Casebooks

RN Thomas Bartom. 15 yeres sick this 5 weekes. nothing will tary w^th him for this fortnight lyeth in his hed light headed. Martij 8. die ♃. h. 9. 10. 1599. at Newport.

his fath^r moved a question at the same time or a quart^r after 9. for a payne in his knee w^c was broken his thigh was broken quite thorough & nowe the paine is fallen into his knee pan & is swollen.

RN Richard Chad of Woufton of the Greene. 58 Ian. 20 die ♂ hor 11. 15 20|5| ant m. 1601 for a swyming in his head

RN Willia Bedcet 30 y a batchelor. Apr. 21 die ♂ hor. 11. ant m. 160i

frater  fratr sine cōsensu lightheaded.

GJ Iohn Hopkyns of {illeg}|M|uch brickhill 54 y. May 22 ☿ ho. 6. a m 1605 A great swiming in his head

RN M^r Th: Wythers of Newp. 40 y Iuly. 31 h {sic}. hor 7. 30. ant m 1619. |a gydy brayne.|

RN M^r Gowland sept 30 ♀ h. 4. 30 p m 163i

for the gydynes in his head.

RN Iohn Bēnet of Thursone 26 y novēb. 9 ☿ h. 11 ant m 1631 a light head w^th a great staggeringe

RN Will: Ioanes of Clyfton 20 y feb. 15 ☿ h 1. p m 1632.¹

RN \M^r Cecils page/ His m|p|age very gydye cānot eate May 17 ♃ h. 8 25 p. m. 1627

RN A poor mā light headed hath the drye leaprosye c {sic} 45 y Aug {14} ♃ h. 1. {20} p m. 1628

RN M^r Robart Dormer y^e younger. melancholy hed gydye a rawe stomacke

RN |1598| Robart Sharpe 25 yeres old vnmaried. the 19 of may. die ♀. h. 9. 45. mi. ant merid at weston he hath had a sco flixe th this 7 dayes. he hath a light heade.

RN Henry Coo of Great Horwood h. 2 Aug 12. ☉ hor 2. p m 1604 on for his hukkebone & swyming in his head

RN Robart Harvy of newp 26 y Sept 4. ☿ h. 4 p m. 1611. hed light & sore

RN M^r Iames Swynnoe of Kelsye by Royston. 50 y may 11 ♂ h. {illeg}|3|. 20 p m 1624

for a gydynes of the head & a great wyndynes./

RW Tho: Billinge of weedon becke. y. 15. d. ♀ h. 2. 33 p: m: Maij 25. 1621. hath a laske & his fundament cōmeth out when hee goeth to the stoole: voydeth also bloud by {s}eige. dizie, & doth wast in his bodie

RN Iohn Androwes of Willan 44 yeres old maried about xx yeres. sick by fits this moneth. in his hed yesterday this day keepeth his bed & sometimes so ill y^t he knoweth not what he doth. a very fat faced man. Novemb^r 19. die ☉. h. 8. 39. mi. 1598 a gydines in his hed.

RN M^r Sharpe of Roaleson in Leycester sheere 46. y. the 24 of Iuly all his life tyme troubled w^th obstructions & a cold raw stomack & wynd & a {g}ydynes in his head & a coldnes in the top of his head & is forced to rub his head to restoare it to senc      fyndeth good in garlick

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 Ian. 21. die ☾. h. 12. William Marcholl of litle Linford 10 yeres old. 1600. light headed troubled in the stomack vnsavery breath taketh it to be the wormes. \at 12/