Casebooks

RN Mres Elis: Reare of Easton 20 y novēb 2. ☿ h. 4|5| 3 p m 1608

The lady zancher for a sad pensive harte. & melanch. & purples in her bodye./

The lady Staffard for heare fallen & piling eyes red hands & melancholy

The lady Dormer farmer a soden feare after her sleepe a trembling.

RN Mres Millecent Sainders sister to S^r Thomas Temple at Brisworth. 5 myles beyond North Hāpton 58 y Ap. 25. ☿ h. 2. 30 p m 1627

had a fall frō a horse 6 weekes a goe frō a horse by w^ch her hucklebone was set out of ioynt

Then it was set by M^r Hayles & cōtinued so a fortnight & then Allen of Leycestersheere in Norton put it better in being not well set & she found ease by it a fortnight & mended and about a ten days sinc she cōplayned of it y^t she could not styrr Knee nor foote. /& her Knees & toes stand ever sinc outward\¹

RN my Cosen marsh of Hackny 60 y Ap. 27. ♀. h. 8. ant m. 1632. head & legs

RN Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs y^t on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

RN Goody Blea did send being in great misery w^th her leg. to Have it lanced it all soft over. & swelleth more at night thē otherwise & is well by fits. Ian 16. ☾|♄| hor. 8. 25 ant m 1613

Iohn Byrd was sent for & he thought it to be a waterish & a wyndy {hu}mour wynd w^th an ague better on day & worse another by fits & vncertenly

RN My Cosen Marsh the older sent me a kind letter to signify y^t after my clyster & blood letting she was well for 4 days & then payned as before in her hed & arme so greevously betwixt 4 & 5 p m cōnoly {sic} Sept 14. ♀ h. 5. 30 p m 1627 she sent to Cambridg to M^r Crane he gave her a pils|l| & also a clyster

had the horse leaches & they were {illeg} naught.

took my pils & Dyet drink & did well for the tyme

her Daughter fond mtch {sic} good by her playster Desyreth a nother & a recept of it

RN Goody Dormer \before goody Swapson/ of Hav^rshā the mydwife 50. y: f was stroken w^th a Cowe & had her thigh bone broken in two 28 feb. ♃ h. 7. 30 ant m. 1628.

She sent to me mart. 1: h {sic} hor. 9. 25 ant m 1628.

RN Margaret Billington. of Whaddon. 44 y Ap 8 ☿ h. 9. 20 ant m. 1629¹

RN Margery Clark a midwife of Stony stratford sick at hart y^t shee cannot speake can scarce travell her thighes & legs doe swell. 51. a thick white puddle wat^r. March. 19. die ☾ h. 4. 20. m. p. m. 1599.

RN M^r Stone would cut of the left foote of An knot 50 y Ap 20. ♂ h. 10 45 ant m. 1619.

she is Desyrous to have her foote cut of.

RN my deere Cosen she Marsh sent vnto me Iuly 17. ♂ h. 5. p m. 1627. /deus benedicat Cognatæ meæ\

\no good of y^e oyntnent {sic}/ her head ill & mutch payned, the vayns in her tēples swelled & arme so weake y^t she cānot vse it & the vaynes be sore to her foote

extremely payned

desyrous to have williā Rufhead to let her blood

would have something to incease {sic} good blood

desyrous to know when to send her coach.

GJ Margarett Allen of willing 20 y. Aprill 6. ☿ ho 11. 15 a m. 1603

For her sore leggꝭ broken and runne. Goodman Makham hath them in cure./

RN The barbers wife of Olny tor|r|ented {sic} in boath feete every day making ready to goe out of her paynes & to swound being not sick & water good Iuly 26 ♃ h 8. 40 ant m 1627

RN The lady Dormer sent for me to come to winge Decēb. 10 ☉ h. 11. ant m 1609 |☾ sep a * ☉ ap □ ♄ p ☌ ♂.|

I went to Winge Decēb. 11. ☾ h. 8 ant m. 1609. |☾ sep a {illeg} ♄ ap ☌ ♂|

I was kindly vsed her man y^t was troubled w^th the Ague mended god be thancked.

About on y^t Day Decēb 11 ☾ h: 1 p m 1609

I sawe a very sore foot toe as if it grow to mortification & to a canker whē I wished to take the advice of M^r van otten.

RN Iohn Scoc\r/{ou}ft {sic} \Scocraft./ of of {sic} Ravensdon in bedfordsheere 50 y Iuly Aug 10 ♂ h. 4. 40. p m. 1619. /was p^rsent\ /his wife lame & her hucklebone {out.}\