Casebooks

RN M^r Will: Co{l|e|}lles Colles of Parke berrye of 58 troubled sick this i6 yeres & hath had the Counsell of the most exte phisitions troubled w^th a windy cause as he sayth cōming from his backe by a great heate & obstruction from my liver. also w^th a bad stomacke elevating winde into my hed. w^ch causeth gydines or streming in my head w^ch cometh as he thinketh by the ascending vp of bad & melancholy humours & w^th a shaking in my left hand mightely as it were the palsye but always very hotte. nowe of late w^th the brevity of wind in my stomacke & chest & lately w^th a mūmnes {sic} & tinckling in my hands. lips & sydes & face. this 15 of may. die ♂ h. 4. 45. p m. 1599.

RN Ioane Leavins of Imly 22 y a wench Decēb 23. ☿ h. 5 \4. 40/. p. m 1629¹

her secreat places burne exceedingly & swell w^th sutch payne y^t she cā hardly make water & yet maketh very litle

hath a Droutch y^t nothing well quench her thirst

hath a hot & a dry liver & a cold stomack

craveth a cooling playster for her liver hath 2 dig

wheath^r she shall vse her cels of pouder every day or oth^r day cānot make water/

RN Dorothy Bruce of Dodford in Stoe parish 35 y may 26 ☾ h. 4. 30 p m 1606. |moth^r.|

left syde w^ch moveth twingeth shooteth pricketh rolleth burned at her backe hed ill

RN Susan Barnewell \of Barton by kettring/ of 39 y Ian. 1. ♀ h. 4. 20 p m 1618 {sic} ill sinc whitsontyde in her loynes thigs lims & legs & swelled in her legs & foote & is extreme hot & is sorely twitched in her hams as if on pluckt her

RN Alce Travell of Hanslop 24 y octob. 9. ♂ h. 4 p m 1632

maryed about Christmas swelled sinc satt \face head &/ belly & legs & lower tꝭ all over sinc satterday last quick 7 weekes cānot stand nor goe

RN Mary Wels \of Redburne/ first taken strangly being devoutely affected w^th a gydynes in her head & troubles of mynd & a fearfull trēbling march. 3. ☉ h. 7. 40 ant m. 1622¹

Anne Knott of Holcott a widowe 46. y. Feb. 11. ♃. h. 4. p. m. 1630

Is light headed & talketh very idley sometimes rageth & raueth, hath beene soe eu^r since Saturday, since yesterday hath beene very ill. cannot sleepe¹

RN An Lenton of Great Bartford 25 y octob. 15. ♂ h. 4 40 {a}|p| m 1633.¹

RN Isbell Windmill of brodwell pinched & greped in the belly th w^ch shee taketh to be by wormes 65. p m Decēb. 29 die ♄ h. 4. p m. 1599 a gnawing vnder her hart & her navell

RN \Emry Hall 65 y of Stoe/ The old womā of Staunton for her \bad paynfull/ backe & cough at night & swelling in her legs at night novēb 11. ☾ h. 4 p m 16i6 wery weake & feeble & extremely payned in her backe.

RN Th Ellys of Raunson 50 y Iune 14. ♂ h 4 p m. 1625 /head ill a great cough & cold cānot sleepe ach in his bones\

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 An Turner of Newport servant to Goodmā Commendale troubled w^th a swelling at her Chest. & in her hed. this two or 3 days. hath not the vse of her armes. 28. y. at miklemas Ap 25. die ☿ h. 4. 30. 1599.

RN young M^r Rich Maunsell of Chichely. 24 y Octob 28 ♀ hor 4. 30 p m 1603. stomacke wat^r good. back syde chest hed

GJ mary King of Fenny stratford 21 y. Aug 27 ☾ ho. 4. 30 p. m 1604. A swelling about the chinne, sore over all her body began in her eyes

RN Alce Howes his wife 44 y at the same tyme for a great swelling & itching heate & pimpels in her face. Iuly 8 ♃ hor 4. p m 1602.

RN M^res foster of haversham Ap. 27 die ☾ hor. 4. 10 p m. 160i 35 y.¹

RN Iames flavell of layton bussard 56 y. Deceb. 17 \10/ ♃ hor 3: p hor 4. p m. 160i sodenly taken in his cheeke l {sic} armes legs & hands {illeg} {sic} at his Dore benum̄ed & hath no feele in them nor cānot sit vp. nor any take any rest.

RN Silvester luck of molton 46 y Iuly 21. ♄ hor. 4 15 p m. 1610¹

RN M^r Pill of Woollysto 36 y Ap 7 ♃ h 5|4| p m 1608 a cold rheume on the top of the hed a wyndy stomack a bad hed