Casebooks

RN Elisabeth Rigot 18 y. servant to Cowly the Butcher sick this fortnight cōplayneth most of her hed keepeth her bed ever sinc satterday her master sent w^thout her privity the 27 of feb. die ♂ h. 8. 20 1599.

RN Thomas Parret M^r leas mā \of Stanton/ 27. y Decēb 29 ☉ {sic} ♃ hor 10. ant m 1603. hed mūphes. cānot sleepe

RN Iohn Adams of Weston besides northāpton. \his father a Consellour mayed {sic} Iudg Harvyes broth Daughter/ \fath^r M^r Iohn/ borne the last day of Ap last h 6 30 ant m but sent to me Ian 2. ☾ h. 10. 20 ant m 1632.

ater {sic}  infante epilipt satt last was sennet h 8 30 ant m taken w^th a swounding fit about a quarter of an houre. having a {illeg}|r|ising in his stomak vp to his throate w^ch stops his breath.

RN Mres Hanger \30 y myles/ of Steapington the first fryday in lent 55 y Ian. 7. ♂ h. 2. 40 p m. 1622.

vp lip it was cut a litle after Whitsontyde about mydsomer. otherwise M^res {illeg}|E|dwards Knightꝭ Daughter at Pyddington full of fond fancyes before in her throate now sinc in her Lip & sayth y^t she is poonished for marying of D Hanger a parson.

A Womā otherwise Wise inough./ |she did strive {to} harme or Drowne her selfe.|

RN Rich Barret of Cranfild 14 yeres at the same tyme servant to the forner {sic} mā for his rūnyng eyes

SF An Borowe my wentch of 7 yers for her throt 1601 the 18 of Iulij ♄ an’ m’ at 8. Diz

RN M^r Rich East proctor in D Smyts office for An East 9 y Iun 7 ☾ h 11 20 ant m 1624 |of Weston vnderwood| for a great cough. the extremity wherof swelleth her face.

RN M^res Stafford for her Chāber Mead Agnys Clarke 30 y of Westbury Apr 8 die ♂ h. 12. 45 1600/ head & hart

RN M^r Brough for a gentlemā a frind of his an {sic} a guest who is troubled w^th the heate of the liver ascendeth vp to his head & throote every night & into his legs as it were a dropsye & voydeth more vpward then downward taken mutch w^th a cold Crampe that he cannot styrre febr. 26 die ♂ ♄ {sic} 10. 30. ant m. 1600 & for Goody Barnes a baker of stony stratford

RN \my Lady/ Mres {sic} Digbye for her |chāber| meaden |Mary Travell| 24 y August 25 ♃ hor 11. ant m. 1603.

sore & lame afore shee hath her sicknes in her bones & hed the mumpes also.

Lady very fearfull & caused her mayd to send her wat^r

RN mres Godwyn of Cardington 38 y {D}|A|pr 6 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m. 1622

\she was at london & tooke nothing/ her husb. sent a lett^r to sig y^t his wife tooke the f{ur}e of a Doct^r Bōhā. & is in a manr {sic} poys in her gūs & wors then before

RN a litle gyrle 14 y very sick head & stomack my lady gave her aloes & syrope of roses & a vomyt w^th {sic} wrought eight 12 tymes & yet is not mended craveth my consell

RN D Iames of Oxford st|ran|gly {sic} \straungly/ taken w^th a palsye on the left syde of the face hand & leg taken at church & great red blatches in t|H|is fac & bodye & his ey swelling & f|H|is face a yere before & sinc he contenting certen sup witches & on being acquitted he felt his strange stitch on his s {sic} left syde by fits he supposeth y^t the womā susp for a witch but quitted by the Iudges did hurte him the 24 of feb. ☾ sep a □ ♄ ap ☌ ♂ y^t night at sup first taken. had his first fit after he talked w^th m^r Rob. Conye. feb 18. in y^e after noone his first fit but his worst fit the 24 of feb when the sup witch was acquitted/

M^res Iames mentioned M^r Doctor Iames |of oxford| Ap. 20 ♃ h. 3. 20 p m. 1620 /she related all at this tyme/\

RN D lapworth wrote vnto me frō Oxford & sent for my tincture of Corall & pearle & there dosis|s|ses for on y^t bleedeth at the nose extremely. march 24 ♂. h. 6/ 5. 50 ant m 1612.

RN On of Newp

Goody potter for her meade servāt m of 16 y yo {sic} ma\r/ch 25 ♂ h. 7 \25/ ant m 1606.

a swelling on her |left| cheeke like the quenes evyll this 2 yeres.

Also her daught^r of 4 y mach {sic} 25 ♂ h 7 \25/ ant m 1606.

vomiteth vp clūpers of blood & cleere blood & reatcheth mutch somtymes blood y^t is very blacke

RN M^r Hudsons man for his master tooke a fall at Tiddington frō a house & fell downe. may 13 ☾ h. 10. 15 ant m 1611 & he felt on his hed belly swelleth & legs.

RN Henry Stile of mutch Brickhill 19 y Iune 29 ☾. h. 2. 30 p m 1607 19. y. sick 3 weekes very sore swelled in his body, bothe legs & face. & all other s {sic} of his bodye

Davēport the Appar. wrote to me in his behalfe.

RN Edward Bodington of Cole brayfild decēb 14 ☿ hor. 11. 50 ant m 1603.

hath buried on a daught^r yesterday. a sone a fortnight sinc & anoth^r Daught^r a moneth since

now his wife is not very well & light in her hed & an ache in her thighe also he hath a sōne of xx y & a \younge/ womā. y^t was not well mended being let blood.

RN vrsula Thorpe of Stony stratford keepeth the bull. hipwell vnkle vnto Thorpe 32 yeres old sick ever sinc mikelmas goeth abroade. Dece {sic} sent by M^r Oliv^r Barker. for his wife sister is her moth^r in frendship & kindred Doubteth wheath^r shee be bewitched & hath a canker in her tongue & tented shee hath an ill stomacke & spitteth putrifyed bloode. Decēb^r. 2i. die ♃. h. 9. 15. ant m. 1598.

RN Wylliā fowler of Wouften of the greene 31 y Ian 21. ☿ h. 22|3|. ant m 1607. /a Carpenter/\

a great cold & a cough harte & hed

whith^r he shall scape his wife weeping enquireth hath bene sicke ever since christmas last night very sicke./