Casebooks

RN Sara Willet M^r Edgertons servant 18 y. Ap 12 die ♄ h. 10 ant m. 1600 paynd in her bellye w^th a grypinge/

RN On of Cosgrave for a great belly a mead sept 22|3| ♀ hor. 2. 25 p m 1603.

Elisabeth Clarke 24 of Cosgrave servant to the old widow Emmerson sept 23 ♀ hor 2. 25 p m 1603

RN M^r Styrop my lords man at the same tyme for a raw stomacke a bad belly rheumaticke./

RN Edward Gardiner serv to my lord Dormer 60 y Ap. 12 ♀ h. 1|8|. ant m. 16i6 |a dropsy scurvy belly huge & big.|

RN M^r Dawson the kep of my lords wardrope his serv. novēb. 18 h. 8. ant 30. ant m. 1606 for a gowte in his hāds & feete/

M^r Sterope the Regist^r  ascaridibꝯ. belly 32 y novēb. 18. ♂ h. 9. ant m. 1606.

M^r dawson & m^r Sterope.

m|th|e {sic} lady Brooke

RN Iohn Holmes the lady Morysons clarke Ap 7 ☾ h. 11. 50 ant m 1617.

Iohn Holmes clarke of the citchin 32|4|. y. Ap. 7. ☾. h. 11. 30 ant m 1617. serv to S^r Charles. Ap 1617. hath had an ague sinc the 12 of septēb. to the first of march. sinc an extree {sic} cold w^ch still cōtinueth w^thout remedy. hed & stomack payned every morning his belly is swelled. as if it would breake. {illeg} {sic} he tooke physick the 26 of march & therfore d|b|eing very loose desyreth no physick.

RN Alce Bruer kinswomā to M^r Rob. Paule paster of harrold 23 y Iuly 11. ☿ hor. 3. p m 16i0. ague & wormes belly

RN Ione Longe of Astwood 20. y. taken yesterday in her bodye after a strange maner. y^t shee cannot make water greeepeth {sic} her bellye & cryeth w^th it & cannot sleepe. Septemb. 5. die ☿ h. 6. 45. ant m. 1599. /her fathers servant gote her w^th Child but her fath^r would not let him marry her./\

RN Rich Carter of Althrop \S^r/ |Iohns Spence\r/s man.| 32 y. Iune 3. ♀ hor. 1. 30 p m. 1603.¹²

RN M^r write of \mynister.// {illeg}|of| Bedford. A {sic} 36 y Aug 30. ♃ h. 10. 20 ant m 162i a great payne gryping in his bellye

M^r Write of Bedford 36 y Aug. 30 ♃ h. 10 25 ant m 162i

RN Thomas Parker of hartwell. a butcher. 40 y Decēb {4}|5| ☾ hor 10. 15. ant m. 1603.¹

RN M^r Isaac Lake secretary to S^r Will Andrews 23. y. novēb Decēb 1. h {sic} hor 8. 15 ant m 1632 |back & belly full of wynd|

RN Radolp: french. 46. s minister of Stock hamon. 9 of november. die ♃. h. 11. 45. 30. for his reume & his wife. arising frō his belly to his chest leeke led hard & hoven in his belly full of winde |1598|

an his wife an ach & gydines in her hed.

RN M^r Robert Iackmā of wing a yere {sic} the a yere sinc the 4 of Iune last 1631 being satt h 9. 30 ant m but it was brought to me Aug 18 h {sic} hor. 2. 25. p m. 1632

a drye cough that he cānot sleepe a big belly wasted in the flesh |was very fat & is nutch {sic} pynd by a nource y^t was w^th child| child was p^rsent /A Consūption feard\¹

RN Gryphen Courteens a shepheard of our towne had the bloody flix two days stop w^th \oak/ barke boyle broyled on a grydyron & beaten to pouder & drōke.

after had sloes & {illeg}|s|odden drōke the water & eate the slowes hath a {sic} great & a posset made w^th alloum w^ch stayd his flix nowe hath a great payne ever since in his belly novemb 8 ☾ h 10 ant m 1602.

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. ☿. h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheath^r the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child p^rsent w^th goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

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.

RN M^r Hudsons man for his master tooke a fall at Tiddington frō a house & fell downe. may 13 ☾ h. 10. 15 ant m 1611 & he felt on his hed belly swelleth & legs.

RN on of M^r \r|S| Henry/ longfilds men for his extreme payne in the huckbone & overth{roa}th his belly at Stony stratford Apr 11 ♀ h. 4. 20. p m 1606.

RN Christofer White of Weston a sheapheard for the winde cholicke and a payne y^t lyeth all overthwarte his bellye septemb. 8 die ♄. hor 8. 12. minutes ant m. 1599

hart stomack & bowels.