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 Ioane Parrot of Lillingston Loavell 8. y \a fortnight before St Th his day h. 12 30 p m/ Iune 8 ♂ h. 1. 30 p. m 1630

kings evill on her finger of her left arme

Susan her sister 3 of may being holy thursd was 3 y a swelling in her f {sic} left foote 8 weeks sup to be the kings evill

Elis Parret her sister 5 y \on tuesd/ a weeke before S^t Androus day h. 5. 30 p m 1630

RN Agnes Hoton. 7 yeres on sct Valentines eve being sunday amisse in her lims & tounge & feete & hath no sence nor feeling therin at first shee did fall for 2 or 3 dizeases. now hath lost the senc & vse of her lims

She cryeth & mutch cōplayneth o {sic} May the 12. die ♄. h. 10. ant m. 1599. pater et mater  filia quærūt remediū. det igitur pater cælestis  multis et magnis miserationibꝯ suis. at all times most cold. Costive.

RN Hufrey Eb{urne} 6 y for a swelling in his face & breaking out a {londi^r} w^th R. Gr{eene} of Asply feb. 23 die ☾ hor 11. 15. p|a|nt m. 160i & a heate in on syde of his heade & eyes red & sore & watrish w^th a swelling

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 William Downing \of filgrave/ of the his child Abigayle a yere & 3 quarters. old. very sick for 3 houre{s} when it taketh it at 2 a clock morning & at 12 it vomiteth whatsoever it taketh the Drinke & sucke it taketh & handleth very ill for the space of 3 houres Aug 27. die ☉ h. 3. 1598 quærit remediū it loketh pale as ashes at p philgrave.

RN Everard \Woodland/ troubled e|i|t tooke him his sicknes tooke him on a weddensday before Barnabe a yere & half old pined & consumed w^th it. pale of coleur. refuseth his vittayles & vomiteth it vp w^th a coughing the 27 of Novemb. die ☾. h. 11. 45. ant m. 1598. pater  filio

RN M^r Sanderson son of 7 yeres child mater  filia {sic}/o\. 1598 Ian. 10. die ♂ hor. 3^a post merid: he had a catarre in his lunges of his stomacke sometimes well & sometimes ill. not very sicke. 10 ab hinc diebꝯ alterationē patiet^r

GJ A man of              For his Child 6 y. old that hath many fittꝭ of falling in a day. and great payne of the head and leggꝭ

Epilepsia. Maij 25 ☿ ho. 1. 30 p m. 1603

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

RW Rich: Wells of Woodhill y. 3. d. ♃ h: 1. p: m: Feb: 24. 1620. much payned in the belly, loose bodyed. belly swelleth sometimes: & sometimes in the fit the \priuie/ members are drawne vp into the bodie.

RN yest was month stretched out her hands cōpl of a lightnes in her head her eys {rune} & is sleepish

It tooke her sorely & had \a/ very greevous fit in the morning & so always in her bed h. 6. 30 in aurora martch 30 ☿ {sic} |march 29. ♂| h. 6. 30 ant m 163i

Robt Sum̄erly of Doddington 2. y. March 13. ☿. h. 12. 20. p m 1633

simple & mopish, flesh fallen from y^e wast downeward, weak at Knees, & cannot stand. was Sick \at/ a q^rter olde, & was neu^r well since. feareth some ill to\u/ngue. Gadwife Purny Susp.

RN Thomas Newell of Sheringhton 8 yeres old. quærit causā eius deo favente remed. Sept. 18. die ☾. h. 9 3. 1598. sweld in his legs & anckels and stomack & cannot sleepe./

RW M^ris Phębe Longeuill of woulu^rton y. 8. d. ☿. h: 8. 15. ant: m: Feb: 23. 1620. payned in her backe & head cannot {illeg}|c|oughe: much payned in her sides: is very costiue. eateth & drinketh very little.

RW M^ris Elizabeth Tyrrell of Thornton. y. 8. d ☾. h: 2. 30 p: m: Novemb: 20. 1620.

by fits verie ill: sometimes eateth her meale well, at other times doth not. giveth goeth vp & downe verie melancholily

RN Thomas Malins the child of Will Malins not well sinc Christ. costive skremes skriketh & cryeth y^t they cannot still him. very costive. exceeding hot. 17 weekes old. Ian. 16. die ☿ h. 2. 30 p m. 1600

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 M^r William Chester was borne vppon Easter monday about 4 of the clock p m. this Child is f {sic} very small faynt feble of a longe visage hath not the vse of his lims but specially of his legs to goe natus āno dni 1596. 12 Apr. die ☾ h. 4 p m. 1596.