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 M^r Allen 6|7|0 y pils neck shoulders back syde of his head. swelling in his bones costivenes

RN S^r Arth Throck for his lady march 13 {sic}. ☾ h. 2 \1. 45./ p m 1618 a payne & stuffing in her head w^th a weaknes & werynes in all her body & a heate in her hands & feete.

RN Iohn Snow of Padbery 47 y Decēb. 26 ☾ h. 1. p m. 1614. |a very godly man in his sences rageth & knoweth no mā. when he {sic}|¹

RW M^r Meridale of Great Brickhill for his Father \y: 70./ March: 6. h: 1. post merid: 1615. stuffed in his stomacke. pained in his head & backe, hath a cough & cold.

RN Remember to send the lady Davyes in Chancery lane a dyet drink for her left syde & hypocond passio & grefe march 14 ☉ h. 4. 30 p m 1619.

RN Sara Poling of North Crowlye 40 y may 19 h {sic}. hor. 1. \12 50/ p m 1610 /sine consensu.\ |calleth vppon god|¹

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 M^r lea sent to me to come over to him for he is extreme sicke payned on the left syde cānot make water eateth litle or nothing Ian. 30 ♃ h. 5. 30 p m. 1612.

RN M^r francis Combes M^r {sic} Apr 1. ☾ h. 5 p. m 16i6 cā abyde no wet nor wynd. eys bad dersyreth a direction in writing

his physick w^ch I sent him did him no good.

M^res Mary Combes. tooke her physick it did her some good but now her other cheeke is swelled. vryne good

RN Mres Chābers of Watton 57 |57| y Aug. 26. ☿ h. 2 p m 1618. she then begā to cōplayne of a great payne in her left leg. frō the foote vp to the thighes & so hath cōtinued ever since waxing worse & worse in great extremity of payne rising higher & higher towards her body boath legs mutch swelled but the left most. hath a good stomack.

RN S^r Peeters Temples lady for Mres Dakers Temple wheath^r she mend or noe novēb. 21 ☉ h. 12 p m 1619

long sick of a Hectick feav^r cā take nothing keepeth her bed a yere pyneth & cōsumeth. a thick red aguish water.

RN Iohn Smyth of Brockholl by Weedon 23 y feb 18 h {sic} hor 1. 15 p m 1615

RN M^r Walkedyn of Stony stratford h. 6. p m 16i0 maij 16. ☿ h. 6 p m 16i0 & for Mres Walkedyne |he sent his wifes water who did swound g|m|opish & foolish.|

RN she was strangly taken w^th her sicknes & a shak{ing} in her right arme. Sept 21. ♀. h 4. p m 1610. {illeg} held her two houres. & th{en} tooke her a sonday being 23{illeg} in the after noone afore sone set & held all y^t ni{ght} vntill ten the next daye h. 4. p m 16i0

RN Water Cheese of Stony stratford borne the last night being ☉ about betwixt 5 & six 20 weekes sinc. her disease & first fit tooke it feb 21 ♃ h 4. p m 1611. it did shake w^th the hands & wryteth {sic} y^e mouth & hed & clutcheth the hands & grypeth. & falleth. the first daye 2 fits. yesterday & this day may {sic} fits.

water good.

{sen}|{wro}|te to me febr. 25 ☾ h. 4. 15. p m 1611.

RN Rich Mason of hanslop 3|5|8 y ill long sick in his chest casteth mutch Iune 29 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1611.

RN my lady Weanemā march 17 for a young gentlewomā distracted march |i|7 {sic}. {5}|{4}|0 p m 1617 /of 20 yeres {sic}\ /An Symons 20 y of Brightwell\ /was troubled w^th y^e mother. /6 weekes ill\\¹

RN S^r Charles groome 30 mayed {sic} Ap. 5 h {sic} hor 2 p m 1617 |{illeg} {sic} sick sinc miklemas| will take no physick will take nothing. |cōsūption feared.| /wheath^r he will dye walketh vp & downe looketh very ill\

RN M^r Iacinth: Sacheverall. 38 y Ap. 24 ♃ h. 5. p m. 1617.