Casebooks

RN Mres Say of Doddington by Wellingborough. 38 y may 16 ☿ h. 1. p m 16i0.

water good

George Cheseldye 22 y a batch. of doddington by welborough may 16 ☿. h. 1. p m 1610

water good

Susāna Say \of dodington/ her daughter. 6 y may. 16. ☿. h. j. p m 16i0 this wench was w^th a litle wench y^t dyed./ |water good|

Alce m^r Says mayd 24 y all these feare the plauge & sicknes having bene w^th sutch as dyed

mes Say of dodford|dington| by wellingborough 38 y may 16 ☿ h. 1. p m 16i0

williā Newell of Kempson 40. y. Novemb. 5. ♀. h. 1. p m. 1630

SRN M^r Thomas Aylet April 26. 1638.

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.

RN Th. Haynes of Bonyst 35 y Iuly 20 ♀. h. 7. 20 ant m 1632 /mother 2 sons & a Daughter\ |An epidenic {sic} cōmon disease the flux.|

RN Agnes Miller of 45. yeres old hath had an old Desier Disease as shee thincketh of the winde cholick ready to stop there winde lieth at her harte this every daye of the weeke. the rūning. of the reanes

August the 12 die ♄ h. post m ant m. 8. 34 mi for Agnes Miller who hath bene troubled w^th the rūning of her reanes & so also her husb: for the space of this 4 yeares & her mother w^th the winde cholick. whiles she had her termes shee was a sound woman but sinc never having thē shee hath bene mutch distempered w^th the rūning of the reanes

GJ Thomas Saxby of Hartwell 20 y. Ian: 31 ♃ ho. 12 in mer. 1605 A payne in his backe and bones

Quærit vtꝝ morbo gallico laboret

His father brought his water togither w^th his owne and his wives. he feares that he tooke the disease by one that breathed in his face about michelmas

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

RN M^r Iohn Temple of Stainton 16 y novēb {10} ♂ h. 8 8. 50 ant m 1612 for y^e itch

The Lady Iennings sent for her Husband whoe is very w ill. Martij. 3. ♃. h. 6. 20 p m. 1631

TG Mrs. Elenor Ailet of Magdelyn Laver 40 y. April. 3 ♃ h. 4 30 p M. 1634.

sent her letter suspecteth witchCraft her husband selfe, & family haue bin much tormented, Lost diuers of their Cattell well ouer night dead in the morneinge. sometymes their Cowes will giue no milke at all, at others they will kicke it downe.

RN m^r fitshues of Bedfo{rd} Iuly. 22 ☿ h. 11 ant m 1607.

I write a note for th{e} whole towne

RN Mres Iane came \for M^r francklin/ for pils for her selfe & M^r francis & for Clyster stuffe for 4 tymes elect & cōserve {illeg} {sic} of barb. L{un}l g{ayo}ph. an ℥jß of each for 3 tyms Ap 20 ♀ h. 5. 30 p m 1627

RN William Tomkins \9 y cānot feed him selfe toucheth his hands & legs ev^r sinc Easter./ Francis Tomkins 17 y {sic} |7 y| a boye Marg. Tomkins 14. y.

Williā Tomkins was stroken suddenly. lame in all his lims & cā speake but a litle y^t on cā scarce vnderstand & when he goeth he rūneth as on y^t should light on his head all halloutyde the weddensday after Alhalloutyde was 4 y. hath bene thick of hearing a weeke & curst w^th all.

his right arme as stiffe as a stake came all to me at onc Iuly 25 h {sic} hor. 12. 40 p m 1629 All of thē p^rsent

RN Mres Beale child of Walton have the smale pox sept 1. ☾ h 6. p m 1628

to p^rserve them

her boy of 6 hath them her wench of 8. & a sone of 3. & another of a yere.

RN Iames freemā & Vrsula freemā of Islep in Northhampton shere. Iames freemā 37. & vrsula 30 y Ap 25 die ♀ h. 11. 45 ant m. 1600. had a sore leg & y^t was healed vp well this wint^r & now she is full of aches.

RN Thomas White of Milten 56. may 22 die ♃ h. 11 30 ant m 1600 |a payne in his shoulders| payned in his head back & chest stuffed. faynt & feeble water good but yellowish. sande in his backe. a drye cough.

Susāna White of Milten ^Mres Androwes servant 18 a red coloured wenche legs sweld. hath the whites but very few of the reds. head & harte a swimminge.

RN Mathewe Walsore of Buckginham {sic} 30. musicꝯ. may 26 die ☾ h. 1. 3 26. p m. 1600

paynd in his \head &/ chest by reason of a wound receaved but healed w^ch maketh him cast. alwyys {sic} leane somtimes voydeth leeke matter & choler. spade bone of his shoulder perisheth his lungs. & francis Walso|ge|re 28. his wif paynd w^th a windines in her stomacke.

RN Will: Dudly for him selfe. for a stitch in his side. & can taketh him in his harte & backe. March. 20. die ♂ h. 11. 40. mi ant m. 1599. 64 yeres old. in his stomack.

And C|K|atheron Dudly his wife moved question. 53 yeres vp stomack. taketh her by fits

RN Rogar Riecrose of Stonystratford. 30. y. fore a sore eye {illeg} {sic} bloodshoten. & hed payned & troubled w^th the winde. may the 17. die ♃. h. 12. 30 1599. hot & scaldeth in his hed. & eye./

Mary Riecross of Stonystratford 6 yeres cōplayneth of her belly sick this 12 moneth.