Casebooks

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 Th. Cranfild of Risely in Bedfordsheere Iu 36 y. last S^t Thomas day or 37 came to me Iuly 24 ♀ h. 1. 30 p m. 1629 /7 y. mayed {sic} neav^r any child to a widow his wife\

RN M^r Henry Clarke of Willowbee in Warrick sheere. 32 y. Sept 1. ♂ h 2. 25 p m 1629.

M^r Henry Clarke of Willowbee in Warrickshere 32|5| y ♂ h. 2. 20 p m 1629

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 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.\

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.

SRN My Cozen Nicholls her selfe for her selfe \38. y./ eodem tempore

GJ Ioane fountayne of Cheddington 30 y Novemb. j. ♂ ho. 11. 30 a. m. 1608

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.

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

SF Thomas lock of 34 yers 160i in S^t katerens the 7 of feb ♄ an’ m’ at 9 diz

RN Mres Podder \the younger/ of Potters Perry 30|3| y Ap 30 ♃ h 11. 30 p m {sic} 1618.

hath not had the right course of her body these 3 yers.

feareth a cōsumption |& what is good to kepe her frō it|

vyyn {sic} very good.

would have a purge for her selfe & her husb. who feareth his father disease careth not for meate is Iealous of his wife being very honest & chast. & is sometyes {sic} lunatick & mad 4 y. & a halfe every 3 or 4 days.

he thincketh y^t he is bewitched w^th on a womā y^t gave his mother physick./

& M^r Pedders w{at^r} Ap 30 ♃ h.

RN Goody Blea did send being in great misery w^th her leg. to Have it lanced it all soft over. & swelleth more at night thē otherwise & is well by fits. Ian 16. ☾|♄| hor. 8. 25 ant m 1613

Iohn Byrd was sent for & he thought it to be a waterish & a wyndy {hu}mour wynd w^th an ague better on day & worse another by fits & vncertenly

RN Mary Hobs of Hāmelton 35. y. a mayden Decēb^r 27. ♂ h. 4. 30 p m. 1625

RN Mary Moulsoe of Cosgrave 30 y novēb. 4. ♃ h. 2. 50 p m 1630

RN Elis Brūly of newport 35 y.. a {sic} st vnmayed {sic} march 21 ♄ hor 11 ant m 1607

RN the barber of Newp: Thomas Edmunds 30 y Apr 3. ♀ h. 3. 20 p m 1607 very costive onc in 44 houres voydeth wormes.

RN Iohn Turner of Woburne 30 y march. 2 h {sic} hor. 9. 30 ant m 1611.

RN mres Alce Allen of Bydnā 30 y Iune. 19 h {sic}. 11. 50 ant m. 1613.

RN M^r Iohn faldoe of Goldington Ap 30 y Ap 25 ♂ h. 10. 50 ant m 16i5.