Casebooks

RN Goodmā Busbee of litlington 60. y. feb. 16 ☾ h. 10 ant m 1618: mutch troubled w^th a lūbring in his belly w^th mutch wynd. 30. y ill by fits

RN Iohn Moyles of Woulverton. 60 y feb. 7 ♃ h. 8 30 ant m. 1622

mightely tormented in his belly¹

RN Goodman Gardner of Dunsanger of 68 yeres old very costive his bodye out of tem. his {sic} the bottome of his belly mutch swelled water passeth from him he knoweth not howe. sent to me. Maij 2. die ☿. h. 8 20 mi ant m. 1599. harthose/

RN Katherine Giles of Hanslop. a widowe 60 yeres troubled w^th a hot winde in her belly troubled w^th a greate laske. almost this 12 moneth. cane {sic} to me this 20 of March die ♂ h. 2. 30. p m 1599.

RN Harry Mourby of \in/ Cosgrave field in furthoe parish. 60 yeres old. hath for this yere to cast vp the meate he always taketh his belly will swell sometimes as big as it can hold. gryped in belly & in backe. sept. 10. die ☾ h. 11. ant m. 1599.

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 Edward Gardiner serv to my lord Dormer 60 y Ap. 12 ♀ h. 1|8|. ant m. 16i6 |a dropsy scurvy belly huge & big.|

RN a womā of Clyfton for a great Belly a tympany 60 y may 10 ♃ h. 3. 30 p m 162i

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 An Winkles of Hanslop. 60. amisse this 20 yeres: vnd^r her left side pricketh leeke a dagger. cōbred w^th colour. w^th slymy black reping geere. goeth vp to her belly & backe. Apr. 2. die ☾. h. 1. 1599. sad & hevye.

RN Thomas Gardner of Dunsanger of 62 yeres old y^t pissed blood & was mended by the herbꝭ y^t I sent him in a receipte. sinc y^t time had on Waly who hath w^th his Clisters Done him litle good but is swollen in his belly w^c is growen very harde. & mutch payned in his share & can make but a litle water halfe a sponefull at a time would knowe wheath^r leekly to die or live. went not to ground sinc munday last about 12 a clocke sent to me this 18 of Apr. die ☿. h. 7. ant m 1599 burneth in his yarde.

RN Thomas Gardener of Dunsanger of 60 yeres old his water as red as any blood leeke very bloode fell sick on satterday night at midnight cōplayneth of his belly. very Costive since. can take no rest nor sleepe cryeth out w^th extremitye of payne. Apr. 9 die ☾ h. 6. {illeg}5|30|. m. ant m. 1599.

RN The Earle of Kent Ap 24 ♀. h. 11. 38 ant m 1618 ill after his dyet drinke /hed belly gryped\

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 Isbell Windmill of brodwell pinched & greped in the belly th w^ch shee taketh to be by wormes 65. p m Decēb. 29 die ♄ h. 4. p m. 1599 a gnawing vnder her hart & her navell

RN M^r Ratte of Kethorpe Iu 60 y. Iuly 14. ♂ h. 11. ant m 1618. vide Iulij 7 |chest & belly mutch wynd & very hot wheather he will escape sometymes well hath 3 or {sic} fits every day. cānot sleepe|

RN Iohn Peane of Lemboroug{h} Lordship. of the parish of buckinghā. 60 yeres old troubling|ed| w^th a gryping in his belly a pain about his hart sinc sunday morning about sūne rising now sent for me. feb. 8 die ♀ h. 10. 1{5} ant m. 1600

costive ever sinc sunday & {illeg} the hickets.

M^rs. Ibbs of Olde in Northampton sh. 66. y. Febr. 23. ♂. h. 1. 40. p. m. 1630

much pained in her Belly, 7 or 8 weekes a very bad stomack, better sometimes, then at other times, worse at nights then dayes, {on} hath many occasions to goe to y^e stoole but can void little or noethinge

RN Will: Hall of Simpson 65 yeres payned in his belly & the small of the back & a gryping in the belly & wher els it taketh as if it would tere rent him in peeces. can scarce take his breath or goe about his busines. six yeres since he tooke a great squat that he brused on of his ribs. w^ch sorely payneth him still febr. 20. die ☿ ♄ {sic}. 10. 3|4|0 ant m. 1600.

RN S^r Robart Napeir the elder sent for physick for his stone cholick & bloody water & wyndynes of his belly Aprill 13. ☿ h. 6. 30 ant m. 1625. |stone Cholick|