Casebooks

RN A wayting gentlewomā of my lady Barcley mutch troubled w^th the greene sicknes. & the swelling & hardnes of the spleene {O}|3| {sic} 30 y Octob. 6. h. 2. 30 p m. 1611.

RW Dorothy the mayd of the house. d. ♄. h: 6. 30. ant: m: Sept: 24. 1625. tympanite

RN Thomas Butler 50 servant onc to Syr George farmer. & to M^res Serieant of Toceter M^res hickings servat Aug. 10. ☾ hor 1. p m. 160i.¹²³

RN Mary Elyot serv to Iohn Kent of the vp end f {sic} 20 y febr 28 \march 1/ ♂ h. 9: 30 {sic} \40/ ant m 1625 |a swelling in her right cheeke very red & throate also|¹

RN mes Elis Ionnson of Calidon serv. to the lady Barkcley 33 y octob. 7. ☾ h. 7|8|. 15. ant m 1611 |she brought a whyte thyn water /shortwyded splene hard & swelled\|

RN Alce Miller 25 yeres this 26 of may die ♀ h. 9^a ant merid. 1598. for a sw red swelling in her ey w^c becometh in y^e end a litle boyle. & so breaketh other Mres Blundles maydeservant.

RN Bleas Boy of our towne for his leg w^ch is swelled w^th a fall & bruise. Aug 1 ☿ hor 5. 25. p m 1604

RN Goody. Malins her boy Ian 29. ♂ h. 9. 20 ant m 1628

spitteth thick blood

had his knee put out of ioynt & was swollen w^th a horse

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.

TG S^r Hattons Keeper Mart. 5 ♂ h. 3. 45 p m. 1633.

is much troubled with a great swelling & payne in his right legg, wich makes him allmost madd

RN Martha Farre of Wavendon serv to M^r Deene 29. y Iuly 5. h {sic} hor. 11. ant m 1623 |breasts hard terms stopt 12 weekes Qu. an sit gravida|

RN Henry vittle of Nosely serv: & butler & bruer to S^r Arthur Hazlerig 22 y feb. 16 ♃ h 8. 45 ant m 1632. /left leg swelled 2 or 3 y. on the knee.\ |M^r lightfoote wrote in his behalfe to serve Rich. Nap|

RN An Turner of Newport servant to Goodmā Commendale troubled w^th a swelling at her Chest. & in her hed. this two or 3 days. hath not the vse of her armes. 28. y. at miklemas Ap 25. die ☿ h. 4. 30. 1599.

RN my lord Comptons man for his red sore swelled eye Iune 15. ♀ h. 4. p m 16i0

RN S^r Thomas Comptons Cook may 15 {illeg}|♃| h. 6 p m 1623

swelled in his legs & body a Dropsy

RN Iohn Kingstone of serv to the Lord of Lincolne Ap: 12 ♀ h. 2 15 p m 1633. |57 y|

Lame in the soales & ankles of boath feete mutch swelled & red 3 y. |a Dropsy feared| but lately more this halfe yere full of payne

sometymes cā eate litle for 2 or 3 days

I receaved from my Lord of Lincolnes steward a most kind letter.

RN Susan White of broughton Mres Andrewes servante 18 y. febr. 28 for the swelling & breaking out of her legs. die ♃ h. 1. p m. 1600

RN Mary Blundell my ladys pellams weating gentle Wom 19 y Decēb. 10 ♀ hor. 4. p m. 1602.

for y^e rising of her stomacke & flushing in her face & red swelling about her eyelids

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

RN The faukners wife to S^r Rob          of Parsnā Sept 15 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1627 wheather festured sore & sw in her left arme broken & rūning & swellings about her face & neck all soft taken by hard labour of a child he {sic} wheath^r it be the kings evill as is supposed or a fistula