Casebooks

RN Thomas Barret of stony stratford servant to Iohn Smith of haversham tayler {vousued} to nothing extreeme weake cannot stirre out of his bed. the 28 of Decēb. die ♃. h 9. 30. m. ant m. 1598 pater  filio.

RN Harry Bennet a maried man this 12 yeres sick this moneth yet walketh abroad M^r Hipwells servant hath bene troubled with blood he hath vomited it vpw & downward. Decēb. 4 die ☾. h. 1. 38

RN Iohn Smithe sent to me & his man came to Stanton where I then was for he was extreeme sick & very leekly to dye the 2{illeg}|8| of decemb: 1598 a {sic} betwixt 1 & 2

SF Gabriel m^r harisons mā of Detford of 27 yers 1598 the 14 of Decemb ♃ An’ m’ at 30 p 9 diz/

RN Clement Nash servant to Iohn Connyngham 22 yeres old tooke her first on tuesday night qu about 8 a clock at night a crick {sic} \ache/ in her baccke \& lims./ y^t maketh her stoope & goe Double. troubled w^th a great heate of her stomack y^t it maketh her lips to break out he {sic} first water made in y^e morning red. the next water of a reasonable good colour. the wench of a ruddy face well colourd & fat. quait {sic} remediū Decēb. 4. die ☾. h. 12. 15. mi. 1598. of Newport

RN Will. Waren of bowbrickle 32. sick this on weddensday last. married & hath 4 children Decēb. 11 die ☾. h. 11. ant m. 1598. a poer Carpenter.

RN William Chivoll 36. sick on satterday was fortnight fell sick keepeth his bed & riseth onc a daye a daylabourer. the 11 of Decēb. die ☾ h \10. 50/ 50 {sic} 1598

RN vrsula Thorpe of Stony stratford keepeth the bull. hipwell vnkle vnto Thorpe 32 yeres old sick ever sinc mikelmas goeth abroade. Dece {sic} sent by M^r Oliv^r Barker. for his wife sister is her moth^r in frendship & kindred Doubteth wheath^r shee be bewitched & hath a canker in her tongue & tented shee hath an ill stomacke & spitteth putrifyed bloode. Decēb^r. 2i. die ♃. h. 9. 15. ant m. 1598.

RN at this time came on for fath^r & sonne & an {sic} old {illeg} old Barret for his sonne Thomas Barret who is servant to Iohn Smithe who hath bene sick ever sinc St Hugs Day.

SF \Briget/ frances S^r barington Mullens gentlwoman of 20|3| yers 1598 the 2 of Decemb at 35 p 10 Diz of chelsy

SF Elizabeth Large of 20 years 1598 the 7 of Decemb/ ♃ an’ m’ at 5 p 8 Diz in watling stret at the Red harrowe a dra

SF Christofer Helme of 30 years 1598 the xj Decemb ☾ an’ m’ at 8 Diz in bishops gat stret a porter

SF Thomas haies of 22 years 1598 the 29 decemb. ♀ an’ m’ at 20 p 9 Diz / the m^rs for the man

RN Rich Kerby Miller of Newport 60 \56/ yeres old. long & grevously sick {filiu}s  patre \{servus}  Domino/ cū euꝯ {sic} consensu it hath held this 4 yeres by fits but this quarter of this yere held him sorely & keepeth home some days his bed in his fit & then abroad. a payne in his hart w^th a sighing black coloured very fat of his face but w^th this sicknes shrunk in his bodye & legs. M^r yarrow for him novemb. {sic} 1 Decēb. die ♀ h. 10. 15. 1598¹

RN Thomas Marchell of Newport 34 yeres old. (Frauncis Marchell of Newport \24. yeres old./ very sicke ever sinc tuesday night at 8 & 30 mi p m. tooke her sicknes nowe & then vp but cannot stay vp. Decemb. 1 die ♀ h. 4 45. 1598. cū consensu serva  domina.

RN Thomas Coo servant to M^r Ardes of lathbury 35 yeres vnmaried sick this fortnight 11 of Decēb. die ☾. h. 3. 30 mi. most an end keepeth his bed. 1598

RN Iohn Phylip of Bletcley very extreeme sick bound & very Costive the last phisick would not work w^th him as Doct^r Spark writeth me, nowe again sendeth to me. this 9 of Decēb^r die ♄. h. 12. 15. 1598. troubled w^th the wind cholicke

RN Iohn Burman of Olny shephard lame in right leg & thigh this 3 weekes first in his back & then did shoote in his lims 37 maried this 17. yeres. Decēb 19 die ♂ h. 12. maried to a widowe had an ach in the other leg first many yers

Iohn Burman shephard of Olny lame & went w^th crutches