Casebooks

RN Wylliā Wels M^r Duncōbes servant. ♂ h. 6. 40. p m 1606 a cough.

RN M^r Iohn Smyth p^racher at Milton Harnes by Bedford. of mye old acquat {sic} as he telleth me wrote in the behalfe of an honest neighbour 52 y Decēb. 22 ♀ h {sic} h. 1. 30 p m 1626 an Inne kee. |Th. Silbe of milton Harnes. 52 y| troubled w^th a great cough was well recoavered now ill agayne

RN S^r Robart Dormer wrote a letter to me in the behalfe of an old servant of his on m^r Walther kee of his hau{k}es sick this halfe yere but hath kept his bed this fortnight. Septemb. 18 ☉ h. 1. {20} ant m {sic}. 1608.

at first begyning it tooke him w^th a sore cough.

Thomas Walter 55 yeres        at Syr Robart Dormers

RN Iohn Watson kinsmā to M^r watson kee of th Grafton parke. 48. y. a batch. march 14 ♃ h. 9. 40|5| ant m 1622

a week ill. a great cold & cough about a weeke

RN Iohn Wels curat of Woufton of the greene Ian 10 die ♃ h. 11. 45. ant m. 1600  thisi et tussi pulmonū

RN Isbell Barber of Kempson 55 febr. 26 ♀ hor. 11. 3|2|0 ant m 1602. /a great cough short wynded\

Bartholomew Barber of Kempson her husband a butcher 52 y feb 26 ♀ hor 11. 20 ant m 1602.

Bartholomew & Isbell Barber the former for a wynd cholic 52 y feb. 26 ♀ hor. 11. 25. ant m 1602

RN S^r Iames Wynfields lady. 46 \36./ y Aug 27 {illeg}|☾|. h. 2. 2. 38 p m 1632. /at keyston by kemolton\ |D. SibCoate /Syrcot{illeg}s {sic}\| /SyrCot{ott}s.\

\S^r Ians {sic} wynfilds w lady 36 y/ D syrcot Desyreth some revulsion or derivative a great cough very weake.

D^r Astly warden of Alsoules Colledge in Oxford 63. y. Apr. 13. 1. 20. ☾. p. m. 1629

1 Had a colde & an extreame Cough a weeke afore shouetyde {sic} w^ch did much shake & macerate his Body & was freed both of colde & Cough w^thin 3 weekes after. findes a defect in his digestion, in the liuer as hee feareth, w^ch heretofore hath much anoyed him.

2. is \hath beene/ very costiue (saueinge for 3 dayes last past) w^th some forcem^t thereto, yet his Body is temporate for heate & colde.

3 hee is not much thirsty saue at meales;

4 hee sleepes indifferent well, 5 or 6 houres in the night at beast.

5 his stomack seemeth to bee quieted when hee suppeth posset drinke

6 This is his Clymatericall yeare, beeinge 63 yeares at Alhollowetide last.

7 hee desires to knowe howe his Liuer may bee releeved & howe his Body may be loosened.

8 His was water ordinarily keepes in a reasonable lowe Coulour.

9 Hee feares y^t his Body (beeinge old & weake) will not much abide Phisike./

10 his dyet com̄only is veale & broth. & sometimes mutton, his drinke is small Be{e}re

vide April. 13.

D^r Astley warden of Alsolue {sic} Coll. in Oxon 63. y. Apr. 13. ☾ h. 2|1|. 20. p. m. 1629.

RN Rich: Elkinton of Buckinghā sadler. 52 y {A} {sic} Sept. 3. ♂ h. 8 ant m. 16i6.

is pyneth & wasteth. & hath a drye hoarse cough almost a twelfmoneth

RN Iohn Brookes 24 yeres a batcheler: servant to goodmā Sympson spitteth bloode & hath a hie colour payned vnder his side hath a cough. feareth a plurisye. Apr. 23 die ☾ h. 8. 30. m. p m {sic}. 1599 a very good water but very mutche.

RN Ione Coo serv. to the lady Tyrringhā 23 y Iuly. 12 ♃. h 10. 45. ant m. 16i0 2 days sick mutch payned vnder her syde. & hath a litle cough. & hed wonderfull ill.

RN Wylliā fowler of Wouften of the greene 31 y Ian 21. ☿ h. 22|3|. ant m 1607. /a Carpenter/\

a great cold & a cough harte & hed

whith^r he shall scape his wife weeping enquireth hath bene sicke ever since christmas last night very sicke./

RN Rich Holmes of Offlye 27. a batchel^r S^r Rich Spencers Cooke Iuly 16 ☾ hor 10. 15 ant m 1604.

a e wasteth pyneth cōsumeth cougheth hoarse. keepeth his bed.

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.

RN Thomas White of Milten 56. may 22 die ♃ h. 11 30 ant m 1600 |a payne in his shoulders| payned in his head back & chest stuffed. faynt & feeble water good but yellowish. sande in his backe. a drye cough.

Susāna White of Milten ^Mres Androwes servant 18 a red coloured wenche legs sweld. hath the whites but very few of the reds. head & harte a swimminge.