Casebooks

RN Alce Bruer can not goe vpright but goeth Double vp by the fier hoven in the belly & payned in y^e bottome of her belly all|{aft^r}| a longe tine {sic}. sent Ih{one} Honour. Decēb. 15. die ♀. 11. 15. mi. 1598. worse when shee eateth any thinge.

RN Alce Denton of haversham 36. maried this 10 yeres 3 children last childe had a yere & more agoe feareth lest shee have taken a cold w^th a nurcing child an old Disease ever since shee was a servant a great payne at her harte, doth vomit ever sinc shee was maried {b} twice or thrice in a yere but very mutch this last weeke & never well vntill shee have it vp, els very sicke. a pert woman. sent to me by her husband this 17 of Decēb. die ☉. 9 – 18.. 1598.. best a bed.

RN Alce Denton sent her husb againe very sick cold her water very white full of scales & motes boath there waters.

RN Goody West sent her water at 12. 15. Decēb. 22 die ♀ t {sic} at this time I sawe her not being busied /1598.\

RN Vrsula Thorpe of Stony stratford 34 sick sinc mihelmas cōplayneth most of her mouth. & of a canker therin & had a tente keepeth nowe her bed this sennet & so did not of{illeg} sent her water by her frind Decēb. 23. die ♄. h. 11. 15. 1598.

RN Ioys Armfild of lathbury 50 yeres old sick first on the 23 of Decemb. {illeg}a{illeg} sent her husband to me on weddensday the 27 of Decemb. die ☿ h. 7. 45. ant m. very sick last night & keepeth her bed w^th it. her husb. had on wife before & by this 6 children 1598.

RN Ihone ford of Dreiton Parsnā. 54. sick this twelmoneth. but keepeth her bed for this 8 days. the 20 of decēb. sent to me this 29 of decemb h. 11. 6|9| m. die ♀ 1598. water betwixt yellow & white being cold.

RN Ellen Foster sore sick ever sinc her childe cannot take no drinke meate vomiteth vp all y^t shee taketh cannot quench her thirst swollen very big in her legs. now stolen vp to her hart on weddensday shalbe three weekes her child borne w^th out all greefe but mutch payned before & after & nev^r had Child before sent a woman to me for her Decēb. 31. h. 8. 35 m. 1598

RN Alce Phylip of Eaton 60 yeres old sick sinc St Steaphens day at night. betwixt 9 & 10 at night. sent to me being very weake this 1 of Ian 1599. troubled w^th a stitche vnder her side.

RN Ihone Harvy of Northcrowly 60 yeres old not well this 5 weekes for this 3 weekes shee hath well nie kept her bed cannot well goe to ground sent her sonne to me die {sic} ♂ Ian. 2. die ♂ h. 9. 1599.

RN M^r {sic} Charels Tutcher Charles at Stonystratford at the swan of 2 neckes. 45. sick this fortnight. sonewhat {sic} Costive shee doth bleede & is very mutch stuffed in her chest can scarce tak her winde. ready to sound a grosse & fat woman. sent a poer woman. Ian. 3. die ☿. h. 12. 9. mi. 1599. \at 1. p m /|twice & thrice a day bleedeth at y^e nose. half a pint at a time \every oth^r daye/|

Charels Touchers wife hath not had her termes this 6 yeres her stomack hoven & her hed ill & backe her wombe & chest stuffed short winded. hart ill water good. yellowe but thin. taken a greefe for payment of monyes for her husb. brother for s{ur}tiship. 200^li

RN Goody foster sent to me Ian. 3. die ☿. 10. 3|1|5. \30./ mi. ant m. troubled at her hart & chest her water full of black scales & blacke humoures.

RN Alce Crowly troubled w^th the ague ever sinc Layten feyre. about 40. every third day keepeth her bed & shaketh sent for a remedye. the 19 of feb. die ☾ h. 11. 1599.

RN Mres Androwes of Broug{h}ton sent to me the 20 of feb. die ♂ h. 10. 30. ant 1599 payned in her hed all to the nose. litle courses or none. swelleth in her bodye

RN Dorothy Archer of Gothurst about 36. yeres a meaden sent her sister to me for her disease payned hed feb. 2i die ☿ h. 9. 45. 1599.

SF An Sotherye of Lymouse 21 yeres 1597 the 7 feb/ ☾ an’ m’ at 45 p 8 diz. hir self sente/.

RN M^res Androwes very sicke at the hart ready to die last night: water reasonable good full of scales & motes. sigheth mutch in her sleepe: se thincketh shee shall die suddenly. sent to me this 28 of feb. die ☿ h. 11. 15. 1599. looketh very pale & white. hath whit the {whites}

RN An Pedder of Potters Perye 19 at midsoner {sic} next. sick this on thursday night betwixt 5 & 6 at night: sent her water w^ch was yellowe & thick. the 3 of March. die ♄. h. 8. 53. 1599

RN Dorothy Boug|t|he of D{urn}sankr. 26 y. vnmaried. a servant to Goodman Huis sick on tuesday was 3 weekes. sent her water. 3 of March die ♄. h. 10. 40 \50/ 1599. very sick.

RN Margaret Torne 40. keepeth her bed. very sick in her body harte & backe. sent to me this 13 of Marche diē ♂ h. 6. 45. 1599 ant m.