Casebooks

RN Sara musgrove \of/ Bletsoe 20 y maryed 2 y. march. 29. ♀ h. 12 20 p m. 1605. troubled w^th fancyes very fearfull in her mynd to loose her wits troubled in her sleepe cānot rest metuit veneficiū full of melanch cholicke

RN Mres Elisabeth. Banyster the daughter of S^r Rob. Banyster 2|3|0\1./ y march. 20 ☿ h. 12. 39. p m 1622 |a very leane melanch. gentlewomā| |costive cōmonly. head ach.| |head weake spl: ready to vnclose & cānot sleepe worst at night w^th raging payne w^th a shooting & dra{w} in her eyes/|

RN Susan Piggot of {sic} belonging to the lord of kent 18 y Iuly \17./ ☾ h. 7. 20 p m 1609 /M^r Henry piggot her brother  sorore\¹²

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 Rich Travell servant t|o|f W. Martin of L Linford. 20 yeres old sick this fortnight almost & did kepe his bed for it munday & tuesday cōplayneth of his belly & hart. very desyrous to Drink & yet not hot. Oc cam him selfe to me. Octob. 6. die ♀ h. 3. 9. post m. 1598.

RN Margaret Billington who dwelt w^th Thomas Billington of Bletchly first cosens nowe Dwelleth w^t M^r Vuedale came awaye for a payne of her hed ache back neck & newe at her hart ever since harvest never a daye well Novemb. the 12 die ☉ h. 12. 20. mi 1598 20 yeres old in p^rsenc her selfe.

RN Margaret Booker of Newport. 20. amisse this fortnight arm left leeke an ache. vexeth & troubleth all her bodye 22 of March. die ♃. h. 9. 30. ant m. {in}|ca|nnot rest tr maketh her Crye. a hie coloured water & red her courses stopt this quart^r never had thē kindly. leeke an ague

RN Will. Rogars \of hellington. & {s}{illeg}{le} l{a}d/ of Stock Hamon 20 yeres old troubled w^th fansies & his mind troubled w^th the Devill this 2 or 3 yeres but now very mutch Ap. 25. die ☿. h. 6. p m. 1599.¹

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 Ed. Iones. natus 1576 Aug. 23. die ♃ h. 7 1^a. 35. 3 yeres after planet stroken & taken lame in in {sic} his shoulder. & leg. poultfooted. a poer fellowe.

RN maryon web 20 y Iuly 12. ♃. hor. 9. 30 ant m 1604.

faynt & feeble. stomacke. can not eate any thing

RN Mres Vrsula Poulton 20 y at the same tyne {sic}  capite renibꝯ stomacke mother & swoundinge.

GJ Elisabeth Evington lond: 20 y. May 11 ☾ ho: 6. p. m. 1607

Quærit quid salutare sit capiti eius, and the flushing of her face et pro menstruis

RN Robart Course of Emmerton 20 y a serv. Sept 20. ☉ h. 3 \30/ p m 1607 |ever sinc thursday would cough but is so payned vnder his left syde w^th a sore stitche|

RN Amy Weatherhead 20 y Ap. 27. ♃ h.       p m. 1615. /payned on the left syde of her neck w^th great pricking burneth but sweateth not.\

RN Mary Elyot serv to Iohn Kent of the vp end f {sic} 20 y febr 28 \march 1/ ♂ h. 9: 30 {sic} \40/ ant m 1625 |a swelling in her right cheeke very red & throate also|¹

RN Ioice Leate|gh| of Stony stratford {illeg} 20. y Aug. 18. ♃ h. 11. 30 ant m 1625 mayed {sic} 13 weekes. had the {sic} 7 weekes since

pulled hart back & belly. faynt & weake

RN The younger gentlewomā mrs \An/ T{illeg}|w|isdon sent me a lett^r Mres An Twisden 20 y Iune 3 h {sic} hor 8. 30 p m 1626

at her stomack

would weare some playster for her backe y^t had a good smell

afrayd to be let blood yet will she sayth henc forth if I will advise her therto.

would have some cōfortable thing to breake wynd for her stomack to digest her meate.

RN Rich: Write of Stoake golding 20 y f {sic} March a swelling vnder his chyn & neck & a swelling w^th 2 rūing holes

hath bene twice w^th the king & fyndeth litle remedy.

RN An Savage of Hardington 20. y Iuly 25 ☿ h. 1. 39 p m. 1632. /a weeke ill mopish & senceles for a weeke mynd troubled\