Casebooks

Elisabeth Doggett of Westninge. 32. y. March. 1. ♀. h. 12. 20. p m. 1633

a swīming in her head w^th a great Cough for a yeare, much wasted in her Bodye Cannot sleepe nor Eate.

Elisab. Pett a Beggarwomas Childe. 1. y. ß Septemb. 11. ☿. h. 8. p m. 1633. stroken suddenly lame y^t it can nether stand nor go

M^r. Henry Gascoyne of Houghton Conquest an Infant. Febr. 11. ♄. h. 12. 30. p m 1632¹

M^rs Elizabeth Sanders. of Perry. 25 \32/ y Febr. 20. ☾ h. 1. p m. 1632.

Sicknesse 2 nights, hote & colde by fitts stopping in her stomack, can nether eate not rest well, the great paine in her Back, feares a Consumption makes water very difficultly 6. or 7 weekes

Desires y^t shee may take noe Phisick

Iohn Hitchcock of Turuuye. 40. y. Mar. 11. ♃. h. 1. 30. p. m. 1630 much pained in chest & belly w^th a gripeinge as a winde

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.

Agnis Hussye of wattleton in Oxfordshire. 2|4|6. y. ♀: h: 6. \15/ p m 1630

RN 3 yeres troubled w^th a belching wynd. hickcockes all day & night ever since

The lady Russell of Ridgment 55. y. taken w^tha spitting of Bloude Ian. 4. ♂. h. 5. p m. 1630|1|.

Dorothy Harrison of Cranfeild 24. y. Decemb. 19. ☾. h. 1. 50. p m. 1631.

much troubled w^th her back. cannot sleepe well, is taken w^th a great paine in her right side, w^ch w^th coughinge strikes vp to her eyes. hath beene thus troubled neare 4. y. but more nowe this winter then before. her yongest Childe 4. y. olde. desireth to know whether she bee w^th Childe or not

D^r Astly warden of Alsoules Colledge in Oxford 63. y. Apr. 13. 1. 20. ☾. p. m. 1629

1 Had a colde & an extreame Cough a weeke afore shouetyde {sic} w^ch did much shake & macerate his Body & was freed both of colde & Cough w^thin 3 weekes after. findes a defect in his digestion, in the liuer as hee feareth, w^ch heretofore hath much anoyed him.

2. is \hath beene/ very costiue (saueinge for 3 dayes last past) w^th some forcem^t thereto, yet his Body is temporate for heate & colde.

3 hee is not much thirsty saue at meales;

4 hee sleepes indifferent well, 5 or 6 houres in the night at beast.

5 his stomack seemeth to bee quieted when hee suppeth posset drinke

6 This is his Clymatericall yeare, beeinge 63 yeares at Alhollowetide last.

7 hee desires to knowe howe his Liuer may bee releeved & howe his Body may be loosened.

8 His was water ordinarily keepes in a reasonable lowe Coulour.

9 Hee feares y^t his Body (beeinge old & weake) will not much abide Phisike./

10 his dyet com̄only is veale & broth. & sometimes mutton, his drinke is small Be{e}re

vide April. 13.

D^r Astley warden of Alsolue {sic} Coll. in Oxon 63. y. Apr. 13. ☾ h. 2|1|. 20. p. m. 1629.

M^rs. Ibbs of Olde in Northampton sh. 66. y. Febr. 23. ♂. h. 1. 40. p. m. 1630

much pained in her Belly, 7 or 8 weekes a very bad stomack, better sometimes, then at other times, worse at nights then dayes, {on} hath many occasions to goe to y^e stoole but can void little or noethinge

Shee was stroken blinde Apr. 6 ♂. h. 6. 50. p. m. 1630

M^rs. Mary Slowe of Flamsteed 33. y. April 13. ♂. h. 8. 25. p m 1630

doubteth a Consumption

Alce Goodcheape of Campton. 40. y. febr. 5. ♄ h. 2. 30. p m. 1631.

brought to Bedd fortnight since cannot sleepe

{I}ane Smith of Ketteringe 30. y. Febr. 15. ☿. h. 5. 30. p m 1632¹

M^rs. Elizab. Catesby. 12. y. had very Sore fitts this p^rsent afternoone Aug. 9. ♃. h. 6. 30. p m. 1632

Anne Woodwin of Turuy 19. y. Septemb. 11. ☿. h. 3. p m. 1633

hath not them well. shortwinded stomack & leggs swolne

M^r. Banberry of Smithwick in Staffordshire. 64. y. Mpril {sic}. 2. ☿ h. 6. p m. 1634

Taken w^th the Dead Palsye a month or 3 weeks since, hath lost the vse of one Side. Desires to knowe whether there bee Hope of his Recouery.

RN M^r Chāberlyn troubled w^th the wynd Cholick. & a fayntnes at the hart Ian 17 ☾ h. 12. 45. p. m. 1631

M^r Chamberlyn. Ian. 17 ☾ h. 12. 45

M^r Edward Miles of Oxford. 57. y. Aug. 29. ☉. h. 1. 20 p m. 1630

Sent for somethinge for his Consumption