Casebooks

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

RN M^r Nichols of Wing for on of his fellowes \Edwards Gardiner/ growen into y^e scurvy & dropsye y^t before a yere sinc was recovered only by scurvygras now growen swelled his legs thighes & belly are very mutch swelled his appetite de{i}ected & 70 y cā take no purge fat corp & well coloured Ap 6 h {sic} hor. 7. 25 ant m 16i6. |breath short|

RN S^r Arth Throck for his lady march 13 {sic}. ☾ h. 2 \1. 45./ p m 1618 a payne & stuffing in her head w^th a weaknes & werynes in all her body & a heate in her hands & feete.

RN Iohn Snow of Padbery 47 y Decēb. 26 ☾ h. 1. p m. 1614. |a very godly man in his sences rageth & knoweth no mā. when he {sic}|¹

RN Williā

Robart Ampts of Sundon 72 {sic} feb 22. /1544\ \came/ may 4 h {sic} hor. 11. ant m. 16i6

ill in his head ev^r sinc sonday last quite bereaved of his sences. & cā make no answere. & was nev^r so before. it seemeth y^t he sawe some ill thing.

Nicholas d{illeg}|D|ay the myster {sic} susp for a bad mā mayed {sic} he & his wife agree not no child his neighb susp him given to ill vices p^racheth every sonday.

RW M^r Meridale of Great Brickhill for his Father \y: 70./ March: 6. h: 1. post merid: 1615. stuffed in his stomacke. pained in his head & backe, hath a cough & cold.

RN a young gentlemā of my lord Ruthens acquanetanc octob. 25. ♀. h. 9 ant m 16i6. |M^r Coaple| /{he}d light.\ /new ague every day.\ |{s}orely tormēted w^th a burning feaver wits decayed hed light & gydy|

RN his broth^r Will: fell sick last Monday h. 2. 30 p m 1619 6 y. hed ill. /face cheekes ey brused swelled chest\

RN Will: Spencer for a Womā by northāpton y^t lay in & brought a bed 3 weekes since 36 y oc t novēb. 1. {illeg} \♂/ h. 5. 20 ant p m 1614 |a dropsye all over face belly legs.|

RN Goodmā \M^r/ Taylers wife of Bedford 40 y Iune 21. ♃. h. 11. 38 ant m 16i0 /weake & feeble\

quærit causā morbi et nomen et vtrū vivit v^l moriet^r.

RN on weddensday 3 weekes before miklemas betwixt 8 & 9 in the forenoone sodenly taken in her mouth & face & in her lymms & so cōtinued a weeke & did neyther eate nor drinke

It will say I or no & call her broth^r Tom. Sept. 5 ☿ h. 8. 30 ant m. 1610.¹

RN M^r Hudsons man for his master tooke a fall at Tiddington frō a house & fell downe. may 13 ☾ h. 10. 15 ant m 1611 & he felt on his hed belly swelleth & legs.

RN Goody Blays child 3 y Alce Blay a great bunch in her backe & hollow & cānot goe Ap 24 ♀ h. 10 ant m 1612

lame in her loynes

RN On of Wellinborough for a child of 12 y y^t is swelled in her legs lame rūne pyneth & cōsumeth & bell hath gone for it

RN a litle child 3 y. at the same tyme \cānot rest cryeth nev^r the better.// belly swelled casteth voydeth wormes cānot rest

RN \mres Elis knight/ Hath a nother Daughter y^t was hit yesterday w^th a peece of bred in yorest & her ey ve\r/y mutch swelled. y {sic} she cānot see sent for my counsell what to doe.

RN Clytheros wench 8 y of newp eyes blood shotten casteth blood w^th the extremly of her cough novēb 4 ☾ h. 1. p m 16i6 |a big belly.|

RN M^r Will Duncōbe 22 y of Litlington parke march. 13. ♀. h. 12. 1618.

for his wife troubled w^th a waterish humour rising in her stomack. & very sick w^th all lyeth heavy as if she had surfeted it voketh her to cast. casteth mutch water.

Imagyneth she may be w^th child. & therfore craveth gentle physick.

RN Thomas Malcot of Bydnā 8 weekes Ap 28 ☿ h 11. ant m 1619

swelled ever sinc he was borne but swelleth more & more face hands & cods & swoundeth often {illeg}|b|orne fryday night about on in y^e morning. last fryday

nata {sic} feb 26. ♀ h ♀ h. 13. p m. 1619

RN my Cosen hee marsh. for S^r Arthur Harrys his Daughter of 17 or 18 y. Iune 22|3| ☿. h. 8. 40 ant m 1619 /strangly troubled w^th melanch ready to desp & to make her selfe awey.\