Casebooks

Phebe Peirce of wingraue 42. y. Apr. 24. ♀. h. 11. 3 25. a. m. 1629¹

S^r. Gervase Clyfton of Clyfton Basset in Notinghamshire. 50. y. Febr. 16. ♄. h. 8. p. mer. 1633

S^r George Peckham & M^rs Throckmorton writte Letters in his Behalfe.

much pained in his head is of a sanguine Complexn

RN S^r Th Williams sent me a letter for his daughters coming march. 19. ☾ h. 1 p m. 1632. \is {come} to towne/ /head & stomack\

Agnis Wallcott of Bicester 40. y. May. 11. ☾. h. 9. 2|3|0. ant. m. 1629¹

Iohn Headsman of Earles Barton 21. y. febr. 25. ♀. h. 1. 10. p m 1631 |married|

complayneth of his back, head & stomack, subiect to melancholy for a weeke

Anne Bignell of Eaton 19. y. mart. 19. ♀. h. 11. ant m. 1630

A riseinge vp vnto her throate, is in Labour, her rekoninge out a monthe Since, is strangly handled in her heade, vomiteth Bloude, swoundeth

Michael Paradice of Potterne in Wiltshire 56. y. Apr. 30. ♀. h. 5. 45. p m. 1630

A Great winde runinge vp & downe sometimes betweene the Skin, sometimes in all places of the Body, sometimes in y^e heade & sometimes swellinge downe into the twist & into the Codds, as yf hee were bursten, a great rumblinge & noise in the gutts, & is worst at the full of the Moone: many Phisitians haue tryed but none could doe him good y^e winde is soe stronge, & p^rualent. hee desireth Counsell & helpe yf God bee soe pleased.

RN mich Paradyse.

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.