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.

RW Agnes Chibnoll of sherington y. 35. d. ♂. h: 1. 40 p. m: Ian: 28. 1623. bleedeth at the nose these 8 weekꝭ by fits. vrine good. Payned in breast & stomacke w^th a shorte windednesse.

RW Agnes Leeke of Lichburne y. 36. d. ♀ h: 2. 25 p:m: Martij. 10. 1620. timet maleficiū; nescit an sit grauida hath them not. payned in her stomack & hearte, sometimes in her legs, thighes, & armes: doubteth a Consumption. ill 5 weekꝭ.RN

RW M^ris Norwood of Astw{ood} y. 45. d. ♄ h: 1. p: m: Martij 17. {1621} desireth to know whether shee w{ere} best to bee let bloud; or to ta{ke} physicke. full of payne: hath th{em} well

RW Roger Neale of shelswell y. 38. d. ☉. ho 8. 26. ant: m Novemb: 7. 1619. taken vpon Fryday last with a giddyenesse in his head & with a prickinge in his head & face: something ready to stop his wind in his throate, vomiteth mutch all that hee taketh. RN |Squincy feard| RW

RW Williā Smithe of \of Great Billinge in/ Northamptonsheire the High Constables Son. y. 27. decemb: 30. d. ♄ h: 7. p: mer. 1615 /Lunaticus ex re amatoria\ /timet dæmoniā\

RW M^ris Godwine of Cardington. y. 39. d. ♂ h: 9. 40 ant: m: Feb: 29. 1620. hath had a cold 3 weekꝭ: & a great cough: w^ch settled to her right |left| side: but is removed frō thence: Cryeth out of her heart: & sayth it swimmeth in water: is much plexed & troubled. cannot sleepe nor take rest for 4 nights now togither. her stomacke is so ill that she can not take anie thinge but posset ale & broths.

RW Isabell Dormer of Weston. y. 54 d. ☾. h: 9. ant: m. Decemb. 2. 1622 casteth all she taketh: flesh wasted. sicke after meate

RW Olde {M}ris Egerton of Adstocke. y. 67. d. ♀ h. 2. 40. p: m: Aprill. 2. 1619 troubled w^th fits of melancholy. desirous to take physicke

RW M^r Iohn Vnderhill natus d. ☿ h: 10. ant m. Ian: 1. 1595

RW Alice Parret of shitlington. y 28. d. ♀ h: 1. 30. p: m: Aprill. 14 1620. melancolica valde: desperans

RW M^ris Lawrence of Bedford d|y|. 47. d ☿ h: 11. 10 ant: m: Nouemb: 22. 1620.

RW M^ris Madgalen Napeir d. ♃. h: 7: p: m: Aprill. 26. 1621.

RW M^ris: Egleton againe. Decemb: 17. 1622. h: 11. ante m:

RW Tho: Billinge of weedon becke. y. 15. d. ♀ h. 2. 33 p: m: Maij 25. 1621. hath a laske & his fundament cōmeth out when hee goeth to the stoole: voydeth also bloud by {s}eige. dizie, & doth wast in his bodie

RW Laurence Iuckkerby of Layton. y. 38. d. ♂ h: 22. 55. ant. m. Martij 14 1620. put on a shirte not ayred on morninge, & was all that \day/ after it cold & aguish & at night had a great payne with an extreeme stick in his ryght side. can take nothing but liquid matter, & yet hee vomiteth vp that againe If hee doth but stirre his sticke taketh him extreamely. hee is very faynt.

RW Mary Bonner of Flitton y. 9. d. ☿ h: 0. Ianuar: 23. 1622. much swelled in her head & face: & her belly sometimes. scoureth much

RW R: W: quærit quid sit caa dolor{is} in latere dext: d: ♂. h. 6. 45. a{nte} merid. may. 2. 161{0} {sic}¹

RW M^ris Bayly of steeple Claydon. y. 57. d. ♂ h. 10. ant m Martij 21. 1620. A great cold; & wheesinge. cannot now for iij or iiij dayes endure to rest vpon her left side. /RN a great cough\

RW Iohn Coleman of Little Brickhill d. ♂ h: 10. ante m Martij. 14. 1620. hath not slept for 5 or 6 dayes: crazed in his brayne: troubled with melancholy