Casebooks

RN all my lord Hintens Wentworths men sorely handled w^th the the {sic} burning feaver./

M^r Edward Ferrers my lords \wentworths/ secreatary wrought wrote in there behalfe my lord & my lady mutch afflicted. for th {sic}is new for the sicknes of there servants. & craveth my best counsell sept 30 ☾ h. 11. ant m 16i6.

RN Harry Bennet a maried man this 12 yeres sick this moneth yet walketh abroad M^r Hipwells servant hath bene troubled with blood he hath vomited it vpw & downward. Decēb. 4 die ☾. h. 1. 38

RN Alce Clarke of Hartwell my se\r/v. 26 \30/ y may 5. {☉} h. 7. 38 ant m. 16i6 ill 4 or 5 days & is li{ght} headed & cānot take {any} rest.

RN nurce at will being very sick sent for me Iune 20 ☿ h. 2 30 p m 162i {treat}eth wynde

RN Margaret Lawrenc 50 yeres old servant sent in y^t howse never well sinc y^t servante went he{illeg}|r| master did not leeke her well & therfore turned her away. suspected shee can seldome sleepe. fallen downe into her leg this Margaret sayd of her y^t shee was naught w^th on of her masters servantꝭ y^t was marid

RN An my mead let blood Iune 29. ☾ h. 7. ant m 1607 naughty blood sydes extreme ill full of stitches/ #

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. ☿. h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheath^r the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child p^rsent w^th goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

RN S^r Charles groome 30 mayed {sic} Ap. 5 h {sic} hor 2 p m 1617 |{illeg} {sic} sick sinc miklemas| will take no physick will take nothing. |cōsūption feared.| /wheath^r he will dye walketh vp & downe looketh very ill\

RN Rich Carter of Althrop 32 y. Iune 3. ♀ hor 1. 30 p m. 1603. tooke his Disease vppon the 27 of may. ☿ hor 1. p m \noctem/ 1603.

Rich Carter of Althrop tooke his disease may 27 ☿ hor 1. p m mediū noctis 1603.¹

RN \Thomas Byll of Woullin|y|son./ On of Woullyson came for mres Suttons mā of 30 y. Iune 10 ♃ hor 7. 40|5| p m. 1602. /not well this yere. feare a cōsūption.\

RN Knights kinsmā of yardly came for a boy of his newly sick & doth cast Decēb 23 ♀ h. 1. 30 p m 1608

RN Iane Tomson serv to Syr Will fortiscue 22 y Aug. 23. h. 7 p m very sick fit 1618

RN Will Wakefild \serv mayd/ of Preston. 14 y march 12 ♀. h. 3. p m. 1624 /sickned a thursd last was sennet speach lost\

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 Steaph S^r Fr Dūcōbe serv Ian 12. h. 8 50 ant m 1621 /cānot sleepe Desp sick cōpl of a stitch of his right syde\

RN I went to S^r Anthony Tyrringhā Ia to see his servant y^t lay strangly sicke Ian. 16. ☿ h. 10. 25|36| ant m I came thith^r & did see her. in her fitte. Ian 16. ☿ h. 10. 36 ant m. 1605.

RN Margaret Walduck of newnton 14 y serv. to mes Culpap falleth downe Ded on tuesday last many tymes in a ded swond swondeth now no more but is extreme ill ☾ sep a □ ♂ ap △ ☿ when it first tooke her about 5. 30 ant m ♂ 1607.

RN Her man keld. {sic} \Thomas Kelly/ sick of a burning fever very faynt his loseng wrought vp & downe vehemently & made him very sicke. sent his wat^r Ian 16 h {sic} hor 3 p m 1608.

RN Dorothy Hale of Brodwell 29 y serv to m^r Cole May 6. 1600 h. 11. ant m. 1600/

troubled w^th a very cold shaking ague for an houre y^t maketh her very sicke pale coloured

RN Will Miller my mā lame & ill in his stomacke Iune 13 ☾ h. 6. p m. 1614 /cā eate litle\