Casebooks

RN S^r Will: Ashtens oldest sonne \m^r Will Ashton/ 28 y octob. 6 ♃ h. 10 ant m 163i /of Tingrith\

my lady Cleeveland would not have him to take any physick because he hath taken clyst & purge & is very soluble

Craveth my advise & would have Diasc{illeg}

RN M^r Edward Burgen \of Northāpton/. 46. y a barber. Iuly. 13. ♂ h. 10. 30 ant m. 1630 /M^r Worly of northhapton prationer {sic} in physick & surgerye\

RN Edward Winse of Luton 25 y now mayed {sic} at Christmas Last hath bleed often tyms at the right nostrell & is {sic} hath swonded on tuesd last 3 tyms extree {sic} feeble & weake March 15 ♃ h. 11 50 ant m 1627.

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 Gardner of Dunsanger of 62 yeres old y^t pissed blood & was mended by the herbꝭ y^t I sent him in a receipte. sinc y^t time had on Waly who hath w^th his Clisters Done him litle good but is swollen in his belly w^c is growen very harde. & mutch payned in his share & can make but a litle water halfe a sponefull at a time would knowe wheath^r leekly to die or live. went not to ground sinc munday last about 12 a clocke sent to me this 18 of Apr. die ☿. h. 7. ant m 1599 burneth in his yarde.

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

RN M^r Squire of Coaple Coaple 22. y 26 26 y feb last Octob. 13. ☿ h. 3. 30 \20/ p m. 1630 |the ty sick craveth my Answere.| 26 y

M^r Q Squire of Coaple 26 y octob. 13. ☿ h. 3. 30 p m 1630

RN Will Iremonger of Stanbridg by Hockley a batchelour twenty yeres borne octob 22 \last/ h. 2. p m. but sent May 24 h {sic} hor 10 ant m 1623.

RN S^r Edw: Tyrrle for him selfe 50 y Iune 24. {illeg}|h| {sic} hor. 11. ant m 1620

RN Iohn Ro\a/tte {sic} of Keth\r/op 62 y Iuly 7. ♂ h. 11. ant m. 1618.

RN Edw. Holbacke of Sollihull 22. y. Ap. 23 {sic}. ♀ h. 7. 30 h {sic} hor. 6. 30 ant m 1619

natus 4 martij ♃ h. 6. ant m

RN Edw: Bishop of her husb. 55 y march 17. h {sic} hor 7 ant m 1632

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

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 M^r Furthoe 58 y novēb 16 ♂ h. 11. 30 ant m 16i9

his leg is well healed by M^r Dove & the tormt of the crāp is well driven away.

he would recoav^r the vse of his mortifyed limbs.

RN Thomas Coo of Northāpton her father 50 y octob 28 ☾ h. 3. 25 p m 1622 sick 3 weekes of a feever

RN M^r Lucan Williā Lucan in Cābridge towne 29 Aug next may 3. h {sic} hor 2. 38. p m 1628 /troubled w^th fond fancyes & tēptat.\

RN Thomas Hurndale. 21 y taken strangly & terrrifyed w^th the falling sicknes no Octob 31. ☿ h. 11 p m 1632 /h 10. 30 p m. 1632\

RN Iohn Putnā of Crafton in Wing parish 15 y Octob. 16 h {sic} hor. 4. 30 p m. 1630

RN Robarte Course of Emmerton 22 y Iuly. 6 ☿. h. 12. 45 p m 1608 |in p^rsence|¹