Casebooks

RN Agys Day of Milton 60 y paynd in her loynes & backs costive. hot./

M^rs. Ibbs of Olde in Northampton sh. 66. y. Febr. 23. ♂. h. 1. 40. p. m. 1630

much pained in her Belly, 7 or 8 weekes a very bad stomack, better sometimes, then at other times, worse at nights then dayes, {on} hath many occasions to goe to y^e stoole but can void little or noethinge

RN Pascha Marshall of whaddon at on goodmā Hāmons house a sūmersetsheere womā & kind to him on y^t soioureth {sic} for a while w^th him 25 y. Decēb. 16 ☾ h. 8. 30 ant m 1611 costive stomack hot.

RN Ione luffe of marston 60 y Iuly 16 h {sic} hor. 10. 50 ant m 1603. right syde & heate in her bodye. very costive

RN Itm’ Rich. stonedale troubled w^th a feare & a scriching. in the hed & hart called for a candle at night & d {sic} prayed & desyre his fathr {sic} so to doe bound 2 or 3 dayes Ian. 3 die ☿ h. 10. 30 1599.

RN Henry Parken of Tempsford 3 24 y a batcheler. Sept 2|3|. ♀ hor 6. 30 p m 1602. head chest & backe bound in y^e body mutch fleme dym eys Dull in hearing.

RN M^r Iohn longfe|i|ld of woulverten 26 y Iune 8 h {sic} hor 1. 39 p m 1616. |exceeding troubled w^th sweating & rūbling in his guts costive. stomacke bad|

SRN Iohn Halfehead of Caysoe. 80. y. Ian. 25. ☾. h. 11 30. a. m. 1635.

payned in his stomacke head & backe body Costiue. |vryne pale & thicke & gravell in the bottom| /will not turne\

RN Goodman Honour of Newport for his wife who hath bene longe sick & is nowe very exceeding ill h {sic} as her husband telleth me. hanc male suspicant^r de veneficio

Elisabeth Buckingham. Otherwise Honour about 50. a great pulling in her left syde w^c maketh her to Crye/

shee is not able to styrre no meate will tary w^th her. shee goeth not onc in a sennet to ground very costive & mutch bounde. 27 of Decēb. die ☿ h. 8. 45. ant m. 1598. /complayneth of her hart chest left arme.\

RN Elisabeth Miller of Newport Millers wom|th|er {sic} very sick keepeth her bed her daught^r came 68|6| yeres. Decēb. 12 die ♂ h. 10. 18. ant m 1598. hed & hart Costive went not to ground this sēnet

RN Thomas Gardener of Dunsanger of 60 yeres old his water as red as any blood leeke very bloode fell sick on satterday night at midnight cōplayneth of his belly. very Costive since. can take no rest nor sleepe cryeth out w^th extremitye of payne. Apr. 9 die ☾ h. 6. {illeg}5|30|. m. ant m. 1599.

D^r Astly warden of Alsoules Colledge in Oxford 63. y. Apr. 13. 1. 20. ☾. p. m. 1629

1 Had a colde & an extreame Cough a weeke afore shouetyde {sic} w^ch did much shake & macerate his Body & was freed both of colde & Cough w^thin 3 weekes after. findes a defect in his digestion, in the liuer as hee feareth, w^ch heretofore hath much anoyed him.

2. is \hath beene/ very costiue (saueinge for 3 dayes last past) w^th some forcem^t thereto, yet his Body is temporate for heate & colde.

3 hee is not much thirsty saue at meales;

4 hee sleepes indifferent well, 5 or 6 houres in the night at beast.

5 his stomack seemeth to bee quieted when hee suppeth posset drinke

6 This is his Clymatericall yeare, beeinge 63 yeares at Alhollowetide last.

7 hee desires to knowe howe his Liuer may bee releeved & howe his Body may be loosened.

8 His was water ordinarily keepes in a reasonable lowe Coulour.

9 Hee feares y^t his Body (beeinge old & weake) will not much abide Phisike./

10 his dyet com̄only is veale & broth. & sometimes mutton, his drinke is small Be{e}re

vide April. 13.

D^r Astley warden of Alsolue {sic} Coll. in Oxon 63. y. Apr. 13. ☾ h. 2|1|. 20. p. m. 1629.

RN Iohn Goodding|win| of C{vt}|ol|{illeg}worth 36 y Iune 30 ♃ h. 12 1608. |hed mutch payned stomack & costive|

RN Agnes Rutland of Newnton Longfild. 53. sick this day fortnight. payned in her hed harte & all the body over. cannot abide vp: costive onc in 2 or 3 days. maij 1. die ♂ h. 12. 10. m. 1599.

Ambrose Rudland of Newton her husband. a payne in his stomack & eyes. a Corpulent man & fully faced. eodem tempore/

Iohn Rutland w^th a payne in his Chest & stomacke wyndye & a stitch in his syde

RN Chrystopher Stratton of Houghton bedford 58 y Iune 27. ☾ h. 7|8|. ant m. 1608.

backe & sydes sore cā scarce take wynd costive. sick this 8 weeke taken w^th making of hay {coc}ke beaten to grounde w^th a ladder. & {mudd.}

RN Agnys Brightwell of newport 46 y maried. i6 yeres sinc had a child. never sinc any, a cough had not had her sicknes this yere hed ill stomacke bound cānot abyde the sent of meate no sleepe.

RN was so sick on tuesday h. 9 ant m 1623 so stopt & swelled about her chest y^t they thought she would die |5 child. youngest 7. y|

RN M^r Michaell longfilds wife 24. 3 weekes sinc brought a bed. taken {illeg}|v|iolently yesterday Ap 27. ☾ h h. {sic} 8 30 ant m taken violently in y^e bottome of her belly. \like the chollicke./ on syde frō her hip downeward very lame. stomack ill brought a bed 3. weekes sinc Apr 28. ♂: h: 9. 20 ant m. 1612 is very costive./

RN Margaret Somes of Hardmead 40 y march 25 y {sic} ♂ h. 11. 15 ant m. 1606 harte troubled w^th wynd costive

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.