Casebooks

RN Agnes Dickins of Wavendon 36 lyeth in h {sic} childbead th|y|esterday was fortnight. her right leg hath lost the vse of it full of ache & payne sweateth & is swelled. payned in her backe. w^th a pricking & shooting feb. 20 die ☿ h. 2. 30 p m. 1600. /delivered of a boye\

RN my lady came \Maunsell/ showed me her wat^r Ian 24 ♀ h 10. 30 ant m. 1606. who was at my lady Chaynes howse at Drayton 35 y. a long visage leane & yellowish full of melanch. long sick & casteth every foote mutch reds. &|w|^ch trouble her mutch. & cōtinew long also whitꝭ but the {sic} weaken not yet have cōtinewed longe w^ch come 3 days before the red. casteth mutch faynt & feeble mutch wynd costive /Lady Maunsell. 35 y.\

RN Dorothy Bruce of Dodford in Stoe parish 35 y may 26 ☾ h. 4. 30 p m 1606. |moth^r.|

left syde w^ch moveth twingeth shooteth pricketh rolleth burned at her backe hed ill

RN Susan Barnewell \of Barton by kettring/ of 39 y Ian. 1. ♀ h. 4. 20 p m 1618 {sic} ill sinc whitsontyde in her loynes thigs lims & legs & swelled in her legs & foote & is extreme hot & is sorely twitched in her hams as if on pluckt her

RN Mres francis Digbye S^r Evarets sister nata the tuesday before the 30 of novēb^r. before 7 in y^e morning /1588.\ send for my Directions may 1. hhor {sic} 4. 40 p m 1619. /vnmayed {sic}\ |30 y|

mutch troubled w^th melanch pass apt to weep w^thout any iust case.

nata Octob 29 ♂ h. 7. ant m 1588. a great heavynes in y^e stomacke & a beating & trembling at the hart. w^th a |continuall| payne at her hart at y^t tyme of all on her left syde

RN Mres mathew of Brodyn sent her owne water & another eyther of the Mres sant Iohn or else her Daughter 16 y old Aug 23 ♃ h. 11. 20 ant m 1627.

boath vrys {sic} good but thin

RN Isbell Linwell servant to Thomas Buncher of Paulus Perrye 30 yeres old nor fath^r nor moth^r a hie colourd wate woman & sweateth hart swollen in the body & legs. & chest faynte y^t shee can do no worke hed & hart beateth. 27 of March die ♂ h. 1. 30 p m. 1599. short winded hath bene amisse this 3 weekꝭ {wak}heth

RN Elisabeth Hockni Toppe of Hanslop 30 y. sick ever sinc Ash wenday {sic} at hart a greeping every where hed. & stomack. payned every where doubteth wheath^r shee be w^th Child or no hath not her courses /after her sleepe in a faynt {snort}\

RN Elisabeth Clarke 30 yeres vnmaried ever sinc Christmas hed backe chest a few on satterday on sunday had not her Courses currantly sinc Christ. sick at hart hoven in her chest. shoulders & hed. casteth black geare leek browne black paper leeke rags y^t is her flowers arising. Apr. 3 die ♂ h. 9. 15. 1599. cannot rest in her bed hath a wonderfull red colour & is hot.

RN Mary Smyth of Stawton 20 myles 30 y Ap 27. ♂ h. 10. 15 ant m 1619 her head shaketh a fortnight or 3 \shaking/ palsy. mother backe thighꝭ as if they should be torne but her head exceding cold.

head cold

vryne very good. a very good stomacke yet very faynt. mutch troubled w^th wynd 2 y. sinc had a boy. hath thought her selfe twice to be w^th child w^thin this twelfemonthe. nescit an sit gravida

RW Agnes Leeke of Lichburne y. 36. d. ♀ h: 2. 25 p:m: Martij. 10. 1620. timet maleficiū; nescit an sit grauida hath them not. payned in her stomack & hearte, sometimes in her legs, thighes, & armes: doubteth a Consumption. ill 5 weekꝭ.RN

RN Mary Bruer of this towne 36 y feb. 4. ☾ h. 9 ant m 1628

Is lame in all her body & her |left| kne swelled & foot & is lame in it cōplayneth of her backe & syde & is desyrous to be let blood great w^th child quickened at S^t Thomas

RN Ione Androwe of Tingriffe. 17 y Apr. 18. ♂ h. 12. 1609 for a tettry face & nose.

RN Mres Elenor Aylet of magdalen laver 30 y Iuly 19 ♀ h. 1. 45 p m 1633 |in Essex.|

supposeth her selfe to be bewitched her first husb was witched to Death she her Daughter Elis: & her old serv Fayth Sage y^t is mayed {sic} not well

was better till this fortnight sinc Rebecca write was at her house

sinc hath bene troubled in her milke & making of cheese her milke sowrs & her cheese w^th an ill sent

she hath a great heate vppon her & is wonderous ill

her daughter mres Elis. not well

her husb is troubled w^th a great heate her old serv. maryed hath a great heate & sweat her cows in her yard are taken lame & there milke dryed

RN Dorothy Hazelwood 15 weekes old Aug 13 ☿ h. 10. 2|3|0. ant m 1606. this child is full of bleatch & byles & pyneth.

Goody Rutland her Nurce brought her own wat^r that I might see wheath^r shee was w^th child or noe /

RN Mres Leate came to my house sick in mynd Decēb^r 3. h {sic} hor. 5. p m 1603.¹

RN M^res Scarcroffe \36 y./ serv to the lady Washington. 35 y sept. 25 h {sic} hor 8 ant m 1630

RN mres Dorothy Alway 34 y sept. 19 ☾ h. 10. ant m 1614. |36 y next at holy rhood day.|

RN Mres Morgan of Northhill 37 y Ap 23 ☾ h. 2. p m 162i

Mres Morgā of Northill 36 y Ap. 23. ☾ h. 2. p m 162i

RN {Su}san Linch of Stoake parke 32 y Iuly {11} ♀ h. 10. 30 ant m 1623

Susan Linch of Stoake parke 34 y Iuly 11. ♀ h. 10 30 ant m 1623