Casebooks

RN Elis: Carpenter of Red{burne} 48. y. ☿ h. 2. p. m. 1625 \canot sleepe/ by fits ever sinc miklemas & mended & now worse then ever. M^r Bowyer son of Redburne werote {sic} in her behalfe/

RN M^r Vnderhill of Willing p^racher 30 y novemb. 27 ♄ hor. 12. 20 p m. 1602. cannot sleepe

RN I went to my lady Curson & she brought vnto me a mayd of hers very sleep{l}|y|e ☿ Iune 28 ☿ h. 2. 20 p m 1609

RN m^r Throckmorton of Weston 76 y Apr 24. ♂ h. 7. 15. ant m 16i0. desyred me to come by him he is very sleepy¹

RN Tho. Charnock of Grendon & Dorothy & his child & serv. novēb. 2. h {sic}. 3 p m 1605.

all doe feare the plaugue water whytish & thin. his Daught^r of 13 y sleepysh.

RN Steaphen S^r Franc Dūcōbes servāt 54 y. Ian 8 ☾ h. 2. p m. 1620|i| /a cruell stitch on the right syde cānot sleepe\

RN Steaph S^r Fr Dūcōbe serv Ian 12. h. 8 50 ant m 1621 /cānot sleepe Desp sick cōpl of a stitch of his right syde\

RN Rose Bates servant to M^r Allen of Goldington 25 y febr. 15 ♃ h. 12. 50 p m 162i.

ill ever sinc Chistmas by fits cōplayning of the left syde & cā take no rest day nor night.

RN My Lady Wentwort for a new serv 36 y Iune 30 ☾ h. 11. ant m 1623. /{of} Tyddington\ a burning feaver. cānot sleepe hed troubled w^th fancyes

RN Mres Elis: Babum of Weston Turvey. 30 y. 4 child. on dead Her youngest 2 yere old Ian. 3i ♂ h. 1. 30 p m 1632 |Is growen very leane & poor feareth a consūpt. cānot sleepe|

Mres Elis. Babum of weston Ian 3i {♂} h. 1. 30 p m 163{2}

RN Mres Francis Whaleleye |of Norton by Galbee| \64 y./ may 3. ♀ h. 2. \45/ p m 1633. |cānot sleepe| |a grosse crazy bodye| distempered w^th heat & discontentment

was brought in a cart was let blood had a purg & an oyntment from Docter Collins of Cambridg but his purg wrought not

RN Ione Longe of Astwood 20. y. taken yesterday in her bodye after a strange maner. y^t shee cannot make water greeepeth {sic} her bellye & cryeth w^th it & cannot sleepe. Septemb. 5. die ☿ h. 6. 45. ant m. 1599. /her fathers servant gote her w^th Child but her fath^r would not let him marry her./\

RW M^ris Laurence of Bedford. y. 47. d. ♃ h: 10. 30 ant: m: Martij. 9. 1620. ill a fortnight. tooke a vomite the last weeke of M^r Banister: will have no more of his counsell. Cannot sleepe. is loose full of death. & verie hot.

RN An Deary mayd to S^r francis duncōbe 23 y sept 18 ☿ h. 10 ante m. 1622 |grene sicknes pale shortwȳ|ded & sleepy.

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

RW M^r Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. ☉. h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, w^ch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled w^th a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto S^r George Sherly M^r Colins houshold physition.