Casebooks

RN M^r Will: Co{l|e|}lles Colles of Parke berrye of 58 troubled sick this i6 yeres & hath had the Counsell of the most exte phisitions troubled w^th a windy cause as he sayth cōming from his backe by a great heate & obstruction from my liver. also w^th a bad stomacke elevating winde into my hed. w^ch causeth gydines or streming in my head w^ch cometh as he thinketh by the ascending vp of bad & melancholy humours & w^th a shaking in my left hand mightely as it were the palsye but always very hotte. nowe of late w^th the brevity of wind in my stomacke & chest & lately w^th a mūmnes {sic} & tinckling in my hands. lips & sydes & face. this 15 of may. die ♂ h. 4. 45. p m. 1599.

RN my broth^r Sandy sent me a letter touching M^r Shaxtons cony catching of ve\r/y Cony Catchers indede feb 27. h {sic} hor 4. 30 p m 1608. yet writeth y^t he now will not goe but y^t his fath^r would have him come to Oxford & my broth^r if he cā will get him 20 lib. to goe to Oxford.

quærit vtrū An Stocker peius se habeat ob maritū. eodē tempore/

quærit morbi causā et medla an intollerable itching in the fundamēt ready to pull of her heare.

RN Mary Wels \of Redburne/ first taken strangly being devoutely affected w^th a gydynes in her head & troubles of mynd & a fearfull trēbling march. 3. ☉ h. 7. 40 ant m. 1622¹

RN An Turner of Newport servant to Goodmā Commendale troubled w^th a swelling at her Chest. & in her hed. this two or 3 days. hath not the vse of her armes. 28. y. at miklemas Ap 25. die ☿ h. 4. 30. 1599.

RN young M^r Rich Maunsell of Chichely. 24 y Octob 28 ♀ hor 4. 30 p m 1603. stomacke wat^r good. back syde chest hed

RN Goody Reeve of our towne brought my God daught^rs water novemb the last 30 ☿ hor. 4. 15 p m 1603. miserablely payned in her left syde backe should legs

RN M^r Pill of Woollysto 36 y Ap 7 ♃ h 5|4| p m 1608 a cold rheume on the top of the hed a wyndy stomack a bad hed

RN Elis Ienings of London hath taken her vomyt & dyet drink w^ch wroght well w^th her. yet looketh pale & hath not her floures cānot eate flesh & yet hath a good stomack craveth my Directiōs vppon Monday next Iune 26 ♃ h. 4. 39 p m 1628

RN Margery Clark a midwife of Stony stratford sick at hart y^t shee cannot speake can scarce travell her thighes & legs doe swell. 51. a thick white puddle wat^r. March. 19. die ☾ h. 4. 20. m. p. m. 1599.

RN Williā Palmer bereaved of his sences sometimes {t}alketh well & discreetely sometimes very f vainly & foolishly: vseth to lie a bed for the space of a moneth of 26 yeres of Grounden. h {sic} a batchelor this 2 yeres. he gave his word for xx^li & Driven to pay it some suppose this to have crased his minde. Ap. 2i. die ♄ h. 4. 20. mi p m. 1599.

RN Mary Blundell my ladys pellams weating gentle Wom 19 y Decēb. 10 ♀ hor. 4. p m. 1602.

for y^e rising of her stomacke & flushing in her face & red swelling about her eyelids

RN Ione martyn of n Eversole 31. y ma\r/yed Apr 4. ♀ h. 4 p m. 1606¹

RN Robartus Haz|s|elwood 20 y Ap. 26. ♀ h. 4. p m 1605. |of haversham newly maryed weepeth & greeveth mynd mutch Disquieted.|

RN Goodmā Miles came to my howse for Iohn Leach y^t was sicke & ill diseased in his hed & an ague w^th it Decēb. 5|4| ☿ h. 4. 30 p m 1605.

RN Edmund Wootton of sawcy forest 30 y May 27. h {sic} hor. 4. p m. 1609 |p mer vxor  marito lunatico soror  fratre. sine consensu./|¹²

RN Water Cheese of Stony stratford borne the last night being ☉ about betwixt 5 & six 20 weekes sinc. her disease & first fit tooke it feb 21 ♃ h 4. p m 1611. it did shake w^th the hands & wryteth {sic} y^e mouth & hed & clutcheth the hands & grypeth. & falleth. the first daye 2 fits. yesterday & this day may {sic} fits.

water good.

{sen}|{wro}|te to me febr. 25 ☾ h. 4. 15. p m 1611.

RN Mres White of Caucot {5}|6|0 y march. 10 ☿ h. 4. 30 p m 1613 |quærit wheath^r she mend or noe.|¹

RN my lady Weanemā march 17 for a young gentlewomā distracted march |i|7 {sic}. {5}|{4}|0 p m 1617 /of 20 yeres {sic}\ /An Symons 20 y of Brightwell\ /was troubled w^th y^e mother. /6 weekes ill\\¹

RN M^r Will Bouth troubled w^th most filthy cogitations novēb. 24 ♂ h. hor {sic} 4. p m 1618. was marvelous ill afflicted w^th filthy thoughtꝭ

RN M^r Rich leate wrote to D Spicer to meete him at Tocetur or els on munday next t|a|t Stonystratford & to crave my consell for mres Harvey being weake & discontent in mynd may 8 ☿ h. 4. 30 p m 1622.¹

frater  sorore sine consensu