Casebooks

RN Mary Norman of Westen 14 y. martij 12 die ♃ hor. 7. 45 ant m. 1601 paynd in her belly w^th a great gryping.

U[1611–2] May. 16. d. ♃. ho. 8. ant. m. 16111

Isbel Hopkins was here before April. 25. April. 25. a hard swelling in her belly. to whome I only prescribed a mollifying pultis./

RN my ladyes Daught^r cōplyneth of a sorenes in her bellye. & is somewhat harde.

RN Temperanc Negous \of Dunton in Bedfordsheere/ 30 y Ap 27 ♂ h. 9. 3{8} ant m 1619

thursd next a m{oneth} brought a bed & is full of mela{nch} despayring & off{ering} to drown her selfe was so a y{ere} sinc & mended {w^th} y^t I sent her gods name be p{raysed} for it

faynt & weake

cōpl of her belly {& a} gryping

Doubteth of gods g{race}

Temperanc Negous of Dunton by Bedford 30 y Ap 27 ♂ h. 9. 39 ant m 1619

RN Mres Muskot of Earles Barton 40 y octob 13 14 ☉ h 3 30 p m 1627 |a burning feaver|

paynd w^th a payne about her belly & navell. back weake vseth to high mtch

1 her vomyt wght {sic} well \2/ had a Cordiall

would know wheath^r she should be let blood

vide Octob. 11.

I receaved a nother lett^r frō Mres Neale in her behalfe

RN M^r Hill of Lydlington the high Constab. for a gerle Agnes Hill of 12 yeres with a sore greeping all over her bodye & especially about her hart & right syde & bottome of her belly. Ian. 8 die ♂ hor 9. 30 ant m. past knowledg almost & kryeth w^th the payne 1600.

RN Ione Longe of Astwood 20. y. taken yesterday in her bodye after a strange maner. y^t shee cannot make water greeepeth {sic} her bellye & cryeth w^th it & cannot sleepe. Septemb. 5. die ☿ h. 6. 45. ant m. 1599. /her fathers servant gote her w^th Child but her fath^r would not let him marry her./\

RN Katheron Dudly of Woulson 53. for the paine in her belly taketh it to be the Cholick. if shee cast shee is well. & doe w^th all avoyd wind. came to me againe for my counsell 27 of Marche die ♂ h. 8. ant m. 1599.

RN The Lady Hart{illeg}|op| of Burton Lazer 42 y May 27 ♂ h. 11. ant m. 1623 /continuall torments about her belly & head arms\

RN Gryphen Courteens a shepheard of our towne had the bloody flix two days stop w^th \oak/ barke boyle broyled on a grydyron & beaten to pouder & drōke.

after had sloes & {illeg}|s|odden drōke the water & eate the slowes hath a {sic} great & a posset made w^th alloum w^ch stayd his flix nowe hath a great payne ever since in his belly novemb 8 ☾ h 10 ant m 1602.

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Peter Browne of Stoe. 50 y. Iune 30 ☿ h. 10 40 ant m 16i9 a gryping \all/ overthwart his belly stone cholick

desyrous to come to me/ because I did him once good/

RN Thomas Gardner of Dunsanger of 62 yeres old y^t pissed blood & was mended by the herbꝭ y^t I sent him in a receipte. sinc y^t time had on Waly who hath w^th his Clisters Done him litle good but is swollen in his belly w^c is growen very harde. & mutch payned in his share & can make but a litle water halfe a sponefull at a time would knowe wheath^r leekly to die or live. went not to ground sinc munday last about 12 a clocke sent to me this 18 of Apr. die ☿. h. 7. ant m 1599 burneth in his yarde.

RN Cicely Gryphen of Hanslop fath & motherles. M^r Vudales meade for a payne in her bayly & stomacke May the 8 die ♂ h. 2. 10. mi. p m. 1599. 36. y. a mead vnmaried had a child

RN at this time Mary Pen of Straford sent me her water. w^ch was full of motes & scales & had gravell in the bottome. her former phisick I gave her wrought vpward. hath a great gydines at in her heade hart feeble bellye.

RN Richard Kinge of Nash. 24 yeres hath had a swelling in his body belly & mēbers & face for this 3 yeres & goeth away agayne. Octob. 3 die ☿ h. 12. 45. {illeg} 1599. hath bene at Cublington son of Thorton’. in his throate & k {sic} & knees.