Casebooks

Samuel Rogers of Moulton 22. y. Mart. 24. ☿. h. 1. p. m. 1630

hath a Swellinge in his Back & RN \genitalibus rūning & in his/ hand cannot hold his water Lame in his Thighe & Hucklebone

RN Elis Meane of Stony stratford a yere & a halfe old on fryday next will L {sic} fortnight before miklemas betwixt 7 & 8 at night march 3. ☿ h. 11. 15 ant m 1630

right syde hand arme & foote & casteth every thing. Convuls

RN M^r Charlet of great Brickhill. 46 y march. 3. Hands breake out

RN Goodmā Campion of th{is} towne 34 y. march 1 {☾} h. 10 40 ant m 16{30} head & face swell{ed}

RN Mres Tod of Cūberton. 24 y. Ma\r/ch 12 ♀ h. 6 {sic} \5. 5{0}/ p m 1630 |stomack weake lame frō her huckle{bone}/bone\ {sic} to h{er} heele & arme of the right sy{de}|

Mres Tod of Cūberton by Cābridg 3 ryiles {sic} sent March 12 ♀ h. 5. 50 p {sic} 1630

a bad stomack

witchery suspected by Goody Wode to whō she gave a peticoate. her mother & neighbous {sic} suspect it vehemently

sent me a wrought Cap

RN M^r Taylour at Roes sent his water {illeg} {sic} 36 y march 20 h {sic} hor 7. 20 ant m. 1630 /a Consūpt of y^e longs\¹

Iohn Hitchcock of Turuuye. 40. y. Mar. 11. ♃. h. 1. 30. p. m. 1630 much pained in chest & belly w^th a gripeinge as a winde

RN Iohn Wilkinson of Ammerson 20 y march 17. ☿ h. 7. 45 ant m 1630 |left syde| /was p^rsent\

RN Goody lane of o^r towne march. 19 ♀ h. 9. 45 ant m 1630 |bad stomack|

U[1629–1631] Ann Kent of Newport of 34 yearꝭ shee hath lyen in the|i|s 6 weekes & now is taken w^th a lamenes of the on \right/ syde the 12 of March at 2 & 10′  me’

Anne Bignell of Eaton 19. y. mart. 19. ♀. h. 11. ant m. 1630

A riseinge vp vnto her throate, is in Labour, her rekoninge out a monthe Since, is strangly handled in her heade, vomiteth Bloude, swoundeth

RN Goody Georg of Kempton Tennant to my Cosen An Bristow. before Georg Kimptons Daughter 46. y. march. 30. ♂ h. 4. p m: 1630:

Is swelled on her right syde

Francis Butlye of Holywell 39. y. March. 3. ☿. h. 1. p. m. 1630¹

Isabel Cunnington of Fenny Stratford 25. y. Mart. 3. ☿. h. 1. 50. p. m. 1630

is much pained & troubled w^th stitches in her left side

RN Goody Collyns of Bragnā 40 y a mayed {sic} womā march. 7 ☉ h 9. ant m 1629 {sic}

hath a Canker in her breast a long tyms & her Surg say it is vncurable

M^rs. Marshall of Ippolech 45. y. Mart. 10. ☿. h. 2. 30. p. m. 1630¹

RN S^r Iames Evington march 19 ♀ h. 5. 30 p m 1630 red spots all over

1 Cravet{h}|h| a dyet Drinke /of Offord\

2 an oyntment.

3 \3 an Issue this springe in his arme/ he sent me satten to make

RN M^r Taylour march. 26. ♀

M^r Taylor march. 26 ♀ h. 6 p m 1630

sent to signify vnto me y^t the heate of the soules of his feete will not let him sleepe his feete be so paynfull.¹

M^r. Rous Clopton of Corp. Chri Coll. Oxon 35. y. Mart. 17. ☿. h. 9. p. m. 1630

A greiuous Headache takes him at Midnight sometimes in one te of y^e head & sometimes in y^e other te, but especially in y^e left side of his heade, w^ch makes y^e places outwardly sore where y^e paine hath beene.¹

A continually Noyse in his head w^th a tearinge paine as yf it would pull one skyn from another, w^ch comes sometimes suddenly like a strech, & then is gone in an instant

A dizines in y^e heade & a leapinge, as it were of blacke mothes before his Eyes

This paine hath continued these 6 weekes,

Desires to knowe whether it ceeds from y^e stomack or spleene, from a cold or{illeg} hote cause

Hath beene let Bloud in y^e right arme, & vnder the tongue, & in y^e forehead, beeinge tolde by the Physitian y^this greife was caused by fullnes of Bloud

Hath taken Pills & Electuaryes sundry times, but his paine noethinge deminished

Hath for many years beene troubled w^th a soundinge & noyse in his head, but neuer w^th paine till nowe Feareth a Disposition to the Palsye or Apoplexye Desires Receits & Directions to preuent these two capitall Dangers.

U[1628–30] Thomas write {illeg} was borne on \the next/ satterday at night after on michelmus was twelmounth, betweene a 11 or 12 at|or| i3, a Clock but cam to me at 1 of clock, y^e 14^th: of march 1630./

had a quiuorin & sounding on michelmus last & 3 Dayes the after y^e small pox & then at shroftide & this last night had 3 fitts after the same manner a boue saide, being y^e 13^th Day complaines on the head & heauie & apt to sleepe