Casebooks

GJ Alice Lord of Kempson 25 y. May 5 ♃ ho. 10 30 a m. 1603

Keepeth her bed, trembles very much, A great payne in her backe her right hand and right arme swelled. Cryes of her bones and every where about in great payne./

RN Elisabeth Risely of Rawnson mill 25 y Aug 24 {sic}. ♂ hor 8. ant m 160i

twelfe days since delivered of a daughter. but very ill ever sinc full of payne & swounded onc or twice on sunday last was ill. head chest bound & costive this 6 days. heavy of sleepe & slepeth not /burneth.\

RN She was taken strangly & sodenly but more yesterday then before Iuly 24. ☿ h 4|5| \5/ p m 1622. at sermō tȳe w^th strāg convulsions taking away her speach. & vse of her armes & her belly Did burne & trēble & was & is ever mightely tormōted w^th sore tēptatiōs when she is most willing to serve god¹

RN An Lenton of Great Bartford 25 y octob. 15. ♂ h. 4 40 {a}|p| m 1633.¹

RN Frauncis Marshall of Newport very strangly can scarce speake, only maketh signes for water to coole her her mouth is furred white w^th extreeme heate taketh her Drinke by a quill. first bound but y^t I gave her vnbound her nowe in a laske & extreeme hot & drye Decēb. 12. die ♂ h. 9. 30. mi ant m 1598. troubled in her sleepe.

s {sic} husband  vxore sine cōsensu

RN Mres Whaly of Cosgrave. h. 1. 30 p m. 1605.

on leg swelled. y & {sic} on & boath sidꝭ ill by fits. back extreme ill.

& on boath legs have red spots vp to her thighes & sweateth every night. / h. 2. p m 1605.

It.

RN An Rūbell of Bullingf

An Rūble of Buntingford 25 y y {sic} newly brought a bed a fortnight sinc octob 5. ♀ h. 5. p m 1632.

a great trēbling & panting at her hart mynd troubled w^th fantas. for want of sleepe delivered of a boy on weddensday was fortnight h. 1 at night cā take no rest melancholick

An Rūble of Buntinford 25 y octob. 5 ♀ h. 5. 25 p m 1632

lately brought a bed a trēbling & a panting at the harte cānot sleepe melancholick

RN Cornelius Harvy of Newporte 25. amisse this fortnight in his hart & belly leeke a stitch on weddensday last very ill w^th it Martij 23 die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 1. 55. 1599.

RN Alce Course of Emmerton 25. y. sick & cōplayneth of her hed. & chest & so into her leg. seldome hath her courses. hed & leg {mes} 2{5} of Ap. die ☿ h. 11. 30. ant m. 1599.

RN Nicholas yerbe of Potters Perry 25 y a batcheler on y^t dwelt w^th Rive of o^r towne 6 weekes henc novēb. 27 ♂ h. 10. 50 ant m 1604.¹

RN Will Steele of Groundon 25 y last whitsontyde afternone afore Evening prayer came in son to me may 1. h {sic} hor. 11. 30 ant m 1619.

crooked in his lims necke \arms/ & body not foolish

2 y ill mutch physick no helpe

RW Mary Allen of Hardmead. y. 25. d. ♄ h: 11. ant: m: Feb: 26. 1620. griped & pulled about her stomacke: hath not had them neuer since before Christmasse. ill aboue a weeke. full in her stomacke & hath no appetite

RN Th. Clarke of Brodwell 25. y Ian. 29 ☿ h. 1. 15 p m. 1623.

was taken in his left hand about a leaven Ian 28 h. 11. at night in his sleepe & it swelleth & tingleth & aketh vncessantly. & in his armes & chest

RN Edward Winse of Luton 25 y now mayed {sic} at Christmas Last hath bleed often tyms at the right nostrell & is {sic} hath swonded on tuesd last 3 tyms extree {sic} feeble & weake March 15 ♃ h. 11 50 ant m 1627.

RN Williā Wilson of He{illeg}|ck|son in Hartford sheere 25 y Iune 19 ♂ h. 2. 30 p m 1627

month ill mopish & wont to hang him selfe. being mightely tempted therevnto & gratiously p^rserved & sinc his nynd {sic} is troubledd {sic} y^t he is dāned therfore & cā not be quieted in his nynd {sic} was p^rsent.¹

RN Mres p^rscilla Barnes. 25. y mayed {sic} a weeke after Miklemas b march 12. h {sic} hor. 1. p m 163i.

a good vryne but thin

hed & back a bout a fortnight a bad stomack & weake troubled w^th many heates & red pimples

RN Rich. Dicson of Newp 25 yeres old never maried but thought now p^rsently to be maried fell sick yesterday morning at nig bell went for him keepeth his bed rubbeth about his hart & chest wheath^r he have taken a thought 2. 45. p m.

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 Williā Walcot of Charnon beyond buchingā. 25 y. Martij 29. ☾ hor. 2. p m. 1602.¹

RN Peter Chalfonte 25 y. maried sept 25. ♄ hor 11. 45. ant m 1602 had a great s {sic} bruise frō a fall of a horse & spitteth white corruption every f{oot}e feareth the wasting of his lungs lyeth most in his left syde. & is troubled w^th yellow choler. ready to stop his breath.