Casebooks

RN Ihone Richardson of yardly mill. 60. sick this 12 moneth by a fit of a cold & cough short winded. & a phis|t|ick & a corpulent woman a good water: – 4^d.

RN Clement Ruby demaunded of me what was good for her being so short winded as shee was Aug. 26. die ♄ hor. 10. 34. ant m. 1598.

RN Clement Ruby of 20 yeres old. enquireth a remedy for her shortnes of wind the 10 of Sept. die ☉ h. 2. 45. mi 1598

RN Elisabeth Cowly of Linford 20 y. for the shortnes of her wind August 27 die ☾ h. 8. ant m. 1599

RN Dorothy Clark. Dwelleth w^th a her Grandfath^r goodmā Hues. of Dunsanger. 19. last whitsontyde. cannot take her wind. Octob. 19. die ♀ h. 9. 15 ant m. 1599

RN Katheron Ocklie of Turvie 60 y. payned in her legs & bodye w^ch are mightely swollen & a payne in her cheste w^th a cold. Doth spit blood also feb. 2 die ♄. h. 12. Thomas Burges \of Astwood/ 50 yeres for a great cough & payne in the chest very short winded. 1600¹

the womans wat^r is very red & thick Mary Burges troubled about the hart w^th a coughinge her wat^r hath black melancholy humour. her husb & ss troubled w^th a cough.

RN Elisab. West. {illeg}|3|0 yers old. sick this 5 weeks took her first w^th an ach hath bene longe sicke hath cought w^th a watching at Stanton & w^th a thought ready to stop her wind & her Daughter y^t moved y^t question w^thout her Consent. Dec 2i. die ♃. h. 4. p m. riseth w^th a wind & she is swollen

RN Elisabeth White of Kempson. 16 yeres old. sick this 2 or 3 yeares of the shortnes of her wind. at 10. 50. 1599 mater  filia.

RN Sara Moore of Venny stratford dwelt in newport w^th m on Cromwell hath had a great cough. short winded & sweateth. hath had the cough a great while. of 11 yeres old. may the 7 die ☾ h. 3. 15. p m. 1599. shee scoureth mutch. in her hed & belly.

RN Mary Gunthrop of Woulverton 30. sick a longe tyme is ready to have her wind stopt Aug. 22. die ☿ h. 7. ant m. 1599.

RN Katheron Lord of Kempson 17 y. / sick sinc St Thomas Eve very short winded. Ian. 19 die ♄ h. 11. ant m. 1600

RN |M^res| Iane Tomson 30 y. of husb. Crowly. for a longe cough. that shee hath bene long troubled w^th. febr. 19 die ♂ ♄ {sic}. 9. ant m. 1600 shee is w^th Child & would not take phisick but something good for to remove her cough.

RN An Bourton of Olny 26 yeres old. sick the ever sinc Lent tooke her in her hed hart & backe maried this 7 yeres had but on Child but y^t god hath taken to his mercy. {s} {sic} it holdeth her nowe as an ague shaking her every day. & hat sweateth & is very hot after the shaking & hath as it were a thing lūbring in her chest very corpulent faynt & very feeble. hath a very painfull cough ready to Drawe vp hart & hall w^th it & fetcheth blood very short winded. fetcheth vp fleume & water as cleare as a bell. Ap. 25 die ☿. h. 8. 30. mi ant m. 1599. hath a very sore ague every day y^t maketh her sweate exceedingly. hath not had this moneth her Courses sinc shee voyded a litle porreng^r of clompered bloode/

RN Agnes Sandy 18 yeres old 15 Ian. quærit causā morbi et difficulter spirandi Ian 15. die ☾. h. 7 30. ant m

RN Elner Witmell of Wicken 14. come Christmas troubled w^th the hot ague & coughe & greene sicknes. quærit remediū Apr. 20. die ♀ h. 1. 50. mi. p m. 1599

RN Marrien Walduck of Newnton Longvile 24. vnmaried. sick ever since Alhollantide short winded walketh vp & downe Sept. 3 die ☾. h. 10. 40 ant. m. 1599

RN Elisabeth Knight \of Olnye/ the daughter of will: Knight 14 yeres old at w a fortnight afore whitsontide wheeseth & ratleth in her chest & it gathereth more & more to her hart shee hath had it ever sinc shee was borne but troubled w^th it more this moneth then ever before. 6 of Octob. die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 10. 15. m. 1598.

RN M^r {sic} Charels Tutcher Charles at Stonystratford at the swan of 2 neckes. 45. sick this fortnight. sonewhat {sic} Costive shee doth bleede & is very mutch stuffed in her chest can scarce tak her winde. ready to sound a grosse & fat woman. sent a poer woman. Ian. 3. die ☿. h. 12. 9. mi. 1599. \at 1. p m /|twice & thrice a day bleedeth at y^e nose. half a pint at a time \every oth^r daye/|

Charels Touchers wife hath not had her termes this 6 yeres her stomack hoven & her hed ill & backe her wombe & chest stuffed short winded. hart ill water good. yellowe but thin. taken a greefe for payment of monyes for her husb. brother for s{ur}tiship. 200^li

RN Mary Anslowe of Newport 15 yeres old. M^r Mathewe Anslowes Daughter troubled w^th an ague hot & cold it taketh her every other day. & it holdeth her halfe a daye & taketh her in her bed. co every day onc to ground but it is hard ever sinc friday was fortnight. 27 of March. die ♂ h. 10. 15. m ant m: 1599. troubled mutch with fleume.

RN Alce Smith of Shenly 60 sick every where shortwinded 27 of March win die ♂ h. 3. 55. p m 1599.