Casebooks

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

RN Iohn Ashby 7 y Thomas Ashby 4. y. decēb. 9. h {sic} hor 9 ant m 16i5 /troubled w^th y^e worms\

RN Barbara Troughton almost 2 y old Aug. 16 ☾ h. 6 ant m 16i9¹

RN on weddensday 3 weekes before miklemas betwixt 8 & 9 in the forenoone sodenly taken in her mouth & face & in her lymms & so cōtinued a weeke & did neyther eate nor drinke

It will say I or no & call her broth^r Tom. Sept. 5 ☿ h. 8. 30 ant m. 1610.¹

RN Goody Blays child 3 y Alce Blay a great bunch in her backe & hollow & cānot goe Ap 24 ♀ h. 10 ant m 1612

lame in her loynes

RN a litle child 3 y. at the same tyme \cānot rest cryeth nev^r the better.// belly swelled casteth voydeth wormes cānot rest

RN Clytheros wench 8 y of newp eyes blood shotten casteth blood w^th the extremly of her cough novēb 4 ☾ h. 1. p m 16i6 |a big belly.|

RN Thomas Malcot of Bydnā 8 weekes Ap 28 ☿ h 11. ant m 1619

swelled ever sinc he was borne but swelleth more & more face hands & cods & swoundeth often {illeg}|b|orne fryday night about on in y^e morning. last fryday

nata {sic} feb 26. ♀ h ♀ h. 13. p m. 1619

RN Mres Alice Iēmings of Offley. S^r Rich Spencers Daught^r for her child. of halfe a yere old {o}|D|\o/rothy Iennings Ap 3. ♃ h. 10 ant m. 1617

I receaved a letter

1 first pe{r}ydays left behind

2 how the pouder is to be vsed

3 wheath^r Dragon water be to be vsed

4 the cap & w of pa & wheath^r it may be left of.

5 to send her oliban’ ℥ij sterny ℥ß. /starteth in her sleepe\

wheath^r to forbeare the sucke. suckes well sleepes well is sol{u}{s}

RN Elis Morgan 2 y of moulsoe sept 8 ☿ h. 2 p m 1619

hath \had/ the pox this fortnight all be come fouth {sic} but the throat is very sore cānot swallowe the eyes be swelled w^th it¹

RN The same Williā Trist was sc burnt in|h|and & face most on the right syde Decēb. 23 ♄ hor. 10 ant m 1609.

RN mres leate \of london/ craved my counsell for her head heavy Dūpish & sleepish & yet not the better for sleeping also was cupped & was never the better or very litle craveth my counsell for her child my goddaughter 5 y. old for her weakenes of lims. Aug 5 ♃ h. 5. p m. 1613.

sent me succet & a night cap of silke.

RN {m}athy Hall 9 of newport 7 y.

ma{illeg}|t|hie Hall of newp 7 y the thursd after miklemas day Iuly. 24 h {sic} hor. 10. 25 ant m 1619. sick since tuesday every day & at all tymes it screameth & scratcheth & Did cast exceedingly for a day & it ceased & now doth vomyt like blood & water & is full of y^e purples. /

RN Tho. Tayler of Stony stratford a yere old Aug 9. ☾ h. 8. 30 ant m 1619 |had y^e pox & new ague a great huske & cough|

RN It was hurt w^th a Cart Aug 13 ♀ h. 1 30 p m 1619¹

RW M^r Withers of Willin for his childe. \a daughter/ y. 2. March: 8. h: 9 ant: mer: d. ☿. 1615. an ague this 3 weekes. swelleth in {he}{r} body, fone & hands

RW A Childe of Cranfeilde y: 1. d. ☾ h. 4. post merid. Ap may. 1. 1615. voyded iij wormes vpward & iij downeward: he belly swelled & {illeg} The Child was brought in p^rsence. was much altered wheras before it was of a sanguine complection: it was now very bleake & wan.

RN Iohn Sedgwick 7 y of Woburne stuffed in his chest w^th flegme & a cough march 4 ♃ h. 11. 15 ant m 1619

RN Katheron lane of lowton 4 y Aug 29. ☿ h. 10. 40 ant m 16i0 apt to swound & worst after night & hath a hoping cough.

RN M^r Robart Dormer y^e younger. melancholy hed gydye a rawe stomacke