Casebooks

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 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 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 my mayd Iane for on of Brodwell y^t 3 days hath bene in labour w^th child & cānot be brought a bed a great rising ready to stop her wynd |Cassand^r Cooke 38 y hath had 9 child & 7 y w^thout it.|

RN M Spilmā my bro{ther} Sandyes workeman sent to me for his s{er}vant |43 y.| that is so payn{ed} in his lyms that he cannot goe & swelling Iune 10 ♃ hor. 8. 45 p m. 1602.

RN all my lord Hintens Wentworths men sorely handled w^th the the {sic} burning feaver./

M^r Edward Ferrers my lords \wentworths/ secreatary wrought wrote in there behalfe my lord & my lady mutch afflicted. for th {sic}is new for the sicknes of there servants. & craveth my best counsell sept 30 ☾ h. 11. ant m 16i6.

RN Elis: Clyfford of 51 y of Wapnā parish in Astwell parke S^r Georg. Sherlye Iuly 23. ♀ h. 9 30 ant m 1630

He brought me frō Thomas Cooke the Gardyner to the old lady C|S|hurly he brought the leafe of a Thorne apple w^ch he sent me \a burning feaver/

RN Thomas Parret M^r leas mā \of Stanton/ 27. y Decēb 29 ☉ {sic} ♃ hor 10. ant m 1603. hed mūphes. cānot sleepe

RN The Countes of Cleeveland Sept. 2 ♃ h. 1. p m 1630 in the behalfe of an old Cooke of the Countesses |61 y| troubled w^th a vertigo sep 2 ♃ h. 1 p m 1630

RN On of Newp

Goody potter for her meade servāt m of 16 y yo {sic} ma\r/ch 25 ♂ h. 7 \25/ ant m 1606.

a swelling on her |left| cheeke like the quenes evyll this 2 yeres.

Also her daught^r of 4 y mach {sic} 25 ♂ h 7 \25/ ant m 1606.

vomiteth vp clūpers of blood & cleere blood & reatcheth mutch somtymes blood y^t is very blacke

RN Mres farren made mention of a servant mayden y^t was mutch swelled Apr 6 h 12 30 p m 1605

RN mres Katherin longf Gaskoyne for a mayd servant y^t cānot keepe her water for a long tyme Iuly 19 ♀ h. 11. 25 ant m 1611.

RN The lady Butler for her mā 35 y {A}|O|ctob. 12. ♃ h. 5 p m 16i5 |of Bydnā| had a quarten now it is become a quotid every night shaking.

RN M^r latches his child march. 20. h {sic} hor 8 ant m. 1624 |a dead palsy|

M^r Latches child

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 \my Lady/ Mres {sic} Digbye for her |chāber| meaden |Mary Travell| 24 y August 25 ♃ hor 11. ant m. 1603.

sore & lame afore shee hath her sicknes in her bones & hed the mumpes also.

Lady very fearfull & caused her mayd to send her wat^r

RN M^r Tyrringhās mead of Tyrringhā 24 y Ian. 13 ☉ h. 9. ant m 1605. suffocat matricis strange fits eith^r of moth^r or apop. litharg.¹

RN My Lady Wentwort for a new serv 36 y Iune 30 ☾ h. 11. ant m 1623. /{of} Tyddington\ a burning feaver. cānot sleepe hed troubled w^th fancyes

RN will for my mayd Doll for her sore stitch vnder her syde noveb 29 h {sic} hor 9 ant m 1623 /blood\

RN S^r Iames Evington litle Child Iames Evington 3 y novēb 19 h {sic} hor. 8 ant m 1625

|Dorothy Boys.| troubled w^th Div^rse hot fits of a hot feaver & hath had it a good while & cānot be quit of it |his vomyt wrought not|

And also his gentlewomā & wayting gentlewomā sorely troubled w^th sore & strong fits of the mother.

Iames Evington 2 y of Offord Cluny novēb 19 h {sic} hor 8 ant m 1625

M^res Dorothy Boy{s} 2|i|8 y