Casebooks

TG Mr Thomas Weekly of Addington in Northamptonsh. 50 y. Decemb. 20. h. 1. 15. p m. swelled in his belly especially after meate, hath ben ill 6 weekes

RW Henry Sheepheard. of Sympson. y. 60. d. ☾ h. 11. 30 ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. hath beene sicke ever since Christmas. is swelled in his body: & his belly hard: legs swelled & hath a little issue in each of them: hath kept his bed these two dayes. Eateth his meate prettily well: is rather loose then costive

U[1611–2] May. 16. d. ♃. ho. 8. ant. m. 16111

Isbel Hopkins was here before April. 25. April. 25. a hard swelling in her belly. to whome I only prescribed a mollifying pultis./

RW Rich: Wells of Woodhill y. 3. d. ♃ h: 1. p: m: Feb: 24. 1620. much payned in the belly, loose bodyed. belly swelleth sometimes: & sometimes in the fit the \priuie/ members are drawne vp into the bodie.

GJ Bridgitt Boughton his daughter 16 y. For the like swelling in her belly. eodē tempore /

RW Vrsula East of Gransden by Cambridge. y: 22. d. ☿. h. 3. 25|0|. p: m. Sept: 14. 1625. hath them well; belly swelled verie big.

GJ M^r Alexander Iermin his swelling in his groyne Continueth

He Desyreth to have some cordialls and something to make him sleepe

SRN Goody Godfrey of Stony strattf{ord} for her Broers Child. 3. y eodē tempore.

belly swelled & hard, no stomack to its meate

GJ Alice Isham of maidford 50 y. Iuly 23|5| ☾ ho. 12 in m. 1608. /

Her belly mightily swelled and leggꝭ begin to swell.

TG Sara Harrison of Neoport 36. y. Mart. 24 ☾ h. 10 45 Am. 1634. was swelled over all her body but now is burning & sometimes very cold.

RW M^r Withers of Willin for his childe. \a daughter/ y. 2. March: 8. h: 9 ant: mer: d. ☿. 1615. an ague this 3 weekes. swelleth in {he}{r} body, fone & hands

RW Lydda Carter of Cheshā y. 19. d. ♄ h. 9. 45. ant: m: Martij. 18. 1620. a great swellinge in her breast & in her throate. very extreame ill & keepeth her bed & hath done so a weeke.

GJ Ellen Weed of Brafield on the greene 40 y. maried Sept. 2j ☿ ho. 1. 45 p m Hath bene ill these ij yeers sicke in her stomacke and paynfull in her body her body heaves sometyms as if she were w^th Child and falles agayne

RW A Childe of Cranfeilde y: 1. d. ☾ h. 4. post merid. Ap may. 1. 1615. voyded iij wormes vpward & iij downeward: he belly swelled & {illeg} The Child was brought in p^rsence. was much altered wheras before it was of a sanguine complection: it was now very bleake & wan.

RW M^ris Margaret Sandford of the forrest y. 6 75. ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. stomacke swelleth: voydeth water & flegme manie times out of her mouth: payned in her righte arme

GJ Alice woodward of Stoke Ham̄on. 33 y. maried Apr. 15 ♀ ho 11. 40 a m. 1603

Hath not had her courses this x weekꝭ quærit vtrū sit gravida. a payne at her hart, swelled in her body & Ioyntꝭ.

GJ Mary Gilbert of Broughton 23 y maried 3 y. never had Children May 9. ☾ ho 8 a m. 1603

She lay speechles 24 houres |last week| very weake keepes her bed a thicke high coloured water Her belly swelled thinkes her self to be w^th Child

SRN The old Lady Temple of Darsett 66. y. March. 29. ♂. h. 3. p. m. 1636.

The pills j sent her did worke very well & did her very much good.

Is now short wynded & much hoven in y^e stomacke & weake in her knees & A{illeg}k|nc|kles, as she was then

hath at this tyme a great hoarsenes & straytnes in her throate. desires the note of y^e Dyet drinke. & pills.

SRN Marian Phelp of Blechly 40. y Septemƀ. 11. ♀ h. 10. a. m. 1635

Much payned in her chest & at her heart very shortwynded swelld & howen in her face hands & Body

\vomitts what she taketh/ hath not bin well since it thunderd & lightend when she came from Stoke goldinge on th{e} Sunday y^t it lightend & thunde{red} so much.

it first tooke her w^th sorenes in her throate

body Costiue. Vryne very thin & frothy, & cleere. hath bin married these 9. y. no child.

SRN Iohn Ellis of Hauershā 5. y. Iune 14|5| {sic} \15/ ♄. hor. 4. p. m. 1633 RN |1633 a big belly swelled sinc Christmas neaver voyded wormes|SRN