Casebooks

RN Mres Beale child of Walton have the smale pox sept 1. ☾ h 6. p m 1628

to p^rserve them

her boy of 6 hath them her wench of 8. & a sone of 3. & another of a yere.

RN Mres Susan Duncōbe Daughter to the ladye Duncōbe 18. y. Iune 22 ☿ h. 1. p m. 1625.

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 William Tomkins \9 y cānot feed him selfe toucheth his hands & legs ev^r sinc Easter./ Francis Tomkins 17 y {sic} |7 y| a boye Marg. Tomkins 14. y.

Williā Tomkins was stroken suddenly. lame in all his lims & cā speake but a litle y^t on cā scarce vnderstand & when he goeth he rūneth as on y^t should light on his head all halloutyde the weddensday after Alhalloutyde was 4 y. hath bene thick of hearing a weeke & curst w^th all.

his right arme as stiffe as a stake came all to me at onc Iuly 25 h {sic} hor. 12. 40 p m 1629 All of thē p^rsent

RN The lady \An/ Butler for her m^r Oliver Butler 9 y next march bone {sic} 28 or 29 about 12 & on in the night. of Harolde sent to me for this child Ian 3 h {sic} hor 11. 45 ant m 1623 {sic}. extree {sic} weake & feeble & cā take no physick taken w^th strang fits plucking his \right/ syde & rūneth to his back being holden harde & an extree {sic} cough almost halfe a yere. & is pyned & cā not stand nor goe Ill tong suspected

RN Suddenly taken in his \right/ arme the vse taken away payned in the throate swelled w^th a cough & taken w^th strong & strang fits & is very hot in his fits w^ch continue above halfe a day feb. 17 ☉ h. 12. p m. 1628

RN A Begger for 2 children on 3 y thoth^r 9 y troubled w^th the hoping cough Iuly 20 h {sic} hor 5. ant p m 1622¹

RN M^r Gale \of litle Stawton/ for his daughter 6 y for his sone 4 y sent Iune 6 9 ☾ h 10 ant m 1623

RN Young S^r Will Androws for her|is| Daught^r ms Hester 6 y Decēb. 8 ☾ h. 10 40 ant m 1623. pater sine consensu /of Adington\ /5 y.\

RN my Lady Iennings of the Strand sent to me for Mres franke Fr{ank} 4 y Ian. 3 ♃ h. 6. p m 1628

Mres Franke Latch of the Strand in London 3 y Ian 3. ♃ h. 6 p m 1628

Mres frank I {sic} Latch 4 y Ian 3 ♃ h. 6 p m 1628.

RN Will: Iackson of Oln{y} 24 weekes old Aug 27. ☿ h. 9 20 ant {m} 1628

Will. Iackson 20 weekes old of Olny Aug 27. ☿ h: 9. 25 ant m 1628

RN M^r Snite of Warborough mynister a batch. placed fellow of Corpꝯ Chri College in Oxford & m chosen by the house to be son \Curate/ in y^t place 20^l a yere wrote most kindly in \the behalfe/ of Iohn Bislee his neighbour for his 3 child but specially for his sone Iames 2. y. Sept 12. h {sic} hor 4. 30 p m 1629

his child Iames is 2. y. sucketh still & will take a litle drink.

Iames 2. y.

RN It tooke him first on sonday last w^th a trēbling all over. & tooke away the vse of his lyms & now his sences & all 25 ☉ h. 9. 30 ant m sodaynly taken 162i /will take nothing nor speak cānot keepe his water\

RN my lord Mordants litle child ten weekes on satt last it was borne the 19 of marh {sic} last betweene 10 & 11 in y^e morning. it was healthfull vntill weddensday last. may 25. h. 4. 30 ant m it was taken w^th a stretching out of the arms a galling of the eys & skryking & trēbling of all tes vppon may 26. it had 3 fits 2 in y^e morning. & on at noone. & hath an arising in y^e throte w^ch is seene & felt. & by holding downe by hand hath some ease & it riseth moore. the left syde of the throate. sent to me Iune 2. ♃ h. 8 ant m. 1625.

RN troubled w^th strang convulsions the wench the morow on \St/ Stephens Daye ☾ sep a ⚹ ♄ ap ☌ ♀. p △ ♂ h. 8 ant m 162{6}|5| & swounded at that tyme & hath bene troubled w^th convulsiōs ever sinc

Marg Howlet taken w^th strang fits of convulsions & wythering of her face & neck S^t {sic} Decēb. 26 ☾ h. 8 ant m 1625

RN Mres Eliz child to the lord of Sunderland a yere & a halfe Ap. 24. ♀ 2. p m 1629

hath a cough & a great loose{nes} & eateth litle

quærit^r vtrū laborat Dentibꝯ ventre v^l vermbis {sic} metuit vermes stomach

RN Edw. Nash of North Crowly 4 y. Th nash. 3 quarters old Ap 8 ♀|☾| h. 3. 20 p m. 1622 troubled w^th a mighty cough.

RN The lady Butler touching her child y^t is well amended of his fits ye{d}|t| weake & not able to goe feets & legs swell still & cānot sleepe a weeke togeath^r till after a eleaven in y^e morning |marh {sic} 13 h {sic} h 12 30 p m 1624| sent for her neighb vrsula Clarke 50 y March 13 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m 1624

RN Th Hartly of newp 2 y. Iune 7 h {sic} hor 10. 40 ant m 1628.

he hath the measles sinc last tuesd

another boy halfe a yere old boath full of the measles.

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.