Casebooks

RW M^r Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. ☉. h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, w^ch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled w^th a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto S^r George Sherly M^r Colins houshold physition.

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. ☿. h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheath^r the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child p^rsent w^th goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

RN Edward Winse of Luton 25 y now mayed {sic} at Christmas Last hath bleed often tyms at the right nostrell & is {sic} hath swonded on tuesd last 3 tyms extree {sic} feeble & weake March 15 ♃ h. 11 50 ant m 1627.

RN The Carier of Hanslop goody filds brother. 54 y Ian. 19. ♀ h. 4. 30 p m 1621.

a burning feaver

very faynt & weake cānot eate sodenly taken

RN Steaphen francklyn serv to S^r will Andros of lathbry Iuly 10 ☉ h. 10 ant m 1625 |faynt & weake|

RN \M^r Cecils page/ His m|p|age very gydye cānot eate May 17 ♃ h. 8 25 p. m. 1627

RN M^r Robert Haseldon for Benianyn a yere old Ap. 10. ♀ h. 1|h|. {sic} 1. p m 1629 |of Goldington|

borne tuesday fortnight before Christmas Decēb. 11. 1627 h. 12. at night p m Convulsion fits

RN M^r \Nathanll {sic}/ Potter curate vnder M^r Rhead of Hardwick 21. y Ian 25|4| {h}|☾| h. 11 50 ant m 1625 feareth a cōsūption

RN Sam. Martyn 25 y a batch. & a woolen dra of Northampton febr 13. ☿ h. 1. 39 p m 1628 |looketh ill & pale & is very faynt|

RN Mres Elis: Hales of London a marchāts wife 31. y bone {sic} the 14 of Ian. h. 7 at night. 1588. came to me May 23 ♂ h. 3. 38 p m 1620 /a weaknes in her back & growen crooked w^th it\ |troubled w^th wynd & flegme|

RN my Cosen Turlington for his {wife}s cōing to my house for the recoavery of her health Apr 29 ♃ h. 6 p m 1624.

spitteth black stuffe very shortwyded a hot stomack.

Desyreth my answ by the cayer {sic}/

RN M^r Wil Nichol{s} Iudg Nichols his brother may 9 ☿ h 6: 20 p m. 162i /a dangerous long cure\

my opinon {sic} touching M^r mathias a {sic} \the/ g{illeg} G {sic} a surg & physit

M^r More a surg br{ought} vp by thi{s} an Issue thorough the Inward t fleshy of the neck of the bladder.

wheath^r it be a sore or an vlcer.

RN M^r Wyne for his sonne in lawe M^r Wylson. 32 y march. 26 ♂ h. 11. 20 ant m. 1622. /a Dropsy & a cōsūption feared, is mutch pyned & wasted in his legs & nowe cānot eat\

RN M^r Thomas Dillinghā mynyster of Deanes. 51 y vppō the lords day at night last. troubled & had a sore fit of the stone & caused him to vomyt. 8 y sinc was troubled in like maner & found mutch good. Ap 8 ☾ h. 3. p m 1622.

RN M^r Rich East proctor in D Smyts office for An East 9 y Iun 7 ☾ h 11 20 ant m 1624 |of Weston vnderwood| for a great cough. the extremity wherof swelleth her face.

RN Mres Stop of Newport mother \the wife/ of M^r Stop the p^racher brought a bed this Day sennet March 10 h {sic} hor 5 p m 1627 Aguish Costive full of wynd

craveth my Consayle

RN Henry kent the S^r Rich Spencers butler of Offly 34 y octob 28. ☾ h 5. 30 p m 1622 weake & fent

RN Rich: Ihounson of Wavendon. 36. y. a day labourour. Iune 7 ☾ h. 2. p m 1624. Lame in {2}|h|uckbone & thigh full of ach.

RN Steaphen S^r Franc Dūcōbes servāt 54 y. Ian 8 ☾ h. 2. p m. 1620|i| /a cruell stitch on the right syde cānot sleepe\

RN M^r Iohn Amy on of the kings singer ma \q{uerister}/ maye {sic} yers 73 y Iuly. 7 ☾ h. 7. 25 ant m 1623 /cānot relish nor keepe his drink\