Casebooks

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.

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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Agnys Lane of Lowton was here w^th me three quarters old Ap 14 ☾ h. 2. p. m. 1623 /had a great cough hard belly pyned & consumed\

RN Margaret Davy of Hartwell 53 y Decēb 18. h. 12. 1630.

a swelling about her belly hard & her legs swell in the after noone ill after meate

RN Ione Mead of Stukely 52 y march 22 ☿ h. 11. 30 ant m 1620

swelled very big in her belly & very hard a whole yere. her legs begyn to swell is very weake & faynt

a Tympany

An aguish water

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

U[1611–2] May. 16. d. ♃. ho. 8. ant. m. 16111

Isbel Hopkins was here before April. 25. April. 25. a hard swelling in her belly. to whome I only prescribed a mollifying pultis./

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 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 Margaret mathew of Swelsoe a widow woman 50 y Decēb 20 ♃ hor 9. 2{illeg}|39|. ant m 1604.

her belly swelled vnto her navell very hard cōmeth vnto her in y^e maner of a stitche