Casebooks

RN Mary Smyth strangly tormented in her belly & arm{es} that she cā take no res{t} sent her water march {6} ☿ h. 5. 30 p m 1622 /of yardly\

RN Cicely foster of hanslop 43 y may 20 ☾. h. 4. 39 ant m 1622 had no child this 20 y was swelled in her legs a quarter of a yere & now quite gone vpward & her belly is mutch swelled & her thigh & mutch gryped about her navell and casteth for this halfe yere y^t w^ch she taketh most cōmonly & keepeth her bed this fortnight desyreth but my prayers./

RN Goody King of Creaton 48 y May 21. ☿ h. 9. 30 \50/ ant m1628

cōpl of her hips & thighes & belly ever sinc harvest last |her water is red|

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 Elis: Tossle of yardly Gubbin 38 y octob. 6 ☿ h. 10. 30 ant m 1630

5 weekes ill legs mightely hoaven a great cough cānot sleepe her belly & thigh wer swelled but now are not

RN Ione Holtome of Saldone 47. y. May 23. {illeg}|♃| h 3. p m. 1622

she was so swelled belly & legs as everyon thought that she would die & yet mended & cane {sic} heather to me

RN Henry Mon of Woulv^rton for his wife swelled every where belly legs {a}rms yet {tady} now & {th}{en} Decēb^r 4 ☾. h. 1. 3{illeg} {p} m. 1626

RN An blankinsop of Litle Horwood 58 y. feb. 15. ☾ h. 12 1608. 3 weekes ill left syde chest & syde of her belly & in the shoulders

RN Iane Walbanke of Cosgrave. 2{5}|{6}||{8}|. {illeg}|A|p 24 ♀ h. 11. 30 ant. m 1612. |swelled might{ely} belly legs feet & toes black|

RN Mres Eliz. Wilmore of Stachden 40 y febr. 24. ☾ h. 9 ant m 1617 /backe syde belly & thighes\

RN Will: Spencer for a Womā by northāpton y^t lay in & brought a bed 3 weekes since 36 y oc t novēb. 1. {illeg} \♂/ h. 5. 20 ant p m 1614 |a dropsye all over face belly legs.|

RN Goody Miller of Botte Claydon a widow 80. y. legs & belly swelled. may 7. ☾ h. 10

RN my ladye Rotherā sent to me for her old extremity Decēb. 16 ☾ hor 5. 30 p m. 1605.

in great extremity back thighes belly.

RN Alce Travell of Hanslop 24 y octob. 9. ♂ h. 4 p m 1632

maryed about Christmas swelled sinc satt \face head &/ belly & legs & lower tꝭ all over sinc satterday last quick 7 weekes cānot stand nor goe

RN Goody Hāman of Whaddon 55 y Aug. 5 ♀ h. 9 30 ant m 1631 /sick a fortnight frō\ should to her breast arms & belly esp bottome of her belly like a wynd.

RN {Ia}ne Browne of Adington {2}9. y christ Iuly \Iune Iuly/ 20. 1595. sent to me Iuly Iune 30 ☿ h. 9. 20 ant m 1624 /neaver had child.\¹

Iane Browne of Adin{gton} 29. y. Iune 30 ☿ h 19. 20 a{nt} m. 1624. paraliticall tormented w^th heate & a burning payne in her belly & shooting into her legs & belly hath no vse of her lims cā not stand nor goe /sweateth mutch.\

M^rs. Margaret Anderson. \of Tringe/ 16. y. Febr 21. ♂. h. 1. 10. p m. 1632

Shee tooke her Phisick w^ch wrought very well, but her Leggs doe nowe swell very much toward night, & pitt into the flesh w^th great paine, her thighes & Belly swell alsoe

Desires to knowe what should bee done:

RN Alce Nichols of this towne 22 y octob 12 ♂ h. 2. 30 p m. 1619

terms bad. armes & fingers legs & every place cānot rest any where belly mutch hoaven a weake

tooke a purg & pils & sinc worst

RN She was taken strangly & sodenly but more yesterday then before Iuly 24. ☿ h 4|5| \5/ p m 1622. at sermō tȳe w^th strāg convulsions taking away her speach. & vse of her armes & her belly Did burne & trēble & was & is ever mightely tormōted w^th sore tēptatiōs when she is most willing to serve god¹

GJ Alice Isham of maidford 50 y. Iuly 23|5| ☾ ho. 12 in m. 1608. /

Her belly mightily swelled and leggꝭ begin to swell.