Casebooks

RN Elisabeth Sandons the daught^r of Iohn Sandon ded & deted & moth^r. her vnkle came for her at Woulverton 9 yeres old amisse this fortnight they suppose it to have bene an ague. very sleepy & Drowsy. cōplayneth of her hed & belly. Novemb. 17. die ♀ h. 10. 15. mi. 1598.

RN Elisabeth White \h {sic} of the red lion./ 29|8|. maried this 8 yeres her youngest child is weaned. of Newport a paine in her hed & looketh very ill. not hart sicke very pale. her water a yellowe puddle thick water shee knoweth not wheath^r shee brea|e|d child or noe amisse this weeke. 22 of March. die ♃. h. 8. 15. ant m. 1599.

RN Cornelius Harvy of Newporte 25. amisse this fortnight in his hart & belly leeke a stitch on weddensday last very ill w^th it Martij 23 die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 1. 55. 1599.

RN Agnes Gooding of Milten 48. amisse since Christmas & ariseth at her harte ready to mak her swounde 28 of March die ☿ h. 8. 15. 1599.

RN Alce Clarke of North Crowly about 50 48. Ap. 20. die ♀ h. 4. 1599 amisse this fortnight.

Will Clarke not well in his chest & harte very short winded.

RN Goody nuemā of fardingoe thre mils frō Banberye. 4{illeg}|6| y Sept 5. ☾. h. 3. 20 p m. 1608. amys a longe tyme troubled in her stomacke cānot Digest any meate but Doth cast her meate aft^r shee hath eaten it or els fyndeth no ease Doth keepe her bed./ they doe watch her.

RN Old Sūner of Woulv^rton Decēb. 27 ♀. h. 8. 30. ant m. 1611 80 y

fortnigt amis frō lame frō the short ribs t|d|owne to his knes & cā take no rest but is mightely tormented as on y^t were taken.

RN Elisabeth Chester 34 yeres cold in her armes & neck bone Mart. 12. {sic} 48. 50. 1599. & her sonn will who is amisse in her|is| lims who cannot stand & looketh weakly.

RN Agnes Hoton. 7 yeres on sct Valentines eve being sunday amisse in her lims & tounge & feete & hath no sence nor feeling therin at first shee did fall for 2 or 3 dizeases. now hath lost the senc & vse of her lims

She cryeth & mutch cōplayneth o {sic} May the 12. die ♄. h. 10. ant m. 1599. pater et mater  filia quærūt remediū. det igitur pater cælestis  multis et magnis miserationibꝯ suis. at all times most cold. Costive.

GJ Williā Armefield of Lathbury 30 y. feb. 10. ☿ ho. 9. 5. a m. 1608 Amisse this sevenight holdꝭ him in his chest and head. coughes his flesh trembles.

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 Will: Seere of haversham. 53 yeres old sitteth vp by the fier, very stiffe & hardly to {ground} onc in 24 houres complayneth of his body & lims & legs most in on of his sides all over his left syde ever sinc March last: first amisse not able to goe over the Dore threshall. sinc Alhalloutide. sent his wife to me Decēb. 21. die ♃. h. 12. 45. 1598. on of his legs the left wonderfully swelled. a very diseased body & hath had a greate cough.¹

RN Isbell Linwell servant to Thomas Buncher of Paulus Perrye 30 yeres old nor fath^r nor moth^r a hie colourd wate woman & sweateth hart swollen in the body & legs. & chest faynte y^t shee can do no worke hed & hart beateth. 27 of March die ♂ h. 1. 30 p m. 1599. short winded hath bene amisse this 3 weekꝭ {wak}heth

RN fayth Gibbes of Wicken 46. amisse in her sinewes cannot gripe any thing w^th her hands so feeble & weake sometimes in hir feete & knees all swollen & keepe there naturall colour. of a good cōplex. & light harte. sent to me this 26 of Ap. h. 9. 30. ant m. 1599. a great paine in her armes. could not cut her meate.

RN Katheron Allen at Newport 50 yeres old. amisse this {illeg} yeres assone as shee was delivered of a child paynd in her hed. & swollen in her face. aremes {sic} legs hoven in her body sweateth & her hed & neck & syde loketh very hie & is specled. short winded & faynte. March 27. die ♂ h. 11. 30. 1599

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.