Casebooks

RN Mres Agnes Walth{orne} londinesis 32. Ian. 12 die ♀ hor 8 30 ant m. 1599. payned w^th a hardnes in her belly & stomack & lyeth betwixt her short ribbes it groweth bigger & bigger.

RN Mres Walthorne of london novēb. 12. ☾ h. 7. 45 ant m 1599¹

asketh what it is y^t lyeth. in her belly & so hard on the right syde of her it hangeth at her back & so goeth frō thenc to her syde shee feareth it is the moth^r & tooke her sinc her last child. w^th a cold.

RN Ag\n/ys Bates of Waunden 44 y. for a payne in her left syde & backe & a hard belly. sept 10 die ☾ h. 1. 30. p m. 1599.

RN Goody Skevington of Newnton 45 y march. 25 ☾ h 2 p

Goody Skevington of newnton 46|5| y march. 25 ♀|☾| h. 2 p m 1633.

back & belly hard 3 weekes |7 child youngest 5 y.|

had thē 3 weekes sinc |vtrū sit grav.|

RN Mary Hall of Broughton 33 sept. 25 die ♂ h. 8. 15 ant m. 1599. for her head backe belly as hard as a borde bord {sic}

RN my Neece & lady Earsfild for her daughter 3 y March. 10 h {sic} hor 7 ant m 1632

\grpes {sic} in the pit of her stomacke belly & sydes/ a very hard belly worms suspected¹

Alooes mxed {sic} w^th rub did her no good

nor a bag {illeg}|o|f wormewood steeped in vineg w^th nutmeg applyed nor my oyntment of Savyn & wormewood

What I think of it & what may doe her good

RN A wayting gentlewomā of my lady Barcley mutch troubled w^th the greene sicknes. & the swelling & hardnes of the spleene {O}|3| {sic} 30 y Octob. 6. h. 2. 30 p m. 1611.

RN Deborah. Williams of old Stratford 11 y Iune 11. ♀ h. 8 15 ant m 1619 a great stitch \on the right syde/ & like a hard bunch w^ch fell downe a yere sinc after an ague. & groweth bigger & bigger downe to the belly. & belly hard so two yeres./

RN Elis. Boner of Risely 30 y Ap. 9 ☾. h. 11. 30 \15/ ant m 1621.

It belly hard swelled & feeleth on her brest as a bladder w^th beans ratling 7 weekes |not sick but sore in her bodye|

RN Agnes Smithe of 13 yeres old at last mikelmas it tooke her {9} of novemb. w^th a gydines in her hed & hart & so ceme Downe to her h {sic} belly hard came for my counsell this 27 of November 1598 die ☾ h. 8. 49. mi. ant m. mater cū filia quærit

RN Iane Elder of Amptill parell of litle parke ♀ h {sic} 26 y Decēb 13. ♀ h. 11. 25 ant m 1622.

swelled in her belly. hard.

RN Martha Farre of Wavendon serv to M^r Deene 29. y Iuly 5. h {sic} hor. 11. ant m 1623 |breasts hard terms stopt 12 weekes Qu. an sit gravida|

RN M^r D Iernyn of Lincolne shere sent to me for his wife Daughter 16 y for a swelling in her breasts & a a {sic} hardnes w^th all a yere & bett^r & increaseth Iune 27 ☾ 6. p. m. 163i

RN Iane Witmell of 7 y for a burning ague./ & a hard bellye.

RN my ladyes Daught^r cōplyneth of a sorenes in her bellye. & is somewhat harde.

SF M^rs Brage of 23 yers 1596|7| the 5 of Ianuari the ☿ an’ m’ at 8 Diz et vtrum sit grauida n^c nō. & the caus of her gret belly & hardnes therof her self brought yt

RN Marg Turvy of Paulusp 66 y novēb 3. ☿ h. 9. 45 ant m 1630

swelled frō boath legs & thighes \belly & very hard/ vp to her arms 2 months

2 months

RN Mres Mores of Cublington churched a moneth sinc march 28 ☾ h. 10. 45 ant m. 1608. |a greene womā.| cānot vse her legs./ & belly swelled harde. & cānot goe¹

RN mes Elis Ionnson of Calidon serv. to the lady Barkcley 33 y octob. 7. ☾ h. 7|8|. 15. ant m 1611 |she brought a whyte thyn water /shortwyded splene hard & swelled\|

RN Mres Leate sent her {sic} \a letter in the behalfe of her/ daughter Iane who hath for this twelfemonthe bene troubled w^th a swelling about her gr{y}|o|yne sometys appearing & sometyms not but gone first white & 2 months since burning red & hard almost as big as an egge

she layd to it a litle wax & butter & now & then a poultis of milke & a weddensday last was senet it broke about the 12 of Ap desyrous to have my counsell the 20^th of Apr h. 5. 30 pm 1620 It is broken & did run & voyd filthy \yellow/ stuffe