Casebooks

RN Will: Seere of haversham. 53 yeres old sitteth vp by the fier, very stiffe & hardly to {ground} onc in 24 houres complayneth of his body & lims & legs most in on of his sides all over his left syde ever sinc March last: first amisse not able to goe over the Dore threshall. sinc Alhalloutide. sent his wife to me Decēb. 21. die ♃. h. 12. 45. 1598. on of his legs the left wonderfully swelled. a very diseased body & hath had a greate cough.¹

RN Goodmā|dy| Nueman of Brodwell. of 45 yeres of age found mutch ease by y^t w^c phisick w^c was given her & wrought vpward & downeward w^th her & shee was very prety well after it for 2 or 3 days. &|b|ut st the thirde day after it tooke her agayne & she is mutch troubled w^th the winde cholick & w^th a hot & drye stomacke. & sent her daugh{t}{er} agayne to me. Aug. 26. die ♄ h. 12. 30. 1598.

RN Richard Travell of Handslop 70 yeres old {sick} this sennet by fits he had a bruise w^th a peece of tymber a twelmonth since. now vp & downe in his chest sent his sonn. Octob. 31. die ♂ h. 12. 40. m. 1598 had 2 wifes.

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnson mill. l 72 yeres old sick in L {sic} his body this 2 or 3 yeres about his \6 weekes./ he cōplayneth \of his navell/ it is sore & rūneth a|i|t reeseth at his navell leek an oake water. it looketh red & is rawe. he hath the cholick w^th all & y^t for this 7 yeres: maketh water very often. he thinketh his teeth to {stink} in his hed. & his feete to Double vnder him die ☿. h. 12. 15. 1598 he sent me a dish of oates he is a fuller. novemb. 8. 1598.

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 Iohn Phylip of Bletcley very extreeme sick bound & very Costive the last phisick would not work w^th him as Doct^r Spark writeth me, nowe again sendeth to me. this 9 of Decēb^r die ♄. h. 12. 15. 1598. troubled w^th the wind cholicke

RN M^res {B} {sic} Blundell sent to me to come to her daught^r. y^t was very sicke & speachles ever sinc the 14 of Ian. die ♄. at night. 1598. mittit  me Ian. 20. of ian die ♀ h. post merid. 1. 45 /who hath her speach againe\

mother for Susan Bludell {sic} speachles sent for me to come to her Ian 20 ♀ h. 1. 45 p m 1598.

sine cons. epilepsia /verius erecta.\

RN Iohn Smithe sent to me & his man came to Stanton where I then was for he was extreeme sick & very leekly to dye the 2{illeg}|8| of decemb: 1598 a {sic} betwixt 1 & 2

RN Th. Rive sent for me to come to him. the 18 of Iuly 1598. die ♂ h. 12. 30.

RN Harry Mun sent for me to come to him Iuly 21. die ♀. 12. 50|2| 1598.

RN Henry Mun 27 Iuly sent die ♃ h p. m. 9.

RN At 4 post merid Henry Mun 30 m {sic} sent for me at 26|8||7| Iuly hora p m. 8. 15.

RN Iohn Porter butcher of S^t Albons fell sicke the 21 of Novemb. an houre \D an/ afore ☉. in his shoulders. die ♂ h. 3. 30. sent M^r Nichols in his behalfe the 23 of Novemb die ♃ h. 2. 15. mi. 1598.

RN Ihon Phylip at Bletlhy {sic} 42. yeres a married man sick th but this weeke sick very mutch in his body. made his will yesterday sent him self this 3 of Decēb. die ☉ h. 2. 1598. he hath not gone to ground never sinc he sickned

RN Goody West sent her water at 12. 15. Decēb. 22 die ♀ t {sic} at this time I sawe her not being busied /1598.\

RN |goody| Scamler sent for me to come to her 1598. Iuly. 14 die ♀ h p m. 2. 18. about 60 yeres of age.

SF at 10 p 5 the 15 of Decēb/ the ♄ 1598

Iean man of 36 yers her self sent/

RN Goody A{i}g

Agnes Cowly was Delivered vppon weddensday morning {sic} of a little boy tuesday night. Sept 12 of Sept. of a boy who is tounge tyed. shee sent her sister to me to knowe where the signe is y^t her boyes this 14 of Sept. die ♃ b at h. 2. p 12. m. f|p|ost m fortassis vt linguā nervū abscinderet. 1598 hic puer natus nocte 10. 30. m. natus Setemb. {sic} 12. die ♂ h. 10. 30. ¹

RN An vtile erat linguam eius abscindere. 14 Sept die ♃. h. 2. 12. m. 159{8}

RN for the same at 4 afternone 4. 30. mi. mater misit  filia sine consensu. it is caused of melancholy & fleume.