Casebooks

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.

RN The lady \An/ Butler for her m^r Oliver Butler 9 y next march bone {sic} 28 or 29 about 12 & on in the night. of Harolde sent to me for this child Ian 3 h {sic} hor 11. 45 ant m 1623 {sic}. extree {sic} weake & feeble & cā take no physick taken w^th strang fits plucking his \right/ syde & rūneth to his back being holden harde & an extree {sic} cough almost halfe a yere. & is pyned & cā not stand nor goe Ill tong suspected

RN Goody Gale for her Thomas Gostick a yere & a halfe old borne the weddensday after mysdsomer. sent Ian. 28 ♂ h. 11. ant m 1623.

It doth pyne & eate litle & doth not sper nor cānot goe it is so weake.

Elner Warner her next neighb. Elis Steaphinson who dwell boath togeath^r her mother hanged

cānot kepe his water.

RN {c}orrepta tremore et fere stupore. march. 26: ♀. h. 1. p m 1613.

RN Wylliā Breedon of Thorneton for An Breed{on} 4 y may 1. ♃ h. 11 50 ant m 1617

the child hath|d| a coug{h} & had an ague rayseth flegme & is mutch payned

her fath^r sent me her figure of byr{th} supposing y^t she will live to 10 y

An Breden of Thorneton. the vicars child may 1. ♃ h. 11 50 ant m 1617

RN Bartholomew Malins of this towne 4 y about Sonday fornight after Easter day h. 8. 30 ant m sent Ian 28 ♀ h. 10. 20 ant m 1620. very mutch pyned & hath a great bile rūning. /natus       Ap 14. ☉ h. 8. 30 ant {sic} 1616.\

RN francis latch fell into her fits of convulsion feb 25. ☿. h: 8. 30 p m. 1624U[1622–4]

RN was frank \Naper/ my Neece \of Luton Hoe/ taken on fryday last h. 11 at night after her first sleepe w^th Casting & scouring Ian. 2. ♀ h. 11 p m 1629

RN another fit yesterd Ian. 1. wheesing breath stopped

RN My Cozen Marsh of Londen sent vnto me he & she boath for physick for there childe |of 3 yers| y^t is very ill & lame & hath bene scoured & nowe can make no water & fundamēt goeth out. novemb. 30. die ☉ hor. 6 p m. 1600 /he dyed two or 3 yeers aftr {sic} this\

RN Loode Nichols of Stony stratford of 3 yeres come maudlingtyde can make no water. gave great skyking & looketh very pale & white & eateth greadily. Did vomit but that stayed. the belly full of blisters. f{illeg} father sent to me this 8 of may die ♂ h. 5. 55. p m. 1599.

RN The lady Butler touching her child y^t is well amended of his fits ye{d}|t| weake & not able to goe feets & legs swell still & cānot sleepe a weeke togeath^r till after a eleaven in y^e morning |marh {sic} 13 h {sic} h 12 30 p m 1624| sent for her neighb vrsula Clarke 50 y March 13 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m 1624

RN M^r Engolsby of Lemborough of the parish of buckingam for his child Frauncis Engolsby 20 weekes old refuseth his Nurces breast maketh great moane & hath bene very sick this two days. sent to me this 19 of Ianuary. die ♄ ♄ {sic} 7. 30 ant m. 1600 /a vehement cough. & draweth his wind very short\

RN M^r Iohn Craply 2 y. the 25 of Sept last sent feb: 7 ☿ h. 10 ant m 1621 \of Pyddington/

a great scouring belly ill and stiffe they cānot buckle him

RN my lord Mordants litle child ten weekes on satt last it was borne the 19 of marh {sic} last betweene 10 & 11 in y^e morning. it was healthfull vntill weddensday last. may 25. h. 4. 30 ant m it was taken w^th a stretching out of the arms a galling of the eys & skryking & trēbling of all tes vppon may 26. it had 3 fits 2 in y^e morning. & on at noone. & hath an arising in y^e throte w^ch is seene & felt. & by holding downe by hand hath some ease & it riseth moore. the left syde of the throate. sent to me Iune 2. ♃ h. 8 ant m. 1625.

RN my lady farmer sent to me for her sons M^r Staffords boy about 3 quarters olde w^ch had y^e poxe. & byles & hath a sore throate nov{em}ber. 20 ♄ hor. 10. 50 ant m. 1602.

RN Mres Wootten of Pauluspery 9 y march 19 ♀ h. {sic} hor 3. p m 1619 |a burning feaver|

/Syr Arthur Throckmorton sent for me to come over to the child\

RN Edward Faldoe borne on Whitsonday was twelfmonth in the forenoone. betwixt 5 & 6 in y^e morning may 16 ☉ h. 5. 30 ant m 1619 /paralysis\

RN Mres An Wentwort a y{ere} old decēb. 7. ♂ h. 11 45. ant m 1624 |the child eateth litle pyneth|

RN sent to me for his child Aug 2. ♃ h. 10 ant m 1627¹