Casebooks

RN Agnes Parsons of Broughton. 12 yers old. hed f & armes and legs payned prick as nedles fearfull tymorous hed & backe 11. 15. mi. 1599 very hot burning. a meaden vnmaried

RN William Tomson of 12 yeres on a friday a moneth afore Miklemas quærit valde ægrotat ventre. 6 of novemb. it tooke him on 2 of novemb. die ♃ in the morning. he it cometh & taketh him by fits & & {sic} ariseth vp in his stomack he could not take his meate. but would vomit vp but y^t is stayd & troubleth his hed but most his belly burneth wonderfully cannot eate. Novemb. 6. die ☾ h. 1{2}|0|. ant m. 1598. cū filij consensu. h. 10. 30.¹

RN Henry Cuddington 12 y Iuly paralitycall |vtrū wheath^r {sic}| It was on y^e left syde & now in y^e right syde weake & cā scace {sic} speake. An foster Rookes wife of Calv^rton a humour rūning pulling frō the feete vp to her head a great longe tyme./. An {sic}

RN Thomas Ellys of Hanslop 12 y a fortnight before candlemas last may 5 ♂ h. 10. 20 ant m. 1618 sick of y^e ague satt was senet now & kept his bed most t of y^e weeke. hed was ill. & belly. & last night the purples came out.

RN Susan Blundell toke her fit by some foolish vision & sight at what time she laughed & sawe Goody Greene & goody Nichols flinging of trenchers & when it tooke her as they say shee cryed out vppon Goody Barnwell. the 13 of Novemb. die ♄. h noctis circ 12 1596.

Susan Blundell

RN Ione Smiths Daughter marvelous ill handled every tenth day. in her head back stomacke & casteth vp still what shee taketh. Decēb^r 15 die ♄. hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1599

RN M^r Hill of Lydlington the high Constab. for a gerle Agnes Hill of 12 yeres with a sore greeping all over her bodye & especially about her hart & right syde & bottome of her belly. Ian. 8 die ♂ hor 9. 30 ant m. past knowledg almost & kryeth w^th the payne 1600.

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 Ralfe Vines is troubled w^th a gydines in his head y^t & clappeth over his eyes. & maketh him not to knowe what & {sic} maketh him very Drowsy a youth 13 yeres old at miklemas next. enquireth a remedy & of what it is caused Sept. 1{5}|6| die ♄. horr 9. ant m. 1598.

RN T Iohn Hoper 12 y old payned in boath sydes thenc to his hart & then to his head &|w|^th a stirring & a soundinge w^th all & taketh a way his eye sight: Ian 15. die ♂ ♄ {sic}. 8 50. ant m. 1600.

his former phisick gave him 4|8| stooles. but he sounded that day that they thought he would die. they would have some cordials for him. 1600. at 9 ant m. 1600

RN francis Pound of Pauluspery my lady Throckmorton. for a mead of the towne very sicke. 12 y of the purpels Decēb 17. ☾ hor. 9. 45 ant m. 1604.

measels Pox or purples.

RN Susā Woulward of Sawston in Cābridgsheere. 12 y feb 24. ☿ h. 11. 15. ant m 1608.¹

RN was first strangly taken feb 28. ♂ h. 9. p m 1632.

fell downe dead & had 2 or 3 fits in an houres & will \doth/ quake skreame & crye

feb 28 ♂ h. 8 40 \30/ p m 1632 /of all tes body & toes\

RN S^r Will. Monson his Daughter y 12. Decēb. 8 |9| ♂ h. 11. ant ☿ h. 11. \45./ ant m 1618. /strangly handled w^th epilepticall fits\

RN Thomas Denys of Newp 12. y. Iuly 23. to came to me for the falling sicknes on Easter Monday the third tyme & had a vomyting cake & so had 2 tymes before but this did more good for it brought away bladders & other ill stuffe out of his stomack w^th mutch yell stuffe & hath had no fit sinc this 16 weekes

RN Elis Catesbee of Petsoe end 12 y. Iuly 12 ♃ h 9. 45 ant m 1632. /was p^rsent & had many fits\

Mres Elis: Catesbee of Petsoe. Iuly 12. ♃ h. 10 ant m 1632

witch fayred

SRN Iudy Haver of Horlow. 12. y.

RN Thomas Stringe of Stony stratford 12 y. march 31. die ☾ h. 8. 30. ant m. 1600 it taketh him in his back & then his syde then his hart thē his belly then vnd^r his shorte ribs. w^ch maketh him scrye & skike.

RN Mres Woulverstones Daught^r my ladye Dormers nice. of Winge. 12 y. Sept 3. ♃ h. 10. 36 y {sic} ant m 1607.

RN Susan Woulward of Sauston nata Octob. 1. ☿ h. 6. ant m. 1{6} 1595. {sic} 1595.