Casebooks

RN Ned my tithing man hath a swyming in his head ready to fall Downe 5|6|0 y. Maij 24. ☾ hor 9. 20 ant m. 1602

RN Rachell Marche {serv} of \wife of/ M^r Longfilds mā 3{illeg}|2| y. at the same tyme married 2 yeres /a swymming \in y^e hed./\

RN M^res Iane Rolte 25 y old. for a gyddines in her head a payne in her stomacke ceding frō sorrowe & greefe. her husb. a counseller. 7 child: may i9 die ☾ h. 8. 45. ant m. 1600 /vtrū sit gravida\

RN M^r \Nicholas/ Cony of Newport M^r of Artꝭ a scholer Dwelling w^th his brother M^r Mathias Decēb. 14 ♀ h. 9. 39 ant m 1627 |a dysynes in his head & eare esp 2 hours after meate| /An aguish water\

RN My lady Dormers Gentlemā a pale water faynt hed gydy octob 16 ♃ h. 11. 40 ant m 1617

RN Edward Bodington of Cole brayfild decēb 14 ☿ hor. 11. 50 ant m 1603.

hath buried on a daught^r yesterday. a sone a fortnight sinc & anoth^r Daught^r a moneth since

now his wife is not very well & light in her hed & an ache in her thighe also he hath a sōne of xx y & a \younge/ womā. y^t was not well mended being let blood.

RN Radolp: french. 46. s minister of Stock hamon. 9 of november. die ♃. h. 11. 45. 30. for his reume & his wife. arising frō his belly to his chest leeke led hard & hoven in his belly full of winde |1598|

an his wife an ach & gydines in her hed.

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 Thomas White of Milten 56. may 22 die ♃ h. 11 30 ant m 1600 |a payne in his shoulders| payned in his head back & chest stuffed. faynt & feeble water good but yellowish. sande in his backe. a drye cough.

Susāna White of Milten ^Mres Androwes servant 18 a red coloured wenche legs sweld. hath the whites but very few of the reds. head & harte a swimminge.