Casebooks

RN Rich: Bush of Stony \old/ stratford 14 y Ap. 9 ♂. h. 10. 40. ant m 1622. |sick a fortnig{ht} & swelled all about his chest voydeth wormes./|

RN Ellen Tontill of woodford 26 y Iuly 3. ♂ h. 9 ant m. 1627. was well delivered & a weeke after backe burneth & her chest swelleth.

RN Water Browne her husb 40 y extremely swelled in his body frō the chest downe to his {illeg}|le|gs w^ch are mightely hoven & swelled his stomacke very good at the same tyme.

RN Georg moulton of meersAshby 60 y Aug 3 ☾ h. 10 30 ant m. 1618. chest ill & his legs be swelled very mutch & doe dent in & stand dented. a month swelled

RN Ione Gale of Bedford 35 y. march. 30 ☾. h. 2. p m 1618 quærit vtrū sit gravida termes stopt 7 weekes. is swelled in her chest.

RN was so sick on tuesday h. 9 ant m 1623 so stopt & swelled about her chest y^t they thought she would die |5 child. youngest 7. y|

RN Alce Richardson of stoakegolding 50 y Ap. 14 h {sic} hor. 9. 30 ant m 1627 swelled about her chest & legs a fortnight thought that she had bene w^th child 40 weekes vtrū sit gravida

SRN Iohn Haster of Milton y. 30. d. ☿. h. 8. ant m Aug. 28. 1633. no stomacke heaued & swelled in his chest & belly. vrine reasonably good. RN was wont to bleed but hath not this yere

RN Katheron Ocklie of Turvie 60 y. payned in her legs & bodye w^ch are mightely swollen & a payne in her cheste w^th a cold. Doth spit blood also feb. 2 die ♄. h. 12. Thomas Burges \of Astwood/ 50 yeres for a great cough & payne in the chest very short winded. 1600¹

the womans wat^r is very red & thick Mary Burges troubled about the hart w^th a coughinge her wat^r hath black melancholy humour. her husb & ss troubled w^th a cough.

RN Marten Purrier. 18 yeres at Astwood troubled in his chest legs swell every yere at winter. a redy faced youth. Marche 3. die ♄. h. 5. 45 50. \p mer/. 1599 breaketh out in his face w^th a great heate. water very good

RN Thomas Mynde of Staple In clarke of london 32. vnmaried for a swelling in his stomacke & chest & camot {sic} digest. Ian. 10 die ♃ h. 10 ant m. 1600

RN Will Young of Illing beyond S^t yeedes 58 y novēb. 9 ♂ h. 3. p m 1619.

an aguish thick red water. / sick the thursd before S^t Nich his day. a twelfemonth something smyt him on the chest le{illeg}|n|ing {sic} \leaning/ agaynst a tree by w^th mutch gryping in his belly a swelling in his body sometymes hot & sometymes cold w^th a nūmnes in his legs y^t he cānot goe for it. loose body. cānot eate nor drinke by fits.

is vp every day more or les.

Is so swelled in his body y^t he cā scarce get his cleathes togeath^r by fits his legs

SRN Marian Phelp of Blechly 40. y Septemƀ. 11. ♀ h. 10. a. m. 1635

Much payned in her chest & at her heart very shortwynded swelld & howen in her face hands & Body

\vomitts what she taketh/ hath not bin well since it thunderd & lightend when she came from Stoke goldinge on th{e} Sunday y^t it lightend & thunde{red} so much.

it first tooke her w^th sorenes in her throate

body Costiue. Vryne very thin & frothy, & cleere. hath bin married these 9. y. no child.

RN Isbell Linwell servant to Thomas Buncher of Paulus Perrye 30 yeres old nor fath^r nor moth^r a hie colourd wate woman & sweateth hart swollen in the body & legs. & chest faynte y^t shee can do no worke hed & hart beateth. 27 of March die ♂ h. 1. 30 p m. 1599. short winded hath bene amisse this 3 weekꝭ {wak}heth

RN M^r {sic} Charels Tutcher Charles at Stonystratford at the swan of 2 neckes. 45. sick this fortnight. sonewhat {sic} Costive shee doth bleede & is very mutch stuffed in her chest can scarce tak her winde. ready to sound a grosse & fat woman. sent a poer woman. Ian. 3. die ☿. h. 12. 9. mi. 1599. \at 1. p m /|twice & thrice a day bleedeth at y^e nose. half a pint at a time \every oth^r daye/|

Charels Touchers wife hath not had her termes this 6 yeres her stomack hoven & her hed ill & backe her wombe & chest stuffed short winded. hart ill water good. yellowe but thin. taken a greefe for payment of monyes for her husb. brother for s{ur}tiship. 200^li

RN Auste

Rich: Austen for a paine in his chest & stomacke & hart & a weaknes in his backe & bodye & shortwinded come when he laboureth as it were w^th a swelling i7 of may. die ♃ h. 10. 30 M^r Anthony Greeneway of lechamsteede 1599. |a driver in his howse./|

RN Thomas White of Milten 56. may 22 die ♃ h. 11 30 ant m 1600 |a payne in his shoulders| payned in his head back & chest stuffed. faynt & feeble water good but yellowish. sande in his backe. a drye cough.

Susāna White of Milten ^Mres Androwes servant 18 a red coloured wenche legs sweld. hath the whites but very few of the reds. head & harte a swimminge.