Casebooks

RN Henry fish^r of Eastcot a serving mā to my lord Harrington 40 y febr 28 ♃ hor. 9. ant m 1605. crased in braine put out of service by his Mres for the love of a mayd.¹

he sent only to knowe when he should fynd me at home y^t he might come over vnto me./

RN Sara musgrove \of/ Bletsoe 20 y maryed 2 y. march. 29. ♀ h. 12 20 p m. 1605. troubled w^th fancyes very fearfull in her mynd to loose her wits troubled in her sleepe cānot rest metuit veneficiū full of melanch cholicke

RN M^r Tyrringhās mead of Tyrringhā 24 y Ian. 13 ☉ h. 9. ant m 1605. suffocat matricis strange fits eith^r of moth^r or apop. litharg.¹

RN Henry Fish^r 40 y my man will. vnckle Apr 8. {h}|☾| hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1605. brought again his water. being not well. |metuit veneficiū|¹

RN An Hodge of the same Mylton Apr. 17. ☿ h. 9. 50 ant m i605. 19 yeres. her left eye red & sore & watering burning & pricking. hed wonderfull ill

RN Mary Smith the widow{s} Daught 40 y maij 8 ☿ h. 6. 25. ant m 1605 came to know wheath^r shee were not to be let blood for her aches in her armes Hucklebone y^t she cā scarce goe had not her termes this 3 yeres.

rūneth into the outsyde of her feete.

RN Mres Whaly of Cosgrave. h. 1. 30 p m. 1605.

on leg swelled. y & {sic} on & boath sidꝭ ill by fits. back extreme ill.

& on boath legs have red spots vp to her thighes & sweateth every night. / h. 2. p m 1605.

It.

GJ George Byrd of this towne Iune 12 ☿ ho. 8. 30. a m. 1605

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 Wylliā Ashby of fænystratford servant 22 y Ian 7. ☾ h. 12 3|4|0 p m 1605.

cōplayneth every where backe gryped & belly & syde./

RN Ian. 12 h. 2. 3|4|0 I was sent for & Intreated by M^r Byrd to goe to my lady 1605. {sic} Cooke who was very ill & sick of a great wyndynes in her stomack & a burning ague

RN Alce Cheany a poor widow 60 y of Paulusperry Ian. 22 ♂ h. 11. 30 ant m 1605. cōplayneth of her hed. & hart w^th a shooting.

weake stomacke & old.

RN Mres Stafford of westbury 29 y feb 26. ♂ h. 2. 30 p m 1605 in p^rsentia hed ill.

RN Richard Martyn serv to my broth^r Sandye quærit causā of the stinking smell {sic} \rheume & breaking out/ of his hed & nostrel|s| Iune 8 ♄ hor. 5. ant m 1605.

RN Alce vartloe {sic} \vart/ {sic} /Vartloe\ of Newporte 14 y Apr. 3. ☿ h. 11. 1605. for her head & eyes & her eyes rūne w^th water & lips doe breake out & swell a great {rheume}

RN Edward Wale of Kempson 14 y. Apr. 26 ♀ h. 11. 25 ant m 1605 in p^rsence lame in his right leg & swelled y^t he cānot goe nor stande.

RN Goody Cowly of our towne same tyme.

Goody Cowly a deadly payne in the hynder te of her head y^t shee cānot rest for it rūneth into her backe. & chill & cold. chest hard gyrded. Apr 2|3|0 y {sic} {illeg} Apr. ♂ h. 7. ant m 1605.

RN Edward Fessy of Dunstable Houghton 23 y Apr. 30 ♂ h. 10. ant m 1605

stroken sodenly in his left arme & left leg & memory the vse of all taken away taken & stroken the 21 of Apr. |was let blood at begyning.|

RN Edward Richardson of Densanger 32 y. maij 8. ☿ h. 12. 30 p m 1605.

full faced & a goodly eloquent toungue. weepeth mutch cānot set his mynd about any worldly busynes¹

RN tooke at shrovetyde in her armes w^th a pricking & shooting w^th a swelling in her bed the 11 of febr in the night. about 9 or 10