Casebooks

RN An Parkins of Stony stratford 37 y Iuly. 7. ♂ h. 10 30 ant m 1618. sucketh a child. 3. quatres {sic} neav^r well sinc she was brought a bed weake & feeble cā eate litle. scoureth mutch. is very lame

RN Sara Pauly of NorthCrowlye 38. y may 15. ♂ h. 7. ant m. 16i0 Delivered this day sennet about 8. in the morning. was in labour from monday to that Daye tooke a cold. & sore all over. & was swelled all over & now is swelled in her left hand & cānot make water onc in 24 houres. ready to cast & her wynd is ready to be stopt w^th it very weake.

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 Goody Blea of this towne Novēb. 10. ♀ h. 9. ant m. 16i5

\hath a loosenes/ burning feaver faynt feeble sent to me for a cordiall

RN \Emry Hall 65 y of Stoe/ The old womā of Staunton for her \bad paynfull/ backe & cough at night & swelling in her legs at night novēb 11. ☾ h. 4 p m 16i6 wery weake & feeble & extremely payned in her backe.

RN Susanna margets of Risdon in the county of Northāpton mayed {sic} 2. y. 23. y. Iuly. 6. ☿ h. 7. p m. 1614 cānot sleepe is lame in her body & cānot styrre

RN Ione \Susan/ Glover of Hanslop 33 y brought a bed on fryday last could neyth|v|er sinc neyther goe to stoole nor yet make water but is tormented w^th miserable payne. as if she were in travell w^th a nother. Iuly 11. ☾ h. 6. 30 \5 45./ ant m 1614.

RN Mres Cony of Newp troubled w^th a drye cough. & husking & shortwyded 40 y Octob. 5. ♀ h. 11. 30 ant m. 1610.

RN An Hollyday 24 y goody Smithes daughter of this towne feb 12. ☾ h. 3. 40. p m 1610

Doth cast & scoure mutch & voyded wormes

RN Mres francis porter of Calidon. 20 y octob. 5. h {sic} hor. 2. 40|5|. p m 1611 /a yere sinc sick of the new ague |now deaf in boath eares|\ |but sp. in her left eare deafe.|¹

RN Mres Elizabeth Hale of Hexton 38 \37/ y febr 23 ♀ h. 3. 45 p m 16i6 extreme feeble & weak & cānot goe.

RN my Lady Tyrle desyred me y^t I would come to her out of hand march 3 ♂ h. 9. 30 ant m 1618. soundeth often /eateth mutch this month\ |stopped w^th flegme. Impostume feared.|

RN had yesterday night about 12. an extreme fit lost her sences & knew no body for an houre nor could not speake octob. 27. ♂ h. 12. p m 1618.

RN \a|A|bout this tyme/ \she/ was taken w^th a great cough & casting of blood. feb 20 h {sic} hor 9. 30 p m 1619 /h. 9. 50 p m 1619\ |spit & cast blood|

RN Mres Panton of London for her paynfull swelling red at night & cough may 27 ♃ h. 4 p m 1619

RN Agnys He{illeg}|rn|e of Newnton Pussle in Oxfordsheere 68 y Aug. 30. ☾ h. 11. ant m 1619 /a cough & flegme & retcheth {mtch} {sic} a weeke\

RN Mary Smyth of Stawton 20 myles 30 y Ap 27. ♂ h. 10. 15 ant m 1619 her head shaketh a fortnight or 3 \shaking/ palsy. mother backe thighꝭ as if they should be torne but her head exceding cold.

head cold

vryne very good. a very good stomacke yet very faynt. mutch troubled w^th wynd 2 y. sinc had a boy. hath thought her selfe twice to be w^th child w^thin this twelfemonthe. nescit an sit gravida

RN Mres Agnys Hodges of Drayton. 26 y may. 11 ♂ h. 1. p m 1619

5 child, 2 living a son & a wench 3 abortions. kings evill & now grown hard terms but few bleedeth a litle at nose.

a great sorenes in her breast & stomack. w^ch cometh w^th a griping y^t she cānot fetch her breath. |not sick|

cā abyde no potion but pils a Consūption feared a bad stomack. desyreth milk & drink

RN Goody milgate of Woulv^rton. 50 y Iune 2. ♃ h. 7. 39 ant m 1614. had the ague. but now is troubled w^th wormes in her chest downeward. some great some litle /costive.\

RN My lady Dickby wrote to me to goe to her

cōplayneth of a great heate costive