Casebooks

RN my Cosen marsh of Hackny 60 y Ap. 27. ♀. h. 8. ant m. 1632. head & legs

RN Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs y^t on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

RN An Hearne of Hardington by Morthapton {sic}. 44 y may 26 ♃. h 11 ant m 1625.

M^r Iohn Law Surg: of Northāpton his letter in her behalfe hart & backe by fits as if she should     cānot take her wynd

RN Goody Dormer \before goody Swapson/ of Hav^rshā the mydwife 50. y: f was stroken w^th a Cowe & had her thigh bone broken in two 28 feb. ♃ h. 7. 30 ant m. 1628.

She sent to me mart. 1: h {sic} hor. 9. 25 ant m 1628.

RN Mres Ruly came to Dresse my mouth Iuly {sic} 27 ☾ h. 9. 45. ant m 1608 |ego quæro nū sit can|c|er in ore.|

RN Mable Pettite of i6 y. of Groundon. Iuly 30 die ☿ h. 11. 30 ant m. 1600. a great swelling in her face & throate.

RN Elis Malkyns his mother 70 y Decēb 3 h {sic} hor 10. 38 ant m 1603. her backe & bones lame. a great mydwife./

GJ Margarett Allen of willing 20 y. Aprill 6. ☿ ho 11. 15 a m. 1603

For her sore leggꝭ broken and runne. Goodman Makham hath them in cure./

RN Ralfe \Isbell:/ write of Mutch houghten 60 y novemb Decēb. 6. ♃ hor. 10|i| 1604. a mydwife. /keepeth her bed.\ ever sinc sunday belly & harte.

RN Ioane Steaphens ma\r/yed a w sinc tweltyde 19. y. Aug. 5 ☾ h. 10. 30 ant m. 1633 |of Grandborough| /Dove gave her a vomyt & let her blood in the left arme.\

a great payne & gryping in her stomack had thē 18 weekes sinc & 10 weekes sinc

quærit an sit gravida /head stomack & backe\

RN margery Iames of Greete by Winscombe in Glocester sheere 50 myles henc almost 50 y Iuly 21 h {sic} {illeg}|h|or. {8} {sic} h {sic} 7. 30 ant m 1632 |ma\r/yed|

She is hanted as she thinketh w^th an ill spirite & feeleth some living thing roll vp & downe in her & it will pluck her & gather all togeather./ then downe in the bottome of her belly & then rū vp to her hart & syde ill sinc whitsontyde

M^r freemā her m^r cured her 15 y since.

was very sickly always.

RN a litle gyrle 14 y very sick head & stomack my lady gave her aloes & syrope of roses & a vomyt w^th {sic} wrought eight 12 tymes & yet is not mended craveth my consell

RN Thomas Gardner of Dunsanger of 62 yeres old y^t pissed blood & was mended by the herbꝭ y^t I sent him in a receipte. sinc y^t time had on Waly who hath w^th his Clisters Done him litle good but is swollen in his belly w^c is growen very harde. & mutch payned in his share & can make but a litle water halfe a sponefull at a time would knowe wheath^r leekly to die or live. went not to ground sinc munday last about 12 a clocke sent to me this 18 of Apr. die ☿. h. 7. ant m 1599 burneth in his yarde.

RN Iohn Trueman of Willing i9 come lāmas. hath a swellinge in his legs fallen downe lately w^thin this sennet his \belly & body/ was before swollen. he hath taken phisick this 4 yeres. & hath taken Drinkꝭ of many & of M^r Glover of Northampton. Drinkes losing him y^t hath had taken a diet losing Drinke for 3 days fasting & had 2 cakes & hath in a day. his excrementꝭ looke white & his face & eyes all yellowe but a fully faced youthe. 24 of Apr. die ♂ h. 9. 30 p m {sic}. 1599. cathed it w^th a wet & cold. faynt & feeble.

RN M^res fountayne a gentlewomā by Alebery 36 y feb. 4. ♃ 2. p m. 1608 |for her disease in the stomacke| |at this tyme Mres Midlemore brought her water to the D Ash who sayde she had rotten kidneys|

RN Henry knite of this towne 2 y may. 11 h {sic} hor. 10 ant m 16i6 fingers swelled very big as if he had the kings evill fallen into thē

Stone the Surgion would have it to be purged because it is full of grosse humours/.

RN Isaac Disborough of Elslee 29 new yeares \day/ even \day at night/ iust 29 h. 9 p m but came to me about his eyes Sept 3 ☿ h. 10. 30 ant m 1623

RN Thomas Tayler of Wing 65 y Aug. 14. ☿. h. 9 ant m 1611. swelled in his body & his legs.

RN Iohn Fild of Hav^rshā 33. y. a wife & 2 child a Carpenter but hurt w^th his owne ax & hath pay cost him mutch for his Surgery. Iuly. 23 ☿ h. 9 8. 45 ant m 1628

in the surg hand \a/ 12 month & cost him 10^l

likely to Dye of a sore leg worded {sic}

RN M^r Dolling of Exet colledg in Oxf. 16 y devon: ca{illeg}|{me}| to M^r Spicer for his counsell being very sick in his stomacke of longe {tyme} having bene in the Docters hands before almost halfe a yere & was cured by M^r Spicer in 6 or 8 weekes at the most march feb. 6. ♀ h. 9. 30 ant m 1618