Casebooks

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 on weddensday 3 weekes before miklemas betwixt 8 & 9 in the forenoone sodenly taken in her mouth & face & in her lymms & so cōtinued a weeke & did neyther eate nor drinke

It will say I or no & call her broth^r Tom. Sept. 5 ☿ h. 8. 30 ant m. 1610.¹

RN Avys Bradbery was p^rtely mended w^th her playster. & after the playster it went downe into her legs & instep & now is sick at harte Iuly 25. 1611 h. 9 ant m 1611.

RN Cogdall of luton for his \right/ eye hit w^th a chip may 16. ♃ h 9. 39 ant m 1611 he cr\r/aved {sic} my counsell¹

RN she was strangly taken w^th her sicknes & a shak{ing} in her right arme. Sept 21. ♀. h 4. p m 1610. {illeg} held her two houres. & th{en} tooke her a sonday being 23{illeg} in the after noone afore sone set & held all y^t ni{ght} vntill ten the next daye h. 4. p m 16i0

RN Water Cheese of Stony stratford borne the last night being ☉ about betwixt 5 & six 20 weekes sinc. her disease & first fit tooke it feb 21 ♃ h 4. p m 1611. it did shake w^th the hands & wryteth {sic} y^e mouth & hed & clutcheth the hands & grypeth. & falleth. the first daye 2 fits. yesterday & this day may {sic} fits.

water good.

{sen}|{wro}|te to me febr. 25 ☾ h. 4. 15. p m 1611.

RN M^r Astrey of Wavendon 60 y nay {sic} 13 ☾ h. 7. 20 ant m 1611. eyes ve\r/y ill. & a great ach.

would know wheath^r he shall recover.

U[1611–2] Iane Gawdry of whitchurch ætat. 42|5|: May 16. ♃ hor: 11. 40: ant. m. 1611. short breathd. hoarse sorenes & griping about the heart and brest./

RN Rich Mason of hanslop 3|5|8 y ill long sick in his chest casteth mutch Iune 29 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1611.

RN M^res Hurstsone of Winge. was let blood six onces in her arme for a quatayne {sic} Ague hed light & gydye.

RN Iohn Nichols of Kemolton a young mā mopish not well in his wyts may 10. ♀ h. 8. 15 p|a|nt m 1611. the parish would send him to me.

U[1611–2] May. 14^th ♂ ho. 4^ta. 40. p. m. 1611.

Io: Nichols of Kimolton was here before April. 3. \1611./& had a vomit w^ch wrought wel a phrensy & lightnes in his head. /ætat. 50.\

RN Iohn Maryot of Rhoode 28 y. Iune 8 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1611. /in p^rsenc\¹

RN Iohn Parret of Stonystratford 50 y Iune. \19 ☿/ belly ill itch h. 10. 30 ant m. 1611.

RN Henry Tomson of lowton. 25 y {T} Septemb. 2 ☾. h. 12. 1611.

mopish & foolish almost every day alike. & will laugh at his owne folly.

RN Agnys Richards of Kaysoe in Bedfordsheere 63. y. Decēb. 30 ☾. h. 10. 50. 11. ant. m. 1611. troubled these 6 weekes in her hed & brayne w^th idle fancies & cānot tell any reason of it

RN Ambrose Rudl|g|ley desyred me to {illeg} {sic} come to his daught^r who is very sick & is desyrous to talke w^th me & to have me to pray for her Ian 27 ☉ h. 2. 15 p m 1611.

GJ willm Freeman of S^t eedes 44 y Apr: 4 {illeg}|♃| ho 11. 15 a m 1611.

Ad præcautionē pestis

Mould Freeman 60 y.  eodē

Lettice freeman 11 y  eodē

Lowre Byrt 7 y.  eodē

Susan Byrtꝭ maid 16. y.

Elsabeth Byrt 35 y.

U[1611–2] Marcy Newold of Elston but now at Stedsdon 30 y May 1{illeg}|7|. d. ♀. h. 7^a. ant. m. 1611.

very sick in {illeg}|all| her body belly back & hart. keeps her shee is a nurse & \her husband/ asketh whether shee bee w^th child again

RN Thomas Bettle of Boy|z|iet 23. y octob 12 h {sic} hor 1. 50 p m 1611 boath legs broken after the ague fell into his legs & are very angry & sore.