Casebooks

RN \mres Elis knight/ Hath a nother Daughter y^t was hit yesterday w^th a peece of bred in yorest & her ey ve\r/y mutch swelled. y {sic} she cānot see sent for my counsell what to doe.

RN Goody Blea of this towne Novēb. 10. ♀ h. 9. ant m. 16i5

\hath a loosenes/ burning feaver faynt feeble sent to me for a cordiall

RN The lady Susā longfild \Graye/ march. 16 h {sic} hor. 11. ant m 16i6. sent her wate{r} aguish. melanch hottish weak rising in her stomacke./ |29 y|

RN Agnys Rawlins of Stoake Hāmon 32 y Ap 4. ♀ h. 11. ant m 1617 not sick vryne indiff 3 fig. white Dregs. hart heavy |troubled in her mynd tempted hart heavy| sent Ap 4. ☾ sep a □ h {sic} ap ☌ ♂. yesterday about 6. \♃/ h. 6. p. m 1617

RN M^r Iermyn sent me the butler of Corpus chri colledg. who is foolish by fits & vseth often to laugh & smyle Iuly 31. h {sic} hor. 6. 15 p m 1619 /at this tyme the M^r Iermyn\

M^r Iermyn sent me a letter in the behalfe of sottish mā Butler of Corpꝯ chri colledg & I saw the ty at this tyme. This mā hath \bene/ at some seasons of the yeare distempered in his braynes.

RN Mres Leate sent her {sic} \a letter in the behalfe of her/ daughter Iane who hath for this twelfemonthe bene troubled w^th a swelling about her gr{y}|o|yne sometys appearing & sometyms not but gone first white & 2 months since burning red & hard almost as big as an egge

she layd to it a litle wax & butter & now & then a poultis of milke & a weddensday last was senet it broke about the 12 of Ap desyrous to have my counsell the 20^th of Apr h. 5. 30 pm 1620 It is broken & did run & voyd filthy \yellow/ stuffe

RN S^r Robart Napeir the elder sent for physick for his stone cholick & bloody water & wyndynes of his belly Aprill 13. ☿ h. 6. 30 ant m. 1625. |stone Cholick|

RN Michaell Adams of Over. 43. y. may 31. ☿. h 7. ant m. 1626.

melanch false feares touching sathans illusions fearfulnes of synne |apt to sleepe|¹

M^r Baker wrote in his behalfe

RN The younger gentlewomā mrs \An/ T{illeg}|w|isdon sent me a lett^r Mres An Twisden 20 y Iune 3 h {sic} hor 8. 30 p m 1626

at her stomack

would weare some playster for her backe y^t had a good smell

afrayd to be let blood yet will she sayth henc forth if I will advise her therto.

would have some cōfortable thing to breake wynd for her stomack to digest her meate.

RN I receaved from my lord p^rsid a kind Hon. loving lett^r craving the same pils because his Honour is mutch bound & swelled in his belly & fumeth vp into his head Iune 19 ♂ {sic} h 5. p m. 1628

RN M^r Saynt Hill of Oxford in Corpꝯ chri College. Ap 26 ♂ h 11 ant m. 1631

a Cōsūp feared voydeth mutch flegme

M^r St Hill sent a letter touching his infirmitytee. a great a {certe} cough every night making his throat sore Ap 26 ♂ h. 11. 40 ant m 163i

M^r SaintHill of Corpꝯ Chri in Oxford 30 y Ap 26 ♂ h. 11 ant m 163i

M^r Sainthill of Corpꝯ Chri in Oxford 34 y Ap 26 16 ☿ ♂ h. 11 ant m 163i

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.

RN Charles Lane of Hanslop 13 y the 2 of Octob last sente feb 8 ♀ h. 4. 25 p m 1633

swelled about his necke ever sinc Christās & is broken in 3 t|p|laces & likely to break in another w^th extreme payne in his head & necke feb 8 ♀ h. 4. 25 p m 1633.

RN Iohn Kingstone of serv to the Lord of Lincolne Ap: 12 ♀ h. 2 15 p m 1633. |57 y|

Lame in the soales & ankles of boath feete mutch swelled & red 3 y. |a Dropsy feared| but lately more this halfe yere full of payne

sometymes cā eate litle for 2 or 3 days

I receaved from my Lord of Lincolnes steward a most kind letter.

RN Annys Anne |a poor wench| /13 y\ of Southwick in Northāptonsheere by Owndall |M^r Lynn Esquire wrote in her behalfe| It tooke her 16. Ian 16 fell into her fits of convulsions swonding fits w^th quaking & trēbling Ian 30. ♃ h. 11 ant m 1634 taketh away her speach swoundeth convuls¹

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 M^r furyes servant of Louton very extreeme sick at hart cannot abide talk a water leek the yellowe iaundes. sent to me againe this 4 of Ian. die ♃ h. 8. 52. mi 1599. his former phisick wrought but litle. never vomited but to the ground his m^r {sic} thinketh he hath the yellow iaundish. Thomas Burgen. wery of his life

RN Alce Crowly troubled w^th the ague ever sinc Layten feyre. about 40. every third day keepeth her bed & shaketh sent for a remedye. the 19 of feb. die ☾ h. 11. 1599.

RN M^res Androwes very sicke at the hart ready to die last night: water reasonable good full of scales & motes. sigheth mutch in her sleepe: se thincketh shee shall die suddenly. sent to me this 28 of feb. die ☿ h. 11. 15. 1599. looketh very pale & white. hath whit the {whites}

RN Frauncis Engolsby of Lenborowe. {illeg}|a|bout i0. sick this 5 weekes weddensday or thursday next keepeth his bed ever sinc almost & could nev^r goe fath^r sent his water by his master. Aprill 7. die ♄. h. 5. 45. m p m. 1599 cannot take his wind lyeth on his left syde but cannoot {sic} on his right syde.