Casebooks

RN M^r Hales the Earlle of Kents baylye Ian 26 ☿ h. 11 15 ant m 1625. /had a vomyt & a purge of me\ head litle mended 49. y. yet pils he took of M^r Windg every night paynd in his head about seaven

RN Rob Collers serv. to Cowly the Smyth at Newp 26 y Aug 22 ♃ h. 11. 45 {illeg}|a|nt m 1622 extreme hed ach y^t he cā scarce see.

RN Thomas Smith of litlington Ap. 18 die ♀ h. 2. 50 p m. 1600 m^r Dm̄kons {sic} servāt for an impostume \broken/ in his eare a payne in his head.

RN Thomas Butcher of Broughton M^r Dun̄cōbs servant \28 y/ novemb. 15 ♂ hor. 10. 25. ant m. 1603. for a payne in his throate

RN Wylliā Castill of Woulson Magna. a shephard 30 y Ian. 11 ☿ hor. 10. 40 ant m. 1604

sore red eyes

RN M^r Egerton the p^rcher enquired of me at visitation what was good for the payne of his hedache the 26 of Sept hor p m. 1. 3{illeg}|9|. mi. 45 m. 1598.

RN Christopher Denton Carpenter of 42. maried this 17 yeres. for a great paine lyeth in his eyes g{ore}th his eyes. & the heate y^t commeth out of his eyes ready to scald his face. maij i^o die ♂ h. 6. 30. mi. ant m. 1599.

RN Richard Scriveneur of Potters Pery a husb. man. for the sorenes of his eyes troubled w^th a hot reume y^t closeth & gūmeth his eyes. August 25. die ♀ {sic} h. 8 50. ant m. 1599.

RN M^r foskewes Bely may 23. die ♃ ☿ h. 10. ant m for his payne in the hed & eyes & browes & stomack

RN Richard Letten of London a tayler his frinds Dwell at Safford by vs 41 y maried came agayne to me in London the second tyne {sic} for his grevous payne of his hed Iune 24. ☉ h 5. ant p m 1604 /he cā have no ease\

RN M^r Towly lady Dormers gentlemā. 29 y feb. 11. ♃ h. 10 ant m. 1608¹

RN my mā Broughton came to me for my counsell for his head ach. Iuly Aug 1. ☉ 6 ant m 1619

RN M^r Longviles man Thomas Franknill 24 yeres sore a paine in his hed & che{st} cought w^th going {in} the brooke for a h{illeg} 24 of Ap. die ♂ {h. 3.} 8. 1599.

RN Edward Harryson of Whaddon of a kee. 40 y may 18. h 12. 2{0} p m. 1606

hed ache hot ret.

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

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 Iohn Holmes the lady Morysons clarke Ap 7 ☾ h. 11. 50 ant m 1617.

Iohn Holmes clarke of the citchin 32|4|. y. Ap. 7. ☾. h. 11. 30 ant m 1617. serv to S^r Charles. Ap 1617. hath had an ague sinc the 12 of septēb. to the first of march. sinc an extree {sic} cold w^ch still cōtinueth w^thout remedy. hed & stomack payned every morning his belly is swelled. as if it would breake. {illeg} {sic} he tooke physick the 26 of march & therfore d|b|eing very loose desyreth no physick.

RN Mathewe Walsore of Buckginham {sic} 30. musicꝯ. may 26 die ☾ h. 1. 3 26. p m. 1600

paynd in his \head &/ chest by reason of a wound receaved but healed w^ch maketh him cast. alwyys {sic} leane somtimes voydeth leeke matter & choler. spade bone of his shoulder perisheth his lungs. & francis Walso|ge|re 28. his wif paynd w^th a windines in her stomacke.

RN my lord Comptons man for his red sore swelled eye Iune 15. ♀ h. 4. p m 16i0

RN Harry Corbet of Stonystratford an oastler. 32. y Apr 24 die ♃ h. 4. 45. ant p m. 1600 for aches in his bones & swelling in his throot