Casebooks

RN all my lord Hintens Wentworths men sorely handled w^th the the {sic} burning feaver./

M^r Edward Ferrers my lords \wentworths/ secreatary wrought wrote in there behalfe my lord & my lady mutch afflicted. for th {sic}is new for the sicknes of there servants. & craveth my best counsell sept 30 ☾ h. 11. ant m 16i6.

RN Thomas White of Milten 56. may 22 die ♃ h. 11 30 ant m 1600 |a payne in his shoulders| payned in his head back & chest stuffed. faynt & feeble water good but yellowish. sande in his backe. a drye cough.

Susāna White of Milten ^Mres Androwes servant 18 a red coloured wenche legs sweld. hath the whites but very few of the reds. head & harte a swimminge.

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 Mres Gray of Hincksworth. 56 y march 7 ♃ h. 9. 30 ant m. 1622.

is was mended of her leg & the swelling but then her head & eys were ill but sinc of late it brake agayne is p^rty well amended her leg i {sic} Issueth blod & hath always so done. |x y sinc had a bloody water./|

would know wheath^r the humour be hot.

And wheath^r an Issue will doe her serv. \nell/ good & when. craveth no physick but m|b|y ridgmont.

RN The faukners wife to S^r Rob          of Parsnā Sept 15 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1627 wheather festured sore & sw in her left arme broken & rūning & swellings about her face & neck all soft taken by hard labour of a child he {sic} wheath^r it be the kings evill as is supposed or a fistula

RN Iohn kee my lady Cookꝭ man of Hartwell Ian 2 ♃ h 1. 30 p m 1605 {sic} fell frō a tree Doth ratle. clotted.

RN Mres Pruden the citchin mayd & butler 30 y serv to old M^r Pulton

RN Will Campion my serv long sinc woodward to S^r Th Neavell for his cold & hot backe

RN Agnes Kinge servā to M^res Burchmore of tottle end 22 y payned hart stomack & head. sodenly ready taken at night for an hour lost her speake munday last about 12 a clock at night came in her owne son Ian 14 die ☾ h. 1. 30 p m. 1600.

GJ Agnes Purryer of Cranfield 15 y. Octob. 17 ☾ ho. 3. 30 p. m. 1603

One walter Hooton m^r Androwes man of Lathbury beaten her that she is sore over her whole body. very faynt & ready many times to swound digestꝭ nothing. He put a hempen halter about her shoulder. /

RN Thomas Walker gardyner to {G}. Chaterton. 56 y Iune 27 ☾ h. 2. 30 p m 1614 a black sanguyne cōplex. payned in his chest. swolne in his body & legs it tooke him 16 days since. /of S^t yeedes\

SRN Elizabeth Iones. 22. y. servant to m^rs Katharen Tyringhā. Ian. 14 ☿ h. 2. p. m. 1634.

Troubled with y^e greene sicknes Looks pale, faynt, & troubled with a panting at her heart

RN Rich Lindly {sic}\ley./ S^r Anth serv. 22 y march 24 {illeg} \♂/ hor. 10 ant m 1607. broke his coller bone w^th a bruse \did voyd blood at his vrine/ /vrine was bloodye\

GJ M^res Hill of Lidlington 30 y. feb. 26 ♀ ho. 10. 35 a m. 1608

She had a maid came from Brickhill w^ch fell sicke in her house feares the infection heavy hearted.

RN the lady Compton & her gentlewomā Mres savell wer leet {sic} blood the lady in her right foote the gentlewoman in her right arme. the ladyes blood good the gentl black thick melancholy for her splene & hed ach cōtinuall. octob. 26 ♀ h. 9. ant m 16i0.

RN Edward Gardiner serv to my lord Dormer 60 y Ap. 12 ♀ h. 1|8|. ant m. 16i6 |a dropsy scurvy belly huge & big.|

RN Iohn Holmes the lady Morysons clarke Ap 7 ☾ h. 11. 50 ant m 1617.

Iohn Holmes clarke of the citchin 32|4|. y. Ap. 7. ☾. h. 11. 30 ant m 1617. serv to S^r Charles. Ap 1617. hath had an ague sinc the 12 of septēb. to the first of march. sinc an extree {sic} cold w^ch still cōtinueth w^thout remedy. hed & stomack payned every morning his belly is swelled. as if it would breake. {illeg} {sic} he tooke physick the 26 of march & therfore d|b|eing very loose desyreth no physick.

RN S^r Th. Nydleton {sic} touching his servant sick w^th a surfet & fall frō a payre of stayres. Ap 21. ☉ h. 6 p m. 1622

RN Mary. Carington \56 y mayed {sic}/ serv wa to {sic} in holdt curd of her ague may 2. {illeg}|☾| h 3. p m. 1625.

now is growen very faynt & weake

RN Alce mariot \servant/ 13 of March die ♂ h. 9. 30. ant m. for her payne hed & burning w{illeg} scalding watr {sic} 1599. hed & hart. cold windy stomack