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 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

RN Thomas Wo{o}dill of Sawford 29 y febr. 24. ☾ h. 2. p m 1612.

payned in his left syde most by night & w^th cold |w^th pricking & shooting & rūning into his backe|

RN \Emry Hall 65 y of Stoe/ The old womā of Staunton for her \bad paynfull/ backe & cough at night & swelling in her legs at night novēb 11. ☾ h. 4 p m 16i6 wery weake & feeble & extremely payned in her backe.

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: Devearell of Swāburn 42 y Iuly 28. {h} {sic} ☿ h. 5 30 p m 1619 every d{ay} {sic} day ill sinc satterday but worse some day then other a flushing heate is vp in the mydl of the day sleepeth litle. a stitch vnder his right syde / doth make him cough a litle.

RN Rich Brigs of Dunstable 61. Aug 6. ♀ h. 3. 20 p m 1619.

a lamenes & nūnes of his lyms speach fayleth many tymes & cānot speake & is very testy.¹

RN Mres Hillersdon taken Iuly 4 h. 10 at night 16i6 |♃ hor 10 p m 16i6| /convulsions can̄ot speake\

RN Susanna margets of Risdon in the county of Northāpton mayed {sic} 2. y. 23. y. Iuly. 6. ☿ h. 7. p m. 1614 cānot sleepe is lame in her body & cānot styrre

RN An Hollyday 24 y goody Smithes daughter of this towne feb 12. ☾ h. 3. 40. p m 1610

Doth cast & scoure mutch & voyded wormes

RN Mres francis porter of Calidon. 20 y octob. 5. h {sic} hor. 2. 40|5|. p m 1611 /a yere sinc sick of the new ague |now deaf in boath eares|\ |but sp. in her left eare deafe.|¹

RN Thomas Grove of Ov^rsole 22 y {m}|a| yere mayed {sic} sept 26 ♂ h. 1. 38 p m 1615 |cānot sleepe a great cough shortwyded| |vnlusty|

RN Mres Elizabeth Hale of Hexton 38 \37/ y febr 23 ♀ h. 3. 45 p m 16i6 extreme feeble & weak & cānot goe.

RN Will: franklin of Woofton 66 y Ap. 13 ☾ h. 2. 15 p m 1618 faynt & full of a drye itch.

RN Gabryell Wale of Woollyson 37. {illeg}|y|. Iuly. 6.. {sic} ☾ h 1. 40 p m 1618. bleed a day & a night is growen very faynt & weake.

RN \a|A|bout this tyme/ \she/ was taken w^th a great cough & casting of blood. feb 20 h {sic} hor 9. 30 p m 1619 /h. 9. 50 p m 1619\ |spit & cast blood|

RN Mres Panton of London for her paynfull swelling red at night & cough may 27 ♃ h. 4 p m 1619

RN my mayd Iane for on of Brodwell y^t 3 days hath bene in labour w^th child & cānot be brought a bed a great rising ready to stop her wynd |Cassand^r Cooke 38 y hath had 9 child & 7 y w^thout it.|

RN Mres Agnys Hodges of Drayton. 26 y may. 11 ♂ h. 1. p m 1619

5 child, 2 living a son & a wench 3 abortions. kings evill & now grown hard terms but few bleedeth a litle at nose.

a great sorenes in her breast & stomack. w^ch cometh w^th a griping y^t she cānot fetch her breath. |not sick|

cā abyde no potion but pils a Consūption feared a bad stomack. desyreth milk & drink

RN M^r Iermyn of Exeter colledg & M^r Thomas Harrys 19 y. may Iune 1. ☿ h. 5. p. m. 1614. |m^r Iernyn feareth eyther Dropsy or cōsūption mutch troubled w^th wynd & belly somewhat swelled cānot sleepe. his cordiall I first sent him did him mutch good./|