Casebooks

RN Rob: Goldsnynth {sic} decēb 31 h {sic} hor 11 ant m 1631 light headed mynd troubled M^r Marsh of Dunstable sent

had a pomāder & Did pull it of was well as long as he kept it

craveth anoth^r pomander

SRN Iohn Perkins of Aven Dorset 42. Ian. 27. ☾

troubled with mellancholly in his head. cannot sleep.

vryne good. desires somet{hing} to do him good.

RN The Lady Hāmer at the same tyme ill in her brayne

The Lady Hānner light headed & mutch Distressed w^th ill thoughts. Ian 20 ☿ h. 11 ant m 1630

Desyreth something to quiet her brayne

RN Mres leate of london not well in her mynd march Apr. 2. ♀ h. 1. 40 p m. 1613. /Daug Mres Harvey for her mother cū cōsensu matris.\

sent me a litle barle of sucket pynth languisheth desyreth me to write to her mother some cōfortable letter. & to give her some physick if I shall like therof.

W A Wooman of H{illeg} Ha\r/ssam came for Alce Lea that she might be lett bloud shee rageth & taketh one that shee cannot sleepe \y. 40./ May 21. ♃. hor. 3. 30. P. Mer. 1607.

RN Cicely of Stony stratford 40 y. marche 17. ♂ h. 8 ant m 1612

on Thomas lie y^t dwelleth not

m^r lea sent for opiū ʒii on Thomas lye y^t dwelleth not far frō. Stony stratford hath taken in hand to heale this mad womā Cicely of Stonystratf{ord}

RN Mres Chatterton sent for physick Ian 19 h {sic} hor 6. 25 p m. 1605. full of melancholy¹

RN S^r Th. Compton sent for a clyster Ap 11 ♀ h. 2. 30 p m 1623

apt to hit & to strike & to fight

RN on M^r Eastworth a yorkesheermā should have broght me Mres Kays letter for the taking of physick agaynst melanch but forgot it & the token of gold in it & left it behind him in yorke sheere but will send it if he cā March 17. h {sic} hor. 8. 30 ant m. 1627 |vide March 13.|

RN M^res Longfild for her husb. what course to be vsed for his brayne is idle heade march 24 Ian ♂ {illeg} h 12. 40 p m 1618

RN The surgions in Oxford began to cut M^r Thomas Longfilds head & afterward seered his scull & afterward Did Drill his skull that is poure vppō his skull some corrosives that so they may {sic} g|m|ight get out a bladder w^c they thought caused his madnes. but he the {sic} begā to cut his head the 5 of Decēb. die ☿ h p m 3. 30. mi. 1599. but he dyed the weddensday moneth after or the tuesday

RN M^r Always gentlewomā troubled w^th tēptations very desyrous of a purge Octob 13. an old gentlewomā.

RW Olde {M}ris Egerton of Adstocke. y. 67. d. ♀ h. 2. 40. p: m: Aprill. 2. 1619 troubled w^th fits of melancholy. desirous to take physicke

RN M^r Bouth was extreme ill & was let blood octob. 19 ☾ & yester octob. 17. 1618 exceeding ill.

RN Dorothy Triplady of Dustable {sic} 17. y. may 25 ♄ ♃ h. 4. 20 p m 1620 |is as on possessed.|

desyrous of a S ♃

RN S^r Georg manors 52 y Ap 29 ☾ h. 8 ant m 1622

mended god be thanked yet is somewhat troubled w^th melanch

RN was yest let blood. in the head \median/ vayne of the right arme betwixt 1. 3|4|0. p m 1632

RN The lady Wade for her mopish daughter 15 y sent to me to send her physick & my opinion weath^r ev^r to be cured. may 10. ☿ h. 9. ant m 16i5 mater  filia sine cōsensu.

RN M^r Georg Spencer of Stawton the Great. 50 y Ap 14 ☿ h. 7. ant m 1624 mutch Distressed w^th fearfull temptat desyrous to have some thing to avoyd the fumes arising frō the spleene

RN M^r \Thomas/ marshall at Charing crosse sent me a bottle of Canary seck Marh {sic} 7 h {sic} hor 11 ant m. 1629 /his daughter borne Aug 25 h 9 30 p m 1599.\

her courses came dow{ne} & did forbeare taking of her vomyt

his Daughter full of melanch. & stubborne sent for a Sigill.