Casebooks

RN A Begger for 2 children on 3 y thoth^r 9 y troubled w^th the hoping cough Iuly 20 h {sic} hor 5. ant p m 1622¹

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

RN Will Knight tooke his sicknes die {illeg} Ian 4 die Ian. {sic} 5. die ♀ h. 3. in aur. very evill handled w^th sicknes vomiteth hath a rising in his stomack leeke an apostume ready to stoppe his breath. burneth very mutch thirsty & drye. 1599.

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 S^r Peters Temple Daughter bleedeth often vppō satt night at the nose. 5 y Ap 12 ☾ h. 4 p m 1624. |It cōmth {sic} w^th a cold & a feaver & sweateth.|

RN An Bunch of Risdone 5 y & a halfe borne the 11^th of sept ☾ about 3 in the after noone 1620. ever sinc she was borne lame in her lims cā speak but dead ¹

cānot speake.

cannot styrre. nor stand litle vse of y^e lims./.

RN Iohn fisher a yere old borne on Barth eve was a twelfmonth being ☾. h. 10 30 at|p| m. 1626.

fell sick on thursday Last w^th strong fits swonding & putting out the tongue now the \violent/ fits gone hath a burning feaver

It fell sick sept 28 ♃ h. 12. 1626.

RN Robart Rogars of Heyford 2 y & a halfe. it did fome at mouth & did stare, a weeke sinc. & hath burning & sweates & is very hot.

RN William Tomkins \9 y cānot feed him selfe toucheth his hands & legs ev^r sinc Easter./ Francis Tomkins 17 y {sic} |7 y| a boye Marg. Tomkins 14. y.

Williā Tomkins was stroken suddenly. lame in all his lims & cā speake but a litle y^t on cā scarce vnderstand & when he goeth he rūneth as on y^t should light on his head all halloutyde the weddensday after Alhalloutyde was 4 y. hath bene thick of hearing a weeke & curst w^th all.

his right arme as stiffe as a stake came all to me at onc Iuly 25 h {sic} hor. 12. 40 p m 1629 All of thē p^rsent

RN Alce P

Isbell Rawlings of hanslop 2 yeres old shaketh. & drinketh mutch. may 29 30 die ♀ h. 8. ant m. 1600 scoureth mutch

GJ Goodwife Eusebyes Childe 3 yeere old for a scowring and vomiting will take no thing but drinke Octob 9 ♄ ho. 5. 45 p m.

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 Gabr: Russell of old stratford natus novēb. 16. h. 4 ant m die ♃./ 1615. /a Consūpt feared & shortwyded & sweateth.\

RN Will: Alesson of Lowton. 2 y the 14 of febr last ♃ about on of the clock lame & wea{ke} could onc stande.

now cānot yet will eate./

RN March. 13. ♂ in y^e morning about 7 fell into a convulsive swonding fits & had 4 sore fits

RN Elisabeth Turuy the fath^r & grandfath^r for the child 2 y. miserablely troubled w^th as it were w^th a great quaking & heate. pyning & consuming. Ian. 10 die ♃ 1. 1600

RN Will: Boughton of Paulus Pery: 4 yeres old or therabout. sicke ever sinc lent. tooke it first w^th a shivering & after burned mutch. nowe hathe Cough. last sunday was neere dead. may the 10 die ♃ h. 8. ant m. 1599.

RN Ihone |Ione.| Blea nata 1594 Septemb. 10. die ♂ h. 4^ta m. 15. morning muta et surda. in Great Linford

GJ Iohn Hill of Littlington. 2 ye Ap: 16 ♀ ho. 6. p. m. ♃ he scoureth & vomiteth