Casebooks

RN Agnes Miller of 45. yeres old hath had an old Desier Disease as shee thincketh of the winde cholick ready to stop there winde lieth at her harte this every daye of the weeke. the rūning. of the reanes

August the 12 die ♄ h. post m ant m. 8. 34 mi for Agnes Miller who hath bene troubled w^th the rūning of her reanes & so also her husb: for the space of this 4 yeares & her mother w^th the winde cholick. whiles she had her termes shee was a sound woman but sinc never having thē shee hath bene mutch distempered w^th the rūning of the reanes

RN Robart Rives Cromwels sonne of Newport 12 yeres old this day sennet sick Sept 20. die ☿ h. 8. 22 m. ant m. sine consensu./

RN Elisabeth Honour of Woulverton about 26 maried this 2 or 3 yeres. shee is lunatick & hath not the vse of her wits. about 3 a clock in the after noone 26 of Septemb. die ♂ they cam to my howse but I was not at home they came agayne about 9. 15 in moring {sic} w^th her consent

RN Elisabeth Honour of Woulverton septemb. 26. die ♂ h. 3 p m. 1598 shee is lunatick. at this tyme I was not at home.¹

RN Elisab. honour of Woulverton septemb. 27. die ☿ hor. 9. 15 m ant m.. 1{illeg} 1598. I was then at hom{e} Lunatick.¹

RN Stantons howse robbed the 25 of Octob. die ☿. h. 7. 39. 1598.

RN Iohn Brighty of Eaten by fenny stratford. 58 yeres amisse this 9 or 10 yeres but most sinc midsomer. he goeth abroad & talketh well. & lustely. tooke it w^th a surfet this 2 of Novenb. {sic} die ♃. h. 1. 34|8| mi. {sic} \36 |40| m./ \40/ |40 {sic} m| p. m. troubled very mutch for this moneth. 1598

RN Mres vuedales meade sickly hath not her courses. supposed \by M^r Vuedale/ to be w^th child w^th & by her {L} \{Kinsmā}/ that last was question made. Novemb. 12 die ☉ h. 8. 15. 1598.

RN Agnes Smithe of 13 yeres old at last mikelmas it tooke her {9} of novemb. w^th a gydines in her hed & hart & so ceme Downe to her h {sic} belly hard came for my counsell this 27 of November 1598 die ☾ h. 8. 49. mi. ant m. mater cū filia quærit

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 Mary Knight of Newport 12 yeres old at Easter Deafe this 8 yeres. for 4 yeres well. hearethe very hardly & at some times heareth better thē other her eares run & then shee heareth best shee came w^th her mother this 12 of Decēb^r die ♂ h. 10 12. 39. 1598. of a very pale Colour. a drye huske & a bad stomack breaketh & {illeg}|out &| looketh ill.

RN Rich. Risely of Willing 2 yeres old. the fortnight after Chr|E|sterday ☉ morning about 3 a clock morning troubled by fits. especially the 18 of Decēb. after noone it wull {sic} fall Downe & crye & tak hold of any thing. Richard Risely a very feare child & of a goodly cōplexion was borne 1597. the 10 of Aprill. die ☉ h. 3. ant m. 1597. came to me Decēb. 29 die ♀ – h. 9. 30. cū vxore et filiolo. borne at willing.

RN M^r furyes servant of Louton very extreeme sick at hart cannot abide talk a water leek the yellowe iaundes. sent to me againe this 4 of Ian. die ♃ h. 8. 52. mi 1599. his former phisick wrought but litle. never vomited but to the ground his m^r {sic} thinketh he hath the yellow iaundish. Thomas Burgen. wery of his life

RN M^r foukes of Newport of 50 yeres old came him selfe w^th his wife for him selfe water mutch of a very good colour the 19 of febr. die ☾ h. 9. 50 mi ant m. 1599.

RN Margaret Marcholl & her husband came to me for some ease for her child of 15 yeres age 3 weekꝭ afore shrovetide. vppon a friday somewhat before daye. at 25 of feb: die ☉ h. 5. 15. m p m. 1599.

RN Thomas Bartom. 15 yeres sick this 5 weekes. nothing will tary w^th him for this fortnight lyeth in his hed light headed. Martij 8. die ♃. h. 9. 10. 1599. at Newport.

his fath^r moved a question at the same time or a quart^r after 9. for a payne in his knee w^c was broken his thigh was broken quite thorough & nowe the paine is fallen into his knee pan & is swollen.

RN Guy Foster of haversham 10|i| yeres old last Christmas came him selfe w^th his mothr {sic}. borne on a friday Martij 12. die ☾ h. 10. 15. 20|3|. 1599.

RN Ione C {sic} Kittre of Broughton. for her disease this 14 of March. die ☿ h. 3. 10. mi. 1599 30 yeres her child 10 weekes old.

RN Will: Dudly for him selfe. for a stitch in his side. & can taketh him in his harte & backe. March. 20. die ♂ h. 11. 40. mi ant m. 1599. 64 yeres old. in his stomack.

And C|K|atheron Dudly his wife moved question. 53 yeres vp stomack. taketh her by fits

RN Richard Lingard this a yere & halfe old. troubled w^th an ague & w^th the wormes. & leekely to have the iandes the child is weaned sent to me by there sister. the fath^r & the moth^r boath Apr. 17. die ♂ h. 2. 30|5| p m. 1599. of Simpson a great cold.