Casebooks

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.

RN An Haman 56 of litle brickhill: sick ever sinc Christmas not hart sick but swollen in her body & in her legs & very stiffe sent to me by her husband. Martij 22. die ♃ ♄ {sic}. 1. 10. 1599. very costive & as if shee were st{oun}ge & cannot rise except shee be lifted. very cold & stiffe & short winded & leekely to die 1599.

RN My Cosen Tyrlington sent me 12 rings cost 18^s 6^d Iuly 3 ♃ h. 6. p. m. 1628

sayth his wife is inwardly very hot, but cold outwardly faynt weake wasteth in her body weak in her back feareth y^t shd shall not live longe & hopeth to see me/

RN Iohn Kingstone of serv to the Lord of Lincolne Ap: 12 ♀ h. 2 15 p m 1633. |57 y|

Lame in the soales & ankles of boath feete mutch swelled & red 3 y. |a Dropsy feared| but lately more this halfe yere full of payne

sometymes cā eate litle for 2 or 3 days

I receaved from my Lord of Lincolnes steward a most kind letter.

RN M^r {sic} Thomasyn Grey wrote to me for mres Ell had a sore feaver troubled & belly wyth wynd

RN S^r Robart Naper my brother sent a letter to me touching his grevous payne in making his water stopped w^th mutch dregs in the |bladder| Iuly 69 y Iuly 17 ♀ h. 6. p m 1629

my brother S^r Rob Naper Iuly 17 ♀ h 6 30 p m 1629

RN Elis: nyster of {sic} 31 y of Horneton /Hornton\ Iune 20 ♃ h 5. p m 1633

her sicknes began a Wedd was a monthe about 4 in the morning may. 22 but sent to me Iune 20 ♃ h. 5 15 p m 1633 swounded then may 22

Iune 20 ♃ h. 5. 29 p m 1633 Dead palsy lame sorely tormented by fits

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 Iohn Line of Atterbery 50 y Ap 11. ☉ hor. 6. p m 1602. for a cōsumption of nature & bodye & great fayntnes & feeblenes

he demanded wheath^r I could helpe him & sayd If I could he would come over to me./

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 Goodmā Russle about a month sinc sent swoundeth often when he is styrred the new malig feaver 20 myles henc or better sent to me this after noone novēb. 23 ♂ h. 3. 30 p m 1630

RN M^r Iermyn of Exeter colledg & M^r Thomas Harrys 19 y. may Iune 1. ☿ h. 5. p. m. 1614. |m^r Iernyn feareth eyther Dropsy or cōsūption mutch troubled w^th wynd & belly somewhat swelled cānot sleepe. his cordiall I first sent him did him mutch good./|

RN {illeg} {Ru}fhed of the {vp} {e}nd of the towne Ian. 1. ♂ h. 3. p m 16i0 /1611.\ |sent her water /quick w^th child\|¹²

RN The Lord wentworth of Tyddington Aug. 31. h {sic} hor 8 20 p m 1622¹

RN The lady farmer sent to me Decēb. 15 ♀ h. 12 30 p m 1609

for her deafenes of {sic} /& noyse of her\ hed

RN Rich. Warrick of ser{vant} to my lord Sp{c}|e|ncer of Althrop 49 y may {sic} 21 y may 21. ☿ h. 4 p {m 1617} in p^rsenc himselfe

\very weake & feeble/ the lord Spencer wrote {in} his behalfe

RN my Cosen Warren \Reeve/ sent me a letter Ian 25 h {sic} hor 3 \25/ p m 1623 last weeke voyded vp blood 3 tymes. to the quantity of halfe a pynt is very ill feaversh {sic} weake & feeble & cānot slepe

desyrous of some cordiall & of my advice

RN francis latch fell into her fits of convulsion feb 25. ☿. h: 8. 30 p m. 1624U[1622–4]

RN The lady Butler touching her child y^t is well amended of his fits ye{d}|t| weake & not able to goe feets & legs swell still & cānot sleepe a weeke togeath^r till after a eleaven in y^e morning |marh {sic} 13 h {sic} h 12 30 p m 1624| sent for her neighb vrsula Clarke 50 y March 13 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m 1624

RN Iohn Harburne of Hartwell 60. y taken w^th a swoundding fits Ian 30. ☾ h. 11 p m 1626