Casebooks

RN Alce Buttyphant of Chichly borne a fortnight a fore Miklemas day on {sic} a tuesday on wedensday even about an houre or 2 after sonset pater  filio {sic} came to me almost dead on sct Thomas eve. troubled w^th the Chin cough. Decemb 30. die ♄. h. 1. 53. 1598 w^th a hooping ready to stoppe her wind now it falleth into a bleeding at the nose

RN Agnys Lane of Lowton was here w^th me three quarters old Ap 14 ☾ h. 2. p. m. 1623 /had a great cough hard belly pyned & consumed\

RN Will Butcher of North Crowly 3 quart old Aug 26. ☾. h. 5. p m. 1622 casteth & scoureth.

RN francis latch fell into her fits of convulsion feb 25. ☿. h: 8. 30 p m. 1624U[1622–4]

RN Iohn Coo of Carington 11 weekes old to morrow \♂/ betwyit {sic} 11. 30 ant m. {illeg}|b|one {sic} but father came for it. Iune 4 ☉ h. 9 ant m 1632.¹

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 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 Will: Packe of Bedford halfe a yere old 3 days before miklemas tuesday night betwixt 12 & on came hither Apr. 10 ☿. h. 2. p m. 16i{6} {sic} 16i6 /con{v}uls. & swoūdeth {e}pilepsy feared./\

RW Margaret stocker at Rowes. y. 3 quarters. d. ♃. h: 7. 12. p: m: Maij 4. 1620. much bound in h{is}|{er}| body.

RN my lord Mordants litle child ten weekes on satt last it was borne the 19 of marh {sic} last betweene 10 & 11 in y^e morning. it was healthfull vntill weddensday last. may 25. h. 4. 30 ant m it was taken w^th a stretching out of the arms a galling of the eys & skryking & trēbling of all tes vppon may 26. it had 3 fits 2 in y^e morning. & on at noone. & hath an arising in y^e throte w^ch is seene & felt. & by holding downe by hand hath some ease & it riseth moore. the left syde of the throate. sent to me Iune 2. ♃ h. 8 ant m. 1625.

RN a womā of Newp brought a child of 4 weekes old Decēb 29 ♀ h. 12. 1626. sup on goody Bechā Did harme it

the child wasteth & cōsumeth & so did another of her child y^t dyed before

RN M^r Gascoynes child 3 quarters old casteth vp yellowe geare may. 10. h. 4. 50 ant m. 1600 pater  fili{o}|{a}| die ♄.

RN Alce Buttiphant of Cichely soundeth as mutch at every full of the moone twice yesterday. a fat child & hath a great hoopinge. March 9 11. 15. 1599. |& doth starcle in his sleepe|

RN Dorothy Greene of Quinton halfe a yere. maij 31 ♂ hor. 9 30 ant m 1603. voydeth flesh fleme cryeth starteth

RN M^r Lawrenc of luton for my brother Robarts sonne halfe a yere old feb 4. h. ♀ hor 12. 20. p m. 1603. fallen againe into his accustomed fits

RN Iohn freemā halfe a yere old march 14|5|. ☿. h. 4. 25 p m 1609

troubled w^th often swounding.

RN Elis Emmerton of Newp taken sodenly w^th convulsions Ian 27. ♃ h. 2. p m 1620

RN Taken w^th this fit Iu{ly} {3} ♃ h. 22 5 10. 40 ant m 1623

RN Edw. Pilkington 2 month old Ap 14. ♃ h. 6. 45 ant m. 1625 pater  filio sine cōsensu /of Northāpton\¹

RN sent to me for his child Aug 2. ♃ h. 10 ant m 1627¹