Casebooks

RN M^r Nichols of Wing for on of his fellowes \Edwards Gardiner/ growen into y^e scurvy & dropsye y^t before a yere sinc was recovered only by scurvygras now growen swelled his legs thighes & belly are very mutch swelled his appetite de{i}ected & 70 y cā take no purge fat corp & well coloured Ap 6 h {sic} hor. 7. 25 ant m 16i6. |breath short|

RN Elis Hurrell of Barton by Cambridge a widow 60 y sept 17. ☾ h. 7 30 ant m. 1627. Distracted of her wits sinc mydsomer. Doth Will curse & talk continually & be doing of some ill except she be tyed & will teare her cloathes & is senceles. fretfull & furious & cā sleepe litle light headed¹

RN An Middleton 10 yeres old a week afore Miklemas sick miserablely handled w^th her fits. the 20 of decemb^r die ☿ at 6 in the morning. borne the 12 of Decēb. 1588. die ♃ betwixt 1. & 2 morning. her fathr {sic} enquireth what may be the cause of her disease. in her owne p^rsence. the 5 of feb: die ☾. h. 7. 30. ant m. 1599. of a white pale colour leane wellooking water very good. every day many fits. & on friday & weddensday. it maketh her knock stamp strick her hands a great cough /this figure I set in there p^rsence.\

RN Millers 1598 Iul. 14. die ♀ h. 7. mi. 12. 45 m. Thomas Richardson for his wife. to know what wilbe her end. about 30 yeres old. shee suspecteth shee hath bene bewitched light headed & talketh mutch of the devill shee can not speake sometimes in her fit letteth out her excrementꝭ.

RN Agnys Nuemā of Hav^rshā 8. y. sept. 25. ☿ h. 7. 45 ant m 1633.

sick sinc satt last at night a litle after 12.

Casteth all that she taketh & had a loosenes before a fortnight. |cōpl of her bell voyded on worme|

vryne red & aguish

Is paynd every where

RN nata trinitat{illeg}|is| Domca 7 y last trinity sundday h 11 at nigh{t} 1612. Iune 7.

RN Mres Aylet Elner Aylet of Magdalen Laver in Essex 40. May 16 ♃ h 7 ant m 1633

came into my p^rsenc w^th there waters

her daughter Elenor Aylet 17 y mopish & idle headed for 4 yeres & her shoulder bone come out & goeth crooked

had a great cold in her head & cānot be removed

her mynd troubled w^th div^rse conceits & feares

very healthfull in her body.

RN Me{illeg} Marg. Cowlys Daught^r 1597 Sept 13. die ♂ h. 7. 19. mi. ant merid. complayneth of her head neck & stomack & harte & when shee is troubled therwith w^th watrish pangs & casteth vp what shee taketh on a month

RN Michaell Adams of Over. 43. y. may 31. ☿. h 7. ant m. 1626.

melanch false feares touching sathans illusions fearfulnes of synne |apt to sleepe|¹

M^r Baker wrote in his behalfe

RN my man will: Roughead spit blood w^c he thincketh he tooke w^th a bruise by carying my milk & overstrayning him selfe. at 7. 35. mi.

RN Iohn Windmill of Yardly Gubbin a twelmoneth old & as mutch as candelmas the sunday after candlemas. came & brought her Child y^t was payned in the body & had divers fi strange fits. but before it tooke it had a fit of an ague before it. not v this beating & panting began on friday night w^th a quivering & shakings of the belly & armes Apr. 10. die ♂ h. 7. ant m. 1599 goeth had|r|d to grounde cryeth

RN Williā Perry of Woulverton halfe a yere old. sick of a hot ague skriketh & starteth. Was bound & nowe is loose. Doth cough sore Ian. 31. die ♃ h. 7. 30. ant m 1600

RN Goody Malins sent vnto me for her child to come to see it & to pray for it for shee doubted it would dye Aug 4. ♂ hor. 7. 15. ant m 160i was full of the pockes in throate mouth & eyes¹

RN my Neece & lady Earsfild for her daughter 3 y March. 10 h {sic} hor 7 ant m 1632

\grpes {sic} in the pit of her stomacke belly & sydes/ a very hard belly worms suspected¹

Alooes mxed {sic} w^th rub did her no good

nor a bag {illeg}|o|f wormewood steeped in vineg w^th nutmeg applyed nor my oyntment of Savyn & wormewood

What I think of it & what may doe her good

RW Isabell Long of Wotton \byshops hatfeild/. y. 7. d. ♂ h: 7. 10. ant: m: Aprill. 18. 1620. Epileptica. Assoone as shee recouereth out of her fit, shee alwayes coveteth to run into the water or river.RN ¹

Isabell long of Hatfild 7 y last trinity sunday taken w^th the epilepy {sic} & fatuitate. 3. y. & it forsooke her/ Ap. 18 ♂ h: 7. 20 ant m 1620.

RN Iohn farnwell of Woulverton 15. of March Rich an Rich Gardener will live or die of the wounde in the throote Marc|t|ij 15. die ♃ h. 6|7|. ant m. 1599.

RN Rich Cloud 5 y ma of Ranson March 7 ☾ h. 7. 38 ant m 1608 hath a litle knob issuing vnd^r his throat they feare the Kings evill

RN Iane Smyth of Easton Madith 9 y six weekes after milkemas ☉ night ab h betwixt 9. & 10. in sent heath^r Iune 11. ♂ h. 7 ant m. 16i6 /voydeth wormes now & then a xj wormes at on tyme\¹

RN May {sic} Carter of great Stowton. 27 y Ap 2 ☿ h. 7. 30 ant m 1617 |he brought his wifes water|¹

RN Robert Muns of Maldene a yere & 3 quaters {sic} idle headed {f} squeaketh rageth & cānot sleepe & wrigeth the body. Iune 1. ♂ h 7. 20 ant m 1624