Casebooks

RN Andrew Knighte of Newport 36. for the winde cholicke this moneth. & stone red sand & changeth it into blood as big as a {fe}tch somewhat yellowe. forced to \purge/ fleme yellowe Chollour in great abundanc right syde of the reanes of his back & so rūneth to the bottome of his belly. vrine hot & cōplexion w^thout the fit. Novemb. 8. die ☿ h. 3. 2. 52. m. p m. 1598. extreeme payne in side & backe.

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 Margaret Archer of Calverton’ 34 yeres quærit remediū 7 of novemb die ♂ ♄ {sic}. 9. 6. mi. 1598 shee hath her bene maried this 20 yere nev^r had child shee hath them every three weekes but after thick of hearing stopt in the chest meate hath not his passage Downe a cold body & stomacke.

RN Elis. Harley of newporte 24 y. s {sic} Octob. 2. ♂ hor 7. ant m. 1604. very hot & thirstye.

RN Mr Peter Androw for his mother \wife/ 50 y Aug. 17. ♃ h. 10. 20 ant m 1609 slepeth ill thirsty

RN Mres Elisabeth Pots 40. of Charlegrave Martij 26. ♀ hor 1. 45. 50. p {sic}¹

RN Ihone Persivall of Lo{illeg} 35 yeres about 20 weekes amisse. short winded. hot in her stomack shee hath broken out in her face w^th a flushing heate. payne in her hed her neighbours tell her y^t shee may be breeding of child.. 16 of novemb. die ♃. h. 1.. 1598. broke out in her nose &|f|ace & chin w^th pimpels.

RN M^r wylson 37 y Ap 21. ♀ h. 4 p. m. 1615. a gentlemā mayed {sic} 7 yers /rather 4. 45 p m 1615\

would know wheather y^t it ceedeth of heat or cold. being sometymes very hot & sometymes very cold./ mutch disposed to bleeding. rūneth outwardly.

M^r wylson by willing 37 y Ap 21. ♀ h 4. p m 16i5

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 Thomas Smyth of Newnā 5|6|0 y. Apr. 27 h {sic} hor. 6. 30 ant m. 1611. /his name bloodsucker.\¹²

RN Elisab. Mead servant of 22 y of Newp. craveth a remedy for her deafnes & paine of her head the 8 of Aug die ♂ h. 7. 4 {2}|5| mi. ant m.

RN Richard Gray of Tocetour for his dead Palsy. my lady Farmers servant once.

GJ Novemb. 26. ♀ ho. 3. 45 p m. ♃

RN came for my lady farmers childe w^ch dyed. /GJ the next morowe\

RN S^r Henry Longeville of Woulverton \50/ Iuly|n|e {sic} Iune 22 ☿ {sic} h. 9 ant m 1620 /leg swelled w^th red spots the Scurvy.\

D^r Astly warden of Alsoules Colledge in Oxford 63. y. Apr. 13. 1. 20. ☾. p. m. 1629

1 Had a colde & an extreame Cough a weeke afore shouetyde {sic} w^ch did much shake & macerate his Body & was freed both of colde & Cough w^thin 3 weekes after. findes a defect in his digestion, in the liuer as hee feareth, w^ch heretofore hath much anoyed him.

2. is \hath beene/ very costiue (saueinge for 3 dayes last past) w^th some forcem^t thereto, yet his Body is temporate for heate & colde.

3 hee is not much thirsty saue at meales;

4 hee sleepes indifferent well, 5 or 6 houres in the night at beast.

5 his stomack seemeth to bee quieted when hee suppeth posset drinke

6 This is his Clymatericall yeare, beeinge 63 yeares at Alhollowetide last.

7 hee desires to knowe howe his Liuer may bee releeved & howe his Body may be loosened.

8 His was water ordinarily keepes in a reasonable lowe Coulour.

9 Hee feares y^t his Body (beeinge old & weake) will not much abide Phisike./

10 his dyet com̄only is veale & broth. & sometimes mutton, his drinke is small Be{e}re

vide April. 13.

D^r Astley warden of Alsolue {sic} Coll. in Oxon 63. y. Apr. 13. ☾ h. 2|1|. 20. p. m. 1629.

RN An Middleton 10 yeres old a week afore Miklemas sick miserablely handled w^th her fits. the 20 of decemb^r die ☿ at 6 in the morning. borne the 12 of Decēb. 1588. die ♃ betwixt 1. & 2 morning. her fathr {sic} enquireth what may be the cause of her disease. in her owne p^rsence. the 5 of feb: die ☾. h. 7. 30. ant m. 1599. of a white pale colour leane wellooking water very good. every day many fits. & on friday & weddensday. it maketh her knock stamp strick her hands a great cough /this figure I set in there p^rsence.\

RN Agnes holman of Newport for a sore reume in her teeth. w^ch prick gnawe throb & make her spit mutch & perisheth her teeth but els feeleth no great payne Decēb. 18 die ♂. h. 9. 3|4|0. ant m. 1599. /29. y.\

RN Katheron Lord of Kempson 17 y. / sick sinc St Thomas Eve very short winded. Ian. 19 die ♄ h. 11. ant m. 1600

RN Alce Nickles of Stony stratford 60|2| y. maij 8 die ♀ hor. 11. ant m 1601.

troubled w^th the stone & wynd cholicke.

M^r Edward Miles of Oxford. 57. y. Aug. 29. ☉. h. 1. 20 p m. 1630

Sent for somethinge for his Consumption

RN Goody Shephead of Olnye 30 y Iune. 15. h {sic} hor. 2. 30 p m 1622

left syde like a stitch as if her {sic} bod it did h{an}t her bodye.