Casebooks

RN Dorothy Abraham of Stockgolding for sorenes in her left leg & foote. share & nowe gone into her huckbone & the small of her backe all over throat rūneth vp & downe her vaynes full & mutch payne in her vaynes

RN Ione Coast of Marsten 8 75. y feb. 21. die ♄ hor. 1: p m. 1601 payned in her hed & eyes ca scarse see.

Alce Wheeler of Cranfild 23. y. d|f|eb. 21. die ♄ hor. 1. p. m. 1601 in her armes & legs cannot styrre. backe.

RN Hufrey Eb{urne} 6 y for a swelling in his face & breaking out a {londi^r} w^th R. Gr{eene} of Asply feb. 23 die ☾ hor 11. 15. p|a|nt m. 160i & a heate in on syde of his heade & eyes red & sore & watrish w^th a swelling

RN Robart Kinsweeke of Elstoe 54 y. taken in London taken on the right syde fyngers head & feete w^th a swelling. Apr. 25. vppon S^t Markes Day being satterday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning. was first taken. Apr. 25. die ♄ hor 6. 30. ant m. 160i. betwixt 3 & 4 aft^r noone could not styrre & the sunday morning could not speake

he was blasted in a garden.¹

RN Iohn Holman of Newport 34. y. Iuly 13 die ☾ hor 6. ant m 160i¹

RN Elisabeth Risely of Rawnson mill 25 y Aug 24 {sic}. ♂ hor 8. ant m 160i

twelfe days since delivered of a daughter. but very ill ever sinc full of payne & swounded onc or twice on sunday last was ill. head chest bound & costive this 6 days. heavy of sleepe & slepeth not /burneth.\

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 Sara musgrove \of/ Bletsoe 20 y maryed 2 y. march. 29. ♀ h. 12 20 p m. 1605. troubled w^th fancyes very fearfull in her mynd to loose her wits troubled in her sleepe cānot rest metuit veneficiū full of melanch cholicke

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 M^r Allen 6|7|0 y pils neck shoulders back syde of his head. swelling in his bones costivenes

RN M^r Nichols of Wing for on of his fellowes \Edwards Gardiner/ growen into y^e scurvy & dropsye y^t before a yere sinc was recovered only by scurvygras now growen swelled his legs thighes & belly are very mutch swelled his appetite de{i}ected & 70 y cā take no purge fat corp & well coloured Ap 6 h {sic} hor. 7. 25 ant m 16i6. |breath short|

RN Iohn Butcher of Stoake golding 17 y may 7 ♂ h. 11. 15 ant m 16i6 sick before christmas in his h {sic} armes legs knes & hart shifting up & downe & is very shortwyded w^thall It resteth & lyeth in his left knee & swelleth sometimes

RN Lawrenc Chamberlayne kinsmā to M^r Adams of Stachden 39 y Iune 7. h {sic} hor. 9. ant m 1617 /& Mr Adams him selfe.\

M^r Adams of Stachden well recovered but his mouth is very soare the skyn of his stomack is so hot faynt & sickly a bad stomack Iune 7 h {sic} hor 9 ant m 1617 desyrous of a cool{in}g syrope or other cōforta{ter}

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.

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 Iane Hill of Hanslop 23 y I may 10 ☾ h. 3. 40 p m 1619

back syde & belly

paynd at her head w^th a burning

nescit an sit gravida

troubled w^th the wynd cholick & when y^t cōmeth cānot hold her water

RW Henry Sheepheard. of Sympson. y. 60. d. ☾ h. 11. 30 ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. hath beene sicke ever since Christmas. is swelled in his body: & his belly hard: legs swelled & hath a little issue in each of them: hath kept his bed these two dayes. Eateth his meate prettily well: is rather loose then costive

RN \Robart Stone of Turvy./ a strang disease in t|T|urvy some taken w^th a sorenes in there throate. 2 a greevous hed ach & stitch vnder there right syde. some die w^thin a weeke, some at the weekes end, some 2 weekes some 3. weekes. craveth a p^rvention.

RN Edward Brandon of Droughton 22 y a batch novēb 27. ☾ h. 2. 30 p m 1620 melancholy mightely troubled in mynd & cānot sleepe & costive head paynd & greatly payned in his stomack.

RW M^r Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. ☉. h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, w^ch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled w^th a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto S^r George Sherly M^r Colins houshold physition.