Casebooks

RN Mres Throughton of Hanslop. i|o|f Totnell end 26 y. sent vnto me for her ague febr. 17 ♃ hor. 2. 10 p m 1603. et quærit vtrū sit gravida shee swounded about 5|6| of y^e clocke afternoone.

supposeth her selfe gone 2 weekes very faynt & weake & thincketh shee shall Dye. very godly & religious

RN Goody Blea of this towne Novēb. 10. ♀ h. 9. ant m. 16i5

\hath a loosenes/ burning feaver faynt feeble sent to me for a cordiall

RN Goody Dormer of haversham s {sic} sent her water by her some {sic} in lawe Iohn Smith. faynt & weake still. Decemb. 1. die ♀ h. 9. 1598.

RN Greg Hadings wifeof our towne brought a bed Octob. 17 ♀ of two child. betwixt thē 3 hours differenc on at four or a litle aft^r thoth^r at 7 in the morning was fayn{t} & feeble & sent for to me Octob 17 ♀ h. 8 ant m 1606

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 M^r Ghyst sent his water & a letter Iuly 11 ☾ h. 10. 30 ant m 1625.

very faynt & weake

RN Anne Dakres {sic} \the lady Dacres/ sister to y^e lady Osburne 52 y weake & feeble Octob. 1. h {sic} hor 8 ant m 1625

I Did fynd this letter & did reade sent to me to come or to send her word when I wille come by a messenger.

Mres Anne Dackres sent letter 3 of Septēb. ♄. 1625 frō Chixsands.

RN The lady Twisden of London 51. y. may 27 h {sic} hor. 1 p. m 1626

by her sleeping & scouring she hath nutch {sic} mended sinc S^r will wrote Last y^t is thursday last.

yet the last night was more troublesome then before

this Day cōplayneth of a sournes rising out of her stomake supposeth y^t a vomyt would doe her good yet dare not to adventur it by reason of her weaknes & scowring. w^ch we dare not to stay seing the goodnes of it yet fyndeth no aptnes to cast but a soure belching

desyreth a nother box of the pils 10 and an answ to his lett & to this.

The lady Twisden of London may 27 h 1. p m 1626

very weake & feeble yet sitteth vp & eateth p^rty well. scoureth mtch {sic} hath a soure belching yet no aptnes to cast.

would know wheath^r fit to give her a vomyt considering her \great/ weaknes & sither her scouring Doth her so mutch good craveth an answere to his forme & to this Letter also.

wheath^r any other course for mending of the sourenes will not helpe w^th out a vomyt.

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 M^r Taylour march 19 ♀ h 9 30 ant m. 1630 |ptysick cōsūption & dropsy feared|

\weake feeble legs swell towards night/ A cōsumption & dropsy feard ☌ ☉ ☿ ap vntill to morow 6 a clock.

He sent his water & the wench broak the glasse

RN at this time Mary Pen of Straford sent me her water. w^ch was full of motes & scales & had gravell in the bottome. her former phisick I gave her wrought vpward. hath a great gydines at in her heade hart feeble bellye.

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 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.|

RN fayth Gibbes of Wicken 46. amisse in her sinewes cannot gripe any thing w^th her hands so feeble & weake sometimes in hir feete & knees all swollen & keepe there naturall colour. of a good cōplex. & light harte. sent to me this 26 of Ap. h. 9. 30. ant m. 1599. a great paine in her armes. could not cut her meate.

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 She sent agayne Iuly 20 {♄} h. 10. 15 ant m. 1605.

Elis Ihonson.¹

RN Mres Elis Norton fell into a swound & cōtinued dead w^t for a long tyme yet revived agayne wth & had many convulsions March 20. ♃ h. 8. 30 ant m 1617.

RN She sent also to to me for a poer woman faynt & yellow as on y^t hath the Iaun{dis} Aug novēb 11 ♃ h 4. 45. p m 1619

RN Th Pen sent agayne novēb sent {sic} 2 h {sic} hor 11 ant m 1622 extree {sic} weake cānot sleepe.

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