Casebooks

U[1611–2] May. 16. d. ♃. ho. 8. ant. m. 16111

Isbel Hopkins was here before April. 25. April. 25. a hard swelling in her belly. to whome I only prescribed a mollifying pultis./

RN Thomas Whooton of lathbury 26 y. a batcheler Iune 11 ♀ hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1602 for a swelling & benūmyng in his armes & breaking out.

RN Mres Neale sent to tell me y^t shee was wonderfully hoven boath before & aft^r her physick & greeped Ap 17 die ♃ h. 8 ant m. 1600

RN M^r Robart Adams of Swāburne. 60 y. feb. 2{illeg}|6|. ☾. h. 9. 15 ant m 16i6 |swelled in his body.|

RN my ladyes Daught^r cōplyneth of a sorenes in her bellye. & is somewhat harde.

RN Iohn Dudley of Woufton of y^e Greene 27 y Aug 12. ♃ h. 8. 45 ant m 1613. |very man̄gy skyn p{illeg}|ee|leth of lane {sic} & Did swell.|

RN Elis. Austyn of Ashton by Own{dle} 34 y Sept 20 ♃ h. 11. 39 ant m 1632 |face & body swelled|

RN Nicholas yerbe of Potters Perry 25 y a batcheler on y^t dwelt w^th Rive of o^r towne 6 weekes henc novēb. 27 ♂ h. 10. 50 ant m 1604.¹

RN Iohn Godfrey of Shenly 60 y sept 14. ♀ hor. 9. 1604 for a swelling in his legs.

he was here on weddensday last about 3 of the clocke. Iohn Byrde did let him blood.

but is ill still.

RN Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs y^t on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

RN Iohn Smyth of Milton Harnes 80 y Martij 31. ☿ hor 9. 40 ant m 1602.

for a great swelling in his bodye legs & armes & hands very hot.

RN Mres fayth Gybbes 50 sent to me againe the 5 of May. for a stiffnes in t & swelling & knobbes in t her wrest & inside of her wrests & hands, for a paine in her sinewes an {sic} an ache in her bones, hands & knees. altering from place to place. die ♄. h. 10. 30 m ant m. 1599.

RN Mres An Barber of Kensworthe 46|5| y. sept 28. ☿ hor 9. 16|5|. ant m 1603.

was borne {illeg} {sic} on a {tuds} \shrovesōdaye/ after noone. an hour betwixt 4 & 5. /hath often bene let blood sicknes gone this 4 yeres.\ |extreeme hot. casteth vp sometymes leek whitꝭ of egge. sometymes blacke stuffe.|

Mres An Barber sept 28 ☿ hor. 9. 15 ant m. 1603. strangly handled w^th her stomack burning & gnawing & then an intolerable paine of her hed for 20 houres not well for 40 houre & then it cōmeth once in a weeke in the wynter. & aft^r hath a swelling & a gnawing in the calfꝭ of her legs.

RN Thomas Gardner of Dunsanger of 62 yeres old y^t pissed blood & was mended by the herbꝭ y^t I sent him in a receipte. sinc y^t time had on Waly who hath w^th his Clisters Done him litle good but is swollen in his belly w^c is growen very harde. & mutch payned in his share & can make but a litle water halfe a sponefull at a time would knowe wheath^r leekly to die or live. went not to ground sinc munday last about 12 a clocke sent to me this 18 of Apr. die ☿. h. 7. ant m 1599 burneth in his yarde.