Casebooks

RN Em Rodwell of Kempson 15 y. Ap 11 die ♀ h. 8. 50. ant m. 1600

pricked & vexed all over her bodye in her body left syde & thigh.

cannot turne her in her bede

Mary Chamberlin of Kempson 17. or 18 y. Apr 11 die ♀ h. 8. 50 ant m. troubled w^th a swounding twce {sic} a weeke. head. chest.

seemeth to be in love

RN M^r Brough children a boy of 12 y. the wench of 14 y Ap 18 die ♄ hor. 8 ant m 160i for scald white scalds sometymes drye sometimes moyst.

RN Deborah. Williams of old Stratford 11 y Iune 11. ♀ h. 8 15 ant m 1619 a great stitch \on the right syde/ & like a hard bunch w^ch fell downe a yere sinc after an ague. & groweth bigger & bigger downe to the belly. & belly hard so two yeres./

RN Mary Bridges of Wicken 15 y. full of aches in her lims & bones & cannot abyde any to touch her is caried to bed. bye her other sister Iude Bridges lyeth as on in a traunce & will laugh at them. febr. 29 die ♀ ♄ {sic} 9. 30 y. {sic} ant m. 1600.

RW M^r Willoughby of Droitwich for his Neece who is troubled w^th a rheme in her eies, & vseth to weepe much: hee is desirous to haue p|a| receipte for pills ad fortiter uocanda menstrua. shee is about 16 or 17 yeares olde.

RN Mary Blundell my ladys pellams weating gentle Wom 19 y Decēb. 10 ♀ hor. 4. p m. 1602.

for y^e rising of her stomacke & flushing in her face & red swelling about her eyelids

RN Mary farrow of Earles Barton was 14 y last twelfday last the morne after on satterday morning in y^e morning before day came to me for her right hand broken out like a great bloody sore & vnder her armes w^th bunches thighes & hips w^th many issues all looke red & bloody hād swelleth mutch may 5 ♂ h. 11. ant m 1618.

was full of bleatch being a child & was noynted & neaver sinc well.

kings evill hath bene w^th the king but smal amendmēt

RN An knight of Olny 19 y Ap 10 die ♃ h. 11 ant m. 1600 a great heat & cold. chest stuffed hart hot ready to swound swelled & great bellyed hath not had her sicknes this 12 moneth. yet about a 3 weeks sinc shee had them but very fewe./.

RN Alce vartloe {sic} \vart/ {sic} /Vartloe\ of Newporte 14 y Apr. 3. ☿ h. 11. 1605. for her head & eyes & her eyes rūne w^th water & lips doe breake out & swell a great {rheume}

RN M^r Catesbes for all his oldest sonne & ar{illeg} his sonne |A very tale  gentlemā| 18 y Iune 24. ♀. h. 9. 30 ant m 1631 |feet cold face & nose a malig feaver|

RN An Steevens off Westning 16 y maij / 4 ♀ hor 1. 45. p m 1604 head beateth y^t shee cānot heare shortwyded cānot goe goe {sic} knes & legs doe ake

RN Ione freeman of Newp v 17 y. very sicke. sore at the hart & hath a thing arising in her throat ready to stop her winde & was almost dead last night & cryeth & taketh & sayth shee shall dye may the 15. die ♂ h. 11. 12. m. ant m. 1599. & of her thighes. every where a pricking of her {hart}

RN Charles Lane of Hanslop 13 y the 2 of Octob last sente feb 8 ♀ h. 4. 25 p m 1633

swelled about his necke ever sinc Christās & is broken in 3 t|p|laces & likely to break in another w^th extreme payne in his head & necke feb 8 ♀ h. 4. 25 p m 1633.

RN Amy Hoding of Addington 18 yeres of age. never had her couse {sic}. lyeth in her hed & chest & soppeth {sic} her eares. swollen in her feete & morning in her face & & eys & avoydeth bloode vpward d|A|pr. die ☾ h. 2. 15. m p m. 1599.

RN Will: Glover of Newp 14 y feb. 20 ♃ h. 9. 15 ant m 1623.

hart ill reareth thick flegne {sic} w^th \streaks of blood/ ready to choake her.

will take litle food

Alce Glover 12 y the sister casteth & reareth.

RN M^r Longviles man cane {sic} for his armes full of hard knobs & his leg of aches at 5 of the clock p m Martij 25 die ☉ h. 5. p m.

RN Marten Purrier. 18 yeres at Astwood troubled in his chest legs swell every yere at winter. a redy faced youth. Marche 3. die ♄. h. 5. 45 50. \p mer/. 1599 breaketh out in his face w^th a great heate. water very good

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:

TG Ann stapp of stonystreetford 16 y. Mart. 15. h. 9. Mat. 1634. hath beene sicke this 14night. on wensday a stitch in her right side began, & now is pained in all her body. Exceedy|i|ng hote. Keepeth her bed can hardly stirre.

RN Goody Travell of Gothurste 40 y Iune xj ♀ hor. 1. p m 1602 for Iane her daughter xj. y. of her harte & gryping of her sydꝭ looketh ill faynt water good.