Casebooks

RN Mres Eliz child to the lord of Sunderland a yere & a halfe Ap. 24. ♀ 2. p m 1629

hath a cough & a great loose{nes} & eateth litle

quærit^r vtrū laborat Dentibꝯ ventre v^l vermbis {sic} metuit vermes stomach

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.

RN mary field of Shitlington a yere old a weeke before {illeg} {sic} our lady day in lent ☉ night betwixt 12 & {1}. p m 1618. march 15 ☉ h. 12. 1. p m {illeg}|8|. /brow full of tetters & scurfy Itch.\

RN Suddenly taken in his \right/ arme the vse taken away payned in the throate swelled w^th a cough & taken w^th strong & strang fits & is very hot in his fits w^ch continue above halfe a day feb. 17 ☉ h. 12. p m. 1628

RN M^r {sic} Iēnings for her daugher Elis Ienyngs & franke troubled w^th {watering} blysters & Mres Elisab: Ienens troubled w^th a sore rheume in her eys & franke w^th a kernell vnder her throate as she was last yere. Ian {illeg} {sic} 6 ♃ h. 4 p m. 1625.

RN Elis Walker of Densanger a yere old no vse of Lims cānot standed {sic} wasted may 9 ☾ h. 1. 20 p m 163i

U[1628–30] Thomas write {illeg} was borne on \the next/ satterday at night after on michelmus was twelmounth, betweene a 11 or 12 at|or| i3, a Clock but cam to me at 1 of clock, y^e 14^th: of march 1630./

had a quiuorin & sounding on michelmus last & 3 Dayes the after y^e small pox & then at shroftide & this last night had 3 fitts after the same manner a boue saide, being y^e 13^th Day complaines on the head & heauie & apt to sleepe

RN Will Knight tooke his sicknes die {illeg} Ian 4 die Ian. {sic} 5. die ♀ h. 3. in aur. very evill handled w^th sicknes vomiteth hath a rising in his stomack leeke an apostume ready to stoppe his breath. burneth very mutch thirsty & drye. 1599.

RN Rich. Toms of Potters Perry a yere & 3 quart^rs. h Apr 8 die ♂ h. 12. 45. 1600

lame in on of his thighes.

RN Elis Harly of Oakely a yers {sic} old Ian. 4 ☾ h. 10. 30 ant. m 1618 {sic}.

It swoundeth often 5 tȳes a fortnight or a weke betwixt |teeth feared|

onc in a month or 3 weekes it swoundeth & then sleepeth & still is mery.

RN Elis Meane of Stony stratford a yere & a halfe old on fryday next will L {sic} fortnight before miklemas betwixt 7 & 8 at night march 3. ☿ h. 11. 15 ant m 1630

right syde hand arme & foote & casteth every thing. Convuls

RN M^r Robert Iackmā of wing a yere {sic} the a yere sinc the 4 of Iune last 1631 being satt h 9. 30 ant m but it was brought to me Aug 18 h {sic} hor. 2. 25. p m. 1632

a drye cough that he cānot sleepe a big belly wasted in the flesh |was very fat & is nutch {sic} pynd by a nource y^t was w^th child| child was p^rsent /A Consūption feard\¹

GJ Christopher Freeman \of Hanslop/ 5 quarters old Octob: 19 ☾ ho. 11. 45. a. m. 1612 ever since whitsontide a bleach and scowring.

RN Iohn Malins a yere & a quarter lacking a fortnight as it were pined in all her lims & bodye hed a poer bare creature. cannot sleepe not at any time in a moneth or fortnight but crye and Drinke mater adduxit se{cū} filiolā veret^r ne sit maleficio v^l veneficio afflictus. Decēb. 7. die ♃ hor. 3. 30. mi. 1598 very short winded.

RN Iohn Windmill of Yardly Gubbin a twelmoneth old & as mutch as candelmas the sunday after candlemas. came & brought her Child y^t was payned in the body & had divers fi strange fits. but before it tooke it had a fit of an ague before it. not v this beating & panting began on friday night w^th a quivering & shakings of the belly & armes Apr. 10. die ♂ h. 7. ant m. 1599 goeth had|r|d to grounde cryeth

GJ M^rs Amy Sandꝭ of Eaton a yeere old Febr. 8 ☿ ho 3 p m. 1604 A swelling in the throte & mouth \face/

RN Susan Neythercot for a litle child \of Moulton/ a yere & a halfe old sept. 17 ☾ h. 1. p m. 162i hath smale vse of her Lims. & hath strange fits of crying & it will clutch her hands thought to be pospessed {sic}./ pater sine cōsensu./

RN Edw. Pen of old Stratford a yere & halfe & 3 weekes this next sonday about six in the after noone borne. cane {sic} to me Apr. 24 h {sic} hor 11. 15 ant m 1624 on goody Clarke y^t dwelleth had {sic} by he & she Did curse the child 2. y. sinc & neaver sinc but scoureth cōtinually whatsoev^r it teaketh & breaketh out mutch

RN Itm’ An Tomson of Sherington 12^d {sic} moneth old. Apr. 12 die ♄. h. 1. p m. 1600

was here first on sunday last at 2 a clocke p m. 1600 troubled lame in on of the legs & on of the hands.

RN Mary Ashburnour a yere old of Olny Ap 14. troubled w^th swelling over all her body leg left leg. hard |a hard thing in her left syde.|

Agnys Ashburnour of Olny. 40 y.