Casebooks

SRN Marian Phelp of Blechly 40. y Septemƀ. 11. ♀ h. 10. a. m. 1635

Much payned in her chest & at her heart very shortwynded swelld & howen in her face hands & Body

\vomitts what she taketh/ hath not bin well since it thunderd & lightend when she came from Stoke goldinge on th{e} Sunday y^t it lightend & thunde{red} so much.

it first tooke her w^th sorenes in her throate

body Costiue. Vryne very thin & frothy, & cleere. hath bin married these 9. y. no child.

RN Iohn Scriven of Hanslop. 46. a maried man had|th| a disease y^t holdeth him as an ague. & mutch Disquiteth him in his belly chest & head. very faynt & feeble & Did sweate mutch could not tary vp frō his bed a great griping in his belly Ap. 28 die ♄ h. 10. ant m. 1599.

RN An Trueman of Willing 40. y. sick this fortnight backe & harte. & armes full of ach every foot ill keepeth her bed many times. stomack bad w^th it. Ap. 24 die ♂ h. 10. ant m. 1599.

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.

GJ M^r Mathew Claver of Foskett. sent his water w^th a letter April. 6. ☿ ho. 10. 6 a m. 1603 Wherin he Complayneth of a trembling hastynes and fulnes of his head & sences his body full of wynde, a great noyse in his left eare many tymes troubled w^th a stitche in the small of his backe. The mouth of his stomacke doth most annoy his head for w^ch he hath taken Conserve of Anthos

SRN M^rs Cotta of Coventry 40. y. August 22. ♄. h. 10. a. m. 1635.

Subject to bleeding, hath a burneinge in the insides of her hands & the Soles of her feete. desires my aduise whether it be good for to bleed either by Leeches or in her feete.

RN Iohn Whitaker of Newport c{illeg}|u|tler of 40 yeres olde fell sick & came to a misfortune the 2 of octob. die ☾ ca sent to me for my counsell this 16 of october die ☾. h. 10. ant m 1598. he keepeth his bed ever sinc except he be lifted.

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 M^r michaell Dormer 27 y. a batcheler. Aug 9. ♂ h. ♂ {sic} 10. ant m 1608. /pass. hypocōdriaca sydes\ |full of melancholy sad heavy vncōfortable left syde swelled|

RN An Astwick of Stock hāmon 33 y. Aug. 9 ☾ h. 10. ant m 1613. \mayed {sic} payned {sic}/ payned in her shoulders armes knees & in her legs w^th some swelling. a wydow ill ever sinc shrovetyde. 2 child boath ded.

TG Ann{illeg}|e| Barrage of stonystreetford 28. y. 7br. 27 h. 10. A m. 1634. stuffed & pained in her chest, sides, & backe, is worse by fits, paroxysmꝯ hysterici.

RN Iohn Scarlet of Neweport 60 y troubled w^th a dead palsie. w^ch taketh away his sight vse of tonge legs we{k}

RN Agnes Gery of Ol{ny} 27 last miklemas vnmaried. came her selfe the 3 of Ian. die {☿} h. 10. 5. 1599. /short winded heavy, bad head hart. hoven in her chest\

RN M^r foskewes Bely may 23. die ♃ ☿ h. 10. ant m for his payne in the hed & eyes & browes & stomack

RN Iohn Kibble of Steepe Claydon 19 y. payned belly. hart backe y^t he cannot nowe goe. Octob 10 die ☿ h. 10. ant m. 1599

RN Margery Barnes of Newp. \Olnye.// 40 y may 18 ♀ h. 10 ant m 16i0. watched a dead corse maij {illeg} 11. ♀ h. 9. p m 16i0 stroken w^th some ill thinge |shoulder \left/ arme sore red swelled./|

RN Mres Holland. Lond: 23 y at Halloutyde last. Weddensday maij 6. ♂ h. 10. ant m 1606 |taken first on weddensd east^r weeke \easter {sic}/ at night| /in her bed. at 12. p m a thing like a dog cāme vppō her made her fome & skrike\ |shee sayd she sawe some ill thing in her bed comīg to her like a cat or a dog as shee lay w^th her husb. y^t strooke her w^th a dead palsye./|

RN Hebby Story of Graftō 26 y may 26. ☾ h. 9 10. ant m. 1606. faynt & feeble & bad stomacke. cānot sleepe heavy & lūpish¹

RN Edward Fessy of Dunstable Houghton 23 y Apr. 30 ♂ h. 10. ant m 1605

stroken sodenly in his left arme & left leg & memory the vse of all taken away taken & stroken the 21 of Apr. |was let blood at begyning.|

RN Katheron Smith of Chawson 55 y Septemb. 2. ☿ h 10. ant m 1607.¹