Casebooks

RN Mres Myles of Watton. 50 y Decēb. 22. ♀ h. 4. p m. 1620

filius  matre. tormēted w^th intollerable ach in her arme

RN M^r Kenelme Kite schoolemaster of Corbye wrote in the behalfe of a poor womās husb. & daughter for my helpe Iohn Blunket lame of in his left arme \3. y./ of Corbye 56 y Iuly {5} h {sic} hor 7 ant m 1628

RN Goody Robynson for her boy of this towne 12 y novēb 22 h {sic} hor. 2. 20 p m 1623. /kings evyll a swelling in his arme & foot. & broken\¹

RN Henry Mon of Woulv^rton for his wife swelled every where belly legs {a}rms yet {tady} now & {th}{en} Decēb^r 4 ☾. h. 1. 3{illeg} {p} m. 1626

RN Ap 28 ☾ h. 10 ant m 1628 cōpl of a rūning vp & downe his legs arms eares & neck like a like a {sic} mouse & bite him by the prick the child in y^e fit quake & stampe taken so yeste\r/day

RN My Cosen Marsh the older sent me a kind letter to signify y^t after my clyster & blood letting she was well for 4 days & then payned as before in her hed & arme so greevously betwixt 4 & 5 p m cōnoly {sic} Sept 14. ♀ h. 5. 30 p m 1627 she sent to Cambridg to M^r Crane he gave her a pils|l| & also a clyster

had the horse leaches & they were {illeg} naught.

took my pils & Dyet drink & did well for the tyme

her Daughter fond mtch {sic} good by her playster Desyreth a nother & a recept of it

RN Goody Gale for her child 7 {sic} \10/ or 10|2| y old sick in|&| lame in the neck & should & arnes {sic} for Edward|Tho.| Gostick sick in the head may 7 ♂ h 5. 40 p m 1622.

RN She was taken strangly & sodenly but more yesterday then before Iuly 24. ☿ h 4|5| \5/ p m 1622. at sermō tȳe w^th strāg convulsions taking away her speach. & vse of her armes & her belly Did burne & trēble & was & is ever mightely tormōted w^th sore tēptatiōs when she is most willing to serve god¹

RN M^r Latch the Lady Iennings husb. march 18 ♃ h 5. 30 p m 1624 the child held w^th the dead palsye hath litle or no motion or doth move the arme or leg of the syde affected yet better god be thancked then before

RN my lord Mordants litle child ten weekes on satt last it was borne the 19 of marh {sic} last betweene 10 & 11 in y^e morning. it was healthfull vntill weddensday last. may 25. h. 4. 30 ant m it was taken w^th a stretching out of the arms a galling of the eys & skryking & trēbling of all tes vppon may 26. it had 3 fits 2 in y^e morning. & on at noone. & hath an arising in y^e throte w^ch is seene & felt. & by holding downe by hand hath some ease & it riseth moore. the left syde of the throate. sent to me Iune 2. ♃ h. 8 ant m. 1625.

RN William Tomkins \9 y cānot feed him selfe toucheth his hands & legs ev^r sinc Easter./ Francis Tomkins 17 y {sic} |7 y| a boye Marg. Tomkins 14. y.

Williā Tomkins was stroken suddenly. lame in all his lims & cā speake but a litle y^t on cā scarce vnderstand & when he goeth he rūneth as on y^t should light on his head all halloutyde the weddensday after Alhalloutyde was 4 y. hath bene thick of hearing a weeke & curst w^th all.

his right arme as stiffe as a stake came all to me at onc Iuly 25 h {sic} hor. 12. 40 p m 1629 All of thē p^rsent