Casebooks

RN Henry fish^r of Eastcot a serving mā to my lord Harrington 40 y febr 28 ♃ hor. 9. ant m 1605. crased in braine put out of service by his Mres for the love of a mayd.¹

he sent only to knowe when he should fynd me at home y^t he might come over vnto me./

RN An Malins 17 yeares old quærit causa morbi et remediu. 1598 Apr. 28. die ♀ h. 9^a. ant merd {sic} nata fuit 1581. novemb. 11. die h {sic} at break of day every moone a breaking out in y^e face. a peane in her head & hart every where /

RN {Ia}ne Browne of Adington {2}9. y christ Iuly \Iune Iuly/ 20. 1595. sent to me Iuly Iune 30 ☿ h. 9. 20 ant m 1624 /neaver had child.\¹

Iane Browne of Adin{gton} 29. y. Iune 30 ☿ h 19. 20 a{nt} m. 1624. paraliticall tormented w^th heate & a burning payne in her belly & shooting into her legs & belly hath no vse of her lims cā not stand nor goe /sweateth mutch.\

RN Iohn Farre of Litle Brickhill 48 y Aug. 15|4| ☿ h. 9 ant m 1633.

swelled in his leg. & thigh in his left syde 3 weekes but was ill 7 weeks before & very mutch wasted in all his body w^th sweates & burning |no stomack all this while bellye wyndye| /litle cough\

RN fayth Gibbes of Wicken 46. amisse in her sinewes cannot gripe any thing w^th her hands so feeble & weake sometimes in hir feete & knees all swollen & keepe there naturall colour. of a good cōplex. & light harte. sent to me this 26 of Ap. h. 9. 30. ant m. 1599. a great paine in her armes. could not cut her meate.

RN Arthur Smithe of Woulverton. 36. payned in the bodye nowe & lims & knees. & hath a great hote stomack and mutch bounde. arms this 7 yeres & hath spent mutch monye. faynt & feeble. maij 1. die ♂ h. 9. {illeg}|3|0. ant m. 1599.

RN Mres An Barber of Kensworthe 46|5| y. sept 28. ☿ hor 9. 16|5|. ant m 1603.

was borne {illeg} {sic} on a {tuds} \shrovesōdaye/ after noone. an hour betwixt 4 & 5. /hath often bene let blood sicknes gone this 4 yeres.\ |extreeme hot. casteth vp sometymes leek whitꝭ of egge. sometymes blacke stuffe.|

Mres An Barber sept 28 ☿ hor. 9. 15 ant m. 1603. strangly handled w^th her stomack burning & gnawing & then an intolerable paine of her hed for 20 houres not well for 40 houre & then it cōmeth once in a weeke in the wynter. & aft^r hath a swelling & a gnawing in the calfꝭ of her legs.

RN Iohn Phylip sick ever sinc thursday being the 30 of Decēb \novemb/ sent to me agayne the 4 of Decemb sick very greevously in his hart & body he is swelled in his body from the belly vnto his hart. he is Costive & so hath cōtinued ever sinc thursday last & is very exceeding ill & weeke. Decēber. 4. \die ☾./ h: 9. 15. ant m. 1598 his hart \is good/ & his tonge talketh cheerf but his body swelled.

RN Thomas Bartom. 15 yeres sick this 5 weekes. nothing will tary w^th him for this fortnight lyeth in his hed light headed. Martij 8. die ♃. h. 9. 10. 1599. at Newport.

his fath^r moved a question at the same time or a quart^r after 9. for a payne in his knee w^c was broken his thigh was broken quite thorough & nowe the paine is fallen into his knee pan & is swollen.

RN Williā Lovely of Newport 60. greeped & tormented at the harte ready to make him selfe away & of his brest: the 15 of Martij die ♃. h. 9 metuit venefic: 1599 hed & face swelleth.

RN Iohn Trueman of Willing i9 come lāmas. hath a swellinge in his legs fallen downe lately w^thin this sennet his \belly & body/ was before swollen. he hath taken phisick this 4 yeres. & hath taken Drinkꝭ of many & of M^r Glover of Northampton. Drinkes losing him y^t hath had taken a diet losing Drinke for 3 days fasting & had 2 cakes & hath in a day. his excrementꝭ looke white & his face & eyes all yellowe but a fully faced youthe. 24 of Apr. die ♂ h. 9. 30 p m {sic}. 1599. cathed it w^th a wet & cold. faynt & feeble.

RN Lawrenc Chamberlayne kinsmā to M^r Adams of Stachden 39 y Iune 7. h {sic} hor. 9. ant m 1617 /& Mr Adams him selfe.\

M^r Adams of Stachden well recovered but his mouth is very soare the skyn of his stomack is so hot faynt & sickly a bad stomack Iune 7 h {sic} hor 9 ant m 1617 desyrous of a cool{in}g syrope or other cōforta{ter}

TG Ann stapp of stonystreetford 16 y. Mart. 15. h. 9. Mat. 1634. hath beene sicke this 14night. on wensday a stitch in her right side began, & now is pained in all her body. Exceedy|i|ng hote. Keepeth her bed can hardly stirre.

RN Mathew Knigh|ft|en of Lowton 53. y. sick this satterd. last 3 weekes. a red water & full of rags.

M^r Knifton of Lowton 55 yeres old sick this 3 weekes {illeg} sunday last first in his stomack w^th an extreeme cold w^c tooke a way his stomack ache in the head neck & legs sweateth div^rse times & after troubled w^th an itch as exceeded greatly onc in two or 3 days to grounde. nev^r vomiteth. the 3 of Ian. die ☿ h. 9. 15. 1598. {sic} 1599. bad head greefe taken {in} lawe.

RN Elisabeth Clarke 30 yeres vnmaried ever sinc Christmas hed backe chest a few on satterday on sunday had not her Courses currantly sinc Christ. sick at hart hoven in her chest. shoulders & hed. casteth black geare leek browne black paper leeke rags y^t is her flowers arising. Apr. 3 die ♂ h. 9. 15. 1599. cannot rest in her bed hath a wonderfull red colour & is hot.

RW Anne Warr of stony stratford y. 46. d. ♂ h: 9. ant: m: Feb. 29 1620. a weake pale water. & windie: a weake stomacke: swelled in her face & head: if shee sitteth vp her feete swell also: desireth to drinke eateth nothinge but broth: & {illeg}|v|seth to sucke her water lettinge none of the substance to goe downe. troubled also with the whites too much: Gonorrhea. hath them too much

RW Clement Rulie d. ♀. h: 9. 25. p: mer: Feb: 1. 1622. taken suddenly w^th a riseing in \her/ stomacke w^ch is readie to stop her winde: her hands cold; highe coloured in her face & swetteth: hath a heate in her bodie

RN Mary Bruer of this towne 36 y feb. 4. ☾ h. 9 ant m 1628

Is lame in all her body & her |left| kne swelled & foot & is lame in it cōplayneth of her backe & syde & is desyrous to be let blood great w^th child quickened at S^t Thomas

TG Ioh Lewis of Kings{illeg}|c|lifften 36. y. oct. 10 ♃ \11 ♀/ h. 9. 30. Mat. 1633. mente et sensibꝯ captꝯ per intervalla

Iohn Lewys of Kings Cliffe. 36. y: octob. 11. ♀. h: 9. 45 ant m 1633 /a stopping at his chest.\

RN Mary R Vattison a widowe 60 yeres old. mittit  consilio et  morbi remedio. / Iulij 19 th die ☿. h. 9. 12. m. /short winded & puffed vp in her cheste/\