Casebooks

SRN Elisabeth Studhall of Gilden Morton 55. y. eod. tem

Complaynes of a payne & riseing vp to her stomack was wont to Cast & found ease when she had vomited vp the water frō her stomack

desires t she had a vomit w^ch did her very much good. yet does not desire to take any vomit but some Comfortable thing

RN Dye Right of Olny 35 \35/. y. had 2 child at on birth. a month sinc Iuly 3. h. 11 30 ant m 1630 |newly brought a bed of 2 child| /boath legs excedingly swelled white {marck} very hard\ /a hot rheume at her mouth & so scalding\

RN Alce Phosbery of Hardingston. 33 y. ma^ryed 9 y. 2 child her youngest child 2 y old feb 1. ☾ h 4. 30. p m 1630 /her sences decayed.\

RN Mres Tod of Cūberton. 24 y. Ma\r/ch 12 ♀ h. 6 {sic} \5. 5{0}/ p m 1630 |stomack weake lame frō her huckle{bone}/bone\ {sic} to h{er} heele & arme of the right sy{de}|

Mres Tod of Cūberton by Cābridg 3 ryiles {sic} sent March 12 ♀ h. 5. 50 p {sic} 1630

a bad stomack

witchery suspected by Goody Wode to whō she gave a peticoate. her mother & neighbous {sic} suspect it vehemently

sent me a wrought Cap

The Lady Naper of Luton Hoe 84. y Apr. 8. ♃. h. 4. 15. p. m. 1630

hath the Goute swellinge her hande, & is runninge into her foote, desires a Poultish

desires a playster of Onecrociū.

RN Ioane Bradbery of great Horwood 42 y taken strangly in her right hucklebone w^th great ach about thigh & share pulling her in peeces cānot stand vppon it nothing to be sene taken Octob. 3. ☉ h. 5. 20 p m 1630

RN Thomas Smyth a boy tongue tyed twice or thrice cut: cānot speake

francis Erpe his mother an ach in her back going into her belly & casteth cleere water onc or twice a day & at other tyms

RN Mres Sara Wheelows first taken Ian 23 h|☉| 4 \3. 30/ 11. 30 30 p |ant| m 1631 |of Collingtree 2 myles frō Northāpton|

strangly taken w^th strang fits lifting her vp as on shaken w^th a shaking Ague w^th a great hart beating |was p^rsent|

RN a rising vp ready to choake her voydeth vp flegme & blood & swoundeth often sinc last night about nine & cānot speake feb 2. ☿ h. 9 p m 163i |body swelled| /speachles\ /An Impost feared\ |neav^r had child|

RN my old Lady Harington 60 y may. 26. ♃ h. 2. 20 p m 163i

1 her oldest daughter p^rty well /Mres Iane Harrington 21 y\

2 but the younger mutch at on & ill in her stomack as before no appetite to eate cōpl of extreme payne in her syde of the right syde feareth y^t she is liv^r growen

RN Goody Hāman of Whaddon 55 y Aug. 5 ♀ h. 9 30 ant m 1631 /sick a fortnight frō\ should to her breast arms & belly esp bottome of her belly like a wynd.

RN An Harborough of Totternoll 44 |42| y Sept 5 ☾ h. 1. p m 163i

RN M^r Mauds of Byfild 55 \52/ y Novēb 28. ☾ h. 10. 45 ant m. 163i |octob 2. was 52 y| /the son of that towne.\

troubled w^th the stone in the kydneys in most vehement maner growen very weake & a fayntnes of the hart. |not at chuch {sic} 5 frydays|

hath taken pils & other physick frō other Doctos.

sickned weddens was a month.

Mres Walcot wrote to me in h{er}|is| behalfe |vncōfort & very weake.|

Dorothy Harrison of Cranfeild 24. y. Decemb. 19. ☾. h. 1. 50. p m. 1631.

much troubled w^th her back. cannot sleepe well, is taken w^th a great paine in her right side, w^ch w^th coughinge strikes vp to her eyes. hath beene thus troubled neare 4. y. but more nowe this winter then before. her yongest Childe 4. y. olde. desireth to know whether she bee w^th Childe or not

RN Katherine prentice of Houghton va 40 y Ian 20 ♀ h. 9 ant m 1632.

TG Mary longstaff of La{illeg}|t|hbury. affectu uterino laborans et febri stomacho, capite et membrorum doloribus.¹

RN was first strangly taken feb 28. ♂ h. 9. p m 1632.

fell downe dead & had 2 or 3 fits in an houres & will \doth/ quake skreame & crye

feb 28 ♂ h. 8 40 \30/ p m 1632 /of all tes body & toes\

RN my Neece & lady Earsfild for her daughter 3 y March. 10 h {sic} hor 7 ant m 1632

\grpes {sic} in the pit of her stomacke belly & sydes/ a very hard belly worms suspected¹

Alooes mxed {sic} w^th rub did her no good

nor a bag {illeg}|o|f wormewood steeped in vineg w^th nutmeg applyed nor my oyntment of Savyn & wormewood

What I think of it & what may doe her good

RN Mres Piggot gentlewomā to S^r Rich Anderson & governes to all his Daughters 30 y Ap. 4 ☿. h. 2. 50 p m 1632

languishing fearth eyther a consūption or the grne {sic} sicknes

|would be resolued| wheath^r it ceede frō her body or nynd {sic}

SRN Mary stoakes of oakely 50. y. April. 16. ☾ h. 1. p. m. 1632.