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.

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 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 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 Edward Winse of Luton 25 y now mayed {sic} at Christmas Last hath bleed often tyms at the right nostrell & is {sic} hath swonded on tuesd last 3 tyms extree {sic} feeble & weake March 15 ♃ h. 11 50 ant m 1627.

GJ Elsabeth Radford of North Crowley 18 y. Octob. 18 ♂ ho. 8. 45 a m. 1603 payne in her head and stomacke shortwynded and faynt

nunquā habuit menstrua

greene sickenes /the caryers maid\

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 M^r Iames Andrewes \vicar of y^t place/ Andrews for his Daughters itch /of Weston of the greene by Oxford\ like the leaprosy Iuly 7 ☿ h. 5. 30 p m 1630

RN Iohn Smith for his fath^r the cōmissary 67 70 y novēb. 14 ♀ h. 3. 38 p m 1606 weake full of Wynd

RN The son of Maldon \Moorer/ in sonall p^rsenc Ap 5. ☾ h. 2. p m 1613.

for his rheume & palsye

GJ Willm̄ Chibnoll of Sherington 20 y. Decemb. 29 ☿ ho. 11. 50 a m.

for a sore legge an Issue in his left \right/ legge tooke it w^th sitting still being a shoomakers man

RN The yong p^racher for his cough taking him chiefly at his lying downe & in y^e morning it maketh him to cast shere water yellow flegme coming as he thinketh frō the bottome of his stomack

RN M^r Catesbee of Hardmead Iustice of peace 55 y. for an extreme thirst hath the diabetica passio pisseth often & abundantly Dropsy & cōsūption feard Iune 8. 1633

RN Edward Newnton sick this 14 weekꝭ of Stony stratford a weaver hart & everywhere sick pined & yet eatet skin & bone. & yet will eate any thing. 60 yeres old. faynt. hard bound {illeg}|y|et onc in 24 houres. feareth lest he be b{edr}ed a drie coughe. this 8 yeres. Aprill 3 die ♂ h. 10. 1599. reareth fleme, in a cōsumption. hart hele & stronge.

E Newton.

RN Lewis Vppne 42. for {sic} in litle Brickwill. servant to M^r Fisher for an extreme payne about his navell y^t so payneth him y^t he can tak noe rest & four can scarc hold him down he casteth all vp & nothing will goe downward. very Costive & full of wind at the very navell. casteth vp his meate. Ap. 23. die ☾ h. 6. 15. p m. 1599. twice maried.

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.

RN The Carier of Hanslop goody filds brother. 54 y Ian. 19. ♀ h. 4. 30 p m 1621.

a burning feaver

very faynt & weake cānot eate sodenly taken

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 Margaret Tarelton \Thorne/ the wife of Will Tarelton a tealer \of Newport./ 40 yeres old 16 yeres maried sick & hath had her disease growing vppon her this 12 monets {sic} & better quærit novemb. it taketh her every foote. Novemb. 13 die ☾. h. 12. 6. mi 1598. shee was so weak shee could not come but sent her servant mead it ariseth from her hart vpward to her throot ready to stop her winde

RN M^r Everarts man \Maunsell./ y^t was very sick 2 y sinc mar\r/ty {sic} 19. ♃ h. 1. 40|35| p m 1607

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