Casebooks

RN Mres Aylet Elner Aylet of Magdalen Laver in Essex 40. May 16 ♃ h 7 ant m 1633

came into my p^rsenc w^th there waters

her daughter Elenor Aylet 17 y mopish & idle headed for 4 yeres & her shoulder bone come out & goeth crooked

had a great cold in her head & cānot be removed

her mynd troubled w^th div^rse conceits & feares

very healthfull in her body.

RN mres Elis. Chester of Chichely 40 y {sic} |19 y| Iune 19 h {sic} hor. 3. 38 p m 1613 stopt w^th a cold in her hed.

RN Ellen Symons of Rhood Aug 7 die ♃ in h. 10 for her cold & bad stomack

RN Katheron Ocklie of Turvie 60 y. payned in her legs & bodye w^ch are mightely swollen & a payne in her cheste w^th a cold. Doth spit blood also feb. 2 die ♄. h. 12. Thomas Burges \of Astwood/ 50 yeres for a great cough & payne in the chest very short winded. 1600¹

the womans wat^r is very red & thick Mary Burges troubled about the hart w^th a coughinge her wat^r hath black melancholy humour. her husb & ss troubled w^th a cough.

RN mary Blundell of Linford 16 y. may 3. die ♄ h. 11 50 ant m. 1600

head & backe. cold.

RN Mary foxon of lathbery 22 y Octob. 4 ♃ h. 11. 30 ant m 16i0 my lady freemans gentlewomā greene sicknes {illeg}|h|ed cold six weekes.

RN M^res Elis Chaynie of Luton. 23 y Iuly 13. ☾ h. 7. 15 ant m 1618 |back & stomacke. a great cough & cold sine consensu|

RN Margery Ashby of Cosgrave f {sic} mayed {sic} 29 y feb. 6 ♂ h. 10. ant m 16i6 |had a great cold & cough ioynts apts to swound whē she riseth| |new ague.|

RW M^ris Bayly of steeple Claydon. y. 57. d. ♂ h. 10. ant m Martij 21. 1620. A great cold; & wheesinge. cannot now for iij or iiij dayes endure to rest vpon her left side. /RN a great cough\

RN Ione nightingale of Wootton. 72|6| y novēb 26 ☿ h. 9 20 ant m. 1623 /a great cold & cough. chest & hart Costive\

RN Alce Whitebread. of Steppinglye 35 y Iuly 5 ☾ h. 4. 20 p m 1624. /a greevous cold taken in breeding a noice in her head head gydye\

RN Iane Pettyfare of Blakesly in Northāpton sheere. 42 y Iune 6. ☾ h. 1. 20. p m 163i

a great cough taken with a cold. the monday before whitson monday great rising in her chest reareth flegme. |was ill before Christmas & mended|

RN Alce Denton of haversham 36. maried this 10 yeres 3 children last childe had a yere & more agoe feareth lest shee have taken a cold w^th a nurcing child an old Disease ever since shee was a servant a great payne at her harte, doth vomit ever sinc shee was maried {b} twice or thrice in a yere but very mutch this last weeke & never well vntill shee have it vp, els very sicke. a pert woman. sent to me by her husband this 17 of Decēb. die ☉. 9 – 18.. 1598.. best a bed.

RN Mres \Elis./ Hodski{illeg}|n|{illeg} of Amptill mayed {sic} to m^r Rich Hodgkins {illeg}|of| Amptill the kings steward 50 y march 19 ♂ h. 11 20 ant m. 1622.

for an ægylopis in the corner of y^e eye hath taken a dyet drink & vsed salues & waters & mastick & neaver the better.

would have it div^rted another way. or by y^e nose as it was wont: a cold

RW M^ris Godwine of Cardington. y. 39. d. ♂ h: 9. 40 ant: m: Feb: 29. 1620. hath had a cold 3 weekꝭ: & a great cough: w^ch settled to her right |left| side: but is removed frō thence: Cryeth out of her heart: & sayth it swimmeth in water: is much plexed & troubled. cannot sleepe nor take rest for 4 nights now togither. her stomacke is so ill that she can not take anie thinge but posset ale & broths.

RN Sara Pauly of NorthCrowlye 38. y may 15. ♂ h. 7. ant m. 16i0 Delivered this day sennet about 8. in the morning. was in labour from monday to that Daye tooke a cold. & sore all over. & was swelled all over & now is swelled in her left hand & cānot make water onc in 24 houres. ready to cast & her wynd is ready to be stopt w^th it very weake.

RN Goody Rider of newport 50 y decēb. 6 ☾ h. 1. 38 p m 1619

It tooke her 3 weekes sinc & hath bene speachles almost 3 weekes. eateth well. lame in her right syde |she took it w^th a cold tooke it w^th a cold|

the dead palsy

RN Mres Mary Moore of Layton. 18 next Novēb^r the 11. or 12. but came to me Iune 24 ☾. h. 2. 30 p m 1633. a young widow

hath lost her cōplexion & looketh very pale but when she rydeth had a great cold & cough 3 quaters of a yere a payne in the mould of her head loveth any thing bett^r then meate.

a bad stomack hath thē well cā walke well

RN Goody Coo \of newport/ 40 y. Iune 1. ♀ h. 8 ant m 16i0.

every where./ cānot rellish any water.

Thomas Wythers of newport 3 quarters old Iune 1. ♀ h. 8 ant m 16i0

a great cold extreeme sick cā eate or take any thing

Goody Coo quærit an sit gravida cānot rellish anye thinge. ill this moneth.