Casebooks

RN M^r Nichols of Wing for on of his fellowes \Edwards Gardiner/ growen into y^e scurvy & dropsye y^t before a yere sinc was recovered only by scurvygras now growen swelled his legs thighes & belly are very mutch swelled his appetite de{i}ected & 70 y cā take no purge fat corp & well coloured Ap 6 h {sic} hor. 7. 25 ant m 16i6. |breath short|

RN M^r Stone of Rudgmont had a fall frō a horse & hurte his shyne w^ch bled sorely. now swelled & miserablely tormēted. w^th payne. hed ill.

RN Isb. Browne of yadly {sic} Hastyn 26 y May 9 ♃ h. 12. 38 p m 16i6 hath layen in childb{y}|e|d ever sinc 4 May even swelled every where face hands armes legs & body

RN M^r Bates of Maydes Mo\r/ton 3 months ill a full stomach. shortwȳded & sinc satterday last w^th great heat & fayntnes. back hot a flushing heate a flegmatick stomack march 15 ☾ h. 3. p m 1619

RN Will Young of Illing beyond S^t yeedes 58 y novēb. 9 ♂ h. 3. p m 1619.

an aguish thick red water. / sick the thursd before S^t Nich his day. a twelfemonth something smyt him on the chest le{illeg}|n|ing {sic} \leaning/ agaynst a tree by w^th mutch gryping in his belly a swelling in his body sometymes hot & sometymes cold w^th a nūmnes in his legs y^t he cānot goe for it. loose body. cānot eate nor drinke by fits.

is vp every day more or les.

Is so swelled in his body y^t he cā scarce get his cleathes togeath^r by fits his legs

W Rich

Edward Allen. Y. 18. August. 6. ♄. hor. 11. 15 A. M. 1614. ill ever since a week befor our Lady day. Spitteth much w^th a great coufgh & very lean & faynt, vrine high couller.

RN lawrenc Cortnall of Sherington. 48 y. Apr 29 ☾ h. 8 ant m 1611 harte ill. 3 weekes. like an ague was v{ery} cold & shivering

RN a litle child 3 y. at the same tyme \cānot rest cryeth nev^r the better.// belly swelled casteth voydeth wormes cānot rest

RN The lady Susā longfild \Graye/ march. 16 h {sic} hor. 11. ant m 16i6. sent her wate{r} aguish. melanch hottish weak rising in her stomacke./ |29 y|

RN M^r francis Combes M^r {sic} Apr 1. ☾ h. 5 p. m 16i6 cā abyde no wet nor wynd. eys bad dersyreth a direction in writing

his physick w^ch I sent him did him no good.

M^res Mary Combes. tooke her physick it did her some good but now her other cheeke is swelled. vryne good

RN M^r Hyntons vomyt wrought 24 houres was also let blood cōtinueth extreme sick. full of melancholy heavy fits day & night cā take no rest: very weake/ sept 30 ☾ h. 11. ant m 16i6.

RN mres Barker of Bowbrickhell 5|4|0 y novēb 21. {illeg}|♃| h. 10 ant m 16i6 mutch troubled w^than arising up in her stomake breaking mutch wynd w^th it like to y^e passio hypōdriaca & mother. & eateth litle

RN An Parkins of Stony stratford 37 y Iuly. 7. ♂ h. 10 30 ant m 1618. sucketh a child. 3. quatres {sic} neav^r well sinc she was brought a bed weake & feeble cā eate litle. scoureth mutch. is very lame

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 Ione Shortread of Newp 37 y Ap. 27. h {sic} hor. 9 30 ant m 16i6. |a burning in her hands & body all over neck & legs|

RN Gyllion Gadston of Raunson 38 y Iuly. 12. ♀ h. 10. 30 ant m 16i6.

RN Elis. Wheeler of Cranfild. 38 y Aug. 23. ♀. h. 12. 30 p m 16i6. |greefe for her husb:|

RN Iohn Parvys of layton 40 y Iuly 18 h 10 ant m 1618. sinc last monday every te of y^e day ill & very sicke    on tuesday he did cast & spit blood.

RN An Colemā of litle Brickhill 44 y march 15. ☾ h. 2. 20 p m 1619. |Is in strang fits. strangly handled w^th quaking fits. witchery suspected|

RN Martyn Coles of litlington 24 y Aug 30 ☾ h. 7. 45. ant m 16i9. sick on|w|th stitches on his right syde & now on his left syde & is very sick. feareth the wormes. chest was. did vomyt a worme very hot & drye.