Casebooks

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 Iames Greenewood of water eaton Doct^r Sparkꝭ tennet {sic} 50 yeres old. complayneth of his of h an old dysease of his harte now well & lusty but not long sinc almost ded in it. troubled w^th a stitch on his right side & cometh over his hart ready to swounde. very cold w^th it. of a high colour. stuffed in his Chest y^t he can scarce tak his winde quærit Decēbr. 2. die ♄. h. 10. 15. mi. 1598. his hart trembleth muday {sic} last sick lame.

RN tooke at shrovetyde in her armes w^th a pricking & shooting w^th a swelling in her bed the 11 of febr in the night. about 9 or 10

RN Iohn Line of Atterbery 50 y Ap 11. ☉ hor. 6. p m 1602. for a cōsumption of nature & bodye & great fayntnes & feeblenes

he demanded wheath^r I could helpe him & sayd If I could he would come over to me./

GJ Anne Stoakes of Ockley in Bedfordshere 50 y. Ian. 17 ☾ ho 1. 45 p m

a noyse in her head. Deafenes

RN M^r Henry Berry of Cranfild A 4|5|0 y Apr 16 ☿ h. 1 p m 1606. noyse & deafens {sic}

RN Wylliā Steaphens his fath^rs 50 y Iuly 20 h {sic} hor 10 ant m 1605 for aches & bruses

RN Gillane Sansome by temple Barre 50 y Iuly 19 ♀ h. 5. 39 p m 1622 /strangly taken hands shaking & crooked\

thanks for her Daughters strang recoavery

now for her owne selfe troubled w^th heate & cold by fits & sudden flushes flushing in so mutch making her very faynt & to sweate also craveth my helpe.

RN Arthur Humfrey of Newp. was taken w^th a Tert feaver exceding burning. taken first on fryday last feb 10 ♀ h. 10. 30 p m 1626 /50 y\

RN M^r Longvile of {sic} Brodwell of Woulverton for his disease as he had a fever. 26 of March die ☾ h. 10. 30. ant m. 1599 a fayntnes & panting of the hart

GJ Iohn Shepheard of Paulus perry 50 y. March 10 ♄ ho. 8. 15 a m. 1604 Great payne in his leggꝭ all winter sometymes swelling and blistering

RN Iohn Sansom of Cr{a}nfild {5}0 y A{pr 9} ☾ hor 8. 15 ant m 16{0}4

lame in his legs w^th an ache cold.

RN Margaret mathew of Swelsoe a widow woman 50 y Decēb 20 ♃ hor 9. 2{illeg}|39|. ant m 1604.

her belly swelled vnto her navell very hard cōmeth vnto her in y^e maner of a stitche

RN My Cosen she marsh the elder Iune 18. ♀ h. 11. 25. ant m 1624 for an ach in her arme \cold/ w^ch flitteth away eyther w^th sweating or els w^th swets

RN Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs y^t on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

RN William Crosse of of {sic} Maldon 50 y. troubled & payned almost over all his bodye he is much swelled in bodye legs for this 12 monets. Octob. 17. die ☿ h. 12. 1599

RN my sist^r Evington of london for her sore eyes 52 y Octob 21. ☾ h. 11. 15. ant m. 1605.¹

RN Rich Sharpe of Raunson 50 y. Novēb. 18 h {sic} hor 12. 15 p m 1609

his vomyt wrought slowly {illeg} taking cold drīke. & now scoureth & is growen extreme weake./

RN Elisabeth Clarke of Rhode {illeg}|5|0 y. maij 14 die ☿ h. 9 ant m. 1600

troubled w^th an arising in her stomack lamenes in her armes & shoulders.

RN Amy Briant of Olny 50 yeres old. a pricking & a shooting in her loynes & backe double shee went w^th it. but not soe nowe. ever sinc Miklemas. March 16. die ♀. h. 9. 45. 1599. full of ache. 1599.