Casebooks

RN Agnys Biggyns of Olny 44 y sept: 8 ♀ h 1. p m 1620

when she is set downe cānot rise yet came to me for help.

RN taken on Whitsonday & sinc cānot stand nor goe. taken betwixt 3 30 p m lame in the church

RN Elis: Coales of Sherington 9 y. S^t Leonards day ☾ h. {sic} hor 9. p m 1614 but came to me nove Decēb 3. ☿ h. 12 50 p m 1623. |the child now p^rsent|

nata novēb 7. ☾ h. 9 p m 1614 |could not stan{d} nor goe n{or}| /neav^r was sick but f{u}ll\

RN Will: Alesson of Lowton. 2 y the 14 of febr last ♃ about on of the clock lame & wea{ke} could onc stande.

now cānot yet will eate./

RN Iuly 10 first taken of late w^th a gydynes ☉ 27 ♋ ☾ h 8 ant m & Iuly 22 ♃ ☾ in ♓ h. 9 ant m w^th a gydynes & could neyther stand nor goe

RN will wels of Arson Clynton 34 y Decēb 16 ☿ h. 11 54 ant m 1629 |lane {sic} in his legs cānot rise|

RN Will: Perce of this towne 26 y Decēb. 9. ☾ h 8. 30 ant m. 1622. |spitteth blood cānot {stand} {sic} stand nor eat. chest ill|

RN Goody Ward of 38 y of Clappā March. 31. ☾ h. 11. 20 ant m 1623.

brought a bed a month sinc & lyeth always on her bed & is so swelled in her legs y^t she can neyth^er stand nor goe

RW M^r Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. ☉. h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, w^ch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled w^th a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto S^r George Sherly M^r Colins houshold physition.

RN Th. Travell of Hanslop 14. next palme sonday |but borne a weeke before/ at night| was suddenly taken about a fortnight sinc yesterday \this morning/ felt a shaking in his bed & will turne his eys. & about 7 y. sinc {illeg} {sic} had lost his speach & senses & could not stand nor goe. ever wagling & rolling vp & down his eyes & mouth but now hath his sences fect. & now begȳning to be as heretofore march 18 ☾ h. 3. 15 p m. 1622

RN Susan Stāni|y|en\yerne/ {sic} \S {sic}tannyyarde {sic}/ \Stanniyerne/ of Owndle in Northāpton sheere 43 y May 2. ♃ h. 1. 25. p m 1622 |a swelling in her hand & fingers & feet could not stand nor goe|

RN M^r Henry yelverton 3 y. & a halfe cānot stand nor goe & gulpheth downe flegme more then heretofore & wasteth mutch w^th the flux of a cōtinuall rheume Ap. 28 ☾ h. 8. 20 ant m. 1628 |will skreame mutch:|

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 {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 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.