Casebooks

RN Edward Newnton sick this 14 weekꝭ of Stony stratford a weaver hart & everywhere sick pined & yet eatet skin & bone. & yet will eate any thing. 60 yeres old. faynt. hard bound {illeg}|y|et onc in 24 houres. feareth lest he be b{edr}ed a drie coughe. this 8 yeres. Aprill 3 die ♂ h. 10. 1599. reareth fleme, in a cōsumption. hart hele & stronge.

E Newton.

RN Gryphen Crocker of litle Kymble 60 y. Decēb. 3. ♄ hor. 9. 50 ant m. 1603. his eyesight blasted on \fayled him/ y^t by litle he knoweth not howe

his grond is haunted & treasure is hid there as the report goeth.

there is hard mutch musicke & melodye. |this Gryphen Crocker dwelleth in y^t house hath seene lightꝭ.| the son of Elsborough 16|7||8| y sinc delivered a note out of a booke vnto Henry Gynger y^t now dwelleth at wiggynto in hartford sheere an old man of 80 yeres. as followeth.

Elsborough church & litle Kymble church of the right syde of the way betw even against the castle hill ther lyethe of gold & sylver & Iewels brasse & pewter a weane load layd in by lord Everet knotsby & his man at the conquest this was all y^t was delivered him in a note w^ch he lost willing him to enquire furth^r for he him selfe saw often a great light w^ch hath bene seene since by many sinc his death. & sometymes there will appeare a thing leeke a blacke hogge & very lately seene a \white/ catt w^th a marvelous long & great teale w^ch rāne into a pond musick hard lately by Crockwell & his wife & children.

Henry Ginger w^th in those 2 yeres when some came to seek this treasure saw a white bullocke w^thout ye eares & hornes. & others saw a feare gentlewomā. a lyon an Antlop a fyer {sic} w^th a gray cloke cast vppō his shoulders. but none could fynd the treasure./

RN M^r Wyne for his sonne in lawe M^r Wylson. 32 y march. 26 ♂ h. 11. 20 ant m. 1622. /a Dropsy & a cōsūption feared, is mutch pyned & wasted in his legs & nowe cānot eat\

RN Thomas Peete Baylie to my lord of Kent for his wife \Agnys/ 60 y /of Wilden\ not sick but sore vnder her breasts not swelled but more & there doe appear like measels & red spots this fortnight. Octob. 2 16 ♃. h. 11 20 ant m 1617

RN M^r Rich East proctor in D Smyts office for An East 9 y Iun 7 ☾ h 11 20 ant m 1624 |of Weston vnderwood| for a great cough. the extremity wherof swelleth her face.

RN Thomas Gardner of Dunsanger of 62 yeres old y^t pissed blood & was mended by the herbꝭ y^t I sent him in a receipte. sinc y^t time had on Waly who hath w^th his Clisters Done him litle good but is swollen in his belly w^c is growen very harde. & mutch payned in his share & can make but a litle water halfe a sponefull at a time would knowe wheath^r leekly to die or live. went not to ground sinc munday last about 12 a clocke sent to me this 18 of Apr. die ☿. h. 7. ant m 1599 burneth in his yarde.

RN Wylliam Dickson miller of Gothurst widower 60 y martij 9. ♀ hor 11. 30 ant m 1604 a payne in his backe w^th shootinge

RN Randoll Eaton of great Stawton mynster. 66 y Iune 11. ☿ h: 1: 39 p m 1623

Iaundes faynt & weake. a weeke ill a very bad stomacke costive a red aguish

RN Marget Bennet of Bedford 67 y Apr. 2 18. ♂ h. 11 30 ant m. 1626

Deafish & sore eys

RN Goody Darby the Sextons wife of Newp for bad eyes & sight 60 y may 10 ♃ h. 3. 30 p m 162i

RN Mres Francis Whaleleye |of Norton by Galbee| \64 y./ may 3. ♀ h. 2. \45/ p m 1633. |cānot sleepe| |a grosse crazy bodye| distempered w^th heat & discontentment

was brought in a cart was let blood had a purg & an oyntment from Docter Collins of Cambridg but his purg wrought not

RN Widow Glover the old sons wife of Woulson. 60 yeres sick sinc satterday eveninge Octob 1. die ☾. ♄ {sic}. 7. 15 ant m. 1599. Chest & harte mutch payned & can hardly take winde.

RN francis Bennet of fænystratford 60 y a st {sic} paster kee a lane {sic} mā servāt to M^r Hutton may 24 ☾ h. 7. 30 ant m 1613. casteth vp all that he taketh. {f} {sic} for this sēnet. & yet goeth p^rty well to ground

RN I receaved a letter frō S^r Th. Mydleton & the lady Earsfild & old S^r Rob Napeir feb {illeg} 27. ☾ h 7. 3|4|0. p m. 1625|6| frō S^r Rob touching Rich busynes y^t he would goe to London & see what he can doe w^th the Archebishop.

2. frō S^r Th nydleton & the lady Earfild touching the lady Midletons conv{ul}sive c{illeg}|rā|ping cholick |feb: 27. ☾ h. 7. 20 p m 1626|¹

cōmendeth her pils best.

D^r Astly warden of Alsoules Colledge in Oxford 63. y. Apr. 13. 1. 20. ☾. p. m. 1629

1 Had a colde & an extreame Cough a weeke afore shouetyde {sic} w^ch did much shake & macerate his Body & was freed both of colde & Cough w^thin 3 weekes after. findes a defect in his digestion, in the liuer as hee feareth, w^ch heretofore hath much anoyed him.

2. is \hath beene/ very costiue (saueinge for 3 dayes last past) w^th some forcem^t thereto, yet his Body is temporate for heate & colde.

3 hee is not much thirsty saue at meales;

4 hee sleepes indifferent well, 5 or 6 houres in the night at beast.

5 his stomack seemeth to bee quieted when hee suppeth posset drinke

6 This is his Clymatericall yeare, beeinge 63 yeares at Alhollowetide last.

7 hee desires to knowe howe his Liuer may bee releeved & howe his Body may be loosened.

8 His was water ordinarily keepes in a reasonable lowe Coulour.

9 Hee feares y^t his Body (beeinge old & weake) will not much abide Phisike./

10 his dyet com̄only is veale & broth. & sometimes mutton, his drinke is small Be{e}re

vide April. 13.

D^r Astley warden of Alsolue {sic} Coll. in Oxon 63. y. Apr. 13. ☾ h. 2|1|. 20. p. m. 1629.

RN Isaac Tawny of serv to the Lord Shandes. 60 y Iuly. 15 ♀ h. 3. 30. p. m. 163i was p^rsent¹

RN Stratton of Henick flix Iune 22 ☾ h. 11 ant m 1607 sent m^r willoby sent him somewhat 23 weekes a flix not mended Goody Hooton but did but make mētion of his flux. I bid her send me his wat^r.

RN M^r \Edw:/ mayze of {sic} Cooke to S^r the old lady Dormer 60 y. novēb. 9 ☉ h. 8. 30 ant m 1623 cānot sleepe new ague.

RW The Ld Russell his mans wife. y. 60. d. ♄. h: 10. 45. ant: m: Sept: 10. 1625. the singles rayseth much fleugne {sic}.

RW Iohn Mobs of Woulverton M^r Clarkes sheephearde y: 60. d. ♃ h: 12. merid. diurn. Iunij 8. 1615. Taken suddenly yeasterday betweene one & two of the clocke in the after noone in the feilde. so soare {illeg} aboute the hucklebone &RN ¹²RW