Casebooks

RN Ieremy Easton of Stony stratford for a payne in in {sic} hi {sic} chest stomack & backe. 9. 40. taketh him at night y^t he cannot sleepe nor styrre w^th a pricking leeke needles at the harte. sept 29 die ♄ h. 9. 40. ant m 1599.

SRN Williā Nicholls 7. y. had y^e small pox. finds a heavines in his {No} chest:

RN Susan Ansell of Ekleford 8 y Ap. 8 ☾ h. 11. ant m. 1622. |belly & navell.|

RN at this hor {h} moved me for his wife at 1 of the clock for to kill & destroy her chest wormes./

RN An Adcocke of of {sic} Paulusry. 34 y. Ian 10. ♂ hor 11. 30. ant m. 1604 chest gryped.

RN An Robinson of litle linford 30 y. maij 4 die ☾ hor. 6. 45. ant m. 160i

for an arising in her stomacke.

RN Marg Scot of Potters Perry 24. y. Sept. 9. ♀ h. 10. 45 ant m. 1614 tormēted in her belly

RN Edward Walduck craveth my helpe helpe {sic} further for his the ase ease of his belly & chest of w^c he still cōplayneth although he have found some ease by the purgat I gave him w^ch gave 10 stoles or thereabout god be thancked for it. Aug. 4 die ♀ h. 11. 46|9|: mi

RN M^r Hill of Lydlington the high Constab. for a gerle Agnes Hill of 12 yeres with a sore greeping all over her bodye & especially about her hart & right syde & bottome of her belly. Ian. 8 die ♂ hor 9. 30 ant m. past knowledg almost & kryeth w^th the payne 1600.

RN Mary Norman of Westen 14 y. martij 12 die ♃ hor. 7. 45 ant m. 1601 paynd in her belly w^th a great gryping.

RN Cassand^r Cooke of Brodwell 27 y Decēb 6 ♃ hor 11. 38 ant m 1604. sick & weake in her stomacke.

thre wekꝭ sinc deliverd a daught. costive.

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./

RN An Southā of Croaton 33 y Iuly 3 ☉ h. 1. 39 p m 1625 was onc troubled w^th mopishnes a yere sinc & stayd in o^r towne 3 weeks & tooke physick may {sic} tyms before y^t she came to the towne & mended & was well god be thancked.

now cane {sic} agayn her selfe & cōplayned of a great heate all over her body brayne hot bac{ke}|ke| the right syde & chest.

RN Marg: Cooke of Cosgrave Ap: 18. ☿ {illeg} 4. 30. p. m |46. y| hart & backe & forceth her selfe to cast & was 12 weekes well. & now as mutch. gnawen as ever before

would be let blood fyndeth no good in physick haven taken it 6 tyms

her S ♃ did her good god be thanked for 10 weekes./

M^r Edmund Vaghan of C. C. C. Oxon. Apr. 11. ☿. h. 9. p m. 1632

Hee tooke not the vomite y^t was sent. 1 because hee is very vnapt to vomite; 2 because his neck is longe & brest somewhat straite; 3 because vomiteinge once by chance by reason of Tobacco blowne into his mouth it brought vp Bloud w^th it, & hath beene y^e cause of all his infirmity. 4 hee suspecteth his Lunges, for w^ch hee thinkes vomiteing is very hurtfull.

Took his purge w^ch gaue him 12 occasions. Hee desireth a Course to bee vsed for his Brest & Lunges.

RN Rich {illeg} Clarke of Woulverton 62. y Ap 27 die ☾ hor 12. 15 p m. 160i for aches in his armes right syde & ham.

RN Iohn Phylip of Bletchly 50 mendeth not after his phisick y^t I gave him for it wrought w^th him but a litle cōplayneth still of his body & hart die ♂ Decemb 4|5| die ♂ h. 11. ant m. 1598. 11. 30. m.

GJ Henry Putman of wolverton 40 y Octob. 7 ♀ ho. 7 50 a m. 1603. His physicke he tooke at 4 of the clocke in the morning, it wrought not. miserably vexed w^th a stitche in his left side and shoulder

RN Rob. Richardson at Sandy for his Daughter Elis Richadson 40 y Iuly 20 ♂ h. 2. 40 p {illeg} 10. 40 ant m 1619 |h. 11 ant m 1619|

in her body & then her backe & chest & casteth all y^t she taketh almost a quarter of a yere /{vnnared} {sic}.\

RN Goody Reeve of our towne brought my God daught^rs water novemb the last 30 ☿ hor. 4. 15 p m 1603. miserablely payned in her left syde backe should legs