Casebooks

RN My Cosen M^r Rich: Wright of Southworke sent me 2 litle firkings & ba\r/lis on full of blue \ordinary/ figs thoth^r of reasons of the sonne. feb 21 ♃ 1633

he wrote y^t his wife my neece Clare is sorely troubled w^th a rising vp to her throate ready to stop her wynd & is payned in her hips & knees & was frighted w^th the sight of that fearfull fire

RN Mres Elis: Cob of Fensom 36 y may 19. ♃ h. 1. p {sic} 1631 had. 13. child hath buryed 6 & hath seaven. living was p^rsent head, left syde, chest ill:

Is very weake

a great fayntnes in her stomack & legs as she goeth. feareth consūption a burning in her back

RN Cicely foster of hanslop 43 y may 20 ☾. h. 4. 39 ant m 1622 had no child this 20 y was swelled in her legs a quarter of a yere & now quite gone vpward & her belly is mutch swelled & her thigh & mutch gryped about her navell and casteth for this halfe yere y^t w^ch she taketh most cōmonly & keepeth her bed this fortnight desyreth but my prayers./

RN my sist^r Sandy sent a letter to the how certefying my broth^r how that mary. & Elisabeth be sickish. & also her mayde An. March 12 ☉ h. 12. {illeg} {sic} in merid 1609. quæro sine consensu.

RN her daughter Mres Elenor Aylet 17 y may 15. ☿ h. 7 30 p m 1633

her daughter idle headed & moped |vide Maij 3^o| 4 y ill witchery suspectted {sic}

cānot make butter nor cheese

Elisabeth Spacy susp: Rich Pavet susp. /& H Rebecca his wife\ w^th many others

16 or 17 more suspected.

old goody Ransden the begȳner of all there troubles dyed 5 y since

Fayth Sayick y^t was her servant Harmed

RN Elis: Ashwell of lāparte in northāpton sheere 6 myles from northāpton. 28 y August 19 ♃ h. 4. 30 p m. 1619. |was p^rsent|¹

RN An Middleton 10 yeres old a week afore Miklemas sick miserablely handled w^th her fits. the 20 of decemb^r die ☿ at 6 in the morning. borne the 12 of Decēb. 1588. die ♃ betwixt 1. & 2 morning. her fathr {sic} enquireth what may be the cause of her disease. in her owne p^rsence. the 5 of feb: die ☾. h. 7. 30. ant m. 1599. of a white pale colour leane wellooking water very good. every day many fits. & on friday & weddensday. it maketh her knock stamp strick her hands a great cough /this figure I set in there p^rsence.\

RN Alce Richardson of 15 yeres for a swelling vnder her throte & the side of her cheeke Martij 9 her nose very sore & her hed & stomack hot. Martij 9. die ♀ h. 9. 48 1599. in her owne son a p^rty bloody coloured wench

RN Katherine Grene /25\ first taken w^th \it tooke/ an arising frō her stomack ready to stop her wynd Martij 7. ☿ h. 11. p m 162i |is so sick y^t she cā take no rest.|

It tooke her in her hart & left sy right & short ribs pricking like needles. |suckleth a child halfe a yere old|

RN Mres foster {illeg}|o|f newp 23 y march. 18 ☾ h. 4 p m. 1622 /a huzzing in head like rayne w^th a gydynes a bad back flushing heat on the left syde of her head\

RN An Coo of Northāpton octob. 28 ☾ h. 3. 15 p m 1622 |gydines of Brayne of a rawe rheumatick stomacke.|

mad f|&| foolish. 16|5|. y.

nata Decēb. 6. h. 12 nocte. 1606. |idle hea{ded} was p^rsent| |not well sinc she was litle satt. {sic}| 7. y. very ill.

RN Alce Wheeler of Cranfild 20|i9| y. Novemb. 8 ☾ hor. 12. 45|0|. 1602.

Elisabeth Iackson. 18 y. of Stocke bruell. Novemb. 8 ☾ hor. 12. 40 p m. 1602. boath in p^rsenc.

RN Mres Iudith Margaret 15 y & Mres Iudith Hawes \12|i| y/ of Bedford. octob. 26. ♃ h. 11. ant m. 16i5

RN Elizabeth Glydewell of North Crowly 39 y Ap 25. ♃ h. 3. 38 p m. 1622 /10 weekes sinc layd of a daughter a great cough on the child\

RN Mathew Ginkins of Throp 32 y Ap 27. ☿ h 9. 30 ant m 163i but 9 y old

the child p^rsent

RN for the lady Magd Edgerton 16 y novēb. 1. ♃ h. 3. 30 p m 1632 when they are to goe home |a {sic} vom 2 vomyts|

• 1 Reg ♂ gr iiij cal aromat ℈j
• another sutch.
• 2 clyst o{rdring} pils
• 3 spl. ℈ij rud ℈j olei {nyist} git liij
• another sutch

{illeg}|Th|e lady Alce Edg. 13. y a|2| vomyts {illeg}|f|or every month on

℞ ♂ gr iij aromat ros ℈j two sutch pils for twice

pil fætid ʒß Rud ℈ß. olei {nyist} gut ij

another sutch

a purg dyet Drink for boath the Ladyes

Sene ℥iiij turb Agarick rub an ℥j h{enu}d ℥ij Arist rotūd rub {tnct {sic}} an ℥j I{av}{illeg} |Im| berys ℥ii|j|ij sem peon ℥ij dill seeds ℥ij mugw Calaynt {sic} briony roots an ℥ij eulacāp Angel canded an ℥ij polip ℥ij brusc ℥j sass. calans an ℥ij cinam ℥ij nutmegs ℥ij in ℥ 5 gallons sem anisi licor an ℥iiij

a Ring for the Lady Alice & a pomander of ♃ for the lady magd on sonday next

SRN For the Lady Magdalen Egerton May 13. ☾. 1633.

Pills of Rud. ℈ij Aloes ℈j Salis gem. gr. iiij./ ℥iiij in all.

For a Decoction.

℞ Sene ℥iß Turb. ℥iß Agarick Me{choii}. Rhab an ʒvj. Myrab. cheb. crit. an ℥j. Hermod. ℥ij. Licoras Anys. an ℥jß in 6. pints of water & 2 pints of white wyne to Halfe Colatr. ℥iiij Syr. de 5 rad. & ros. an. ℥ij.

Clysters

The dyet drink to be brued in C{ang}. v. of Ale wort.

Sene ℥vj rhab. Agar. turb. an. ℥iß Calam. Aromat. sassaf. Sarsap. an. ℥ij. Licoras sen. Anglj. an. ℥iiij. cinamom. nuttmeg an. ℥ß citr. Lem̄on pils. an. ʒij sant. albj & Citr. an ʒij.

for Vomitts

Elect. ♂. gr. iiijß some 8 sutch.

Blystering playsters for 4 tymes.

Clysters

40 Leaches. for sundry tymes.

For the \Lady/ Alice Egerton her vomits

Elect. ♂ gr. ijß. 6 dosis.

her pills

℞ pil Splen. ʒß salis ge{m}{m} gr. iiij.

for 8 tymes.

RN M^res Page of Lathbury for her bad stomack & mutch treating vpward full of winde stone cholick. cold & Drye. Novemb. 7. die ♂ h. 1. 45. 1598.

Mres Page of lathbury in her owne son.

RN Margaret Billington who dwelt w^th Thomas Billington of Bletchly first cosens nowe Dwelleth w^t M^r Vuedale came awaye for a payne of her hed ache back neck & newe at her hart ever since harvest never a daye well Novemb. the 12 die ☉ h. 12. 20. mi 1598 20 yeres old in p^rsenc her selfe.

RN Mres Stafford of westbury 29 y feb 26. ♂ h. 2. 30 p m 1605 in p^rsentia hed ill.