Casebooks

RW Ioane Parkinson of Pirton in Hartfordsheire. y. 20. d. ♂. h: 3. 30. p: m: Maij. 1^o. 1627. moopish this tweluemoneth, distracted of her witts: fell ill first vpon a beatinge by her dame: no sence or vnderstandinge at all, nor a word frō her can be gotten vnlesse they anger her, & then she bids a rat on them they trouble her. hath them well. eateth vnreasonably m^r Hamond wrote for her in her behalfe a lustie wench

RW M^r Meridale of Great Brickhill for his Father \y: 70./ March: 6. h: 1. post merid: 1615. stuffed in his stomacke. pained in his head & backe, hath a cough & cold.

RW Rich: Wells of Woodhill y. 3. d. ♃ h: 1. p: m: Feb: 24. 1620. much payned in the belly, loose bodyed. belly swelleth sometimes: & sometimes in the fit the \priuie/ members are drawne vp into the bodie.

RW Old M^ris stanton of stoake. d. ♄ h: 1. p: m. Martij. 25. d. 1620. payned over all her body. desirous to have a Clyster. A Consumption feared. M^ris Francis desireth to know whether Mater eius morietur nec nō.

RW M^r Willoughby of Droitwich for his Neece who is troubled w^th a rheme in her eies, & vseth to weepe much: hee is desirous to haue p|a| receipte for pills ad fortiter uocanda menstrua. shee is about 16 or 17 yeares olde.

RW M^ris Phębe Longeuill of woulu^rton y. 8. d. ☿. h: 8. 15. ant: m: Feb: 23. 1620. payned in her backe & head cannot {illeg}|c|oughe: much payned in her sides: is very costiue. eateth & drinketh very little.

RW M^ris Elizabeth Tyrrell of Thornton. y. 8. d ☾. h: 2. 30 p: m: Novemb: 20. 1620.

by fits verie ill: sometimes eateth her meale well, at other times doth not. giveth goeth vp & downe verie melancholily

RW Williā West of Westen. y. 4. d. ♄. h. 9. 30. ant: m: Sept. 17 1625. burneth hot. head & belly a highe troubled water.

RW M^r Withers of Willin for his childe. \a daughter/ y. 2. March: 8. h: 9 ant: mer: d. ☿. 1615. an ague this 3 weekes. swelleth in {he}{r} body, fone & hands

RW A Childe of Cranfeilde y: 1. d. ☾ h. 4. post merid. Ap may. 1. 1615. voyded iij wormes vpward & iij downeward: he belly swelled & {illeg} The Child was brought in p^rsence. was much altered wheras before it was of a sanguine complection: it was now very bleake & wan.

RW M^r Pitkin of stackden. y. {sic} d. ♄. h: 2. p: m: Martij. 18. 1620. vtrum fascinata sit necne. feeleth some thinge stirre within her.

RW M^r Matthias Cōny of Newport for his daughter Francis. y. 4. d ♃. h: 10: 30 \15/. ant: m Feb: 24. 1620. eateth nothinge: is verie faynt & weake./ had a little of diaprunis w^ch brought away ij wormes.

RW Elizabeth Parke of Newport y. 6. d. ♄. h: 7. 20. Martij. 25. 1620. casteth all shee taketh pineth & consumeth.

RW Richard Coles \Sharpe/ of this towne y. 4. d. ☾ h. 2. p: m: Nouemb: 27. 1620.

troubled w^tha paine in his backe. something cometh ouer him hee sayth at night about 8 of the clocke. screameth & scratcheth when the fit cometh: w^ch is always about 8 of the clocke at the night.

RW Mary Bonner of Flitton y. 9. d. ☿ h: 0. Ianuar: 23. 1622. much swelled in her head & face: & her belly sometimes. scoureth much

RW Goodwife Denton of this towne great Linford, began to labour w^th childe March the 5. hor: 7. ant: merid: 1615

Goodwife Smithe came vnto me for somethinge for this womon to {illeg}|h|asten her deliuery, who had beene in labour from that time march the 5, vnto the next day, March the 6. hor: 10. ant: merid: at w^ch time shee came vnto mee, & I sent by her; Boracis ℈i Aristolochia r{illeg}d: ʒi. myrrhæ ℈i: dict: cret: ℈i croci gr: 8. cinnam: {myr{illeg}|i|gst}: on: ℈i. in aq. mugw: ℥{illeg}|{illeg}|4.

RW M^ris Phebe Longeuile of woulu^rton. y. 8. d. ♄ h: 9. ant: m: Feb: 26. 1620

A great cough: & an ague

RW M^r Thomas Longeuile of woulv^rton. y. d. ♂. {h}: 8. ant m: Feb: 29. 1620.

RW S^r George Blundeuill for his Father, d. ♃ h: 0. 48 p: m: Martij. 16. 1620.

RW Robert Hoyle his Son of Turuie parke. y. 7 d. ☿. h: 7. 20. ant: m: Maij. 2 1627.