Casebooks

RN Robart Lucas of Adstock almost an yere old doth skrike wonderfully. & is ill handled mutch Costive & it payneth him mutch when he goeth to stoole Octob. 19 die ♀ h. 12. 30 1599.

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 Edward Gall of Cranfild 70 y. mar 31 ☿ hor. 1. p m 1602 cānot goe to grounde. but casteth vpwarde.

RN m^res walkedyne of Stony stratford may. 14 h. 10. \50/ ant m 16i0 |maritus  vxore sine cōsensu. very costive. raging.|¹

RN the barber of Newp: Thomas Edmunds 30 y Apr 3. ♀ h. 3. 20 p m 1607 very costive onc in 44 houres voydeth wormes.

RN M^r Deanes for his sonne Henry for full of y^e smale pox & costive Iuly 27 ♂ h. 7. ant m 1619

RN Also about 6 of the clocke & 38 m p m 1602, Nichols of Willing sent for something to make him goe to stoole for he could not goe

RN Rogar Cardwell of w{a | o}{illeg} Costive. 7 Days. ha{th the} pox novēb. 23 h {sic} {hor} {illeg} ant m 1633.

hath the pox.

Costive 7 days

RN Ihone Harvy of Northcrowly 60 yeres old not well this 5 weekes for this 3 weekes shee hath well nie kept her bed cannot well goe to ground sent her sonne to me die {sic} ♂ Ian. 2. die ♂ h. 9. 1599.

RN Ione Cowly of Chichley. 3|6|5 y sick this fortnight keepeth nowe her bed & is sometimes vp. Apr. 27 die ♀ h. 8. \7/ ant m 1599.

Costive.

RN Thomas Malins the child of Will Malins not well sinc Christ. costive skremes skriketh & cryeth y^t they cannot still him. very costive. exceeding hot. 17 weekes old. Ian. 16. die ☿ h. 2. 30 p m. 1600

RN Georg Scot of Bot Claydon 66 y Ian. 14 ☾ h. 10 25 ant m 1628

vryne indiff hath casted & bene sick 12 weekes. Is growen very weake & costive & cānot sleepe

RN Old Roughed is worser then he was he can is bound in his body he cannot pisse this 24 houres. he enquireth an evadet v^l evasurꝯ sit dei gratia. Octob. 17 die ♂ h. 7. ant m. 1598.

RN M^r Crawly of Luton broght his wife Sara 34 y Iue {sic} 23. ♃ h. 3. 20 p m. 1625 costive sinc fryday last full of fearfulnes & melancholy

RN Eliz. Toby of Layton. 35 y octob. 21. ♀. h. 12. 50 ant m 163i

very Costive stoppage a cōtinuall coughing |hath had 11 child & 6 living quærit an sit gravida not sick.|

RW Iohn Amyas of Southhill in Bedford sheire. y. 65. d. ☾. h: 10. 40 ant. m: Feb. 28. 1620. ill sinc Tuesday \Fryday/ last. cannot vomite nor goe to the stoole. Eateth nothinge: drinketh sometimes. Cryeth out of his body; sleepeth not.

RN was so sick on tuesday h. 9 ant m 1623 so stopt & swelled about her chest y^t they thought she would die |5 child. youngest 7. y|

RN Mres Stop of Newport mother \the wife/ of M^r Stop the p^racher brought a bed this Day sennet March 10 h {sic} hor 5 p m 1627 Aguish Costive full of wynd

craveth my Consayle

RN Old M^r Poutnye 65 y Ian 19 ♃ hor 11. 50 ant m 1604. h. 12. swoundeth costive fleme

D^r Astly warden of Alsoules Colledge in Oxford 63. y. Apr. 13. 1. 20. ☾. p. m. 1629

1 Had a colde & an extreame Cough a weeke afore shouetyde {sic} w^ch did much shake & macerate his Body & was freed both of colde & Cough w^thin 3 weekes after. findes a defect in his digestion, in the liuer as hee feareth, w^ch heretofore hath much anoyed him.

2. is \hath beene/ very costiue (saueinge for 3 dayes last past) w^th some forcem^t thereto, yet his Body is temporate for heate & colde.

3 hee is not much thirsty saue at meales;

4 hee sleepes indifferent well, 5 or 6 houres in the night at beast.

5 his stomack seemeth to bee quieted when hee suppeth posset drinke

6 This is his Clymatericall yeare, beeinge 63 yeares at Alhollowetide last.

7 hee desires to knowe howe his Liuer may bee releeved & howe his Body may be loosened.

8 His was water ordinarily keepes in a reasonable lowe Coulour.

9 Hee feares y^t his Body (beeinge old & weake) will not much abide Phisike./

10 his dyet com̄only is veale & broth. & sometimes mutton, his drinke is small Be{e}re

vide April. 13.

D^r Astley warden of Alsolue {sic} Coll. in Oxon 63. y. Apr. 13. ☾ h. 2|1|. 20. p. m. 1629.