Casebooks

RN M^r Gerenc enquirit vtrū cedere debeat in purgatione solita et scripta. Iune 23 die ☾ h. 4. p m. 1600.

RN M^res Newton of Bidnā w^th her vnkle M^r Butler. 21. Iuly 29 die ♂ ♄ {sic}. 1. 4 52. p m 1600.

matrix rent by an vnskilfull midwife/

RN Mable Pettite of i6 y. of Groundon. Iuly 30 die ☿ h. 11. 30 ant m. 1600. a great swelling in her face & throate.

RN on y^t taketh Susan Blundell in hand sent for me or at least M^res Blundell quaro {sic} an sit impostor Decemb. 19 die ♂ h. 10. 45. 1598. /Circūforaneus et impostor he would not see me.\

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 M^r Farindon sent to me for my Counsell for his passion of his hart. very s {sic} vsuall & easely cured w^th every small sturring & continueth w^th him 3 dayes. & for the Correcting of the spleene w^ch is supposed by the docters to be the cause therof. becaus he feeleth him selfe not well in the spleen sent his letter. may the 8. die ♂ h. 7. 50 8. ant m. 1599.

RN M^res Katherin Ardes of lathbury of i9. for her diseases. & especially for her whitꝭ. May the 8. die ♂ h. 9. 10. ant m. 1599.

RN Will. Shepheard of Simpson 12 y. Decēb. 31. die ☾ ♄ {sic}. 12. 30. p m. 1599

RN The surgions in Oxford began to cut M^r Thomas Longfilds head & afterward seered his scull & afterward Did Drill his skull that is poure vppō his skull some corrosives that so they may {sic} g|m|ight get out a bladder w^c they thought caused his madnes. but he the {sic} begā to cut his head the 5 of Decēb. die ☿ h p m 3. 30. mi. 1599. but he dyed the weddensday moneth after or the tuesday

RN Rich Coles of Olny 65 y. martij 22. ♂ hor. 1. p m. 1603.¹

RN Wheath^r good to entertayne this young mā Octob. 31. ☾ hor. 10. 40 ant m. 1603. /the Apothecary\

RN my Apothecary Deted frō me novemb. 14. ☾ hor 2. p m. 1603.

He deted very vnwillingly.

RN Elis Malkyns his mother 70 y Decēb 3 h {sic} hor 10. 38 ant m 1603. her backe & bones lame. a great mydwife./

GJ 1602. Decemb. 24. ♄ ♀ ho 6. p m. primus insultus morbi

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./

GJ Sibill Fisher of Cokenho 23|4| y August 1. ☾ ho 12 15 p. m. 1603

Light headed laug{illeg}|h|es, but at first tooke it w^th a weeping lookꝭ ghastly. \a/ fleering lookꝭ settꝭ her teeth. one night did nothing but sweare and curse /

Sibill Fisher she knowes not of her husbandꝭ cōming for her, knowes nobody they bynde her handꝭ and feete. when she is loose she is so strong that they cannot Deale w^th her. singꝭ idle songꝭ. Desyres to daunce. She had 2 midwives the first vnskilfull the 2 froward & would not meddle w^th her because she was not first sent her, suspected to be a witche, the woman well layd but a weeke after fell into these fittꝭ & at first speaking of her 2 midwyfe sayd. what doest thou there w^th thy blacke hen. & such like speeches

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RN Sybill fisher of Cucknoll in Northāpton sheere 24 y August 24. ☿ hor. 10. 40 ant m. 1603 in her owne son

RN An Barker of Bedford sept octob. 1. h {sic} hor. 3. 40 p m. 1603.

RN Edward Bell of Wakefild lodge 30 y a batcheler my lords Gerrets Barber Sept 4 ♂ hor. 9. ant m 1604

RN Iohn Godfrey of Shenly 60 y sept 14. ♀ hor. 9. 1604 for a swelling in his legs.

he was here on weddensday last about 3 of the clocke. Iohn Byrde did let him blood.

but is ill still.