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

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.

TG Sara Bishop of tringe Annos 31. calebs melancholica, dolore capitis cervicis, lateris dextri et stomachi adeo mentis gravedine vexata

GJ Susan Read of Chicheley 31 y. Iuly 9 ♄ ho 3. 10 p. m. 1603

A great pulling in her belly pitt of her stomacke and back non habet menstrua.

GJ Agnes Purryer of Cranfield 15 y. Octob. 17 ☾ ho. 3. 30 p. m. 1603

One walter Hooton m^r Androwes man of Lathbury beaten her that she is sore over her whole body. very faynt & ready many times to swound digestꝭ nothing. He put a hempen halter about her shoulder. /

TG {Mr} Robert Langfield 14 y {Decem}br. 11 ♂ h. 3. p m. 1632. {Mel}ancholia affectꝯ præter morem tristatur et de salute dubitare et desperare præsumit, jnitium morbi fuit die ♄ 8 Decembr ante viduum.

TG Margareth Fitton of Stanford in Betf. 20 y. Februar. 16 ♄. h. 3. 45 p m.

raiseth in her backe till to her stomake is well sometimes 2 or 3 dayes, & this sometimes troubleth her minde.

Anne Woodwin of Turuy 19. y. Septemb. 11. ☿. h. 3. p m. 1633

hath not them well. shortwinded stomack & leggs swolne

GJ Iohn Burton of Haversham 30 y. Octob. 18 ☾ ho 3. p m was bruised w^th a lifte

spittes clottered bloud very blacke lyes very hard in his throte./

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

SRN Elisabeth Hollys of Gothurst 50. y. Septemƀ 11. ♀. h. 3. p m 1635.

W A Wooman of H{illeg} Ha\r/ssam came for Alce Lea that she might be lett bloud shee rageth & taketh one that shee cannot sleepe \y. 40./ May 21. ♃. hor. 3. 30. P. Mer. 1607.

TG Margareth Ashborn of stonystr|r|: 10 y. Mart. 25 ☾ h. 3. 15. p m. 1634. hath a cold & feareth a consumption. avoideth wormes.

GJ William Queynt of Wavendon 60 y. August 4. ♃ ho 3. 15 p m. 1603.

TG Mary Ashdon of Southmimmes 4 y. Maji 28 ♂ h. 3. p M 1633.

SRN Georg Sibley of whet Hampsteed of y^e Dane. 50. y. April. 12. 1641. h. 3. 40. p. m.

SRN M^r Harley in the behalfe of his kinsman Mathew Conquest. 60. y. eodē tempore.

SRN Sister Ersfeild for my sister mytton 30. y. Novemb 24. ♂ h. 3. 30. p. m. 1635

a great weaknes in her back this 3. y. next Aug. much troubled with y^e whites & reds.

hath miscarried. hath those continually which weaken

GJ This morning betweene 7 & 8 there came sodenly in the bed a great payne in the right legge that the Childe Cryed w^thall

Thomas Franklyn of marston / Now it holdꝭ him extreemely in head and the braynes do so beat in the head that it styrres the Clothes as it lyes in the bed, sore every where Cannot endure to be styrred. /

ho Insultus morbi 1603 Iunij 3. ♀ ho. 7. 30 a m

GJ Iane Parkins of Hartwell 40 y. Iunjj 6 ☾ ho 3. 3 {sic} p m. 1603. Her vpper lippe swelled is very paynfull