Casebooks

RW M^r Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. ☉. h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, w^ch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled w^th a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto S^r George Sherly M^r Colins houshold physition.

RN Zachary Ketch of lathbury 10 yeres old sickned the 10 of novemb. die ♀ about noune came for my counsell. 23 of Novemb. die ♃ h. 12. 30|5|. 1598. he can hardly speak or stande.

RN Will: Perce of this towne 26 y Decēb. 9. ☾ h 8. 30 ant m. 1622. |spitteth blood cānot {stand} {sic} stand nor eat. chest ill|

RN Elisabeth Chester 34 yeres cold in her armes & neck bone Mart. 12. {sic} 48. 50. 1599. & her sonn will who is amisse in her|is| lims who cannot stand & looketh weakly.

RN Goody Ward of 38 y of Clappā March. 31. ☾ h. 11. 20 ant m 1623.

brought a bed a month sinc & lyeth always on her bed & is so swelled in her legs y^t she can neyth^er stand nor goe

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. ☿. h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheath^r the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child p^rsent w^th goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.