Casebooks

RW Dorothy the mayd of the house. d. ♄. h: 6. 30. ant: m: Sept: 24. 1625. tympanite

RN Mres Leate sent her {sic} \a letter in the behalfe of her/ daughter Iane who hath for this twelfemonthe bene troubled w^th a swelling about her gr{y}|o|yne sometys appearing & sometyms not but gone first white & 2 months since burning red & hard almost as big as an egge

she layd to it a litle wax & butter & now & then a poultis of milke & a weddensday last was senet it broke about the 12 of Ap desyrous to have my counsell the 20^th of Apr h. 5. 30 pm 1620 It is broken & did run & voyd filthy \yellow/ stuffe

RW Vrsula East of Gransden by Cambridge. y: 22. d. ☿. h. 3. 25|0|. p: m. Sept: 14. 1625. hath them well; belly swelled verie big.

RW Henry Sheepheard. of Sympson. y. 60. d. ☾ h. 11. 30 ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. hath beene sicke ever since Christmas. is swelled in his body: & his belly hard: legs swelled & hath a little issue in each of them: hath kept his bed these two dayes. Eateth his meate prettily well: is rather loose then costive

RN Goody Clarke of densanger 38 y ma{rch} 18 h {sic} hor 11. 15 ant m. 1620 /swelled all over sinc miklemas\

RN Arthur Spencer of Stony stratford may 11. ♀ h. 11 7. ant m 162i

swelled in his legs vryne red aguish & thick & litle

RN M^res Savage sent hir water for my iudg to know wheath^r she be w^th child for she is mightely heaven in her body May 23. ☿ h. 7 ant m 1621

RN M^r Wythers of Willing 46 y Aug. 19. ♀. h. 2. 39 p m 1625

troubled w^th a soft swelling into the wheath^r an Issue.

RN Mres Iane may 13 h {sic} hor 6 ant m 1626

face & cheeke swelled of the right syde

cheeke swelled

RN Mansils sister que troubled w^th a swelling in all tes of her body & is w^th great w^th child feb 3 ☉ h. 8. 45 ant m. 1628.

RN Elis Gee of Steplingly 60 y A {sic} taken sudenly in her hand & draged vp in to her han thōbe like a thorne & is swelled all over & will come to no hed w^th any pultishes she was taken Ap. 2 ☿ h 12. 30 p m 1628

RN M^res Williams y^t lay at Hoppins 2. y. sinc inquireth the cause why Her child Dyed of a swelling susp to be witched.

RN Mres Margaret Sanderson 22 y Apr. 7 ♂ h. 4 45 p m 1629

vtrū sit gravida thought that she had bene quick a month agoe according to her the alteration of her body w^ch she hath found these 5 months body very big & is Doubtfull wheath^r she be w^th child hath bene & is very healthfull would take physick if not w^th child

RN D Spicer for his wife mayrd {sic} halfe a yere greate bellyed nescit an sit gravida ma|Iun|e 19 h {sic}. hor. 1. 40 p m 1624 /nescit an sit gravida\

RW Goodwife Coxe of stachden. y. 34. d. ♄. h. 2 30. p m: Sept: 24. 1625. her face swelled, & is risen with a tetter

RN Iohn Wylliamson of Steavington 10 y & a halfe Iue {sic} 12 ☾ h. 9 ant m 1620 a month lame & mutch payned & his ankle a litle swelled

RN a womā of Clyfton for a great Belly a tympany 60 y may 10 ♃ h. 3. 30 p m 162i

RN Agnys Rufhead of Whaddon 41 y Iuly 9. ☾ h. h. {sic} 11. 30 ant m 162i vtrū sit gravida right hand swelleth & is very paynfull & full of ach.

RN my lady Kniveton for her \eldest/ sonne M^r Androw Aug 30 ♀ h. 4. 30 p m 1622 |full of spots & knobs a hoarsnes|

RN my Lord Purbocks leg swelled & was very paynfull at y^t he could r|t|ake no rest for it Octob. 25. ♀ h. 9. p m 1622