Casebooks

RN D Iames of Oxford st|ran|gly {sic} \straungly/ taken w^th a palsye on the left syde of the face hand & leg taken at church & great red blatches in t|H|is fac & bodye & his ey swelling & f|H|is face a yere before & sinc he contenting certen sup witches & on being acquitted he felt his strange stitch on his s {sic} left syde by fits he supposeth y^t the womā susp for a witch but quitted by the Iudges did hurte him the 24 of feb. ☾ sep a □ ♄ ap ☌ ♂ y^t night at sup first taken. had his first fit after he talked w^th m^r Rob. Conye. feb 18. in y^e after noone his first fit but his worst fit the 24 of feb when the sup witch was acquitted/

M^res Iames mentioned M^r Doctor Iames |of oxford| Ap. 20 ♃ h. 3. 20 p m. 1620 /she related all at this tyme/\

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 Alce Richardson of 15 yeres for a swelling vnder her throte & the side of her cheeke Martij 9 her nose very sore & her hed & stomack hot. Martij 9. die ♀ h. 9. 48 1599. in her owne son a p^rty bloody coloured wench

RN Iohn Birde \the Smith/ came for him selfe his face swelled & hard throte first sore Apr. 4 die ☿ h. 9. 35. ant m. 1599. hed & stomacke

RN Alce Buttell 33 yeres betwixt her shoulders back stomack armes. Ap. 27. die ♀ h. 10. 15. ant m. 1599 in her owne son

RN Rich. yeatꝭ of Cliften Rayles of 50 yeres old hath kept his bed ever since {D} {sic} March last yere lieth in his right arme & left foote & in his backe & syde. may 5. die ♄ h. 12. {11}|30|. m. water whitish & thin & full of scales & motes \& black melancholye/ but thrice vp. ever since

RN Goody Reeve of our towne brought my God daught^rs water novemb the last 30 ☿ hor. 4. 15 p m 1603. miserablely payned in her left syde backe should legs

RN My Gardnerers {sic} sone of Mylton came to me for his extreme payn syde chest stomack should novēb. 1. ☉ h. 3. \1{illeg}|25|/ p m 1607.

RN Goody Wren of this hanslop. 40 y febr. 18. ♂ h. 11. 39. ant m 1612. hed chest raynes of her back stomack full corpulent.

RN M^r Edward furthoe 21 y. last milkemas. eve about six at night. came Ap 3. ♀. h. 3: p m 1618 payne on his armes s {sic} ever sinc {illeg}|C|hristmas last rūning vp & downe frō his should vnto his armes & fyngers & legs.

RN Mary farrow of Earles Barton was 14 y last twelfday last the morne after on satterday morning in y^e morning before day came to me for her right hand broken out like a great bloody sore & vnder her armes w^th bunches thighes & hips w^th many issues all looke red & bloody hād swelleth mutch may 5 ♂ h. 11. ant m 1618.

was full of bleatch being a child & was noynted & neaver sinc well.

kings evill hath bene w^th the king but smal amendmēt

RN Will Steele of Groundon 25 y last whitsontyde afternone afore Evening prayer came in son to me may 1. h {sic} hor. 11. 30 ant m 1619.

crooked in his lims necke \arms/ & body not foolish

2 y ill mutch physick no helpe

RN Agnys Sibley servant to M^r Sybley of Studdā 31 y Ap 30 ☾ h. 10. 45 ant m. 1621 was sent armes back sydes belly shooting vp & downe

RN An Southā of Croaton 33 y Iuly 3 ☉ h. 1. 39 p m 1625 was onc troubled w^th mopishnes a yere sinc & stayd in o^r towne 3 weeks & tooke physick may {sic} tyms before y^t she came to the towne & mended & was well god be thancked.

now cane {sic} agayn her selfe & cōplayned of a great heate all over her body brayne hot bac{ke}|ke| the right syde & chest.

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 Iohn Burtons wife came her selfe for her husb of havershā 40 y. novemb. 5 ♀ hor 7. 45. ant m. 1602. his chest belly backe

RN Katheron Watkins of Northampton 18 y. came to my me for her tetters in her face & b{row}e & bodye. Octob. 12 ☾ hor. 5. 30. p m 160i

RW Elizabeth Bradshow of woodstocke. {y}. 11. d. ♀ h: 0. 25 p:m: Aprill. 28. 1620. a sore cheeke, w^ch is verie hard to {hea}le; when it is healed, then her head {bre}aketh out: hath done so these 8 or 9 yeres. RN |she was p^rsent. 7 yeres ill. a p^rty sclender wench.| RW

RN Mres Elis: Cob of Fensom 36 y may 19. ♃ h. 1. p {sic} 1631 had. 13. child hath buryed 6 & hath seaven. living was p^rsent head, left syde, chest ill:

Is very weake

a great fayntnes in her stomack & legs as she goeth. feareth consūption a burning in her back

RN Th. Roufhead of o^r Towne came for his stomack & harte. Aug 30 die ♄ h. 4. p m 1600.