Casebooks

RN at this time for Arthur Blundels swelling

RN Mres Leate sent her {sic} \a letter in the behalfe of her/ daughter Iane who hath for this twelfemonthe bene troubled w^th a swelling about her gr{y}|o|yne sometys appearing & sometyms not but gone first white & 2 months since burning red & hard almost as big as an egge

she layd to it a litle wax & butter & now & then a poultis of milke & a weddensday last was senet it broke about the 12 of Ap desyrous to have my counsell the 20^th of Apr h. 5. 30 pm 1620 It is broken & did run & voyd filthy \yellow/ stuffe

RN Mres Pence sent to me of whaddon 74 y Ap 7. ♀ h. 9 ant m. 1615

a typany.

RN M^res Parton h 6. {sic} sent wo\r/d y^t she had a swelling in her left leg May 20 h. 6 p m 1619. This womā hath bene twice at Bridewell

RN a note sent to mres By\r/d of hav^rshā. 60 y Ap. 26 ♀ h. 3. 20 p m. 1622: /swelled in her body\

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnson sent onc againe to me for my counsell his pain lieth now in his Cods {w^c} are swollen as big as ons hed & as hard as a borde he was wont to haue them swollen very big but then lasted but 5 houres & nowe swelled ever sinc weddensday he cannot eate sleepe or goe to ground. troubled w^th the wind Cholicke a paine in his backe st{illeg}ry Desirous to take a stro{illeg} but Doubteth he ca shall be able Decēb. filius  patre cū consensu. Decēb 30. die ♄. h. 10. \9. 45./ 1598 his water cold red & thi{ck}

RN Sybyll West alias Nichols bapt āno dⁿⁱ 1568 the 23 of feb. sent to me for my counsell this febr. 25 ♃ hor. 12. 1602. of Woollisson.

for the swelling of her face.

RN Elis Thorpe but Elis Parrot 21 y of frenckford octob. 18 ♃ h. 12 1627

had a great belly 6. y. togeath^r & now sent to know vtrū sit gravida /yell {sic}\

RN Syr Arthur Throgmorton of Paulus Perry. 48. y Maij 20 ♃ hor. 6. 38 ant m. 1602. sent for me to come to him. |on of his cheekes kerneld & harde & swelled.|

RN Old Mres {Do} {sic} Dorrle of lillingstone Dorle sent to me to come to her for her legs did swell & issoe {sic} may 1{illeg} 20. ♂ h. 4. p m 1606.

I went not, she dyed

RN Goody Blea did send being in great misery w^th her leg. to Have it lanced it all soft over. & swelleth more at night thē otherwise & is well by fits. Ian 16. ☾|♄| hor. 8. 25 ant m 1613

Iohn Byrd was sent for & he thought it to be a waterish & a wyndy {hu}mour wynd w^th an ague better on day & worse another by fits & vncertenly

RN a kind letter frō the Countesse y^t she had a cold & a hard iourney Ian {sic} her face not yet come to his first portion & her ankle swelled & willing not to take any more physick as yet but to heare of her sone Ian 21. ♂ h. 9. 30 ant m 1623.

ankle red & swelled

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 my lord sent to see his legs swelled h. 12. p m {sic} 1630 /feareth a dropsy.\

RN Alce Bruer can not goe vpright but goeth Double vp by the fier hoven in the belly & payned in y^e bottome of her belly all|{aft^r}| a longe tine {sic}. sent Ih{one} Honour. Decēb. 15. die ♀. 11. 15. mi. 1598. worse when shee eateth any thinge.

RN Mres Chester tormented w^th toothach. intollerabl 3 days & nights face swelled may 20 ♀. h. 11. 20 ant m 1614.

desyreth me to come over.

RN my lady fortiscue sent for me to come to her wench {sic} \Daughter/ who was mightely hoven in her belly face stomacke wat^r good francis fortiscue 9 y decēb 28 ♄ |27 ♀| 1605.

they sent her wat^r in the morning h 8 30. ant m 1605.

RN \mres Elis knight/ Hath a nother Daughter y^t was hit yesterday w^th a peece of bred in yorest & her ey ve\r/y mutch swelled. y {sic} she cānot see sent for my counsell what to doe.

RN Agnys Hartley of S^t yeedes 25 y the 25 of march sent may 11 ♂ h. 10. 40 ant m 1619.

mutch paynd in her legs & swelled & boath break out

RN M^r fosters letter read by me sept 30 ♃ h. 5. 39 p m 1619 /a wyndy venemous vapour rūing into his belly w^th a swelling\ vtr venef sit passus.