Casebooks

RN M^r Anth. Light foote craveth my consell for him selfe & his family concerning the plaugue Aug 17. ☿. h. 3. 40 p m. 1625. of Glouson other {illeg}|w|ise Gr|l|ouston

3 Dyed of y^e plauge in a Londyners house

a young mā, & his wife w^th \severall {sic}/ ch his wife in another house {illeg}|g|reat w^th child & 2 childrē. on 4 y. thother two.

what is best to sweeten & to clense the house. & how long it may be till they {illeg}|M|ay come abroad a month. |M^r light foote.|

Also for him selfe & his people 8 of them

3|4| men & 3 maydes besyde him selfe.

& for Th. Huglescote y^t was w^th the old mā. 34 y.

for him selfe & his mayde

another poor mā his wife & his father./ & a chil a

will As{p}land {sic} Aspland his wife & a o{illeg} {sic}

RN Mres Say of Doddington by Wellingborough. 38 y may 16 ☿ h. 1. p m 16i0.

water good

George Cheseldye 22 y a batch. of doddington by welborough may 16 ☿. h. 1. p m 1610

water good

Susāna Say \of dodington/ her daughter. 6 y may. 16. ☿. h. j. p m 16i0 this wench was w^th a litle wench y^t dyed./ |water good|

Alce m^r Says mayd 24 y all these feare the plauge & sicknes having bene w^th sutch as dyed

mes Say of dodford|dington| by wellingborough 38 y may 16 ☿ h. 1. p m 16i0

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.

williā Newell of Kempson 40. y. Novemb. 5. ♀. h. 1. p m. 1630

RN Memorandū y^t S^r Georg Mānors first 2 purges did better agree w^th him th{en} the 2 latter & brought away more melanch blacke stuff.

hed hot & dye {sic} & apt to sweate

mres Sutton his Daughter hot & drye

RN Iames How of Turvy feb 2. ☿ h. 1. 30 p m 163i

M^r Iames Howe & his wife of Turvy 30 y feb. 2. ☿ h. 2. p m 163i /Mres White\ /quærit vtrū sit gravida\

RN Katheron Ocklie of Turvie 60 y. payned in her legs & bodye w^ch are mightely swollen & a payne in her cheste w^th a cold. Doth spit blood also feb. 2 die ♄. h. 12. Thomas Burges \of Astwood/ 50 yeres for a great cough & payne in the chest very short winded. 1600¹

the womans wat^r is very red & thick Mary Burges troubled about the hart w^th a coughinge her wat^r hath black melancholy humour. her husb & ss troubled w^th a cough.

GJ Thomas Saxby of Hartwell 20 y. Ian: 31 ♃ ho. 12 in mer. 1605 A payne in his backe and bones

Quærit vtꝝ morbo gallico laboret

His father brought his water togither w^th his owne and his wives. he feares that he tooke the disease by one that breathed in his face about michelmas

RN M^r Thomas Lillingston of lydlington Ian 22 die ♃ hor. 15. p m 1601.

RN my lady fortiskue & S^r francis & his Daught^r Mres frances fortiskyue sent all there 3 waters Octob 2. ♃ h 3. 15 p m 1606.

The Lady Iennings sent for her Husband whoe is very w ill. Martij. 3. ♃. h. 6. 20 p m. 1631

SRN The Lady Iennings of London Novemb. 8. ♂ h. 12. 30. p. m. 1631.

TG Mrs. Elenor Ailet of Magdelyn Laver 40 y. April. 3 ♃ h. 4 30 p M. 1634.

sent her letter suspecteth witchCraft her husband selfe, & family haue bin much tormented, Lost diuers of their Cattell well ouer night dead in the morneinge. sometymes their Cowes will giue no milke at all, at others they will kicke it downe.

RN My Cosen S^r walter Leach march. 25 ☿ h. 7. 30 p m 1629. touch. S^r Robart & Alex

RN Rich. Knightly. 80 y: the fath^r & luke Knightly his sonne 20 y. Iuly 20 ♂ hor. 3. 50. p m. 1602. of Stadgdon.

RN will Nuemā of Tems streete in London 5. y. may 17 ♀ h. 2. p m. 1622.

RN Mres Iane came \for M^r francklin/ for pils for her selfe & M^r francis & for Clyster stuffe for 4 tymes elect & cōserve {illeg} {sic} of barb. L{un}l g{ayo}ph. an ℥jß of each for 3 tyms Ap 20 ♀ h. 5. 30 p m 1627

RN William Tomkins \9 y cānot feed him selfe toucheth his hands & legs ev^r sinc Easter./ Francis Tomkins 17 y {sic} |7 y| a boye Marg. Tomkins 14. y.

Williā Tomkins was stroken suddenly. lame in all his lims & cā speake but a litle y^t on cā scarce vnderstand & when he goeth he rūneth as on y^t should light on his head all halloutyde the weddensday after Alhalloutyde was 4 y. hath bene thick of hearing a weeke & curst w^th all.

his right arme as stiffe as a stake came all to me at onc Iuly 25 h {sic} hor. 12. 40 p m 1629 All of thē p^rsent

RN Mres Beale child of Walton have the smale pox sept 1. ☾ h 6. p m 1628

to p^rserve them

her boy of 6 hath them her wench of 8. & a sone of 3. & another of a yere.

SF Edward 2i

Katerin clark./ 17 yers/