Casebooks

RN Goody Reede of Broughton 63. yeres old sick very extreme sick on satterday last leekely to have dien being the 7. of octob. & then recovered again & fell sick agayne vppon tuesday after. being the 10 of Octob. sent to me vppon thursday being the 12 of octob. it taketh all above the gyrdell first in the shoulders to the brest & so to the hart her sydes wher it so lyeth as that on may tak out thenc as shee thinketh 1598. h die ♃ h. 8. 30. mi. 1598.

Goody Reade

D^r Astly warden of Alsoules Colledge in Oxford 63. y. Apr. 13. 1. 20. ☾. p. m. 1629

1 Had a colde & an extreame Cough a weeke afore shouetyde {sic} w^ch did much shake & macerate his Body & was freed both of colde & Cough w^thin 3 weekes after. findes a defect in his digestion, in the liuer as hee feareth, w^ch heretofore hath much anoyed him.

2. is \hath beene/ very costiue (saueinge for 3 dayes last past) w^th some forcem^t thereto, yet his Body is temporate for heate & colde.

3 hee is not much thirsty saue at meales;

4 hee sleepes indifferent well, 5 or 6 houres in the night at beast.

5 his stomack seemeth to bee quieted when hee suppeth posset drinke

6 This is his Clymatericall yeare, beeinge 63 yeares at Alhollowetide last.

7 hee desires to knowe howe his Liuer may bee releeved & howe his Body may be loosened.

8 His was water ordinarily keepes in a reasonable lowe Coulour.

9 Hee feares y^t his Body (beeinge old & weake) will not much abide Phisike./

10 his dyet com̄only is veale & broth. & sometimes mutton, his drinke is small Be{e}re

vide April. 13.

D^r Astley warden of Alsolue {sic} Coll. in Oxon 63. y. Apr. 13. ☾ h. 2|1|. 20. p. m. 1629.

RN Iohn Dawes of Chillington in bedfordsheere. 63 y may 8 ♀ h 11. ant m 1618. brused of on syde

RN Ihone Clarke of Rawnson 63. sick this sennet. cannot rest in her bed can tak no rest was pretely mended & now ill againe in her chest./ this 18 of Decemb. die ☾ h. 10. 15. 1598.

RN Agnys Richards of Kaysoe in Bedfordsheere 63. y. Decēb. 30 ☾. h. 10. 50. 11. ant. m. 1611. troubled these 6 weekes in her hed & brayne w^th idle fancies & cānot tell any reason of it

RN Iohn Web of Gothurst a husband mā 63 y Ian 16 ☾ h. 9. 3|4|0 ant m 1615

RN Bridget N{illeg} Tom{ky} {sic} |Tom|kyns of Newnton 60|3| y feb. 25. ♃ h. 11. 2{illeg}|38| ant m. 1608

could not sleepe but by a stūble onc or twice a weeke not these 9 \11/ weekes

feareth y^t shee is vnd^r an ill tongue /feareth the loosing of her sences for lack of slepe/\

RN Goody Britten of Henloe 63 y sept 29 ♂ h 1. 40 p m 1612

RN M^r Nich. Ridley of Weston 63 y feb: 24. ☾ h. 10. 25 ant m 1617 chest belly & other tes. a very bad stomacke about a fortnight ill.

RN Marg: Sansome of Harrold. 63 y Ap. 24 ♃ h. 11. ant m 1617 /came her selfe in a coach\

RN Thomas Axye of HExon Hexton 5 63 y Ian 7. ♃ h 3. 15 p m 1619

RN M^r Vtton of fæny \fæny/ stratford 63 Ian 29 ☿ h. 3. 20 p m 1623.

RN Goody Scrivenour of yardly 63 y May 26 ☾ h. 11 ant m. 1623.

RN Mres Thomasyn Grey of Hinckst{illeg} 63 y Iuly 29 ♂ {h} 5. 30 p m 1623

RN Lawrenc Plūmer of layton 5|6|3 y March. 25 ♀ h. 11. ant m: 1625. |Is mutch pyned lame in his Cannell bone.|

RN An Daniell 63. Sept. 3 die ☾. h. 2. 15. p m. 1599. for her head eyes. defnes./

RN He|a|rry Wharton of Hanslop. 63 y Iune 20 ☾ h. 2. 30 p m 1608. lame in his left leg. & sometymes swelleth.

RN Mres Duncōbe of great Brickhill {60} 63 y octob 3 {sic} 4 ♃ h. 12. 45. p m 1627 |body mutch swelled & shortwyded.|

RN Mres Goodridg of northāp 63 y march 9 ☿ h 11 ant m 163i

very weak & faynt taketh litle & when she taketh it falleth a slepe hath a cough

RN Rich: Toms of Potters Perrye 6 5 63 y Sept 27. ♃ h 9. 20 ant m. 1627

sick a week. sept 2i ♀ now malig cast & goeth to stoole very nutch {sic}

And his first exceding hot & then cold¹

His wife sickned at the same tyme 50. new ague casteth & goeth to stoole but nothing so mutch as her hub|s|b. but casteth more