Casebooks

GJ Elsabeth Hayes of Turvy 43 y Octob. 18 ♂ ho. 9. 50 a m. 1603. |wind in the stomacke.| A dry Cough An Itche and as it were a dry scurfe. Hath a Childe of 2 yeere old sucking on her, the childe very poore & will take nothing but the brest can neither go nor speake: borne the saturday fortnight after midsomer 1601 betwene 8 & 9 at night quiet in the day but very vnquiett all night. very cold, swelled in the body of late. the mother nunquā habuit menstrua since she had this child.

RN m^r|G|oody \mary/ Gylpyn of wavendon 46 y Apr 1. ☿ h. 10. 30 ant m 1618.

Goodmā Gylpyn stuffed in y^e chest & very faynt & feeble sinc satterday last hath a great cough.

RN M^res Margery Dorrle \Mary Dayrle/ of Lillingstone Dorrle 44 at Candlemas last. for a payne in the sowles of her feete as it were a sprene. March. 17 die ☾ h. 1. 45 p m. 1600. this shooteth vp into the top of feete

Elisabeth Dayrell 2i y. also this gentlewomā craveth my Counsell for her w^ch is of 2i yere y^t had the greene sicknes but is well cured of it. but hath a litle sore on her leg of the bignes of a halpeny this halfe yeere.

her wat^r \very/ good & a p^r gentlewoman.

An dayrell tr 19 y troubled w^th the greene sicknes shortwinded greeped about the hart & stuffed.

M^res Derrell craveth furth^r my Counsell for 4 \5/ childrē. on of 6 anoth^r of 5. anth^r {sic} of 8 troubled w^th an itch & wax kernels.

RN Mres An Barber of Kensworthe 46|5| y. sept 28. ☿ hor 9. 16|5|. ant m 1603.

was borne {illeg} {sic} on a {tuds} \shrovesōdaye/ after noone. an hour betwixt 4 & 5. /hath often bene let blood sicknes gone this 4 yeres.\ |extreeme hot. casteth vp sometymes leek whitꝭ of egge. sometymes blacke stuffe.|

Mres An Barber sept 28 ☿ hor. 9. 15 ant m. 1603. strangly handled w^th her stomack burning & gnawing & then an intolerable paine of her hed for 20 houres not well for 40 houre & then it cōmeth once in a weeke in the wynter. & aft^r hath a swelling & a gnawing in the calfꝭ of her legs.

RN Mres Margary Deyrell of lillingstone Deyrell. 45 y. may 24 die ♄. {v} 12. 20. 45. p m. 1600 for a great payne vnder her right syde & a thinge leek a widge in her stomack faynt & feeble a swelling of her liver as it is told her.

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 Alce Emmerton of Whaddon 47 y Apr 17. ☾ h. 1. p m. 1609. A noyse in her hed hed light weake & feeble.

RN An Silvester of Hunsdon in Hartford sheere 42 y Iune 8 h {sic} hor 6 ant m 1633

strangly handled in her feete w^th pulling & gnawing her feete w^th extremity of payns & her hands pill all over & the tops wore away w^th the payne & did extremely vomyte at the first for 4 days 16 weekes. & had 2 child w^ch vomyted sorely & on child dyed & she cānot sit vp nor goe but as she she {sic} is caryed nor cānot abyde any to touch her hands & feete & are extreme hot

vryne very good Iune 8. h {sic}. hor 6 ant m 1633. /h. 7. 30 ant m 1633\

Iune 8 h {sic} hor 6. ant m 1633.

RN Two of women of Bedford on for a great Hoarsnes Ian {illeg}|1|0 ♃ h. 12. 30 p m. 1622.

Elis Abbat of Bedford for her long hoarsnes. Ian. 10 ♃ h. 12. 45 p m 1622.

Thother for a great cough & bad longues now also for legs & arms y^t have no feeling.

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 Alce Masun{n} of Woulverton 14 yeres old. took her vppō wendesay {sic} the 2i of febr: betwixt 2. & 1: shee nothinge but shaketh & soundeth as they think w^th an impostume. die ☿. 21. of feb. 1599. came her moth^r moved her quest. the 24 of feb die ♄. p m. 6. 38. 1599

RN Mres Cony of Newp troubled w^th a drye cough. & husking & shortwyded 40 y Octob. 5. ♀ h. 11. 30 ant m. 1610.

RN my lady Dentons mans wife maij 8 ☿ h. 12. 10. 12. ant m 1605. |Margaret Wincot 44 y|

hath taken her selfe to be w^th child sinc twelfetyde to Easter. but hath had a great many of her sicknesses & doe follow her ever since but she is as big as if shee were w^th child & shee thincketh y^t shee feeleth something styrr as if shee were w^th child. very sick frō 3 in y^e morning to 2 in y^e aft^r noone y^t she cā take no rest. neith^r a bed nor vp.

shee maketh & laboureth sometymes to vomite but brin{k}|g|eth vp nothing but wat^r eateth nothing but breath. shee is very dry.

Margaret wyncot 44 y. maij 8 ☿ h. 10. 12 ant m 1605.

RN had yesterday night about 12. an extreme fit lost her sences & knew no body for an houre nor could not speake octob. 27. ♂ h. 12. p m 1618.

RN Isble freemā of Benson 40 y may 17 ♃ h. 6 p m. 1632. /head light cānot sleep quivereth & quaketh\

RN Goody Dormer of haversham s {sic} sent her water by her some {sic} in lawe Iohn Smith. faynt & weake still. Decemb. 1. die ♀ h. 9. 1598.

RN Susan Simons of Brodwell 40 yeres old. hath bene mightely troubled w^th a iandish an itch a paine in her hed. & a swelling in her left leg y^t itcheth wounderfully. maij 5 die ♄. h. 3. 22. mi. p m. 1599. not well this 7 yeares. sinc shee had a iaundish. very drie.

RN Ione Huish of Pot Cleydon 40. y. very Lame. for this quart^r of an yeare y^t shee camot {sic} styre about. Sept 9 die ☉ h. 5. 45. p m 1599

RN Alce Hall of Stonystratford. 40 y. payned head hart. w^th an extreeme cold & then w^th a flushing heate cannot sleepe. Octob. 4 die ♃ h. 1. 48. 1599.

RN M^r {sic} Windover of Winsloe 40 y Aug. 27. ☾ hor 11. 15. ant m 1604.

fr this day sēnet at night delivered of before her tyme aft^r shee was but 3 week{es} quicke.

wonderfull weake reaching as if shee should vomite