Casebooks

RN M^r Gerenc wheath^r it were good to deal with his phisicion.

GJ Her husband hath a fistula in his right syde. 63 y. old Sent to know whether he were best to go to Clementꝭ of Ownde{l} or what course he were best to take. /

RN the barber of Newp: Thomas Edmunds 30 y Apr 3. ♀ h. 3. 20 p m 1607 very costive onc in 44 houres voydeth wormes.

RN Mres Dorle sent to know the disease of Margery Marye & An. Dorle. Apr 8. an ☿ h. 10 45 ant m 1607.

wheath^r good to heale \vp/ her Issue & to take a vomit or &|a| {sic} \a/ purge D Chanell wylleth her & to heale vp her Issu.

RN Stratton of Henick flix Iune 22 ☾ h. 11 ant m 1607 sent m^r willoby sent him somewhat 23 weekes a flix not mended Goody Hooton but did but make mētion of his flux. I bid her send me his wat^r.

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 The surgions in Oxford began to cut M^r Thomas Longfilds head & afterward seered his scull & afterward Did Drill his skull that is poure vppō his skull some corrosives that so they may {sic} g|m|ight get out a bladder w^c they thought caused his madnes. but he the {sic} begā to cut his head the 5 of Decēb. die ☿ h p m 3. 30. mi. 1599. but he dyed the weddensday moneth after or the tuesday

RN my Apothecary Deted frō me novemb. 14. ☾ hor 2. p m. 1603.

He deted very vnwillingly.

GJ Sibill Fisher of Cokenho 23|4| y August 1. ☾ ho 12 15 p. m. 1603

Light headed laug{illeg}|h|es, but at first tooke it w^th a weeping lookꝭ ghastly. \a/ fleering lookꝭ settꝭ her teeth. one night did nothing but sweare and curse /

Sibill Fisher she knowes not of her husbandꝭ cōming for her, knowes nobody they bynde her handꝭ and feete. when she is loose she is so strong that they cannot Deale w^th her. singꝭ idle songꝭ. Desyres to daunce. She had 2 midwives the first vnskilfull the 2 froward & would not meddle w^th her because she was not first sent her, suspected to be a witche, the woman well layd but a weeke after fell into these fittꝭ & at first speaking of her 2 midwyfe sayd. what doest thou there w^th thy blacke hen. & such like speeches

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RN M^r Pigget sent to me to coe over to let him blood & to bringe on w^th me I was purposed to goe but I found Iohn Byrd y^t should let him blood was gone from hence & soe I wente not for y^t let. Martij 6 die ♀ hor 7 ant m. 1601

RN the mydwife of newport came to me for Mres Garner of litle Linford Ian. 3 ☉ hor 9 ant m 1602.

RN Iohn Byrd came to me to knowe wheath^r it were good that moore should take his wife to cure Octob. 8 ☿ h. 9. 30. ant m 1606

RN M^r Tylliare of St Albons A{pothec} quarit vtrū h {sic} moth^r in lawe be w{illeg}|bew|orded & how longe to live Decēb. 2. ☾ h. 9 ant m. 1605.

RN M^r fox sent a Surgeon frō london to vs hearing y^t we weare not well Iuly 12. ☉ h. 9 ant m 1607.

RN Doctor Ashworte came not vntill feb. 3. ☿ h. 3. & then felt her pulse. feb. 3. ☿ h. 3 p m. 1607|8|

he inquired of me many quest where her sicknes was vtrū in aialibꝯ nat et spir. & discoursed like a Docter.

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 Goody Byrd for marye Robinson y^t hath had many throwes & now slacker & wheath^r her tyme be now or Decēb. 22. ♃ h. 12. 1608.

thinketh she {wanteth} a moneth of the tyme the mydwife quærit consiliū meū

the child dead

RN Mres Chatterton sent for a dyet Drīk Octob. 16 ♀ h. 5. 25. p m 1607 /the bishop of lincolnes wife.\

shee wrote y^t my lady Dive had healed her sore leg. & how y^t lady cōmended me vnto her & wished her to follow my Direction. & to have a dyet drinke/

RN younge goody f \An/ {sic}

An fild & An Richardson of hav^rshā. about 25 y boath vnder on ruffe rough. & came togeath^r to the same howse at on tyme fell in labour. Ian 15. h. circi^r 9 \p m/ noctur. sent  obstetrice. 1609

An fild \borne. 29 y. satterd afore candlemas w^c was at hand./ began her labour {as} on satterday night \Ian. 14./ h. 10. 30 p m 1609.

An Richards. began her labour. Ian 16. h. 12. 30 p {sic} med noctē/