Casebooks

RN fayth Gibbes of Wicken 46. amisse in her sinewes cannot gripe any thing w^th her hands so feeble & weake sometimes in hir feete & knees all swollen & keepe there naturall colour. of a good cōplex. & light harte. sent to me this 26 of Ap. h. 9. 30. ant m. 1599. a great paine in her armes. could not cut her meate.

RN Iohn Scriven of Hanslop. 46. a maried man had|th| a disease y^t holdeth him as an ague. & mutch Disquiteth him in his belly chest & head. very faynt & feeble & Did sweate mutch could not tary vp frō his bed a great griping in his belly Ap. 28 die ♄ h. 10. ant m. 1599.

RN Arthur Smithe of Woulverton. 36. payned in the bodye nowe & lims & knees. & hath a great hote stomack and mutch bounde. arms this 7 yeres & hath spent mutch monye. faynt & feeble. maij 1. die ♂ h. 9. {illeg}|3|0. ant m. 1599.

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.

RN M^r {sic} Charels Tutcher Charles at Stonystratford at the swan of 2 neckes. 45. sick this fortnight. sonewhat {sic} Costive shee doth bleede & is very mutch stuffed in her chest can scarce tak her winde. ready to sound a grosse & fat woman. sent a poer woman. Ian. 3. die ☿. h. 12. 9. mi. 1599. \at 1. p m /|twice & thrice a day bleedeth at y^e nose. half a pint at a time \every oth^r daye/|

Charels Touchers wife hath not had her termes this 6 yeres her stomack hoven & her hed ill & backe her wombe & chest stuffed short winded. hart ill water good. yellowe but thin. taken a greefe for payment of monyes for her husb. brother for s{ur}tiship. 200^li

RN Rich. Bandy of milton 38. walketh vp & Downe sick chest & hart. water of a good Colour.

RN Itm’ Rich. stonedale troubled w^th a feare & a scriching. in the hed & hart called for a candle at night & d {sic} prayed & desyre his fathr {sic} so to doe bound 2 or 3 dayes Ian. 3 die ☿ h. 10. 30 1599.

RN Rich. Odill of Linford for his disease & what is good for hid {sic} hed ache & chest reume & huste chest feb. 27. die ♂ ♄ {sic}. 12. 38. 1599. good water.

RN Goody Kittre hath a sore ague hath a longe time continued on her sent to me for my Counsell wheath^r good to let bloode Ap. 27 die ♀ h. 11. ant m. 1599.

GJ M^r Alway sent for me to come to him being very sicke payned in the head having taken a cold August 4 ♃ ho 12. 45 p. m. 1603

RN M^r Clavers of {illeg}|f|osket 50 y septemb. 24 ☾ hor 11. 1604.

a trēbling of the harte. deafnes head ach.

Also his daught^r for her old infirmitye

Margaret Claver of fosket 19 y sept 24 ☾. 11. 1604.

GJ Ellen Fisher of Baddlesdon 32 y. Ianuar. 10 ♃ ho. 2. p. m. 1605. RN |do fear the dropsye./| Swelled in her body face RN armes & legs. blys {sic}

GJ Luce Caper of Stonistratford 50 y. Febr. 22 ☿ ho. 8. 30 a m 1604. A payne vnder her left brest hath beene sicke this sevenight

RN Phylip Hill of Chackmore 49 y maried decēb 19. ☿ h. 1. 20|5| p m 1604 long sicke. 25 yeares a great payne in her syde came as they suppose by the stroake of a horse./

RN Goody Hobs of Gothurst 60|3| y. Decēb 27. ♃ hor. 10 20 ant m 1604.

every where swelled in her lyms armes. legs bodye very shortwyded.

RN Mres Mary Hazelrigge 10 y maij 8 ☿ h 11. 20 ant m 1605

M^r Donald Hazelrigge 5 y voydeth mutch filth at h at boath his nostrels stincking not sick w^th it c{orre} feare of some Impostumation of hed.

RN my ladye fortiscue of Saldon sent for a quart of bugloes wat^r decē{b} 20 ♀ h. 12. 1605.

& h|M|res francis fortiscue greene sicknes left syde cough

RN Iohn Cooke of Shenly 45 y Octob 24. ♀ h. 12. 20 ant m 1606. left leg hurte w^th a horse. had an Ague fell into it. aketh sorely

RN Doctor Swaddon for his wife of great Horwood 50 y novēb 1. ♄ hor 12 15. p m 1606

sent her wat^r a|&| a lett^r strangly visited w^th ach sometymes in her left shoulder sometymes in her backe & tormēted in belly & stomack his his {sic} request is y^t I would come to him

RN S mres francis \Webbe/ Curson of S^r Iohns sister 31 y. Ian 31. {illeg}|♄| hor. 2. 30 p m. 1607.¹²