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 Edward Newnton sick this 14 weekꝭ of Stony stratford a weaver hart & everywhere sick pined & yet eatet skin & bone. & yet will eate any thing. 60 yeres old. faynt. hard bound {illeg}|y|et onc in 24 houres. feareth lest he be b{edr}ed a drie coughe. this 8 yeres. Aprill 3 die ♂ h. 10. 1599. reareth fleme, in a cōsumption. hart hele & stronge.

E Newton.

RN Rich Holmes of Offlye 27. a batchel^r S^r Rich Spencers Cooke Iuly 16 ☾ hor 10. 15 ant m 1604.

a e wasteth pyneth cōsumeth cougheth hoarse. keepeth his bed.

RN Steaphen francklyn serv to S^r will Andros of lathbry Iuly 10 ☉ h. 10 ant m 1625 |faynt & weake|

RN Iohn Adams of Weston besides northāpton. \his father a Consellour mayed {sic} Iudg Harvyes broth Daughter/ \fath^r M^r Iohn/ borne the last day of Ap last h 6 30 ant m but sent to me Ian 2. ☾ h. 10. 20 ant m 1632.

ater {sic}  infante epilipt satt last was sennet h 8 30 ant m taken w^th a swounding fit about a quarter of an houre. having a {illeg}|r|ising in his stomak vp to his throate w^ch stops his breath.

RN my lady Dentons mans wife maij 8 ☿ h. 12. 10. 12. ant m 1605. |Margaret Wincot 44 y|

hath taken her selfe to be w^th child sinc twelfetyde to Easter. but hath had a great many of her sicknesses & doe follow her ever since but she is as big as if shee were w^th child & shee thincketh y^t shee feeleth something styrr as if shee were w^th child. very sick frō 3 in y^e morning to 2 in y^e aft^r noone y^t she cā take no rest. neith^r a bed nor vp.

shee maketh & laboureth sometymes to vomite but brin{k}|g|eth vp nothing but wat^r eateth nothing but breath. shee is very dry.

Margaret wyncot 44 y. maij 8 ☿ h. 10. 12 ant m 1605.

RN M^r Ralphe Ansloe the scholler 19. Apr 23 h {sic} hor. 10. 40 p ant m 1603.  pruritu.

RN Thomas Vnderhood of stratford servant to Iohn Swarbrick 21. troubled w^th a great cough shortwinded casteth vp greene & yellowe stuffe every morning if he laboure. a {sic} redy faced & fat faced. came for him selfe. 6 of March. die ♂ h. 10. 1599.

RN Thomas Madowes of fænystratford a souldyer. 23 y Decēb 8 ♃ h. 10. 20 ant m 1608 weake & feeble.

RN Williā Oxe servāt to S^r Thomas Snag of Marsen 13. y. Sept 26. h {sic} hor 10 30 ant m 1612 body swelled very hard h {sic} almost a twlefemoneth.

RN M^r {sic} Taylour

M^r Crawly mynister to Iustice Taylour 28 y Sept. 29. h {sic} hor. 10 30 ant m 1632. rheume melanch

RW M^ris Laurence of Bedford. y. 47. d. ♃ h: 10. 30 ant: m: Martij. 9. 1620. ill a fortnight. tooke a vomite the last weeke of M^r Banister: will have no more of his counsell. Cannot sleepe. is loose full of death. & verie hot.

RN An Deary mayd to S^r francis duncōbe 23 y sept 18 ☿ h. 10 ante m. 1622 |grene sicknes pale shortwȳ|ded & sleepy.

RN Agnys Evens of {sic} the pedlers child nata 30 {sic} maij 30 ♃ h. 11. p m 1617¹

RN Sara Willet M^r Edgertons servant 18 y. Ap 12 die ♄ h. 10 ant m. 1600 paynd in her bellye w^th a grypinge/

RN An Rive M^r Alexand^r Throughtons servant \costive/ 24. may. 12 die ☾ h. 2 10. 20 ant m. 1600.

RN Francis Townesind M^r Androwes servant 33. Iune 10 die ♂ h 10. ant m. 1600 for a payne about his harte. sweateth & looketh yellowe/

RN Rich Lindly {sic}\ley./ S^r Anth serv. 22 y march 24 {illeg} \♂/ hor. 10 ant m 1607. broke his coller bone w^th a bruse \did voyd blood at his vrine/ /vrine was bloodye\

RN M^r write of \mynister.// {illeg}|of| Bedford. A {sic} 36 y Aug 30. ♃ h. 10. 20 ant m 162i a great payne gryping in his bellye

M^r Write of Bedford 36 y Aug. 30 ♃ h. 10 25 ant m 162i

RN Auste

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./|