Casebooks

RN Henry fish^r of Eastcot a serving mā to my lord Harrington 40 y febr 28 ♃ hor. 9. ant m 1605. crased in braine put out of service by his Mres for the love of a mayd.¹

he sent only to knowe when he should fynd me at home y^t he might come over vnto me./

GJ M^r Mathew Claver of Foskett. sent his water w^th a letter April. 6. ☿ ho. 10. 6 a m. 1603 Wherin he Complayneth of a trembling hastynes and fulnes of his head & sences his body full of wynde, a great noyse in his left eare many tymes troubled w^th a stitche in the small of his backe. The mouth of his stomacke doth most annoy his head for w^ch he hath taken Conserve of Anthos

GJ M^r Nicholas Steward of Patteshill. 44 y March 2 ☿ ho 10. 30 a m 1603

RN \Wylliā Stowe 40 y March 19 ♂ h 2. 25 p m. 1605./ Isbell Hall of Parsnā forest 40 y a servant. ♂ h. 2. 25. p m 1605

RN M^r More of Col{illeg}|m|orth 45 y. march. 29. ♂ h. 12 30 a|p| m 1608.

RN Henry Fish^r 40 y my man will. vnckle Apr 8. {h}|☾| hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1605. brought again his water. being not well. |metuit veneficiū|¹

RN Alce Engolsbye a widowe at Geddington 43. Iune 17 die ♂ h. 12 5{illeg}|0| an|p| m. 1600 backe menses immodicos. an winde & an arising in her stomacke

RN Edward Bodington of Cole brayfild decēb 14 ☿ hor. 11. 50 ant m 1603.

hath buried on a daught^r yesterday. a sone a fortnight sinc & anoth^r Daught^r a moneth since

now his wife is not very well & light in her hed & an ache in her thighe also he hath a sōne of xx y & a \younge/ womā. y^t was not well mended being let blood.

RN M^res Hill of Hanslop. 4{illeg}|7| y Iune 26. ♄ hor. 3. 40 p m. 1602.¹

RN Alce Swan of Wellingborough 40 y hath no courses back belly & payned as a woman w^th child as it were w^th the stone.

RN Alce Maryot of litle Hoton 40 y novēb 24 ♄ hor. 1. 45. p m 1604. swelled in her thighe share & legs cānot goe looke red / mightely swelled looke red. cānot goe ever since tuesdaye./

RN Rich Na. Decēb 3|2| 29. ♄ hor 4 30 p m. 1604.

I tooke a cold sitting at M^r leas playing w^thout a gowne.

was sick in my stomack at my cōming home & did cast & was cold in my stomacke

RN Goody Cowly of our towne same tyme.

Goody Cowly a deadly payne in the hynder te of her head y^t shee cānot rest for it rūneth into her backe. & chill & cold. chest hard gyrded. Apr 2|3|0 y {sic} {illeg} Apr. ♂ h. 7. ant m 1605.

RN Goody nuemā of fardingoe thre mils frō Banberye. 4{illeg}|6| y Sept 5. ☾. h. 3. 20 p m. 1608. amys a longe tyme troubled in her stomacke cānot Digest any meate but Doth cast her meate aft^r shee hath eaten it or els fyndeth no ease Doth keepe her bed./ they doe watch her.

GJ Elsabeth Morgan of Lawndon 40 y. Septemb. j. ♃ ho 10 36 a m. 1603

RN Bruer of our towne payned in his left ey w^ch runeth w^th a hot water w^ch prucketh {sic} & shooteth that he ca not abyde to touch it. & y^t maketh that syde of his w {illeg}|I|awes to ake martij 20 die ♀ hor. 1. ant p. m. 1601

RN Ione Sparke of Blund|h|am maried hath 5 child 40. y. Octob 6. ♄ hor 6 40. ant m. 1604. brought a bed 9 days sinc & was well. & now was ill & raveth & rageth & speaketh foundly & cā take no sleepe

RN Phylip Hill of Chackmore 49 y maried decēb 19. ☿ h. 1. 20|5| p m 1604 long sicke. 25 yeares a great payne in her syde came as they suppose by the stroake of a horse./

RN Iohn Spectacler of S^t Clements parish 40 y. may. 4 ♂ hor 10 ant m. 1602

 gonorrhæa. w^th a bruise & spurne of his m^r.¹

RN my lady mary Chayne of Drayton 46 y at feb 25 die scti pauli int^r 6 et 7 nata nunc prīo quærit morbi causā et remediū. Ian. 17. ♀. h. 8. 25 ant 1606.