Casebooks

RN Mres Elis: Reare of Easton 20 y novēb 2. ☿ h. 4|5| 3 p m 1608

The lady zancher for a sad pensive harte. & melanch. & purples in her bodye./

The lady Staffard for heare fallen & piling eyes red hands & melancholy

The lady Dormer farmer a soden feare after her sleepe a trembling.

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.

RN Ralfe \Isbell:/ write of Mutch houghten 60 y novemb Decēb. 6. ♃ hor. 10|i| 1604. a mydwife. /keepeth her bed.\ ever sinc sunday belly & harte.

RN Alce Butler of Litlington 2{9}|4| Ap 19 die ♄ h. 3 p m. \harte/ a swelling in her bodye & eyes

Alce Butler for her great swelling & heving aft^r child^r birthe

RN M^res Newton of Bidnā w^th her vnkle M^r Butler. 21. Iuly 29 die ♂ ♄ {sic}. 1. 4 52. p m 1600.

matrix rent by an vnskilfull midwife/

RN Ioane Steaphens ma\r/yed a w sinc tweltyde 19. y. Aug. 5 ☾ h. 10. 30 ant m. 1633 |of Grandborough| /Dove gave her a vomyt & let her blood in the left arme.\

a great payne & gryping in her stomack had thē 18 weekes sinc & 10 weekes sinc

quærit an sit gravida /head stomack & backe\

RN a litle gyrle 14 y very sick head & stomack my lady gave her aloes & syrope of roses & a vomyt w^th {sic} wrought eight 12 tymes & yet is not mended craveth my consell

RN Goody Parker of weston vtrū bladder perished by the mydwiffes negligenc novemb. 9 h {sic} hor 9. 30 ant m 1611¹

RN Elis Malkyns his mother 70 y Decēb 3 h {sic} hor 10. 38 ant m 1603. her backe & bones lame. a great mydwife./

RN It begā on sunday last was senet in y^e morning rising vp into her breast causing her to raspe wynd very mutch & swou{ndeth} w^th her it. feb. 2. ☉ h. 7. ant m 1617.

RN Goody Collyns of Bragnā 40 y a mayed {sic} womā march. 7 ☉ h 9. ant m 1629 {sic}

hath a Canker in her breast a long tyms & her Surg say it is vncurable

RN Mres Carpent^r of Parsnā 40 y Iuly. 12 ♂ h. 12. 15 p m 1608: strangly taken & vexed w^th a tertian ague had onc an Impostume cut out of her syde by Dr Ashworthe

SRN My Cozen M^rs. Clare wright of Southwark London Febr 28. ♄. h. 9. 45. a. m. 1635

A Iaundice thick yellow water. had a Iulep & an Electuary after a vomitt. this Last weeke had y^e aduise of D^r Chamberlen who conceiues her payne & greife to proceed frō her brest. desire my Counsayle & directions.

RW Peircie Crouch of Toceter y: 33 \33/ d. ☾. h: 2. p: m: Nouemb. 20. 1620. Burneth verie much in her stomacke \bodie/ & mouth. hath had much physicke frō M^r Iames yet not the better. was also let blood. can take no rest. had a Clyster lately. ill a moneth. keepe her bed a fortnight

M^rs. Norwood sent her Lady Letter for the Lady Dunsmores Daughter. Oct. 18 ♀. h. 12. 15. pm. 1633

RN ha\r/d to vomyt vppō any occasion D Gifford & d^r Cadymā her former physitions for the greene sicknes after the {sic} had made triall of of {sic} vomyts & saw how vntowardly it wrought followed some other course/

desyreth vomyt purg rath^r then vomyts to clense her hot & drye stomack.

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 Mres An Lucas 21. y last novēb 22 last Iune 22. ♀ h 9 ant m. 1632 /feb. malig: a stitch on her left syde\ |a Tertian extree {sic} weake & feeble|

RN Ihone Persivall of Lo{illeg} 35 yeres about 20 weekes amisse. short winded. hot in her stomack shee hath broken out in her face w^th a flushing heate. payne in her hed her neighbours tell her y^t shee may be breeding of child.. 16 of novemb. die ♃. h. 1.. 1598. broke out in her nose &|f|ace & chin w^th pimpels.