Casebooks

SRN Marian Phelp of Blechly 40. y Septemƀ. 11. ♀ h. 10. a. m. 1635

Much payned in her chest & at her heart very shortwynded swelld & howen in her face hands & Body

\vomitts what she taketh/ hath not bin well since it thunderd & lightend when she came from Stoke goldinge on th{e} Sunday y^t it lightend & thunde{red} so much.

it first tooke her w^th sorenes in her throate

body Costiue. Vryne very thin & frothy, & cleere. hath bin married these 9. y. no child.

SRN Fayth Sage of High Lauer for a litenes in her head. & a papue in her Teeth & a trembling at her heart.

her Husband was taken with a payne in her|is| backe that he can hardly goe./.

SRN The old Lady Temple of Darsett 66. y. March. 29. ♂. h. 3. p. m. 1636.

The pills j sent her did worke very well & did her very much good.

Is now short wynded & much hoven in y^e stomacke & weake in her knees & A{illeg}k|nc|kles, as she was then

hath at this tyme a great hoarsenes & straytnes in her throate. desires the note of y^e Dyet drinke. & pills.

SRN M^rs Cotta of Coventry 40. y. August 22. ♄. h. 10. a. m. 1635.

Subject to bleeding, hath a burneinge in the insides of her hands & the Soles of her feete. desires my aduise whether it be good for to bleed either by Leeches or in her feete.

SRN My Cozon Clare wright of Southwarke London. 50. y. Decemƀ 21. ♄ {sic}. h. 11. a. m. 1634.

hath kept her bed this sennight a weake bad digestion. her meate rises sometymes like hard egs w^ch causes a great payne both in stomack & backe.

she can eate little or nothing she desires to haue something to strengthen her stomack. /much troubled with a stitch in her right side with a continuall payne in her stomack.\

SRN {M}^r William Luttwich of Luttwich. {D}ecemƀ 30. ♂. h 9. 45. a. m. 1634.

Complained of Cramps & weaknes ouer all his body. face, Armes legs were swelld, now thanks be to God are not. was the payne in his back doth not so much trouble him as before his loosenes stayd vpon those things I gaue as Clysters & Cordialls. now his loosenes hath taken him agayne desires something y^t may stay it. vryne a little higher y^en it hath bin this 3 dayes, no slu{ff}y Sediment, nor so much troubled with the Gonorrhæa as before Laus deo.

Desires at this tyme something for Cough & loosenes.

SRN Elizabeth Iones. 22. y. servant to m^rs Katharen Tyringhā. Ian. 14 ☿ h. 2. p. m. 1634.

Troubled with y^e greene sicknes Looks pale, faynt, & troubled with a panting at her heart

SRN Elisabeth Studhall of Gilden Morton 55. y. eod. tem

Complaynes of a payne & riseing vp to her stomack was wont to Cast & found ease when she had vomited vp the water frō her stomack

desires t she had a vomit w^ch did her very much good. yet does not desire to take any vomit but some Comfortable thing

SRN Iohn Perkins of Aven Dorset 42. Ian. 27. ☾

troubled with mellancholly in his head. cannot sleep.

vryne good. desires somet{hing} to do him good.

SRN My Cozen M^rs. Clare wright of Southwark London Febr 28. ♄. h. 9. 45. a. m. 1635

A Iaundice thick yellow water. had a Iulep & an Electuary after a vomitt. this Last weeke had y^e aduise of D^r Chamberlen who conceiues her payne & greife to proceed frō her brest. desire my Counsayle & directions.

SRN My Broer Tyringhā wrote his ler acquainting me how ill & sicke his wife had bin all day yesterday with the old payne in her stomacke, sent her water she is afrayd something growes in her

Iuly. 20. ☾. h. 10. 15. a. m. 1635.

SRN Margaret Chamberten of S^t needs in Huntington sheire 60. y. August 10. h. 11. a. m. 1635

a Cough of the Lungs is very hott & troubled with the hart Burneinge. her wynd many tymes ready to be stopt.

SRN M^rs. Cotta of Coventrey. sent her ler Novemƀ. 14. ♄ h. 10. a. m. 1635.

The vomitt did worke, vpward & 5 tymes downeward. the pills wrought well & she was let blood arme & Foote:

hath not had y^em since March Last, now finds her Liuer distemperd & a payne there. desires the opening drinke or the receipt

SRN M^r Sparke of blechley send me word they are all well agayne & to p^rūe his Daughter Alces fitt desires agayne my aduice for the drawing downe of these

SRN M^res An Tyringham Decemb. 13. ♂. h. 10. a. m. 1631.

tooke her vomitt which gaue her vi vomitts, & hath not bin troubled since, nor noe grudgeing of her former fitts. cannot keep what she eatꝭ desires somethinge to settle her stomach.

SRN Iohn Clements of Newport Ian 21. ♃. h. 9. 30. a. m. 1635.

his vomitt very well both wayes & did him much good.

his Arme not so much swollen. runs a little.

cannot sleepe. desires something. that might make him sleepe.

SRN Elizabeth wotton his wife. very weake for the most part of a month not able to helpe her selfe. cannot sleep at all. flesh bated & pined away

SRN Iohn Ward 20. y. eodē tempore.

SRN Fayth Sage for the like strong p^rsumptions of witchcraft

SRN My Lady VA. Q^r May 31. ♄ h. 9. a. m. 1634.

At this tyme j receiued her ler wherein she wrote me that she had had {sic} receiued lers lately frō y^e party y^t renewed her greife y^e contents of y^e letter did infinitely afflict her.