Casebooks

RN Isbell Butterfeld of Saveford. 33: her yongest 2 yeres old. for a payne in the pit of her belly & backe but most in her belly came her selfe. May 9. die ☿. h. 12. 1599. faynt & feeble. ever sinc our lady Day knoweth not wheath^r w^th Child or noe.

RN Mres Burchmore of Tottell end 33 yeres Ian. 14 die ☾ h. 12. habet albos et rubeos successive stomack hed backe. weake of a yellowe coloure. a candell w^th cymamon {sic} stayeth her whitꝭ when nothing els will troubled with the iaundish & of a yellowish colour.

RN Susan Cōmend. of Newp. Sept. 4. die ♂ h. 7. ant m. 1599 tergo laborat et pectoris suffocatione. a bad light head

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Rich: Austen for a paine in his chest & stomacke & hart & a weaknes in his backe & bodye & shortwinded come when he laboureth as it were w^th a swelling i7 of may. die ♃ h. 10. 30 M^r Anthony Greeneway of lechamsteede 1599. |a driver in his howse./|

RN Goody Fisher sent her water to me to know what was good for her Aug. 14. die ☾ h. 7. 45 shee is troubled w^th the mother & was wont to swound w^th it very often. at 7. 30. 20.¹

Goody fisher head back.

RN Mary wren of Hanslop payned in her h belly & backe. feareth lest shee be w^th Childe. hath not had her termes not sinc the last Childe very faynte & feeble. maij 2. die {illeg}|☿| h. 2. 45. mi. p m. 1599.

RN Elisabeth Emmerton of Nash 2i yeres sick this sennet full of paine every where round about her back & lins {sic} & into her hands. 15 of March. die ♃. h. 9. 49. 1599. shee camot {sic} tak any rest day or night light headed

RN M^r Will: Co{l|e|}lles Colles of Parke berrye of 58 troubled sick this i6 yeres & hath had the Counsell of the most exte phisitions troubled w^th a windy cause as he sayth cōming from his backe by a great heate & obstruction from my liver. also w^th a bad stomacke elevating winde into my hed. w^ch causeth gydines or streming in my head w^ch cometh as he thinketh by the ascending vp of bad & melancholy humours & w^th a shaking in my left hand mightely as it were the palsye but always very hotte. nowe of late w^th the brevity of wind in my stomacke & chest & lately w^th a mūmnes {sic} & tinckling in my hands. lips & sydes & face. this 15 of may. die ♂ h. 4. 45. p m. 1599.

RN M^r {sic} Charels Tutcher Charles at Stonystratford at the swan of 2 neckes. 45. sick this fortnight. sonewhat {sic} Costive shee doth bleede & is very mutch stuffed in her chest can scarce tak her winde. ready to sound a grosse & fat woman. sent a poer woman. Ian. 3. die ☿. h. 12. 9. mi. 1599. \at 1. p m /|twice & thrice a day bleedeth at y^e nose. half a pint at a time \every oth^r daye/|

Charels Touchers wife hath not had her termes this 6 yeres her stomack hoven & her hed ill & backe her wombe & chest stuffed short winded. hart ill water good. yellowe but thin. taken a greefe for payment of monyes for her husb. brother for s{ur}tiship. 200^li

RN An Bourton of Olny 26 yeres old. sick the ever sinc Lent tooke her in her hed hart & backe maried this 7 yeres had but on Child but y^t god hath taken to his mercy. {s} {sic} it holdeth her nowe as an ague shaking her every day. & hat sweateth & is very hot after the shaking & hath as it were a thing lūbring in her chest very corpulent faynt & very feeble. hath a very painfull cough ready to Drawe vp hart & hall w^th it & fetcheth blood very short winded. fetcheth vp fleume & water as cleare as a bell. Ap. 25 die ☿. h. 8. 30. mi ant m. 1599. hath a very sore ague every day y^t maketh her sweate exceedingly. hath not had this moneth her Courses sinc shee voyded a litle porreng^r of clompered bloode/