Casebooks

RN Roger Walthorne of london natus Ian. 23. ♃ h. 8 p m 1605: troubled mutch w^th swoundings

RN Iohn freemā halfe a yere old march 14|5|. ☿. h. 4. 25 p m 1609

troubled w^th often swounding.

RN Iohn flint halfe a yere old. Ap 18 h {sic} hor. 4 p m 1612

swoundeth & falleth often times a daye/

RN Thomas franckling of Marston 5 y Ian. 6. ☉ h. 9. 1605.

this child Did swound 2 or 3 nightꝭ & will eate nothinge.

RN Rogar Walthorne londinensis natus Ian 23. ♃ h. 8. p m 1605|6|: troubled w^th swounding

wheather he have the falling sicknes & what to be done & wheath^r the nurse to be charged

rectificatū  animodar

RN Elis Harly of Oakely a yers {sic} old Ian. 4 ☾ h. 10. 30 ant. m 1618 {sic}.

It swoundeth often 5 tȳes a fortnight or a weke betwixt |teeth feared|

onc in a month or 3 weekes it swoundeth & then sleepeth & still is mery.

RN Elis Butler of Litlington halfe a yere old Ian. 5 h {sic} ho 1. 45 p m 1605. a great cough & cold & swoundeth

RN Katheron lane of lowton 4 y Aug 29. ☿ h. 10. 40 ant m 16i0 apt to swound & worst after night & hath a hoping cough.

RN Will: Alesson of Lowton. 2 y the 14 of febr last ♃ about on of the clock lame & wea{ke} could onc stande.

now cānot yet will eate./

RN March. 13. ♂ in y^e morning about 7 fell into a convulsive swonding fits & had 4 sore fits

RN Agnys Lynnell of Dayntry 2 y & thre quaters {sic} nata Aug 16 at 2 in y^e morning {illeg}|t|hen was 2 y & better may 21 ☾ h. 10. 30 ant m. 1632

weake limbs cā not goe nor speake sinc it was bone {sic} hath the sences well¹

RN M^r William Chester was borne vppon Easter monday about 4 of the clock p m. this Child is f {sic} very small faynt feble of a longe visage hath not the vse of his lims but specially of his legs to goe natus āno dni 1596. 12 Apr. die ☾ h. 4 p m. 1596.

RN Ralphe Harte of snā 2 y novemb. 19 h {sic} hor 11. 30 ant m 1603.

the child will not take any thing faynt & pyneth scoureth mutch sickned tuesday was 3 weekes

borne a moneth a fore miklemas last 2 yeres on a tuesday aft^r n a fore sun rising halfe an houres

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 Rob favell very weak g{athes} no strenght. & goeth crosse legs other wise not & his legs & body pyne Aug 1|2|0 ♀ h. 11 45 ant m 1624

3 y ch{rim}{illeg}|{s}| {sic} Christmas the sonday senet before Christmas h. 12. 30 in y^e morning very early

RN Iohn fisher a yere old borne on Barth eve was a twelfmonth being ☾. h. 10 30 at|p| m. 1626.

fell sick on thursday Last w^th strong fits swonding & putting out the tongue now the \violent/ fits gone hath a burning feaver

It fell sick sept 28 ♃ h. 12. 1626.

RN a young gentlemā of my lord Ruthens acquanetanc octob. 25. ♀. h. 9 ant m 16i6. |M^r Coaple| /{he}d light.\ /new ague every day.\ |{s}orely tormēted w^th a burning feaver wits decayed hed light & gydy|

RN a litle child halfe yere old swoundeth & fometh as one having the falling sicknes. vexed w^th many convulsive fits Decēb 30 ♂ h. 11 ant m. 1623.

goody Huccot next neighbour suspected

U[1628–30] Thomas write {illeg} was borne on \the next/ satterday at night after on michelmus was twelmounth, betweene a 11 or 12 at|or| i3, a Clock but cam to me at 1 of clock, y^e 14^th: of march 1630./

had a quiuorin & sounding on michelmus last & 3 Dayes the after y^e small pox & then at shroftide & this last night had 3 fitts after the same manner a boue saide, being y^e 13^th Day complaines on the head & heauie & apt to sleepe

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.