Casebooks

RN An {Ancient} gentlewomā frō Weston broght to me mightely troubled in her head & eys red hot & cholerick terms also stopt Iuly 21. ☾ h. 3 p m. 1628 |Mres Elis Brudnell 40 y. Iuly 21.| |old Mres Throck & the young brought her to me|

RN Iohn Brighty of Eaten by fenny stratford. 58 yeres amisse this 9 or 10 yeres but most sinc midsomer. he goeth abroad & talketh well. & lustely. tooke it w^th a surfet this 2 of Novenb. {sic} die ♃. h. 1. 34|8| mi. {sic} \36 |40| m./ \40/ |40 {sic} m| p. m. troubled very mutch for this moneth. 1598

RN Agnes Smithe of 13 yeres old at last mikelmas it tooke her {9} of novemb. w^th a gydines in her hed & hart & so ceme Downe to her h {sic} belly hard came for my counsell this 27 of November 1598 die ☾ h. 8. 49. mi. ant m. mater cū filia quærit

RN t|T|wo honest men of Naash came to me for my counsell to p^rvent the plaugue Apr 4 h {sic} hor 1. 20 p m 1607

telling me y^t on dyed of the purples y^t sent to me anoth^r sick & dyed yesterday & two oth^r extreme sick who tooke it by on y^t had the sicknes.

RN M^r leas kinswomen the {sic} came for physick March 19. ☿. h. 3. 10 p m 1606. the on had like stinging of nettles all her face & bodye over. Elis. the on very pale thot^r {sic} well coloured

RN Thomas Bartom. 15 yeres sick this 5 weekes. nothing will tary w^th him for this fortnight lyeth in his hed light headed. Martij 8. die ♃. h. 9. 10. 1599. at Newport.

his fath^r moved a question at the same time or a quart^r after 9. for a payne in his knee w^c was broken his thigh was broken quite thorough & nowe the paine is fallen into his knee pan & is swollen.

RN Mary Knight of Newport 12 yeres old at Easter Deafe this 8 yeres. for 4 yeres well. hearethe very hardly & at some times heareth better thē other her eares run & then shee heareth best shee came w^th her mother this 12 of Decēb^r die ♂ h. 10 12. 39. 1598. of a very pale Colour. a drye huske & a bad stomack breaketh & {illeg}|out &| looketh ill.

RW Hugh Quicke of Clifton r{a}{i}{g}nes came w^th his wife, who was much trou{ble}{d} in minde & often times tempted (shee sayd) w^th an e{u}ill spirite to doe her selfe a misc{h}eife./ shee suspected a man & his wife in that {to}{wne}./ & when she{illeg} came home from mee she{illeg} tould her neighbours that I shewed her that {monster} in a glasse. but shee lyed./ d. ♂ h: 10. ant: {m}: Feb: 21. 1615. they came vnto me./

RN M^r \& Mres/ farrer of harrold 60|1| y novēb. 23. ☿ h. 11. 45. ant m 1608.

RN An Smyth of Elmington 23 y. 30 nyles {sic} henc in warrick sheere feb 13 ♂ h: 1: p m 1627

RN Mres Gaskoyne \28 y/ & M^r Gaskoyne came boath to me feb 22 ☿ h 5. p m 1632 \Houghton Conquest/

RN Iune S^t Iohn Baptists day Iune 24. ♀ hor. 6. 15. a. tall mā of Whaddon came to me for a kernell in his necke & anoth^r for a longe deafenes of 6 or 8 {illeg}|y|eares heareth but vnderstandeth not well what he heareth. ant m 1603.

RN Edward Younge of Cranford of the county of northāpton 7 y. at miklemas being friday then novemb. 20. ☿ h. 9. 38 ant m 1605. the child him selfe in p^rsenc

This child was very wyld & idle headed

RN mres Smith wentioned {sic} her hed ach & her husb. Ian. 3 21 ☿ h. 3 \2 40./ p m 1607 /shee & her husb. came to make mery w^th me & brought the meate.\

RN M^r Will Bouthe \& his wife came to me/ Ap. 28 ♃ h. 12. 39 p m 1625 /feareth an Impostume in his chest y^t payneth him\

RN M^res Elenor Aylet of Madalen Laver. 17 octob 31 ♃ h. 10 15 ant m 1633 |hath thē well 2 y| |troubled in her sleepe| sent her water mother & daughter brought her|th|ere {sic} waters. |sleepeth well|

Elis: Spacy of High Rooding appeared plainly to her in her sleep |this night| & then not well 2 or 3 days after

Richard Pavet & h{is} wife susp:

RN Agnys Hooton of Lathburry 24 die ☿ cū matre h 2. 30 p m. 1600

RN Agnys Chaundler of Stock golding 16 y. May 20 die ♂ h. 7. p m. 1600

RN Elisabeth Honour of Woulverton about 26 maried this 2 or 3 yeres. shee is lunatick & hath not the vse of her wits. about 3 a clock in the after noone 26 of Septemb. die ♂ they cam to my howse but I was not at home they came agayne about 9. 15 in moring {sic} w^th her consent

RN M^r foukes of Newport of 50 yeres old came him selfe w^th his wife for him selfe water mutch of a very good colour the 19 of febr. die ☾ h. 9. 50 mi ant m. 1599.