Casebooks

RN Iane Elder of Amptill parell of litle parke ♀ h {sic} 26 y Decēb 13. ♀ h. 11. 25 ant m 1622.

swelled in her belly. hard.

RN Mres Agnes Walth{orne} londinesis 32. Ian. 12 die ♀ hor 8 30 ant m. 1599. payned w^th a hardnes in her belly & stomack & lyeth betwixt her short ribbes it groweth bigger & bigger.

RN Marg Turvy of Paulusp 66 y novēb 3. ☿ h. 9. 45 ant m 1630

swelled frō boath legs & thighes \belly & very hard/ vp to her arms 2 months

2 months

RN Mres Walthorne of london novēb. 12. ☾ h. 7. 45 ant m 1599¹

asketh what it is y^t lyeth. in her belly & so hard on the right syde of her it hangeth at her back & so goeth frō thenc to her syde shee feareth it is the moth^r & tooke her sinc her last child. w^th a cold.

RN Mres Mores of Cublington churched a moneth sinc march 28 ☾ h. 10. 45 ant m. 1608. |a greene womā.| cānot vse her legs./ & belly swelled harde. & cānot goe¹

RN Agnys Lane of Lowton was here w^th me three quarters old Ap 14 ☾ h. 2. p. m. 1623 /had a great cough hard belly pyned & consumed\

RN Margaret Davy of Hartwell 53 y Decēb 18. h. 12. 1630.

a swelling about her belly hard & her legs swell in the after noone ill after meate

RW Henry Sheepheard. of Sympson. y. 60. d. ☾ h. 11. 30 ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. hath beene sicke ever since Christmas. is swelled in his body: & his belly hard: legs swelled & hath a little issue in each of them: hath kept his bed these two dayes. Eateth his meate prettily well: is rather loose then costive

RN Ione Mead of Stukely 52 y march 22 ☿ h. 11. 30 ant m 1620

swelled very big in her belly & very hard a whole yere. her legs begyn to swell is very weake & faynt

a Tympany

An aguish water

RN Elis. Boner of Risely 30 y Ap. 9 ☾. h. 11. 30 \15/ ant m 1621.

It belly hard swelled & feeleth on her brest as a bladder w^th beans ratling 7 weekes |not sick but sore in her bodye|

RN Agnes Smithe of 13 yeres old at last mikelmas it tooke her {9} of novemb. w^th a gydines in her hed & hart & so ceme Downe to her h {sic} belly hard came for my counsell this 27 of November 1598 die ☾ h. 8. 49. mi. ant m. mater cū filia quærit

RN Peter Ludgate of Cosgrave 36 y may 7 ♃ h. 4. 45 a|p| m 1629 /Is mayed {sic} & hath 3 child\¹

RN Goody Skevington of Newnton 45 y march. 25 ☾ h 2 p

Goody Skevington of newnton 46|5| y march. 25 ♀|☾| h. 2 p m 1633.

back & belly hard 3 weekes |7 child youngest 5 y.|

had thē 3 weekes sinc |vtrū sit grav.|

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 Margaret mathew of Swelsoe a widow woman 50 y Decēb 20 ♃ hor 9. 2{illeg}|39|. ant m 1604.

her belly swelled vnto her navell very hard cōmeth vnto her in y^e maner of a stitche

RN my Neece & lady Earsfild for her daughter 3 y March. 10 h {sic} hor 7 ant m 1632

\grpes {sic} in the pit of her stomacke belly & sydes/ a very hard belly worms suspected¹

Alooes mxed {sic} w^th rub did her no good

nor a bag {illeg}|o|f wormewood steeped in vineg w^th nutmeg applyed nor my oyntment of Savyn & wormewood

What I think of it & what may doe her good

RN Radolp: french. 46. s minister of Stock hamon. 9 of november. die ♃. h. 11. 45. 30. for his reume & his wife. arising frō his belly to his chest leeke led hard & hoven in his belly full of winde |1598|

an his wife an ach & gydines in her hed.