Casebooks

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

RN Mres francis porter of Calidon. 20 y octob. 5. h {sic} hor. 2. 40|5|. p m 1611 /a yere sinc sick of the new ague |now deaf in boath eares|\ |but sp. in her left eare deafe.|¹

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 mres Rols of Cuddington 52 y Apr 16. ♂ h. 10. 40 ant m 1611. \mutch wynd/ a fully faced womā yellowish very lame in her steps

RN The lady Pellā of W|Et|hrop 80 y Ap 14 ☉ h. 6. 25|0|. begā to fall into her cold fit Apr 13 h. 6. 20 p m 1611

RN Iane Grub. sodenly taken going to divine service Ian. 15. ♂ h. 9. ant m 1611. in novilunio./ /ceb|r|ebra laborat et debilitate/\¹

RN Robart Harvy of Newpart 2 y & a halfe may 7. ♂ h. 3. p m 1611. a great cough & hath a great laske almost 2. y. & voydeth blood w^th it.

U[1611–2] Iane Gawdry of whitchurch ætat. 42|5|: May 16. ♃ hor: 11. 40: ant. m. 1611. short breathd. hoarse sorenes & griping about the heart and brest./

RN Ellen Wels of Redburne 36 y Iune 12. ☿. h. 4. 30 p m 1611 ever sinc Easter doth cast vp the meate y^t she taketh. & also her drink. & spitteth blood many times most cōtinually.

RN M^r Clarke of Henloe. 30 y. ma\r/yed fantastica{ll} casteth often every morning very h{one}st man fat & foggy & eateth very litle./

RN Another

A womā 36 y for a swelling & broken rūning sore leg Ian 11 ♀. h. 11. 45. ant m 1611.

RN mes Elis Ionnson of Calidon serv. to the lady Barkcley 33 y octob. 7. ☾ h. 7|8|. 15. ant m 1611 |she brought a whyte thyn water /shortwyded splene hard & swelled\|

RN on Maryot a wench 15 y novēb 1. ♀. h. 1. p m. 1611 cānot goe but kepeth her bed it lyeth in her lyms weake & feeble

RN I came to the lady Tyrrels howse febr 21 ♃ h. 5. 30 p m 1611. |& then she was extreme sick feeble & faynt.|

RN Water Cheese of Stony stratford borne the last night being ☉ about betwixt 5 & six 20 weekes sinc. her disease & first fit tooke it feb 21 ♃ h 4. p m 1611. it did shake w^th the hands & wryteth {sic} y^e mouth & hed & clutcheth the hands & grypeth. & falleth. the first daye 2 fits. yesterday & this day may {sic} fits.

water good.

{sen}|{wro}|te to me febr. 25 ☾ h. 4. 15. p m 1611.

RN Thomas Smyth of Newnā 5|6|0 y. Apr. 27 h {sic} hor. 6. 30 ant m. 1611. /his name bloodsucker.\¹²

U[1611–2] May. 16. d. ♃. ho. 8. ant. m. 16111

Isbel Hopkins was here before April. 25. April. 25. a hard swelling in her belly. to whome I only prescribed a mollifying pultis./

U[1611–2] Agnes King of S{illeg}|t|eep Claidon. 37. y. May 14 ♂. h. 10. 1611. belly swoln. short cough

RN Margaret Carvell of C|K|islingbery. 4{illeg}|7|. y Iune 12 ☿ h. 9. ant m 1611 cōplayneth of the top of her belly w^th gryping & pulling.

RN Thomas Barnes of Olny 50 y Iune 19 ☿. h. 10. ant m. 1611. lame in his legs & hath 3 hols

ready to have his belly & his backe torne in peeces if he put not his fingers into his throate to cast it vp. feareth least on goody Margery Travell hath bewitched him. |& his wife is pulled to.|