Casebooks

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

TG Elisabeth Harby of Neoport. 9 yeares of age Februar. 1. h. 11. mat. laborat tussi cum tabe et difficili respiratione

GJ Goodwife Eusebyes Childe 3 yeere old for a scowring and vomiting will take no thing but drinke Octob 9 ♄ ho. 5. 45 p m.

RW M^r Matthias Cōny of Newport for his daughter Francis. y. 4. d ♃. h: 10: 30 \15/. ant: m Feb: 24. 1620. eateth nothinge: is verie faynt & weake./ had a little of diaprunis w^ch brought away ij wormes.

RW Elizabeth Parke of Newport y. 6. d. ♄. h: 7. 20. Martij. 25. 1620. casteth all shee taketh pineth & consumeth.

U[1629–1631] An meede of cranfeild A child borne the 26 of Aprill 30′  5 ante me’ And hath had a convultion {Ever} for a 12 month. and cannot go nor stand

Elisab. Pett a Beggarwomas Childe. 1. y. ß Septemb. 11. ☿. h. 8. p m. 1633. stroken suddenly lame y^t it can nether stand nor go

GJ Iames Mercer of Okeley 50 y. Iuly 26. ♂ ho. 8 a m. 1603. vide Maij 5 His friend moved the question sine consensu. He spittes much filthy geere, stopt in his chest shortwynded.

GJ Iohn Hill of Littlington. 2 ye Ap: 16 ♀ ho. 6. p. m. ♃ he scoureth & vomiteth

GJ Iohn Stratton of Chicheley 8 y. Aug 18. ☿ ho. 9. a m. A great Coughe and short winded fetcheth his breath w^th a great noise

U[1628–30] Thomas write {illeg} was borne on \the next/ satterday at night after on michelmus was twelmounth, betweene a 11 or 12 at|or| i3, a Clock but cam to me at 1 of clock, y^e 14^th: of march 1630./

had a quiuorin & sounding on michelmus last & 3 Dayes the after y^e small pox & then at shroftide & this last night had 3 fitts after the same manner a boue saide, being y^e 13^th Day complaines on the head & heauie & apt to sleepe

M^r. Henry Gascoyne of Houghton Conquest an Infant. Febr. 11. ♄. h. 12. 30. p m 1632¹

SRN Iohn Hastings \of Tocester/ for his Daughters hoarsenes. & short wynd. April. 23. ☿ h. 2. p. m. 1634.

SRN Iohn Ward his Sonne troubled many tymes w{ith} Convulsiue fitts.

GJ Elsabeth Hayes of Turvy 43 y Octob. 18 ♂ ho. 9. 50 a m. 1603. |wind in the stomacke.| A dry Cough An Itche and as it were a dry scurfe. Hath a Childe of 2 yeere old sucking on her, the childe very poore & will take nothing but the brest can neither go nor speake: borne the saturday fortnight after midsomer 1601 betwene 8 & 9 at night quiet in the day but very vnquiett all night. very cold, swelled in the body of late. the mother nunquā habuit menstrua since she had this child.

RW Rich: Wells of Woodhill y. 3. d. ♃ h: 1. p: m: Feb: 24. 1620. much payned in the belly, loose bodyed. belly swelleth sometimes: & sometimes in the fit the \priuie/ members are drawne vp into the bodie.

RN Anoth^r came for her sonne to M^r Gerenc at the same tyme for a wonderfull gryping /& castinge\ tab j.

GJ Martha Marriot of Ashton 9 7 y. Febr. 25 ♀ ho 1. 15 p m.

A great payne in her belly they feare the wormes

GJ Richard Fowkes of Hulcot 60 y. March 5 ♄ ho 11 45 a m 1603

for a great itche

GJ Edward whitestones of cranfield 2 y. Iuly 19 ♂ ho. 9 50 a m. 1603

for the wormes