Casebooks

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

RN Iohn Malins a yere & a quarter lacking a fortnight as it were pined in all her lims & bodye hed a poer bare creature. cannot sleepe not at any time in a moneth or fortnight but crye and Drinke mater adduxit se{cū} filiolā veret^r ne sit maleficio v^l veneficio afflictus. Decēb. 7. die ♃ hor. 3. 30. mi. 1598 very short winded.

RN Rich. Wright of Newp 8 y last Wh{it}sonday h. 3. 30 but came now heath{er} Ian 16 ♂ h. 11 ant m 1621. |the boy sent| /it took him before last miklemas\ /cānot sleepe\

RN a litle child 3 y. at the same tyme \cānot rest cryeth nev^r the better.// belly swelled casteth voydeth wormes cānot rest

RN Iohn feary of Bozzet 17 weekes old the morrow after May day in the morning about betwixt 3 & 4 at the {illeg}|d|ay breake./ his father came for him. August 29. ♂ h. 12. 40 p m 1620. ill almost ever sinc he was borne mutch troubled w^th heate for a month & cā not rest in his cradle.

RN Sam Sweane of Stony stratford 5. y. may 10. ☿ h. 9. 45 ant m 1615. hed & belly. |cānot sleepe nor rest will eate p^rtely.|

RN francis Chaplin of Hardmead 5 y. Ap. 23. ☿ h. 8. 30 ant m 1617 |hed & belly \hed back chest/ cā take no rest hath a cough|

RN Mres Dorrell of Lillingston Dorell for her feete. Aprill 15 die ♂ h. 10 25 {sic} 20 ant m. 1600.

Nath. Dorrell of 3 y olde cānot sleepe yet drowsy feare the wormes./ yet his belly soft:

RN Thomas Newell of Sheringhton 8 yeres old. quærit causā eius deo favente remed. Sept. 18. die ☾. h. 9 3. 1598. sweld in his legs & anckels and stomack & cannot sleepe./

RN The lady Butler touching her child y^t is well amended of his fits ye{d}|t| weake & not able to goe feets & legs swell still & cānot sleepe a weeke togeath^r till after a eleaven in y^e morning |marh {sic} 13 h {sic} h 12 30 p m 1624| sent for her neighb vrsula Clarke 50 y March 13 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m 1624

RN Mres Dorothy Latymer. 25 y may 10 ♃ h. 4. 40 p m 1632 |An extreme cold over all her body cānot sleepe|

& my opinion touching his bewitched child by 2 witches/