Casebooks

RN Avis saell of Pitstone 45|4| y 25 of Apr. sent to me march. 27. ☿ h. 10 20 ant m. 1622. |mother swoundeth onc in a month for a yeres space by fits now onc in 3 weekes {n}|a|lways but onc in her bed & sleepe|

RN Mres Iane Bullock at Mres Kirckland 33 y march. Ap. 1. ♄ 6. 25. ant m 1626 |sub to y^e mother hed light|

RN Elisabeth Becham of Astwood 29 y may 17 die ♄ h. 4. p m. 1600 |& Alce Tingswick. for the moth^r & wind cholick:|

RN Mres Hurlestone of Wing S^r Robarts Dor. Daught^r {illeg} {sic} 29. ant m 1606 |tremar cordis, matricis ascēsio vertig. melanch|

RN Mres An Goddiar a londyner a widow strang mother fi{ts} {sic} fits 2: y. may 5. ♀ h 7 ant m 1626

Mres An Goddiar \was/ troubled w^th strang fits of the mother mother {illeg} {a} widow her father M^r Bambridg in the Strand agaynst Checker Lane at the signe of the black spread {E}agle may 5 ♀ h 7 ant m 1626

a Daughter of on M^r Iohn Brarmridg now a widow w^th 5 children sent to me 2 y sinc of whom I tooke speciall notes may 5 ♀ h. 7. 30 ant m 1626 mutch like my lady Iennings Daughter Desyreth y^t I should looke over my bookes & send the same things

In the Strand agaynst Checker lane at the blacke spread Eagle

Her name is Anne Goodyeare of the Strand ♀ may 5 ♀. h. 7. ant m 1626

RN Goody Fisher sent her water to me to know what was good for her Aug. 14. die ☾ h. 7. 45 shee is troubled w^th the mother & was wont to swound w^th it very often. at 7. 30. 20.¹

Goody fisher head back.

RN M^r Woullyston Ap 4 ♃ h 7 p m 1622

a purg dyet drink the {lees} of the mother & convulsion are all turned vp to the brayne mopish will not give on word leane /sine consensu.\

he sendeth only for stuffe to make a dyet drink to be delivered vnto Mres mockete at Barnet./

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 Ihone Hull of Newport of 46 yees {sic} for the rising of her & greeping of her hart by fits shee hath had it a longe time: somewhat leek an impost ready to stop her wind & can hardly swallowe her spittle. Octob 5. die ♃. h. 3. {illeg}|5|0. p m. 1598. arising leeke the mother.

RN S^r Iames Evington litle Child Iames Evington 3 y novēb 19 h {sic} hor. 8 ant m 1625

|Dorothy Boys.| troubled w^th Div^rse hot fits of a hot feaver & hath had it a good while & cānot be quit of it |his vomyt wrought not|

And also his gentlewomā & wayting gentlewomā sorely troubled w^th sore & strong fits of the mother.

Iames Evington 2 y of Offord Cluny novēb 19 h {sic} hor 8 ant m 1625

M^res Dorothy Boy{s} 2|i|8 y

TG Mary longstaff of La{illeg}|t|hbury. affectu uterino laborans et febri stomacho, capite et membrorum doloribus.¹

RN mres Hilsdon of litl Amptill litle parke. 40 y Iuly 6. h {sic} hor. 10. 50 ant m. 16i6 It tooke her on thursd is troubled w^th many fits as they suppose of y^e mother yet when she is quiet hath no fect senc yet is quiet & patient. & {sic}

RN Goody Glantan Taken w^th a swounding often tyes march 28 h {sic} hor 2 p m 1618 |mother.|

RN Mres Greene of Stonystratford. 40 y May 23. ♃ h. 4. p m. 1622. /a swonding tooke her like the mother on sonday & ever sinc\

RN The young lady Napeir Ap 2 ♀ h. 5. p m 1624

voyded an Impost frō her wōbe in great quantity.¹

RN Mres Fawtrot \of Stanton/ troubled w^th the emrod teates in the bearing place. Decēb. 9. ♂ h. 10 ant m 1628

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 francis dorrington 19 y Ap 24. ♀ h. 6. 15 ant m 1607 a gentlewomā subiect to many melancholy passions swodings {sic} mother |lighte headed./|

RN Susan Bouker of Slippen 26 y. mayed {sic} Ap 25 h {sic} hor. 10. 15 \25./ ant m. 1612. troubled {illeg}|a|bout her body. w^th a gnawing & a spice of the mother./ /a myred {sic} womā\ /nescit an sit gravida\

RN Mres Ans fit tooke her Ian. 14. ☾ h. hor 2. p. m. 1633

horrible str{ā}g fits of \the/ motherSRN