Casebooks

RN Iudith & Mary Aldermā of Bedford borne decēb 29 ♂ h. 6. ant m 1618. \{natæ gemellæ}/

RN Will: Iackson of Oln{y} 24 weekes old Aug 27. ☿ h. 9 20 ant {m} 1628

Will. Iackson 20 weekes old of Olny Aug 27. ☿ h: 9. 25 ant m 1628

RN my lord Mordants litle child ten weekes on satt last it was borne the 19 of marh {sic} last betweene 10 & 11 in y^e morning. it was healthfull vntill weddensday last. may 25. h. 4. 30 ant m it was taken w^th a stretching out of the arms a galling of the eys & skryking & trēbling of all tes vppon may 26. it had 3 fits 2 in y^e morning. & on at noone. & hath an arising in y^e throte w^ch is seene & felt. & by holding downe by hand hath some ease & it riseth moore. the left syde of the throate. sent to me Iune 2. ♃ h. 8 ant m. 1625.

GJ Anne Dennys of Shendly a quarter old. Octob. 3. ☾ ho. 8 45 a. m. a twinne.

GJ Iohn Peerce of this towne 12 weekꝭ old Novemb. 3 ♃ ho. 4. 20 p. m. 1603

williā Dodson of Eaton a month old. Apr. 29. ♃. h. 1. 20. p m 1630

Elizab. williams of Stoppleford 34. y. Apr.

williā Dodson

{T}ho. Slade of Thorlye 12. w. {D}ecemb. vlt ☾. h. 3. p m. 1632

{T}he Lady Hazelwood of Maydwell sent {fo}r her Childe \Robt Hazelwood/ beeing a month olde. Ian. 10. ♃. h. 11. 50. ant m. 1633

SRN One Leate of Badby for his Child 3 quarters of a yeare old eodem tempore.

for the fitts of y^e Epilepsy

RN Alce Buttyphant of Chichly borne a fortnight a fore Miklemas day on {sic} a tuesday on wedensday even about an houre or 2 after sonset pater  filio {sic} came to me almost dead on sct Thomas eve. troubled w^th the Chin cough. Decemb 30. die ♄. h. 1. 53. 1598 w^th a hooping ready to stoppe her wind now it falleth into a bleeding at the nose

RN Thomas Malcot of Bydnā 8 weekes Ap 28 ☿ h 11. ant m 1619

swelled ever sinc he was borne but swelleth more & more face hands & cods & swoundeth often {illeg}|b|orne fryday night about on in y^e morning. last fryday

nata {sic} feb 26. ♀ h ♀ h. 13. p m. 1619

RN Thomas Homemā \of Stonystratford \Newport// 10 weekes old next Monday betwixt 5 & 6 in y^e morning borne & fell sick on monday last at mydnight or before g{naw}ed & hath strong fits of convulsion & sweateth mutch, face hands & full of sweat orderly to stoole

RN Agnys Lane of Lowton was here w^th me three quarters old Ap 14 ☾ h. 2. p. m. 1623 /had a great cough hard belly pyned & consumed\

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.

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

RN Williā Perry of Woulverton halfe a yere old. sick of a hot ague skriketh & starteth. Was bound & nowe is loose. Doth cough sore Ian. 31. die ♃ h. 7. 30. ant m 1600

RN Mres Alice Iēmings of Offley. S^r Rich Spencers Daught^r for her child. of halfe a yere old {o}|D|\o/rothy Iennings Ap 3. ♃ h. 10 ant m. 1617

I receaved a letter

1 first pe{r}ydays left behind

2 how the pouder is to be vsed

3 wheath^r Dragon water be to be vsed

4 the cap & w of pa & wheath^r it may be left of.

5 to send her oliban’ ℥ij sterny ℥ß. /starteth in her sleepe\

wheath^r to forbeare the sucke. suckes well sleepes well is sol{u}{s}

RN Robart Lucas of Adstock almost an yere old doth skrike wonderfully. & is ill handled mutch Costive & it payneth him mutch when he goeth to stoole Octob. 19 die ♀ h. 12. 30 1599.

RN Thomas Malins the child of Will Malins not well sinc Christ. costive skremes skriketh & cryeth y^t they cannot still him. very costive. exceeding hot. 17 weekes old. Ian. 16. die ☿ h. 2. 30 p m. 1600

GJ George Peerson of Kempson 13 weekꝭ Iuly 13. ☿. ho. 9. 20 a m 1603

On friday last about 5 of the clocke in the afternoone he fell sicke and hath a great scowring.

Quærit vtꝝ victurus sit necnè pater sine consensu.