Casebooks

RN Frauncis Emmerson of Cosgrave 30 y. martij 29 ☾ hor. 8. 50 ant m 1602.  capitis dolore et pruritu

RN Thomas Norman 50 \34/ y Iune 2|3|. ♃ hor 1.  capite p m 1602. |a m|h|ot megrym|

RN Iohn Rufhead 35 y of o^r Towne Iune 12 ♄ hor. 6. p m 1602.  capitis doloribꝯ.¹

RN soror Sandie vrinā hodie ostendit mihi pillul. velit accipere  capitis vertig: maij 7 ☿ h. 8. 30 ant m. 1606 / capit vertigi{n}{e}\

M^r. Rous Clopton of Corp. Chri Coll. Oxon 35. y. Mart. 17. ☿. h. 9. p. m. 1630

A greiuous Headache takes him at Midnight sometimes in one te of y^e head & sometimes in y^e other te, but especially in y^e left side of his heade, w^ch makes y^e places outwardly sore where y^e paine hath beene.¹

A continually Noyse in his head w^th a tearinge paine as yf it would pull one skyn from another, w^ch comes sometimes suddenly like a strech, & then is gone in an instant

A dizines in y^e heade & a leapinge, as it were of blacke mothes before his Eyes

This paine hath continued these 6 weekes,

Desires to knowe whether it ceeds from y^e stomack or spleene, from a cold or{illeg} hote cause

Hath beene let Bloud in y^e right arme, & vnder the tongue, & in y^e forehead, beeinge tolde by the Physitian y^this greife was caused by fullnes of Bloud

Hath taken Pills & Electuaryes sundry times, but his paine noethinge deminished

Hath for many years beene troubled w^th a soundinge & noyse in his head, but neuer w^th paine till nowe Feareth a Disposition to the Palsye or Apoplexye Desires Receits & Directions to preuent these two capitall Dangers.

RN Mres Luce Kimpton londinēsis et Cognata mea 30 y vnmaried novēb. 27. ☾ h. 1. 38 p m 1609 de morbo quærit nēpe de capitis dolore cōtinue qu|duc|ta a megrym. & of her flushinge & drynes of her hands 1609.

RN Mary Smyth of Stawton 20 myles 30 y Ap 27. ♂ h. 10. 15 ant m 1619 her head shaketh a fortnight or 3 \shaking/ palsy. mother backe thighꝭ as if they should be torne but her head exceding cold.

head cold

vryne very good. a very good stomacke yet very faynt. mutch troubled w^th wynd 2 y. sinc had a boy. hath thought her selfe twice to be w^th child w^thin this twelfemonthe. nescit an sit gravida

U[1611–2] Tho: Harrys of Selso Iuly. 18. ho. 12^a. d. ♄ 1612. ætat. 32. water high colour. burning heat. great headach.

RN Th. Harrys of Selsoe Iuly 18 h. 12. in merid ♄ {illeg} {sic} 1612.

RN Elisabeth Purden of puddington 36 y. sicke hath had her sicknes to mitch {sic}. faynt & feeble. y^t w^ch cōmeth frō her very blacke flowers wat^r to muth {sic} thin coloured. paynd head & sydes & hath menses immodices/

RN M^r Crompton of Norton neere k{en}ke 32 y Iune 12. ☿ h. 12 30 p m 1633

fractura Capitis cū epilepsia convulsionibꝯ

RN Dna Leate Londinensis 4 Iu\n/ij ♂ h. 8. 15. ant m 1605.

the cause of her slepish heavynes hed browe & eys.

RN M^r Rich: Dyer of Great Stawton in Huntingdon sheere 33 y octob: 19. ☉|h| {sic} hor: 12. in m 1622 for a hissing in his hed cōtinually 3 y. by fits

2 quærit vtrū mag Dna francklin 26 be f a good match./

3. what course of life best to advanc his fortuns/

4. wheath^r likely to mary within a yere & a halfe./.

RN Mathewe Emmerton of Stony stratford {A} {sic} 26. y Ap 27 die ☾ hor. 1. 45. p m. 1601

Randall yonge of the same towne  oculis et capitis dolore¹

Randall younge of Stonystratford Apr 27 die ☾ hor. 2. p m. 1601.

RN Iohan. Commendale of 35 Ap 28 die ☾ h. 1. 50 p m. 1600.

 capitis dolore et pectore Hot drye ague.

RN Mres Burchmore of Tottell end 33 yeres Ian. 14 die ☾ h. 12. habet albos et rubeos successive stomack hed backe. weake of a yellowe coloure. a candell w^th cymamon {sic} stayeth her whitꝭ when nothing els will troubled with the iaundish & of a yellowish colour.

RN Mathewe Walsore of Buckginham {sic} 30. musicꝯ. may 26 die ☾ h. 1. 3 26. p m. 1600

paynd in his \head &/ chest by reason of a wound receaved but healed w^ch maketh him cast. alwyys {sic} leane somtimes voydeth leeke matter & choler. spade bone of his shoulder perisheth his lungs. & francis Walso|ge|re 28. his wif paynd w^th a windines in her stomacke.

RN Agnes Rutland of Newnton Longfild. 53. sick this day fortnight. payned in her hed harte & all the body over. cannot abide vp: costive onc in 2 or 3 days. maij 1. die ♂ h. 12. 10. m. 1599.

Ambrose Rudland of Newton her husband. a payne in his stomack & eyes. a Corpulent man & fully faced. eodem tempore/

Iohn Rutland w^th a payne in his Chest & stomacke wyndye & a stitch in his syde