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 On of Wellinborough for a child of 12 y y^t is swelled in her legs lame rūne pyneth & cōsumeth & bell hath gone for it

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 Sara Henly of Bedford 6 \5. y./ y {sic} Aug 14 ♀ h. 8. 38 {sic} \40/. ant m 1618

It hath a great cough ever since mydsomer. & hath {reered} ever since. /wasted & pyned\ /no stōack cā take nothing but water only. for her drinke.\

RN Katheron lane of lowton 4 y Aug 29. ☿ h. 10. 40 ant m 16i0 apt to swound & worst after night & hath a hoping cough.

RN {M}artha Nichols of Imlye 11. & halfe a yere Iulye 23. ☾ h. 2. 40 p m 16i0 /pater sine consensu\¹

RN Arnetrue lane of lowton 1 y. Aug 29 ☿ h. 10. 45 ant m 1610. a hoping cough.

RN Cowlyes sister for her child 3|2|. y. decēb 3 ☉ {sic} h. 3. p p m 1610 pyneth & cōsumeth

RN Robart Harvy of Newpart 2 y & a halfe may 7. ♂ h. 3. p m 1611. a great cough & hath a great laske almost 2. y. & voydeth blood w^th it.

RN Robart marson of Parsnā 9 y. Septēb. 28 ☾ h. 7. 38 ant m 1612. |a dwarfe & a pyned child extreme cold litle speach or play|

RN Mres Hartleys children will. feb. 13 h {sic} hor 11. 30 ant m 1613.

her children troubled w^th boyles y^t will not ripen & itche all of thē. the eldest 15 yers |the other| & 12 y the 3 x y 4 7. yers the 5.

RN {c}orrepta tremore et fere stupore. march. 26: ♀. h. 1. p m 1613.

RN Isbell vnderwood of Whaddon 8 y Aug 28 ☾ h. 6 15. ant m 1615¹

RN M^r Barker for his child \4 y/ Ap 26 ♀ h 10. 45 ant m 16i6 pyned & cōsumed/

RN Mres Hillersdon taken Iuly 4 h. 10 at night 16i6 |♃ hor 10 p m 16i6| /convulsions can̄ot speake\

RN Mres Elis Norton fell into a swound & cōtinued dead w^t for a long tyme yet revived agayne wth & had many convulsions March 20. ♃ h. 8. 30 ant m 1617.

RN M^res Genings litle infant of halfe a yere old troubled w^th a {sic} an extme {sic} cough y^t maketh the child to swound many tyes in a day y^t it seemd dead for on houre Ap. 1. ♂ h. 5 p m 1617.

RN Wylliā Breedon of Thorneton for An Breed{on} 4 y may 1. ♃ h. 11 50 ant m 1617

the child hath|d| a coug{h} & had an ague rayseth flegme & is mutch payned

her fath^r sent me her figure of byr{th} supposing y^t she will live to 10 y

An Breden of Thorneton. the vicars child may 1. ♃ h. 11 50 ant m 1617

RN Rich. Warrick of ser{vant} to my lord Sp{c}|e|ncer of Althrop 49 y may {sic} 21 y may 21. ☿ h. 4 p {m 1617} in p^rsenc himselfe

\very weake & feeble/ the lord Spencer wrote {in} his behalfe

RN S^r Arth Throck for his lady march 13 {sic}. ☾ h. 2 \1. 45./ p m 1618 a payne & stuffing in her head w^th a weaknes & werynes in all her body & a heate in her hands & feete.