Casebooks

RN Harry Bennet a maried man this 12 yeres sick this moneth yet walketh abroad M^r Hipwells servant hath bene troubled with blood he hath vomited it vpw & downward. Decēb. 4 die ☾. h. 1. 38

RN Elisabeth Smith 30 yeres old 9 yeres maried. never had Child it cometh by fits twice a weeke of a good colour red faced & fill {sic} of blood lieth in her hed & so ariseth from her hart & stomack vnto her hed. her face & syde swelleth. her vrine is red & full of rags. came in her owne son & then was very well of Decemb. 4 die ☾ h. 2. 1598. dwelleth at Emerten right side of her hed.¹

RN Will. Waren of bowbrickle 32. sick this on weddensday last. married & hath 4 children Decēb. 11 die ☾. h. 11. ant m. 1598. a poer Carpenter.

RN William Chivoll 36. sick on satterday was fortnight fell sick keepeth his bed & riseth onc a daye a daylabourer. the 11 of Decēb. die ☾ h \10. 50/ 50 {sic} 1598

RN Thomas Coo servant to M^r Ardes of lathbury 35 yeres vnmaried sick this fortnight 11 of Decēb. die ☾. h. 3. 30 mi. most an end keepeth his bed. 1598

RN Alce Denton of haversham 36. maried this 10 yeres 3 children last childe had a yere & more agoe feareth lest shee have taken a cold w^th a nurcing child an old Disease ever since shee was a servant a great payne at her harte, doth vomit ever sinc shee was maried {b} twice or thrice in a yere but very mutch this last weeke & never well vntill shee have it vp, els very sicke. a pert woman. sent to me by her husband this 17 of Decēb. die ☉. 9 – 18.. 1598.. best a bed.

RN on y^t taketh Susan Blundell in hand sent for me or at least M^res Blundell quaro {sic} an sit impostor Decemb. 19 die ♂ h. 10. 45. 1598. /Circūforaneus et impostor he would not see me.\

RN Iohn Burman of Olny shephard lame in right leg & thigh this 3 weekes first in his back & then did shoote in his lims 37 maried this 17. yeres. Decēb 19 die ♂ h. 12. maried to a widowe had an ach in the other leg first many yers

Iohn Burman shephard of Olny lame & went w^th crutches

RN An Cloude of Newport 35 yeres old sickned the 12 of Decemb came to me the 20 of decēb. die ☿ h. 1. 50. 1598. maritꝯ  vxore. fell into a traunc vppon satterd night & so continued vntill sunday night & revived again

RN vrsula Thorpe of Stony stratford keepeth the bull. hipwell vnkle vnto Thorpe 32 yeres old sick ever sinc mikelmas goeth abroade. Dece {sic} sent by M^r Oliv^r Barker. for his wife sister is her moth^r in frendship & kindred Doubteth wheath^r shee be bewitched & hath a canker in her tongue & tented shee hath an ill stomacke & spitteth putrifyed bloode. Decēb^r. 2i. die ♃. h. 9. 15. ant m. 1598.

RN Iohn Smith of haversham. 36 sick ever this week kept his bed th yesterday all daye the 20 of decemb sent \on/ of his neighbours to me for his disease his water cold all white & muddy complayneth of his harte very sick 2i of Decēb. die ♃. h. 10. 1598. a fatt high coloured man

RN Alce Denton sent her husb againe very sick cold her water very white full of scales & motes boath there waters.

RN Elisab. West. {illeg}|3|0 yers old. sick this 5 weeks took her first w^th an ach hath bene longe sicke hath cought w^th a watching at Stanton & w^th a thought ready to stop her wind & her Daughter y^t moved y^t question w^thout her Consent. Dec 2i. die ♃. h. 4. p m. riseth w^th a wind & she is swollen

RN her daughter came to me at 3 a clocke Decēb. 22. die ♀ h. 3 p m. 1598.

RN Iohn Smithe sent againe his phisick wrought well. but his fathers not or very litle. Decēb. 23. die ♄. h. 10. 9. yet was very sick.

RN Vrsula Thorpe of Stony stratford 34 sick sinc mihelmas cōplayneth most of her mouth. & of a canker therin & had a tente keepeth nowe her bed this sennet & so did not of{illeg} sent her water by her frind Decēb. 23. die ♄. h. 11. 15. 1598.

RN Iohn Smithe sent to me & his man came to Stanton where I then was for he was extreeme sick & very leekly to dye the 2{illeg}|8| of decemb: 1598 a {sic} betwixt 1 & 2

RN M^r Bird sent Nathaniel Bird His sonne to bid me to diner & my sister Decēb 28 Decemb. 8. 45. ant m 1598. quæro vtrū cū eo {siru} iturꝯ. et ad prandiū. et qualis sit nuncius vtrū maritatꝯ nec ne.

RN Iohn Smith sent to me the 28 of decēb. die ♃ h p m. 1. 45. very extreeme sick 1598

RN Iohn Smith of havershā 28 decēb die ♃ h 1. 50 p m. 1598. very extreeme sick sent on to me to Stanton.