Casebooks

RN Katheren Adson 36 y vnmaried M^res Clyftons servant for a great \heate/ in her stomack & head making her face to blyster out. pimple. febr. 21 die ♃ h. 10 30 p|a|nt m. 1600.

RN Richard Kinge of Nash. 24 yeres hath had a swelling in his body belly & mēbers & face for this 3 yeres & goeth away agayne. Octob. 3 die ☿ h. 12. 45. {illeg} 1599. hath bene at Cublington son of Thorton’. in his throate & k {sic} & knees.

RN Gryphen Courteens a shepheard of our towne had the bloody flix two days stop w^th \oak/ barke boyle broyled on a grydyron & beaten to pouder & drōke.

after had sloes & {illeg}|s|odden drōke the water & eate the slowes hath a {sic} great & a posset made w^th alloum w^ch stayd his flix nowe hath a great payne ever since in his belly novemb 8 ☾ h 10 ant m 1602.

GJ Margarett Allen of willing 20 y. Aprill 6. ☿ ho 11. 15 a m. 1603

For her sore leggꝭ broken and runne. Goodman Makham hath them in cure./

RN Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs y^t on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

RN Thomas Gardner of Dunsanger of 62 yeres old y^t pissed blood & was mended by the herbꝭ y^t I sent him in a receipte. sinc y^t time had on Waly who hath w^th his Clisters Done him litle good but is swollen in his belly w^c is growen very harde. & mutch payned in his share & can make but a litle water halfe a sponefull at a time would knowe wheath^r leekly to die or live. went not to ground sinc munday last about 12 a clocke sent to me this 18 of Apr. die ☿. h. 7. ant m 1599 burneth in his yarde.

RN M^r Smyth for his sone Theophilus a very studious scholer of Cābridg 18 y octob. 18 ♃ h. 11 25 ant m 1627 /of Weeden of the streete\ |his stomack is clogged w^th flegme & thick matter|

RN Sam. kerbankes Steward to S^r Peter Osburne Ap 11. 26 ♀ h. 11 ant m 1622 |should ach|

RN Richard Letten of London a tayler his frinds Dwell at Safford by vs 41 y maried came agayne to me in London the second tyne {sic} for his grevous payne of his hed Iune 24. ☉ h 5. ant p m 1604 /he cā have no ease\

RN Thomas Trippe of Olny feb. 16. die ♄ h. 10. ant m. 1600. 44 y. a butcher. his right syde.

RN Thomas white of Mylton 21 y a serv. maij 14. ♂ h. 9. ant m 1605.

taken sodenly at worke & brought. home left syde.

RN my deere Cosen she Marsh sent vnto me Iuly 17. ♂ h. 5. p m. 1627. /deus benedicat Cognatæ meæ\

\no good of y^e oyntnent {sic}/ her head ill & mutch payned, the vayns in her tēples swelled & arme so weake y^t she cānot vse it & the vaynes be sore to her foote

extremely payned

desyrous to have williā Rufhead to let her blood

would have something to incease {sic} good blood

desyrous to know when to send her coach.

RN Mres Staffords mā came to tell me y^t his physick wrought well but y^t his \the/ raynes of his backe is are very hot & vrine burning sharpe Martij 9 h {sic} hor 9 30 ant m 1605. |h. 9. 15.|

RN Guy Rive of Haversham 30. m batcheler a Tayler sometymes of Hanslop. Iuly 31 die ♃ h. 12. 1600. w^th an ache in {sic} his right hip. & thenc into the soule of his feete. cold ache. ever sinc whitsontide.

hath bene cupped nev^r the better/.

hath had a seere clooth & was the better for it.

RN Iohn Godfrey of Shenly 60 y sept 14. ♀ hor. 9. 1604 for a swelling in his legs.

he was here on weddensday last about 3 of the clocke. Iohn Byrde did let him blood.

but is ill still.

RN Edward Harryson of Whaddon of a kee. 40 y may 18. h 12. 2{0} p m. 1606

hed ache hot ret.

RN Will: Lucas m^r longeveilds servant. 21 y. Apr. 17 die ♃ h. 6. {illeg}|4|5. ant m. 1600.

 vlceribꝯ. he hath bene a souldier wounded in his head.

RN M^r Hales the Earlle of Kents baylye Ian 26 ☿ h. 11 15 ant m 1625. /had a vomyt & a purge of me\ head litle mended 49. y. yet pils he took of M^r Windg every night paynd in his head about seaven

RN Ione Longe of Astwood 20. y. taken yesterday in her bodye after a strange maner. y^t shee cannot make water greeepeth {sic} her bellye & cryeth w^th it & cannot sleepe. Septemb. 5. die ☿ h. 6. 45. ant m. 1599. /her fathers servant gote her w^th Child but her fath^r would not let him marry her./\

RN George Ashby of Newport 22 yeres a servant a poer fellowe y^t had his legs broken w^th a peare of harrowes & was wonte to run & now is dryed vp hathe bene sicke for this 5 weekes. h. 2 p m Sept. 12. die ☿.