Casebooks

RN George Shurdley of haversham 25 yeres old fell sick vppon friday night. v at 8 at night but afterwards grue sicke that night sent to me this i of Octob. 1. die ☉ h. 7. 39. m. ant m. of a high colour & complexion his moth^r feareth a plurisie he is extreeme sicke. 1598. in all his body sick & lims extreeme hot & yet not Drye

RN Thomas Whitson of Shenly 50 yeres sick ever sinc yes tuesday last quærit burneth exceedethly exceedingly & his disease is stronger at some times then othr {sic}. die Octob. 4. die ☿. h. 7. 43|4|. 1598. the newe Disease y^t towne hath bene troubled mutch w^th y^t disease

RN Thom. Whitson at 8. 7. m ant m Octob. 4. die ☿ h. 8. 7. 1598.

RN M^r Tedder of Newp. came to me Octob. 4 die ☿ h. 11. 9. mi. ant m. 1598. but I would not speake w^th hi{m}¹

RN Marget Rowe of Litlington about some 40 36 sick 3 quart of a yere. Octob. 4. die ☿ h. 1. 28. 1598.

RN Ihone Miller a young woman newly maried snce {sic} alhalloutide somewhat sickly but goeth abroad would knewe {sic} wheath^r shee be w^th Child as shee supposeth. Octob. 4. die ☿ ♄ {sic}. 3. 20. not well this quarter of this yere. 41. maried a twelfemonth.

shee came at that time that M^res Rowe sent to me. vid⁊ at 1. 38. mi. but I spake not w^th her vntill 3. 30.

RN Octob. 5. die ♃ h. 8. 50. mi I wrote a letter to the cōmissary in the behalfe of Goody Gadstone of Rawneson who is mutch Disquieted by the vicer M^r P. {sic} t Tricket for payment of tithes I d{eman}d {sic} Demaund what successe this is leekly to obtayne 1598. h. 8. 45. mi. ant m

RN An Goodin of Emmerton maried about 48. sinc whitsontide ill at her hart & then her back ready to teare a {sic} her harte & exceeding thirsty & Drye. Octob. 5. die ♃ h. 2. it tooke her lame in her leg

RN An Goodin of Emmerton Oct. 5. die ♃. h. 2. p m. 1598.

RN Ihone Hull of Newport of 46 yees {sic} for the rising of her & greeping of her hart by fits shee hath had it a longe time: somewhat leek an impost ready to stop her wind & can hardly swallowe her spittle. Octob 5. die ♃. h. 3. {illeg}|5|0. p m. 1598. arising leeke the mother.

RN at this time a mead of newport y^t had not her courses

RN Margeret Brace of Carington about 30 yeres old. Octob 6 die ♀ h 1|9|. \9/. 38. sick for this 3 weekes. 1598. speachles & almost Dead. about a fortnight a goe. & did bleed wonderfully

this woman sente vnto me by the vicar of Crowly but I would give her nothing vntill I had spoken w^th some y^t knew the state of the woman the vicar sent Iohn ball. the woman mended p^rsently vppon it.

RN Elisabeth Knight \of Olnye/ the daughter of will: Knight 14 yeres old at w a fortnight afore whitsontide wheeseth & ratleth in her chest & it gathereth more & more to her hart shee hath had it ever sinc shee was borne but troubled w^th it more this moneth then ever before. 6 of Octob. die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 10. 15. m. 1598.

RN M^res Blundell went w^th her Daughters water w^c was white as milke & very thick & muddy to have his opinion Octob. 6. die ♀ h. 11. 38. 1598. it hath Diverse colours & white & yallowe in the middle & stone in bottom

RN M^res Rowe came to Newport & sent Goodmā Cowly of Newport to request me to come vnto her for shee hath a sore legs exceedingly swollen & nothing broken out they glister. Octob. 9. die {☾} h. 11. 30.¹

RN Anthony Smith for his sons Daughter 4 yeres old very exceeding sleepy can eat nothing keepeth her bed looketh pale. cōplayneth of her hed & her mouth sore & cannot swallowe. Octob. 10|1| die ♂ ♄ {sic}. 11. 25|0|. 1598.

RN at this time M^res Rowe sent to me to come to her.

RN Elisabeth Rowle Sowle of Lowton 50 yeres old sick first began to be sicke vppon the 3 of Octob. cam at night came t sent her husband to me shee hath bene full of ache a long time & hath kept her bed ever since Octob. 11 die ☿ h. 7. 45. 1598

RN Susan Blundell toke her fit by some foolish vision & sight at what time she laughed & sawe Goody Greene & goody Nichols flinging of trenchers & when it tooke her as they say shee cryed out vppon Goody Barnwell. the 13 of Novemb. die ♄. h noctis circ 12 1596.

Susan Blundell

RN her daught^r moved for her selfe for her back & hart long that shee hath not her courses but onc this twelf monthe.