Casebooks

RN Elisabeth Purden of puddington 36 y. sicke hath had her sicknes to mitch {sic}. faynt & feeble. y^t w^ch cōmeth frō her very blacke flowers wat^r to muth {sic} thin coloured. paynd head & sydes & hath menses immodices/

RN Iane varney of great Horwood 29 y. maryed 11 y. on child 10 y old. {w}|h|ad on aft{^r} & abortū. w^th a continuall grudging a gnawing about her harte & right syde. most pytifull hath thē monthly a spot or 2. trobled also w^th wynd. pale colourd

RN mres Barker of Bowbrickhell 5|4|0 y novēb 21. {illeg}|♃| h. 10 ant m 16i6 mutch troubled w^than arising up in her stomake breaking mutch wynd w^th it like to y^e passio hypōdriaca & mother. & eateth litle

RN Goodman Honour of Newport for his wife who hath bene longe sick & is nowe very exceeding ill h {sic} as her husband telleth me. hanc male suspicant^r de veneficio

Elisabeth Buckingham. Otherwise Honour about 50. a great pulling in her left syde w^c maketh her to Crye/

shee is not able to styrre no meate will tary w^th her. shee goeth not onc in a sennet to ground very costive & mutch bounde. 27 of Decēb. die ☿ h. 8. 45. ant m. 1598. /complayneth of her hart chest left arme.\

RN Sara Eden gravida a{illeg}|n|d looketh to be layd about a fortnight henc brought her water novēb 13 ☉ h. 8. 30 ant m 1625

troubled in mynd w^th an evill Dreams {sic}

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnson sent onc againe to me for my counsell his pain lieth now in his Cods {w^c} are swollen as big as ons hed & as hard as a borde he was wont to haue them swollen very big but then lasted but 5 houres & nowe swelled ever sinc weddensday he cannot eate sleepe or goe to ground. troubled w^th the wind Cholicke a paine in his backe st{illeg}ry Desirous to take a stro{illeg} but Doubteth he ca shall be able Decēb. filius  patre cū consensu. Decēb 30. die ♄. h. 10. \9. 45./ 1598 his water cold red & thi{ck}

TG Ioh Lewis of Kings{illeg}|c|lifften 36. y. oct. 10 ♃ \11 ♀/ h. 9. 30. Mat. 1633. mente et sensibꝯ captꝯ per intervalla

Iohn Lewys of Kings Cliffe. 36. y: octob. 11. ♀. h: 9. 45 ant m 1633 /a stopping at his chest.\

RN An Potter of newport of Tickford end 2 y feb 2. ♃ hor 10. ant m 1604. mater  filia sine consensu. sick every place eyes & cheeke.

RN Margery Hickford his wife 43 y. Iuly 16 h {sic} hor 7. 25 ant m 1608 hed a swying in her hed back ill/

margery Hickford of fæny stratford. 43 y Iu{ly} 16. h {sic}. hor 7. 28 ant m 1608. |quærit an si{t} gravida|

RN my Cozen Tyrlington May 20. ♃. h: 10. 15 ant m. 1624 troubled w^th the mother the stone but since Miklemas miscayed {sic} & sinc hath had fluv alb. but infinetly fl: rub.

RN Mres Marg fisher of Nor{th}hampton. |nata 1600 the thurs before sond \white/ son{day} h. 4 ant m. 1627| but sent her wa{ter} may 30. ☿ h. 7. 30 ant m 1627

RN Frauncis Marshall of Newport very strangly can scarce speake, only maketh signes for water to coole her her mouth is furred white w^th extreeme heate taketh her Drinke by a quill. first bound but y^t I gave her vnbound her nowe in a laske & extreeme hot & drye Decēb. 12. die ♂ h. 9. 30. mi ant m 1598. troubled in her sleepe.

s {sic} husband  vxore sine cōsensu

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 Mary Smyth of Stawton 20 myles 30 y Ap 27. ♂ h. 10. 15 ant m 1619 her head shaketh a fortnight or 3 \shaking/ palsy. mother backe thighꝭ as if they should be torne but her head exceding cold.

head cold

vryne very good. a very good stomacke yet very faynt. mutch troubled w^th wynd 2 y. sinc had a boy. hath thought her selfe twice to be w^th child w^thin this twelfemonthe. nescit an sit gravida

RN An Malins 5 yeres maij 18 ♂ hor. 11 ant m. 30 m p m 1602. vrina bona head & backe. & cold.

RN Agnys Rives of litle Brickhill 33 y maye 25 ♃ h. 7. 45. ant m 1609 her child a year & a halfe fortnight ill. casteth mutch at all tymes nothing stayeth w^th her very sicke every day ill

quærit wh vtrū sit gravida./

U[1611–2] Math. wright of Newport h: 10. 30. ant. m. ætat. 2{0}|35|. die ☾. Iuly. 20. 1612. water good. stitches in his shoulders & sides

RN Agnys Lynnell of Dayntry 2 y & thre quaters {sic} nata Aug 16 at 2 in y^e morning {illeg}|t|hen was 2 y & better may 21 ☾ h. 10. 30 ant m. 1632

weake limbs cā not goe nor speake sinc it was bone {sic} hath the sences well¹

RN Agnys Olny 38 y of Tebworthe in Chalgrave maij 19. ☿ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1602. /maritus  vxore furiosa et insaniētē sencles hath no vse of her wits. h {sic} light headed\ /a frenticke woman mad & laugh & inc mistermeth.\

RN Thomas Dudly nowe 5 yeres old next miklemas natus erat Sept 15. die ☉ h 1. p m. hath his health well & eateth his meate. about harvest last began to have a rising in his throte ready to stop his wind & speach in always when he beginneth to sleepe then it hath held him sinc miklemas the last time it tooke him it bete him on friday last. going to sleepe. ready to skreame & skrike in the fit.