Casebooks

RN Elisabeth Witsy of Newport 22 yeres maried her yongest child 2 yeres old & nowe greate w^th Child troubled in her hed most grevowsly ever sinc sunday last. was sennet betwixt 12 & 1. sent this 20 of March. die ♂ h. 10. ant m. 1599. shee loketh every day to be Delivered.

Deafe w^th p|h|edache. her eare muttereth hie coloured.

RN An Burges of Gothu\r/ste 2i. for a paine in her hed taketh away her hearing Ap. 25. die ☿ h. 3. 15 p m

RN Amy Goodmā 26. y. maij 17 die ♄ h. 11. 45 50 ant m 1600  surditate et tinnitu auriū et capitis dolore. virgo.

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 Elisab. Mead servant of 22 y of Newp. craveth a remedy for her deafnes & paine of her head the 8 of Aug die ♂ h. 7. 4 {2}|5| mi. ant m.

RN Elis. Whitten of Stonystra{tford} 24 y Iuly 25 ☿ h. 1 p m 162i head mutch payned w^th a cōtinuall noyce paynd about her harte black Iandis w^th y^e greene sicknes.

GJ Susan Langton of Molsho 34 y Octob 17. ☉ ho. 10. 50 a m. A lightnes and ringing in her head. a payne in her necke cannot sleepe./

RN M^r Clavers of {illeg}|f|osket 50 y septemb. 24 ☾ hor 11. 1604.

a trēbling of the harte. deafnes head ach.

Also his daught^r for her old infirmitye

Margaret Claver of fosket 19 y sept 24 ☾. 11. 1604.

RN Thomas Brightwell of Stocke golding 32 y feb 11. ♀ hor. 11. 38 ant m. 1603.

for a payne \& noyse/ in his eares this xj weeks

RN {Mres} {illeg} {An} {A}rpe 16 y old. octob 4^th ☉ in y^e morning. h. 9. ant m. 1607. /{he}d aketh & a noyse {in} her hea ears\ /somewhat deafe in boath eares of long continuance\

RN Marget Bennet of Bedford 67 y Apr. 2 18. ♂ h. 11 30 ant m. 1626

Deafish & sore eys

RN Katherin Kent otherwise Ruly of this towne 30 y febr: 27 ☾ h. 2. 30 p m 1615 right eye red waterish & sore a quashing & noyse in her hed.¹

RN {M}^r Michaell Clarke of Stonystratford. 44. y. sept 21. h {sic} hor 10 ant m 1622 blynd Deafe hed mutch payned

RN M^r furthoe of furthoe 45 y Octob 23. ♃ h 3. 45 p m 1606. deafnes noyse in his eares. face swelled tooth ach.

RN Old moth^r knight for her headache. & stomacke & syde. as if her ribs were broken. & deafe. Iune 9 ☿ hor. 10. 30 ant m 1602.¹

RN Shonet Wardley of Odyll. 50 y march. 19 ♂ h 2 p m 1622. feeleth a prickling in sundry tꝭ of her body suddenly & by fits every day. & is mutch payned in her brow mouth & a noyce in her eares/. they sper not in there body. catle.

RN An Steevens off Westning 16 y maij / 4 ♀ hor 1. 45. p m 1604 head beateth y^t shee cānot heare shortwyded cānot goe goe {sic} knes & legs doe ake