Casebooks

RN Mres fayth Gybbes 50 sent to me againe the 5 of May. for a stiffnes in t & swelling & knobbes in t her wrest & inside of her wrests & hands, for a paine in her sinewes an {sic} an ache in her bones, hands & knees. altering from place to place. die ♄. h. 10. 30 m ant m. 1599.

RN Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs y^t on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

RN Goody Lancastar of Milton. 50 y. Iune 2 die ♄ h. 10. 15. ant m. 1600 short winded hoven im {sic} her bodye belly brestꝭ. legs sore rancled & have rūning sores.

RN The lady Bret was let blood & tooke her vomyt {wch} {sic} gave her 3 vomyts & 12 stooles & M^r Wallys gave her a sleeping pill & after her awaking is sick & so also after meate

& cā not take any thing but it cometh vp & now is so weake as she is forced to keepe her bed Continually may 25 ♂ h 11. 50 p|a|nt m 1630.

Clysters & Cooling almond milkes her vryne thick & red desyreth another playster of {opicacū} for the splene

SRN My Cozon Clare wright of Southwarke London. 50. y. Decemƀ 21. ♄ {sic}. h. 11. a. m. 1634.

hath kept her bed this sennight a weake bad digestion. her meate rises sometymes like hard egs w^ch causes a great payne both in stomack & backe.

she can eate little or nothing she desires to haue something to strengthen her stomack. /much troubled with a stitch in her right side with a continuall payne in her stomack.\

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 S^r Thomas Neavell \of Holte/ & his lady sent me a very fat lābe 2 cap & 3 couple of Rabbots May 30 ♀ h. 11. 40 ant m 1623.

an Ach in his instap & {sic} ankles by fits y^t at night he cā take no rest

boath of thē cōmend the oation of ther dyet drink purging

The Countesse of Bucks sent her Letter Febr. 7. ♂ h. 11. 15. a m 1632

Alce Paret of Loughton 50. y Decemb. 24. ☾ h. 11 am. 1632 RN /my old serv\

RN Elisabeth Clarke of Rhode {illeg}|5|0 y. maij 14 die ☿ h. 9 ant m. 1600

troubled w^th an arising in her stomack lamenes in her armes & shoulders.

GJ Old goodwife Fisher of this towne Sept: 27 ☾ ho 7. a m.

For a payne in her backe and belly. pulls her at the hart

RN Iuly 1. ♂ h. 7. ant m Ione ferry of Woulson a virgyn 50 y 1606

for a leprosye. armes legs scurfe d\r/ye

RN tooke at shrovetyde in her armes w^th a pricking & shooting w^th a swelling in her bed the 11 of febr in the night. about 9 or 10

RN margery Iames of Greete by Winscombe in Glocester sheere 50 myles henc almost 50 y Iuly 21 h {sic} {illeg}|h|or. {8} {sic} h {sic} 7. 30 ant m 1632 |ma\r/yed|

She is hanted as she thinketh w^th an ill spirite & feeleth some living thing roll vp & downe in her & it will pluck her & gather all togeather./ then downe in the bottome of her belly & then rū vp to her hart & syde ill sinc whitsontyde

M^r freemā her m^r cured her 15 y since.

was very sickly always.

TG Mary Line of Datnol parish 50 y. March. 29 ♄ h. 10 30. a m. 1634. paine in her arme head & stomacke burning in her feete

RN Dorothy Abraham of Stockgolding for sorenes in her left leg & foote. share & nowe gone into her huckbone & the small of her backe all over throat rūneth vp & downe her vaynes full & mutch payne in her vaynes

RN Alce Parker 50 y. Iuly 22. ♃ hor 8. ant m 1602. Cānot sleepe troubled w^th a great flushshing {sic} heate in head & {face} /cannot goe\

RN Ione Mead of Stukely 52 y march 22 ☿ h. 11. 30 ant m 1620

swelled very big in her belly & very hard a whole yere. her legs begyn to swell is very weake & faynt

a Tympany

An aguish water

RN Mres \Elis./ Hodski{illeg}|n|{illeg} of Amptill mayed {sic} to m^r Rich Hodgkins {illeg}|of| Amptill the kings steward 50 y march 19 ♂ h. 11 20 ant m. 1622.

for an ægylopis in the corner of y^e eye hath taken a dyet drink & vsed salues & waters & mastick & neaver the better.

would have it div^rted another way. or by y^e nose as it was wont: a cold

RN Mres Iohan Præscot of Holborne 54 y march 9 ♂ h. 9 ant m. 1624. still mutch plexed in mynd & still payned in her head /℞ to write to her by the next Caryer./\