Casebooks

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 Sara Pauly of NorthCrowlye 38. y may 15. ♂ h. 7. ant m. 16i0 Delivered this day sennet about 8. in the morning. was in labour from monday to that Daye tooke a cold. & sore all over. & was swelled all over & now is swelled in her left hand & cānot make water onc in 24 houres. ready to cast & her wynd is ready to be stopt w^th it very weake.

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 Amy Hoding of Addington 18 yeres of age. never had her couse {sic}. lyeth in her hed & chest & soppeth {sic} her eares. swollen in her feete & morning in her face & & eys & avoydeth bloode vpward d|A|pr. die ☾ h. 2. 15. m p m. 1599.

RN Cicely foster of hanslop 43 y may 20 ☾. h. 4. 39 ant m 1622 had no child this 20 y was swelled in her legs a quarter of a yere & now quite gone vpward & her belly is mutch swelled & her thigh & mutch gryped about her navell and casteth for this halfe yere y^t w^ch she taketh most cōmonly & keepeth her bed this fortnight desyreth but my prayers./

SRN Marian Phelp of Blechly 40. y Septemƀ. 11. ♀ h. 10. a. m. 1635

Much payned in her chest & at her heart very shortwynded swelld & howen in her face hands & Body

\vomitts what she taketh/ hath not bin well since it thunderd & lightend when she came from Stoke goldinge on th{e} Sunday y^t it lightend & thunde{red} so much.

it first tooke her w^th sorenes in her throate

body Costiue. Vryne very thin & frothy, & cleere. hath bin married these 9. y. no child.

RN Mres An Barber of Kensworthe 46|5| y. sept 28. ☿ hor 9. 16|5|. ant m 1603.

was borne {illeg} {sic} on a {tuds} \shrovesōdaye/ after noone. an hour betwixt 4 & 5. /hath often bene let blood sicknes gone this 4 yeres.\ |extreeme hot. casteth vp sometymes leek whitꝭ of egge. sometymes blacke stuffe.|

Mres An Barber sept 28 ☿ hor. 9. 15 ant m. 1603. strangly handled w^th her stomack burning & gnawing & then an intolerable paine of her hed for 20 houres not well for 40 houre & then it cōmeth once in a weeke in the wynter. & aft^r hath a swelling & a gnawing in the calfꝭ of her legs.

RW Clement Rulie d. ♀. h: 9. 25. p: mer: Feb: 1. 1622. taken suddenly w^th a riseing in \her/ stomacke w^ch is readie to stop her winde: her hands cold; highe coloured in her face & swetteth: hath a heate in her bodie