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

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 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 Iohn Phylip of Bletcley very extreeme sick bound & very Costive the last phisick would not work w^th him as Doct^r Spark writeth me, nowe again sendeth to me. this 9 of Decēb^r die ♄. h. 12. 15. 1598. troubled w^th the wind cholicke

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 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.|

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.

RN Lewis Vppne 42. for {sic} in litle Brickwill. servant to M^r Fisher for an extreme payne about his navell y^t so payneth him y^t he can tak noe rest & four can scarc hold him down he casteth all vp & nothing will goe downward. very Costive & full of wind at the very navell. casteth vp his meate. Ap. 23. die ☾ h. 6. 15. p m. 1599. twice maried.

RN S^r Iames Evingtons daught^r nata ☾ h. 7. 30 p m. feb 3. 16i5 very costive & always bound 3 or 4 days at a tyes {sic} & comoly {sic} 2 days not sick yet a bad stomacke & very leane

RN M^r Vu\e/dale Iune 12 ☿ h. 5. 30 p m 1622 very costive hot & drye.

RN I receaved from my lord p^rsid a kind Hon. loving lett^r craving the same pils because his Honour is mutch bound & swelled in his belly & fumeth vp into his head Iune 19 ♂ {sic} h 5. p m. 1628

RN M^r Iohn longfe|i|ld of woulverten 26 y Iune 8 h {sic} hor 1. 39 p m 1616. |exceeding troubled w^th sweating & rūbling in his guts costive. stomacke bad|

RN Edward Brandon of Droughton 22 y a batch novēb 27. ☾ h. 2. 30 p m 1620 melancholy mightely troubled in mynd & cānot sleepe & costive head paynd & greatly payned in his stomack.

RN An Haman 56 of litle brickhill: sick ever sinc Christmas not hart sick but swollen in her body & in her legs & very stiffe sent to me by her husband. Martij 22. die ♃ ♄ {sic}. 1. 10. 1599. very costive & as if shee were st{oun}ge & cannot rise except shee be lifted. very cold & stiffe & short winded & leekely to die 1599.

RN King of haversham for his wife Agnes y^t was brought a bed 7 weekes agoe. in her back syde & belli loynes & hucbones hath no stomacke. hot & boumd {sic} for a weeke. May the 9. die ☿ h. 5. 20 p m. 1599.

RN Amy Ringe of Cranfield of 27. vnmarid. hath a great paine in her backe harte. & no digestion & Doth every day cast vp her meate. hard bound in her bodye. this fortnight. hath not had her Courses kindly not at any time May 5. die ♄ h. 1. 30. p m. 1599.