Casebooks

RN Goody Malins the grandmoth^r for the child almost a yere halfe a yere old Ianuary|’| 18 die ♀ h. 10. 45. ant m 1600 costive went not to stoole since tuesd last. Doth cast vp her meate.

RN francis latch fell into her fits of convulsion feb 25. ☿. h: 8. 30 p m. 1624U[1622–4]

M^r. Henry Gascoyne of Houghton Conquest an Infant. Febr. 11. ♄. h. 12. 30. p m 1632¹

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 sorely handled w{^th} strang fits of con{vul}sion decēb. 12 h. 4 ant m. 16{24}

RN a womā of Newp brought a child of 4 weekes old Decēb 29 ♀ h. 12. 1626. sup on goody Bechā Did harme it

the child wasteth & cōsumeth & so did another of her child y^t dyed before

RN my lady farmer sent to me for her sons M^r Staffords boy about 3 quarters olde w^ch had y^e poxe. & byles & hath a sore throate nov{em}ber. 20 ♄ hor. 10. 50 ant m. 1602.

RN Dorothy Hazelwood 15 weekes old Aug 13 ☿ h. 10. 2|3|0. ant m 1606. this child is full of bleatch & byles & pyneth.

Goody Rutland her Nurce brought her own wat^r that I might see wheath^r shee was w^th child or noe /

RN Mres {illeg}|C|ony sent for her child of a moneth old stuft in Chest & leekly to dye.

RN Iohn Ellys of Gothurst borne the 7 of feb. die ☿ betwixt 5. & {sic} 4 & 5 ant m. 1599 a child wond^rfully cōsum{ed} in body & face. moth^r came w^th him Apr. 3. die ♂ 11. 10. m ant m. 1599.

RN Mary Barnard of Olny 21. weeks old last satt betwixt 4 & 5 at night |the child p^rsent extreme fits| the mother came w^th it. who had 2 child at a birth Iuly i ♃ h. 1. 50 p m 1630

RN Oliver Newton of Lavendon grang taken w^th the first epilepticall Fit Aug 12 {illeg}|☾| h. 9 ant m 1622

RN Mres Tyringh{ā} march. 26 h {sic} {hor} 4. 30 p m 163{1}

\6 months old/ |It hath \a/ loosenes bluish| wheath^r the nurce be w^th child

wheather the nu{rce} be w^th chil{d} or els what imfecti{on}

RN Clare Roe of linford Ap 19 ♀ h 2 p m 1622. /a yere old lack a month\ |measles.| /chest stuffed\¹

RN mres Child of Puddington novemb 29 ♃ 26 y ♃ hor 12. 15 p m 1604. /cānot goe nor move but as shee is light\

the child y^t shee had is now very sicke./ about 15 weekes old./

with a skreking & very red w^th it.

RN Elizabeth Glydewell of North Crowly 39 y Ap 25. ♃ h. 3. 38 p m. 1622 /10 weekes sinc layd of a daughter a great cough on the child\

RN Goody Holmā of newport 28 y feb 15 ♂ h. 10. 30 ant m. 1625

a thick white water./

mother broght a bed next thursday a fort{y}|g|t {sic} hath child but ever the {sic} dye and after they be borne they dye sore at a qu halfe a yere some a quater {sic} & some a month her selfe is well

but hath on child y^t liveth w^ch another womā did suckell but those y^t she suckleth doe all dye this Child is all over yellow as if it had the Iades {sic}

the vyne {sic} scladeth the child

would know wheath^r good to suckle {l}|o|r to put it out.

RN Goody Coo \of newport/ 40 y. Iune 1. ♀ h. 8 ant m 16i0.

every where./ cānot rellish any water.

Thomas Wythers of newport 3 quarters old Iune 1. ♀ h. 8 ant m 16i0

a great cold extreeme sick cā eate or take any thing

Goody Coo quærit an sit gravida cānot rellish anye thinge. ill this moneth.

RN Mres Mary fitz Ieffery of Risden 36 y octob 22. ☿ h. 10 45 ant m 1623 /new ague pestil feaver\ |9 child all sicke.|¹

RN Goody Gale for her child 7 {sic} \10/ or 10|2| y old sick in|&| lame in the neck & should & arnes {sic} for Edward|Tho.| Gostick sick in the head may 7 ♂ h 5. 40 p m 1622.