Casebooks

RN Marg Allyn of Brixswort 23 y Iune 12 ♂ h. 11 ant m 1632 mayed {sic} 24 weekes & si gryped in her breasts & belly

nescit an sit gravida |& Mres Taylor of Brixswort|

RN Will Young of Illing beyond S^t yeedes 58 y novēb. 9 ♂ h. 3. p m 1619.

an aguish thick red water. / sick the thursd before S^t Nich his day. a twelfemonth something smyt him on the chest le{illeg}|n|ing {sic} \leaning/ agaynst a tree by w^th mutch gryping in his belly a swelling in his body sometymes hot & sometymes cold w^th a nūmnes in his legs y^t he cānot goe for it. loose body. cānot eate nor drinke by fits.

is vp every day more or les.

Is so swelled in his body y^t he cā scarce get his cleathes togeath^r by fits his legs

RN Iohn Smith of Olny 13 yeres old troubled in his belly & right side sonday come wilbe 3 weekes & onc he did voyde blood & often slymy geere in his guttꝭ. the 5 of Apr. die ☿ {sic} h. 10. ant m. 1599. a greeping in his guts.

RN Rich Scrivenor of Potters Perry Martij xj die ☿. h. 11. ant m. 1601.

 ventris dolore et lateris d|s|inistri dolore. w^th sundry grypes.

RN Iohn Smith of Olny hath a great gryping in his chest & belly maketh him lye downe on his bellye & his guts creake & his ordure is bloody. may. 12 |7| die ☾ h. 12. 45.

RN Rich Na this 7 of sept ☿ hor 7. 30 ant m 1603 felt a great gryping of a wynd cholick in his belly & stomacke./

RN Ione Lane of this towne Iuly 5 ☿ h. 7. 15 ant m 16i5 sent her water. vtrū sit gravida. loosenes well stopt god be thanked w^th her bynding elect. but sorely gryped in her chest & belly¹

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Peter Browne of Stoe. 50 y. Iune 30 ☿ h. 10 40 ant m 16i9 a gryping \all/ overthwart his belly stone cholick

desyrous to come to me/ because I did him once good/

RN Georg Steaphens of Tyddington 52 y feb 27 ♃ h. 12. 1623 the L Wentsworth Coo

sorely tormented w^th a bloody flix

back & belly mightely m {sic} griped¹

M^r Rollynson wrote for him

RN Will: Hall of Simpson 65 yeres payned in his belly & the small of the back & a gryping in the belly & wher els it taketh as if it would tere rent him in peeces. can scarce take his breath or goe about his busines. six yeres since he tooke a great squat that he brused on of his ribs. w^ch sorely payneth him still febr. 20. die ☿ ♄ {sic}. 10. 3|4|0 ant m. 1600.

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 Williā Ashon of Wicken 50 y. for a stitch in his right syde & above his huckle bone & a gryping & a swellinge in his belly leeke a winde cholicke feb first. die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 1. 30 p m 1600

RN ye hath bene sick by fits. but yesterdaye about 3 of the clock in y^e after noone taken & tormented & gryped in her stomack & belly & Doth. cast in the extremitye of her fit & otherwise.

RN my Neece & lady Earsfild for her daughter 3 y March. 10 h {sic} hor 7 ant m 1632

\grpes {sic} in the pit of her stomacke belly & sydes/ a very hard belly worms suspected¹

Alooes mxed {sic} w^th rub did her no good

nor a bag {illeg}|o|f wormewood steeped in vineg w^th nutmeg applyed nor my oyntment of Savyn & wormewood

What I think of it & what may doe her good

RN M^r Hill of Lydlington the high Constab. for a gerle Agnes Hill of 12 yeres with a sore greeping all over her bodye & especially about her hart & right syde & bottome of her belly. Ian. 8 die ♂ hor 9. 30 ant m. past knowledg almost & kryeth w^th the payne 1600.

RN Abrahā Morgan of Olny 35 y. I {sic} August 4 ☿ hor. 8. ant m. 1602.¹

RN Goody Miller of our towne. 50 y. Decēb. 6 ☾ hor 1. 15. p m. 1602. a stitch & gryping over her syde & back & belly

RN Mres Catesby of hardmead for her cough gryping in her belly swelling in her legs at night 70 y Ian. 5 ♂ h. 9. ant m 1612 {sic} /costive./\

RN Williā Driver of Harington 44. y Decēb. 26 ☾ h. 5. 30 p m 1631

a month sick

nutch {sic} swelled in his belly & cods & legs & gryped in his belly.

TG Mrs Kerten of Thripp. 30 y Martii 8 ♀ h. 4 30 p M. 1633.

griping & windy paine in her belly & sometimes in her side & backe

RN Mres Kerten of Thrip 30 y march 8 ♀ h. 4 {30} p m 1633