Casebooks

RN An Bourton of Olny 26 yeres old. sick the ever sinc Lent tooke her in her hed hart & backe maried this 7 yeres had but on Child but y^t god hath taken to his mercy. {s} {sic} it holdeth her nowe as an ague shaking her every day. & hat sweateth & is very hot after the shaking & hath as it were a thing lūbring in her chest very corpulent faynt & very feeble. hath a very painfull cough ready to Drawe vp hart & hall w^th it & fetcheth blood very short winded. fetcheth vp fleume & water as cleare as a bell. Ap. 25 die ☿. h. 8. 30. mi ant m. 1599. hath a very sore ague every day y^t maketh her sweate exceedingly. hath not had this moneth her Courses sinc shee voyded a litle porreng^r of clompered bloode/

RN Agnes Harwood of Cosgrave 50 yeres payned in her legs & body. hoven in the neither side of her belly as it were an impostume very sicke w^thall & vomiteth vp every daye what serve {sic} shee taketh. sent to me this first of may. 8|h|or 8. 30|5|. p|a|nt m. 1599.

RN Agnes Miller of 45. yeres old hath had an old Desier Disease as shee thincketh of the winde cholick ready to stop there winde lieth at her harte this every daye of the weeke. the rūning. of the reanes

August the 12 die ♄ h. post m ant m. 8. 34 mi for Agnes Miller who hath bene troubled w^th the rūning of her reanes & so also her husb: for the space of this 4 yeares & her mother w^th the winde cholick. whiles she had her termes shee was a sound woman but sinc never having thē shee hath bene mutch distempered w^th the rūning of the reanes

RN Alce Dwyn \Puttiford|nte|/ of flitton. 47 y may. 7 ☾. h. 8. 2|3|0 ant m 16i0.

a great payne about her harte. & breaketh wynd ready to swound w^th it. / since christmas ill careth not for her busynes |troubled in mynd|

Mary Hardinge of Shiddlington 18. y. Iuly. 23. ☾. h. 8. 30. a. m. 1632 maryed at Christmas last pained in her Heart & stomack hath litle or noe appetite to her meate, cannot sleepe, ill 3 weekes. RN /standeth as on in a trance\

RN The Lady Ienins for her husband \M^r Latch/ y^t is very sick & somewhat senceles & speaketh idlely he knoweth not what ill ever sinc M^r Thomas was mayed {sic} brayne mynd & sences ill sick sinc monday night Aug. 15 ♃ h. 8. 38 ant m 1633 |at Hays| /keepeth his bed head burneth inwardly\ /feareth eyther his Death or y^t he wilbe sencles\

RN Goody Reede of Broughton 63. yeres old sick very extreme sick on satterday last leekely to have dien being the 7. of octob. & then recovered again & fell sick agayne vppon tuesday after. being the 10 of Octob. sent to me vppon thursday being the 12 of octob. it taketh all above the gyrdell first in the shoulders to the brest & so to the hart her sydes wher it so lyeth as that on may tak out thenc as shee thinketh 1598. h die ♃ h. 8. 30. mi. 1598.

Goody Reade

RN Christian Cooke of 11 y old. taken w^th a swelling in her knee & so ascendeth to her harte & to her armes w^th a pricking as it were needles.

RN Sara Kendell of Woburne 10 y Aug 2 ♃ hor 8. 30 ant m 1604. satterday hed harte stomacke belly left syde.

RN tooke at shrovetyde in her armes w^th a pricking & shooting w^th a swelling in her bed the 11 of febr in the night. about 9 or 10

RN Iane Wooden of Turvey 52 y. Ap. 10 ☿ h. 8. 30 ant m. 1622 \eys red & sore/ |a swying gydynes in her head.| /head benūmed\

RN Elis: Dery Tapnā of Moderanger 26 y Decēb 16|5| h {sic} 8. 30 ant m 1632

swelled on her left syde thigh leg & share

RN Mres Archer the younger 29 y sept 20. ♀ h 8. 30 ant m 1633. /wynd cholick a weake backe w^th whitꝭ & red\

M^r Archer & mrs Archer boath troubled w^th melanch. sept: 20.

RN Ellen Foster sore sick ever sinc her childe cannot take no drinke meate vomiteth vp all y^t shee taketh cannot quench her thirst swollen very big in her legs. now stolen vp to her hart on weddensday shalbe three weekes her child borne w^th out all greefe but mutch payned before & after & nev^r had Child before sent a woman to me for her Decēb. 31. h. 8. 35 m. 1598

RN Ione Norman of 15 yeres old sick this weeke. keepeth her bed & nowe is vp. sent her water w^ch is very yellowe. & thicke cōplayneth most of her left brest & harte. may the 7. die ☾. h. 8. 30 ant m. 1599.

RN An Davy of Stonystratford of 32. sick almost a weeke a payne in the stomack & at the hart a burning heate in her stomack May. the 23. die ☿ h. 8. 30. ant m. 1599.

GJ Luce Caper of Stonistratford 50 y. Febr. 22 ☿ ho. 8. 30 a m 1604. A payne vnder her left brest hath beene sicke this sevenight

RN my sist^r being sick sent for my strong water Iuly. 6. ☉ h. 8. 30 p \ant/ m 1606 |casteth mutch troubled w^th the stone/|

RN Elis Harding of our towne 28 y feb. 6 7. ♄ hor. 8. 30 ant m 1607.¹

RN Ione Hull of Wavendon 6. 72. y. Iune 17. ☾ h 8. 30 ant m. 1611¹