Casebooks

RN Elner Witmell of Wicken 14. come Christmas troubled w^th the hot ague & coughe & greene sicknes. quærit remediū Apr. 20. die ♀ h. 1. 50. mi. p m. 1599

RN M^r Lane for his 2 children on 3 y. anoth^r. 5 yeres. & his wife all troubled w^th a cough & cold. Ian 12. ☉ h 1. 45. p. m. 161|2|

RN Iohn Bandye of Wavendon 35 keepeth his bed most te hath taken a great cough & cold. feb. 2 die ♄ hor. 1. p m. 1600

U[1633–4] Iohn Blisse y: fifty of Hawford

RN Novēb 20 ☿ h. 12 {1 p m}1633, TG |hath a colde & a cough| U[1633–4]

RN Iane Pettyfare of Blakesly in Northāpton sheere. 42 y Iune 6. ☾ h. 1. 20. p m 163i

a great cough taken with a cold. the monday before whitson monday great rising in her chest reareth flegme. |was ill before Christmas & mended|

RN M^res Vynes sister t{o} Mres Sutlyn of H Irelingborug{h} a wench Iune 19 \20/ {☉} h 1. p m 1630 /fearfull of Infection.\

Mres vynes |40 h| sister to Mres. Sutlyn of Irelingborough smalepox a fortnight |M^res Sutlyn her sister tended her w^th child mres Sutlyn her sister tended this sister Is very hoarse desyrous of some oyntment.|

RN Elis Butler of Litlington halfe a yere old Ian. 5 h {sic} ho 1. 45 p m 1605. a great cough & cold & swoundeth

RN Chrystopher Woodfild lying long sicke wrote \sente/ vnto me to come to him martij 31. ♃ hor. 1. {p}|15| p m 1603. troubled w^th a shortnes of wynd ready to stop his wynd an aso{illeg}|m|a. hed gydye a burning in his body desyrous to have his neighbours forgive him as making no oth^r reckning then of death.

RN Elisabeth Rasone of Northāpton 19 y Apr. 11. ☿ hor. 1 {illeg} p m 1604.¹

RN Agnys Dobs of lillingstone lovell 24 y serv. to S^r M^r Edward Barrowes. Aug 31. ♂ h. 1. 30 p m. 16i9 |grene sick shortwyded termes ill|

RW M^r Meridale of Great Brickhill for his Father \y: 70./ March: 6. h: 1. post merid: 1615. stuffed in his stomacke. pained in his head & backe, hath a cough & cold.

RN An fynnell of newport {C} {sic} 23 y. Hals servant maij 5 ☉ h. 1. 30 p m 1605.

greene sicknes. shortwyded. legs doe ake.

D^r Astly warden of Alsoules Colledge in Oxford 63. y. Apr. 13. 1. 20. ☾. p. m. 1629

1 Had a colde & an extreame Cough a weeke afore shouetyde {sic} w^ch did much shake & macerate his Body & was freed both of colde & Cough w^thin 3 weekes after. findes a defect in his digestion, in the liuer as hee feareth, w^ch heretofore hath much anoyed him.

2. is \hath beene/ very costiue (saueinge for 3 dayes last past) w^th some forcem^t thereto, yet his Body is temporate for heate & colde.

3 hee is not much thirsty saue at meales;

4 hee sleepes indifferent well, 5 or 6 houres in the night at beast.

5 his stomack seemeth to bee quieted when hee suppeth posset drinke

6 This is his Clymatericall yeare, beeinge 63 yeares at Alhollowetide last.

7 hee desires to knowe howe his Liuer may bee releeved & howe his Body may be loosened.

8 His was water ordinarily keepes in a reasonable lowe Coulour.

9 Hee feares y^t his Body (beeinge old & weake) will not much abide Phisike./

10 his dyet com̄only is veale & broth. & sometimes mutton, his drinke is small Be{e}re

vide April. 13.

D^r Astley warden of Alsolue {sic} Coll. in Oxon 63. y. Apr. 13. ☾ h. 2|1|. 20. p. m. 1629.

RN M^res Margery Dorrle \Mary Dayrle/ of Lillingstone Dorrle 44 at Candlemas last. for a payne in the sowles of her feete as it were a sprene. March. 17 die ☾ h. 1. 45 p m. 1600. this shooteth vp into the top of feete

Elisabeth Dayrell 2i y. also this gentlewomā craveth my Counsell for her w^ch is of 2i yere y^t had the greene sicknes but is well cured of it. but hath a litle sore on her leg of the bignes of a halpeny this halfe yeere.

her wat^r \very/ good & a p^r gentlewoman.

An dayrell tr 19 y troubled w^th the greene sicknes shortwinded greeped about the hart & stuffed.

M^res Derrell craveth furth^r my Counsell for 4 \5/ childrē. on of 6 anoth^r of 5. anth^r {sic} of 8 troubled w^th an itch & wax kernels.

RN Mres Agnys Hodges of Drayton. 26 y may. 11 ♂ h. 1. p m 1619

5 child, 2 living a son & a wench 3 abortions. kings evill & now grown hard terms but few bleedeth a litle at nose.

a great sorenes in her breast & stomack. w^ch cometh w^th a griping y^t she cānot fetch her breath. |not sick|

cā abyde no potion but pils a Consūption feared a bad stomack. desyreth milk & drink

RN M^r Dūcōbe of Broughton for flegme. & stone all about his lounges.

Thoth^r M^r Duncōbe of London for the strangullion all about his bellye. maketh wat^r often.