangly handled w^th epilepticall fits\

RN An Colemā of litle Brickhill 44 y Ian 1{illeg}|8| ☾ h. 10 12. 1619 /strangly handled w^th fits y^e mother suspecteth witchery\

RN An Smyth of Stony stratford 30 y mayed {sic} feb. 20 h {sic} hor 3. p m. 1619. 12 days sick. lyeth like a Chisone {sic} child all the day & always at night behave her selfe like a bedlome & hath in her mad fits cut of a great peece of her tongue cānot sleepe these 12 days but lyeth broad awake

RN M^r Chābers for his wife sine cōsensu. 58 y Aug 29 h {sic} hor. 2. p m 1617 /maritus  vxore sine cōsensu.\

RN M^r Will: Sanders of Wavendon 29 y sept: 26 h {sic} hor 9 ant m. 1618

RN Mres Mūgūbry very ill still s {sic} Octob. 1: ♃ h. 10. 11. 30 ant m 1618 |sent f {sic} to me y^t I would come to her this after noone to coōfer w^th her.|