Casebooks

RW M^ris Bayly of steeple Claydon. y. 57. d. ♂ h. 10. ant m Martij 21. 1620. A great cold; & wheesinge. cannot now for iij or iiij dayes endure to rest vpon her left side. /RN a great cough\

RN my ladye fortiscue of Saldon sent for a quart of bugloes wat^r decē{b} 20 ♀ h. 12. 1605.

& h|M|res francis fortiscue greene sicknes left syde cough

RN Alce Slingsbee of Mylton. 26 y Ian 15 ☾ h. 10. 20 2{0} 20. 20. {sic} ant m 1627¹

RN Mres Androws of Alce 2|3|6 y. novēb. 5. ☾ h. 4 p m. 1627 temes {sic} stopt Left syde melanch fleg.

RN Goody Harys of our towne for a stitch vnder her left syde a fortnight cā scarce take her breath may 28 ♃ h. 1. p m 1629

RN Iane Mocket ny {sic} serv. 48. y. Iune: 23. ♃ h. 1. p m. 163i /a payne in her left syde shortwȳded\

RN Rich fish^r of Milton Makums servant payned in y^e left syde & cannot take his wind. 22 y. febr. 22. die ♀ h 11. ant m. 1600

RN Ellen Robarts at 8. 30 mi a stitch on her side & goeth downe to her flancke ready to stop her winde.

RN Robart Purrier of Cranfild hath a stitch in his left syde and a litle cough. but nothing cōmeth frō him but blood. since satterday night: 30. a widower febr. 27. die ☿ h. 9. 15 ant m 1600

RN Ihone Bishop. of 3|5|0 yeres Pery. a widowe noe child. Martij 8 die ♃. h. 1. 55 p m. 1599. in her chest & right side short winded. about her hart & throot

RN Iohn Brookes 24 yeres a batcheler: servant to goodmā Sympson spitteth bloode & hath a hie colour payned vnder his side hath a cough. feareth a plurisye. Apr. 23 die ☾ h. 8. 30. m. p m {sic}. 1599 a very good water but very mutche.

RN frauncis Hawkins of great Horwood 14|5| y Octo. 3. ☿ hor. 12. 1604.

backe & sydes rūning vp & downe over sinc mydsomer. goeth vp & down very short wyded bloweth thick as on y^t should det out of the world & looketh pale.

RN Chrystopher Stratton of Houghton bedford 58 y Iune 27. ☾ h. 7|8|. ant m. 1608.

backe & sydes sore cā scarce take wynd costive. sick this 8 weeke taken w^th making of hay {coc}ke beaten to grounde w^th a ladder. & {mudd.}

RN Decēb 8 h {sic} hor 12 \p m 1632/ in the night taken w^th a stitch & a cough vnder the right syde

RN Frauncis Engolsby of Lenborowe. {illeg}|a|bout i0. sick this 5 weekes weddensday or thursday next keepeth his bed ever sinc almost & could nev^r goe fath^r sent his water by his master. Aprill 7. die ♄. h. 5. 45. m p m. 1599 cannot take his wind lyeth on his left syde but cannoot {sic} on his right syde.

RN Peter Chalfonte 25 y. maried sept 25. ♄ hor 11. 45. ant m 1602 had a great s {sic} bruise frō a fall of a horse & spitteth white corruption every f{oot}e feareth the wasting of his lungs lyeth most in his left syde. & is troubled w^th yellow choler. ready to stop his breath.

RN Ione Coo serv. to the lady Tyrringhā 23 y Iuly. 12 ♃. h 10. 45. ant m. 16i0 2 days sick mutch payned vnder her syde. & hath a litle cough. & hed wonderfull ill.

RN Iane Rhead. 16. y. of Simpson octob. 21. ♂ h. 1. p m. 1617

casteth mutch cōpl everywhere but specially her left syde ever sinc satterday & hath a very short cough. w^th great pricking in her left syde & every where sayth y^t her stitch will kill her

RN Will: Devearell of Swāburn 42 y Iuly 28. {h} {sic} ☿ h. 5 30 p m 1619 every d{ay} {sic} day ill sinc satterday but worse some day then other a flushing heate is vp in the mydl of the day sleepeth litle. a stitch vnder his right syde / doth make him cough a litle.

Dorothy Harrison of Cranfeild 24. y. Decemb. 19. ☾. h. 1. 50. p m. 1631.

much troubled w^th her back. cannot sleepe well, is taken w^th a great paine in her right side, w^ch w^th coughinge strikes vp to her eyes. hath beene thus troubled neare 4. y. but more nowe this winter then before. her yongest Childe 4. y. olde. desireth to know whether she bee w^th Childe or not