Casebooks

RN An Haman 56 of litle brickhill: sick ever sinc Christmas not hart sick but swollen in her body & in her legs & very stiffe sent to me by her husband. Martij 22. die ♃ ♄ {sic}. 1. 10. 1599. very costive & as if shee were st{oun}ge & cannot rise except shee be lifted. very cold & stiffe & short winded & leekely to die 1599.

RN M^r Edmunds for his wife of Shenly 56. troubled w^th the winde cholick w^th gripings & pruckins {sic} & very sick a very good water at 18 of may. die ♀ h. 1. p m. 1599. /& a great coughe\

RN Williā Ashon of Wicken 50 y. for a stitch in his right syde & above his huckle bone & a gryping & a swellinge in his belly leeke a winde cholicke feb first. die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 1. 30 p m 1600

GJ Anne Stoakes of Ockley in Bedfordshere 50 y. Ian. 17 ☾ ho 1. 45 p m

a noyse in her head. Deafenes

RN M^r Henry Berry of Cranfild A 4|5|0 y Apr 16 ☿ h. 1 p m 1606. noyse & deafens {sic}

RN S^r Arth Throck for his lady march 13 {sic}. ☾ h. 2 \1. 45./ p m 1618 a payne & stuffing in her head w^th a weaknes & werynes in all her body & a heate in her hands & feete.

RN Mres G|I|enyson of Archester 57 y Aug 7. ♀ ☾ h. 1. 30 p m 1620 very shortwyded/¹ |Asci{ter} & cōsūption.|

RN M^r Rich West of Weston 55 y novēb 19 h. 1. p m 1625

always sorely troubled w^th the bleeding emrods

RN M^r Ogles for his kinswomā march 21. ♀. h. 1. 45 p m 1617

he writeth to know mye opinion & iudgment touching his kinswomā.

desyrous to have her brought over to me.

her stomack worse sleepeth litle. is sometyms vppon a sudden tormented w^th sweat & then p^rsently cold. her mynd is to come over vnto me./

RN Goody Rider of newport 50 y decēb. 6 ☾ h. 1. 38 p m 1619

It tooke her 3 weekes sinc & hath bene speachles almost 3 weekes. eateth well. lame in her right syde |she took it w^th a cold tooke it w^th a cold|

the dead palsy

RN An Samuel \of Ascot y^t is/ of Wing paish {sic} 50|i| y march 4 ☾ h. 1. p m 1622. |hot red eyes. & rū w^th water. 2 yers but esp w^thin this halfe yere./ taken w^th any litle cold.|

RN M^r Iohn fil f \phe \p|T|heede {sic} |Theede|// of Libborne of Moulton par{ish} 55 y Decēb 2. ♀ h. 1 p. m. 163i /voydeth mutch flegme\¹

RN M^r Tho. Shepp|h|eard of Maldon in bedford shere 53. August 26 die ♂ {sic} hora p {sic} 1. 50 p m. 1601¹

RN The lady Twisden of London 51. y. may 27 h {sic} hor. 1 p. m 1626

by her sleeping & scouring she hath nutch {sic} mended sinc S^r will wrote Last y^t is thursday last.

yet the last night was more troublesome then before

this Day cōplayneth of a sournes rising out of her stomake supposeth y^t a vomyt would doe her good yet dare not to adventur it by reason of her weaknes & scowring. w^ch we dare not to stay seing the goodnes of it yet fyndeth no aptnes to cast but a soure belching

desyreth a nother box of the pils 10 and an answ to his lett & to this.

The lady Twisden of London may 27 h 1. p m 1626

very weake & feeble yet sitteth vp & eateth p^rty well. scoureth mtch {sic} hath a soure belching yet no aptnes to cast.

would know wheath^r fit to give her a vomyt considering her \great/ weaknes & sither her scouring Doth her so mutch good craveth an answere to his forme & to this Letter also.

wheath^r any other course for mending of the sourenes will not helpe w^th out a vomyt.

RN The Lady Tyrrell of Thorneton. 56 y Ian 17|8| {sic} 18 ♃ h. 1. p m. 1627

craveth my Consayle for her rheme & cough teeth gone & wasted

RN M^r Pyland of London Decēb 4. ☾ h. 1. p m 1626

nō habet ad vxor erect sat effic

RN Robart Hodges of Greenefild 50 a marid man nev^r had child. hath purchased a ground of 2 Hundred pound & the next yere following was troubled w^th som ill thing or two as big as mice w^thin his shoulders w^ch when he bruised he was wonderfully prucked {sic}

RN Iohn fleete of Singleborowe ab 54. for his speach & the hoarsnes therof. when he is thorowe hot. his spittle hot & salt & sower. some times in his Chest & hed & minde w^th crosses. Apr. 21 die ♄ h. 1. 30. p m. p m. {sic} 1599. w^th losse of frends & breakes of covenantꝭ w^th his wifes frinds greeve not.

RN M^r Bayly of Northhampton. 40 y a batcheler. novemb. 9. ☿ hor 1. 15. p m. 1603.

a great thirst nothing will quench his thirst.

a very grosse fat mā.

M^r Baylye of northāpton 55 y novēb {9} {sic} 9. ☿ h. 1. 15 p m 1603.

RN Goody Miller of our towne. 50 y. Decēb. 6 ☾ hor 1. 15. p m. 1602. a stitch & gryping over her syde & back & belly