Casebooks

RN M^r Edward Burgen \of Northāpton/. 46. y a barber. Iuly. 13. ♂ h. 10. 30 ant m. 1630 /M^r Worly of northhapton prationer {sic} in physick & surgerye\

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 S^r Iohn Curson of Adington 30 y Apr 28 ♀. h. 11. ant m. 1609 Aguish.

RN mres Elis Andrewe of Winwick 20. y. May 8 ☿ h 4. 20. p m 1611. \neck swelled red & hard/

RN M^r Rich. Dyer of Great Stawton Decē. 4. ☿ h. 11. 45 p {sic}. 1588. but came to me for my counsayle Sept 5 ♃. h. 4. 15 p m. 1622.

a Smyth in London in cow lane on Hopkins opened the drūps of his ears & once in a yere & tooke out black coarns & then heard but sinc cometh agayne & is troubled w^th a continuall n hissing & buzzing

vtrū ducet quā cupit

RN Thomas Gardner of Dunsanger of 62 yeres old y^t pissed blood & was mended by the herbꝭ y^t I sent him in a receipte. sinc y^t time had on Waly who hath w^th his Clisters Done him litle good but is swollen in his belly w^c is growen very harde. & mutch payned in his share & can make but a litle water halfe a sponefull at a time would knowe wheath^r leekly to die or live. went not to ground sinc munday last about 12 a clocke sent to me this 18 of Apr. die ☿. h. 7. ant m 1599 burneth in his yarde.

RN Iohn Trueman of Willing i9 come lāmas. hath a swellinge in his legs fallen downe lately w^thin this sennet his \belly & body/ was before swollen. he hath taken phisick this 4 yeres. & hath taken Drinkꝭ of many & of M^r Glover of Northampton. Drinkes losing him y^t hath had taken a diet losing Drinke for 3 days fasting & had 2 cakes & hath in a day. his excrementꝭ looke white & his face & eyes all yellowe but a fully faced youthe. 24 of Apr. die ♂ h. 9. 30 p m {sic}. 1599. cathed it w^th a wet & cold. faynt & feeble.

RN Agnys Olny 38 y of Tebworthe in Chalgrave maij 19. ☿ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1602. /maritus  vxore furiosa et insaniētē sencles hath no vse of her wits. h {sic} light headed\ /a frenticke woman mad & laugh & inc mistermeth.\

RW M^r Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. ☉. h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, w^ch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled w^th a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto S^r George Sherly M^r Colins houshold physition.

RN Ihone Persivall of Lo{illeg} 35 yeres about 20 weekes amisse. short winded. hot in her stomack shee hath broken out in her face w^th a flushing heate. payne in her hed her neighbours tell her y^t shee may be breeding of child.. 16 of novemb. die ♃. h. 1.. 1598. broke out in her nose &|f|ace & chin w^th pimpels.

RN my deere Cosen she Marsh sent vnto me Iuly 17. ♂ h. 5. p m. 1627. /deus benedicat Cognatæ meæ\

\no good of y^e oyntnent {sic}/ her head ill & mutch payned, the vayns in her tēples swelled & arme so weake y^t she cānot vse it & the vaynes be sore to her foote

extremely payned

desyrous to have williā Rufhead to let her blood

would have something to incease {sic} good blood

desyrous to know when to send her coach.

RN Alce Coo of Emmerton 44 y Iune 4 ♀ h. 2 45. p m. 1630

lame in all her ioynts hands arms legs feet

RN The Countes of Cleevland sent me a horse for ny {sic} mā Williā to Let Mres Crast blood yet because of her coldnes left it to my discretion as appeareth by her letter written to me w^th her owne hand also enquireth my consayle for her cough Cook who by reason of a sore cough is rūing into a Consūption. Iuly 26. ♃ h. 8. 45 p m. 1627 |Mres Crasts she is bett^r wheath^r good to let her blood|

vtrū the Lady Cleevelands Cooke recuperabit sanitatē or wheath^r he will rūne into a cōsūption he sent me a letter Iuly 26 {illeg}|♃| h 8. 45 p m 1627

RN M^r Stowe \the Surgion/ for an Inv{ete}rate headach & mela{nch} pyneth & a great rhe{ume} May 25. ♀ h. 2. p m 162i

RN A gentlewomā of Bedford patient to Dr Ihaunson Apr 30 ☾ h. 10 ant m 16i0 /m^r taylor the Apothecary sent his letter in her behalfe.\

RN M^r Thomas Hall of Pryors marson 45 y May 8. ☿ h. 4. 30 p m 16i6 |last 3 day of may Aprill last|

RN M^r Dolling of Exet colledg in Oxf. 16 y devon: ca{illeg}|{me}| to M^r Spicer for his counsell being very sick in his stomacke of longe {tyme} having bene in the Docters hands before almost halfe a yere & was cured by M^r Spicer in 6 or 8 weekes at the most march feb. 6. ♀ h. 9. 30 ant m 1618

RN Iohn Ro\a/tte {sic} of Keth\r/op 62 y Iuly 7. ♂ h. 11. ant m. 1618.

RN Edw. Holbacke of Sollihull 22. y. Ap. 23 {sic}. ♀ h. 7. 30 h {sic} hor. 6. 30 ant m 1619

natus 4 martij ♃ h. 6. ant m

RN Ellen Gibson of Northāpton 32. y. in Novēb. May. 31. ☿. h. 12. 45. pm. 1620.

Ellen Gybs of Northāpton 32 y May 31. ☿ h. 1. pm 1620.