Casebooks

RN Ione Clarke of R {sic} newnton in Oxfordsheere. 26 y Iuly 13. h. 10. 40. ant m 1604.

in an ache in her backe cānot styrre in her bead.

RW Richard Coles \Sharpe/ of this towne y. 4. d. ☾ h. 2. p: m: Nouemb: 27. 1620.

troubled w^tha paine in his backe. something cometh ouer him hee sayth at night about 8 of the clocke. screameth & scratcheth when the fit cometh: w^ch is always about 8 of the clocke at the night.

RN Alce Grinday of Flitwick 30 y Aug 14 ☿ h. 10 ant m 1633.

ma\r/yed a yere & better nev{er} had child

hath thē monthly.

a weak back & sore

RN Goody Knight of our towne for a payne in her back Aug 23 ☉ h. 3 p m 1629

GJ Dorothy Piggott of Lenborough 22 y. almost a yeere maried Faynt and weake a payne in her backe and rising in her stomack

quærit vtꝝ sit gravida

RN Iohn Stublye of Shenlye Au{illeg}|gus| 30 die ♃ h. 1. 15. p m. 1599. for a greate payne in his backe & a heaving in his body

RN An Rūboll of Buntinford. 26 y Decēb 21 ♀. h. 3. p m. 1632

|2 child living| cānot sleepe cōpl of her backe sweateth mutch

had a vomyt 2 a Cordiall yet still ill faynting f{ear}es for 10 weeks sinc y^t she was brought a bed

An Rūball Decēb 21. ♀ h 3 p m 1632

An Rūball 26 y Decēb 21. ♀ h. 3 1633 {sic}

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 Andrew Knighte of Newport 36. for the winde cholicke this moneth. & stone red sand & changeth it into blood as big as a {fe}tch somewhat yellowe. forced to \purge/ fleme yellowe Chollour in great abundanc right syde of the reanes of his back & so rūneth to the bottome of his belly. vrine hot & cōplexion w^thout the fit. Novemb. 8. die ☿ h. 3. 2. 52. m. p m. 1598. extreeme payne in side & backe.

SF 1596 30 of Iune ☿ p m^r at 30 p 4¹

DB {illeg}maried the 30^th of Iune betwixt foure and five aclocke in the evening in the yeare of our Lord i596 being xx^vth yeres ould at that time being being borne on Saynt mathes Daye betwixt xii and one at night SF \1571 ♀/ Dority {borne} borne at Barthelemutide the day and time vnsertayne being of of {sic} the age of five ag or sixe and thirty nowe Desiring yo^w to make the playster for my backe agaynst friday or saterday if posiple yo^w can for I indure great payne yo^w may tell this berar howe I must vse the oyle for hearing w^ch yo^w gave me whether I must take it whote or CouldeSF

RN Mres Sara Bery of {B} now mres Brooke 41. y Aug 29. h {sic} hor. 12. 50 p m 1612

back weake & ill whitꝭ/

RN Elis. Ingold of yardly Hastings 50 y Iune 26 ☾ h. 5. 30 ant m 1615

sodenly taken in her back & fell downe dead going into y^e yard to milke a cowe

Elis Ingold was taken in her shins the Monday before S^t Peeters day in her back & fell downe dead. was 2 years Iune 26. ☾ in m {sic} 1615 about son rising a litle before sun rising

no child this 12 y

RN Rebe\c/ca Deane of litle Steaton h|♂| h. 3. 39 a|p| m 162i troubled in mynd fall & spring 2 monthes troublesom but neav^r fecte well so 4 yers 45 y 10 child. back weake cause of all.

RN Goody Elis Easton of Borton 40 y Ian 12 ♀ h 4 p m 162i /a weake back whitꝭ is very weake\

RN Mres Phebe Hopkins of Barton hard by Camb\r/idg 24 y octob. 1. ♂ h. 4. 20 p m 1633 /fat at 14. & had big breasts now leane head & back shadow & black spots head neaver well in the forete\

Mres Phebe Hopkins 24 y of Barton 24 y octob 1 ♂ h. 4 20 p m 1633.

RW M^r Meridale of Great Brickhill for his Father \y: 70./ March: 6. h: 1. post merid: 1615. stuffed in his stomacke. pained in his head & backe, hath a cough & cold.

SRN My Cozon Clare wright of Southwarke London. 50. y. Decemƀ 21. ♄ {sic}. h. 11. a. m. 1634.

hath kept her bed this sennight a weake bad digestion. her meate rises sometymes like hard egs w^ch causes a great payne both in stomack & backe.

she can eate little or nothing she desires to haue something to strengthen her stomack. /much troubled with a stitch in her right side with a continuall payne in her stomack.\

RN Thomas Barnes of Olny 50 y Iune 19 ☿. h. 10. ant m. 1611. lame in his legs & hath 3 hols

ready to have his belly & his backe torne in peeces if he put not his fingers into his throate to cast it vp. feareth least on goody Margery Travell hath bewitched him. |& his wife is pulled to.|

RN Elisabeth Drawater of Islip. by Thropson 35 y. maij 17 ☾ hor 8. 50 ant m. 1602. mutch greefe a fistula in her back rūing a great fluxe.

RN Ihone Smith came to me for a remedy & for my counsell demaunding of me wheath^r it were good to let her bloode. for shee is payned in boath of her armes. backe y^t shee ca scarce remove her cloathes being a bed. 1598 Apr. 22. die ♄. h. 8. 6. mi. a swimming in the heade