Casebooks

RW Iohn \Edward/ Gedkins \of Salden.// y: 18 d ♄. h: 8. 45 ant: merid: Ap: 15. 1615. A quotidian feuer. cold fitt first, then hott for when his fitt taketh hī, he hath a \dry/ cough prickinge in his sids.

RN On of Wellinborough for a child of 12 y y^t is swelled in her legs lame rūne pyneth & cōsumeth & bell hath gone for it

RN An knight of Olny 19 y Ap 10 die ♃ h. 11 ant m. 1600 a great heat & cold. chest stuffed hart hot ready to swound swelled & great bellyed hath not had her sicknes this 12 moneth. yet about a 3 weeks sinc shee had them but very fewe./.

RN Susan Blundell is now given mutch to sleeping shee slept as her moth^r told me vppo the 20^th of may. die ♄ fro that night vntill the next night follow {sic} the space of 24 houres but y^t her sleepe was interrupted w^th her vsuall fitꝭ & y^t very often. her moth^r came to tell me of it. the 22 of may die ☾. h. 7. 15. mi

RN Anoth^r came for her sonne to M^r Gerenc at the same tyme for a wonderfull gryping /& castinge\ tab j.

GJ m^r Anthony Chester of Chicheley 11 y. Maij 28 ♄ ho. 2. 40 p m. 1603. A Dry Cough.

RN M^r Marsh for his child & wench 7 \10/ y sept 11. ☾ h. 7 ant p m 1620 /convulsio tremor\

RN Alce Numā of Carington 10. Ap. 28. ☿: h. 2. 28. p. m. 1613. pyneth & wasteth./

RN Susan Blundle 1586 sept 17 betwixt 8 & 9 mor. on a satterd. shee is in danger every foote to have her breath stopped w^th a thinge y^t riseth at her throote w^c maketh her often to so{illeg}|w|ounde

GJ Agnes Purryer of Cranfield 15 y. Octob. 17 ☾ ho. 3. 30 p. m. 1603

One walter Hooton m^r Androwes man of Lathbury beaten her that she is sore over her whole body. very faynt & ready many times to swound digestꝭ nothing. He put a hempen halter about her shoulder. /

GJ Elsabeth Radford of North Crowley 18 y. Octob. 18 ♂ ho. 8. 45 a m. 1603 payne in her head and stomacke shortwynded and faynt

nunquā habuit menstrua

greene sickenes /the caryers maid\

RN Deborah. Williams of old Stratford 11 y Iune 11. ♀ h. 8 15 ant m 1619 a great stitch \on the right syde/ & like a hard bunch w^ch fell downe a yere sinc after an ague. & groweth bigger & bigger downe to the belly. & belly hard so two yeres./

RN Mres Leate sent her {sic} \a letter in the behalfe of her/ daughter Iane who hath for this twelfemonthe bene troubled w^th a swelling about her gr{y}|o|yne sometys appearing & sometyms not but gone first white & 2 months since burning red & hard almost as big as an egge

she layd to it a litle wax & butter & now & then a poultis of milke & a weddensday last was senet it broke about the 12 of Ap desyrous to have my counsell the 20^th of Apr h. 5. 30 pm 1620 It is broken & did run & voyd filthy \yellow/ stuffe

RN my Cosen Germā of Exeter Colledg. came to me may 25 ☿ h. 9. 15 ant m 1631

for a hed|a|d ach & payne in his eye w^th a hot rheume./.

GJ Katherine Norwood of Hardmead 19 y. Apr 14 ☿|♃| ho. 1. 30 p. m 1603

Churched a weeke before Christmas never had them since. In great payne when she goes to stoole and doth bleed very much that way. quærit vtꝝ sit gravi{da} she sent by letter

RN he also came to know my councell for his wife new delivered who taking cold was almost deade very thirsty.

RN Ralfe Vines is troubled w^th a gydines in his head y^t & clappeth over his eyes. & maketh him not to knowe what & {sic} maketh him very Drowsy a youth 13 yeres old at miklemas next. enquireth a remedy & of what it is caused Sept. 1{5}|6| die ♄. horr 9. ant m. 1598.

RN Iane fish^r 12\5/ yeres old cōplayneth of her stomacke & an arising vpward & not downeward. Apr. d {sic} 3 die ♂ h. 11. 30. ant m. 1599. cannot digest a yellowish wat^r.

RN Elner Kene of Shenly of 12 ye had an ague. nowe is full of aches & payne in the necke. & doth nothing but Drinke. her moth^r came for her at this 14 of May. die ☾. h. 2. 30. p m. 1599.

RN Iohn Hopkins of our towne 13|4| y. August 5 ♃ hor. 3. 40. p m. 1602.

his eyes rūne w^th water cānot see w^th candlelight.

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