Casebooks

RW M^r Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. ☉. h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, w^ch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled w^th a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto S^r George Sherly M^r Colins houshold physition.

RN Thomas field a day labourer of Willing 52. y. Decēb^r 21. die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 8. 50. ant m. 1599. ever sinc sunday keepeth his bed eateth nothing but drinketh

RN Henry Coates of Chicley 40 y febr: 22 ♃. h. 11. 15 ant m 1627.

was at worke w^th M^r fisher of Wilden & sent home yesterday & keepeth his bed & reareth blood by spetting a litle at a tyme

RN Iohn Bandye of Wavendon 35 keepeth his bed most te hath taken a great cough & cold. feb. 2 die ♄ hor. 1. p m. 1600

RN S^r Peeters Temples lady for Mres Dakers Temple wheath^r she mend or noe novēb. 21 ☉ h. 12 p m 1619

long sick of a Hectick feav^r cā take nothing keepeth her bed a yere pyneth & cōsumeth. a thick red aguish water.

RN Anthony Smith for his sons Daughter 4 yeres old very exceeding sleepy can eat nothing keepeth her bed looketh pale. cōplayneth of her hed & her mouth sore & cannot swallowe. Octob. 10|1| die ♂ ♄ {sic}. 11. 25|0|. 1598.

RW Henry Sheepheard. of Sympson. y. 60. d. ☾ h. 11. 30 ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. hath beene sicke ever since Christmas. is swelled in his body: & his belly hard: legs swelled & hath a little issue in each of them: hath kept his bed these two dayes. Eateth his meate prettily well: is rather loose then costive

RN Mres Rolt \Iane Rolt/ of Bonyst sent to me to know wheath^r shee be w^th child or no Apr. 19 ♀ h. 11. 15 ant m. 1605. y {sic} 29 y.

Elisabeth Baudwyne at the same tyme her syster. 20 yeres.

Also for her sist^r who is troubled w^th great hedach & a bad stomacke & cānot Digest keepeth her bed

|M^res| Iane Rolt of Bonyst 29 y Apr 19 ♀ h. 11. 15 ant m 1605

quærit an sit gravida

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnstyn 63|7|. {sic} 67. hath bene sick on weddensday last 6 weekes sound in body but bursten this 16 weekes. he was wont to be troubled w^th a wind Cholick. nowe last of l {sic} all w^th an issue on his navell eaten in an Inche deepe but nowe growen vp againe saving that it hath a litle hole in it w^c when they went to stoppe it put him in danger of death. sent his sonne to me he kepeth his bed nowe & then payned in his back & pricking & shooting in his navell {virs} an end. bleedeth every foote & wetteth a handkerchir. Decemb. 18. die ☾. h. 8. 40: mi. 1598. goeth ill to ground

RN Rich Holmes of Offlye 27. a batchel^r S^r Rich Spencers Cooke Iuly 16 ☾ hor 10. 15 ant m 1604.

a e wasteth pyneth cōsumeth cougheth hoarse. keepeth his bed.

RN Miller of Brodwell 55. yeres Doth nothing els but vomit. & so hath done every day this yere nowe forsaketh his meate & keepeth his bed nowe this 3 days. March 20 die ♂ h. 2. 8 p m 1599

RN Elis: Davers of lebbarne 17 y Decēb. 13. ♀ h. 9. 3{illeg}|9| ant m 1611.

ve\r/y weake

hath a great cough & is very weake & keepeth her bed. cā bring nothing

RN Ihone Harvy of Northcrowly 60 yeres old not well this 5 weekes for this 3 weekes shee hath well nie kept her bed cannot well goe to ground sent her sonne to me die {sic} ♂ Ian. 2. die ♂ h. 9. 1599.

RN Thomas Barret of stony stratford servant to Iohn Smith of haversham tayler {vousued} to nothing extreeme weake cannot stirre out of his bed. the 28 of Decēb. die ♃. h 9. 30. m. ant m. 1598 pater  filio.

RN Margaret Elyng of Walton 54. weak a long tyme. but keepeth not her bed. may the 16 die ☿ h. 2. 30. p m. 1599.

RN she came for her moth^r lame & bedrid of 42 y of Northāpton August 29 ☾ hor 10 ant m 1603.

RN Goody nuemā of fardingoe thre mils frō Banberye. 4{illeg}|6| y Sept 5. ☾. h. 3. 20 p m. 1608. amys a longe tyme troubled in her stomacke cānot Digest any meate but Doth cast her meate aft^r shee hath eaten it or els fyndeth no ease Doth keepe her bed./ they doe watch her.

RN Elisabeth Rowle Sowle of Lowton 50 yeres old sick first began to be sicke vppon the 3 of Octob. cam at night came t sent her husband to me shee hath bene full of ache a long time & hath kept her bed ever since Octob. 11 die ☿ h. 7. 45. 1598

RN Susan Coles 18 yeres of Olnye. three weekes sicke since satterday die ☾ h. 2. p m. 1599. lyeth very weake in her bed & cannot styrre in her bead except shee be turned. Octob. first die ☾ ♄ {sic}. 2 p. m. 1599 /Love sicke.\

RN The lady Dorothy Iennings for her child taken w^th the epilepsye about 10 weekes 13 y Ap 25. ♃ h. 1. 45 p m 1622. hearing y^t I have helpen may {sic} in y^t kind hath written to me to come to London/ /her speach is taken from her by fits for a day & keepeth her bed\