Casebooks

Iohn Hitchcock of Turuuye. 40. y. Mar. 11. ♃. h. 1. 30. p. m. 1630 much pained in chest & belly w^th a gripeinge as a winde

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 Danyell Dra of Shitlington 40 y Ap. 29 ♃ h. 10 ant m. 1630 Ill almost a yere \h{en}d prayed four tyms/ but 3 quarters of a yere hath a great cough shortwyded \was p^rsent Casteth often tymes / \vryne good/

RN Goody Hodson of Olny 62 y may 26 ☿. h. 4 20 p m 1630. crāps stitches wynd in her ioynts

RN At this tyme was taken in his bed strangly & cānot speak offreth to cast voydeth mutch waterish & reddish water. |did bleed at nose|

RN M^r Saynt Hill of Oxford in Corpꝯ chri College. Ap 26 ♂ h 11 ant m. 1631

a Cōsūp feared voydeth mutch flegme

M^r St Hill sent a letter touching his infirmitytee. a great a {certe} cough every night making his throat sore Ap 26 ♂ h. 11. 40 ant m 163i

M^r SaintHill of Corpꝯ Chri in Oxford 30 y Ap 26 ♂ h. 11 ant m 163i

M^r Sainthill of Corpꝯ Chri in Oxford 34 y Ap 26 16 ☿ ♂ h. 11 ant m 163i

RN Elis Walker of Densanger a yere old no vse of Lims cānot standed {sic} wasted may 9 ☾ h. 1. 20 p m 163i

RN my Cosen Germā of Exeter Colledg. came to me may 25 ☿ h. 9. 15 ant m 1631

for a hed|a|d ach & payne in his eye w^th a hot rheume./.

RN Iane Pettyfare of Blakesly in Northāpton sheere. 42 y Iune 6. ☾ h. 1. 20. p m 163i

a great cough taken with a cold. the monday before whitson monday great rising in her chest reareth flegme. |was ill before Christmas & mended|

RN Mary Huntly of Dunstable 43. y. Aug. 8 ☾ h. 10 30 ant m 163i |noice & deafenes in her head & face w^th swelling|

RN My Cosen Tyrlington troubled w^th arising ready to choak{e} her. cānot take the things w^ch I send her because the {sic} are loathsome to her. /extree {sic} heat & Drought in her throat\ novēb 24 ♃ h {6} p m 163i

RN M^r Iohn fil f \phe \p|T|heede {sic} |Theede|// of Libborne of Moulton par{ish} 55 y Decēb 2. ♀ h. 1 p. m. 163i /voydeth mutch flegme\¹

TG Mary Rogers \of North croly/ 7 annos nata die 15 xbris hor. 10. 3{illeg}|15| febris tertiana, convusionibꝯ {sic} ventris torminibus RN |cū consensu| TG

RN Rich: Write of Stoake golding 20 y f {sic} March a swelling vnder his chyn & neck & a swelling w^th 2 rūing holes

hath bene twice w^th the king & fyndeth litle remedy.

RN Hugh Quick of Clyfton a husb. 59 y Ap 25. ☿ h. 7. ant m 1632 |hed burning hot a great cough & cold|

SRN Elizabeth wotton his wife. very weake for the most part of a month not able to helpe her selfe. cannot sleep at all. flesh bated & pined away

RN Mary Bawsell of Stoake goldin 2 y & a halfe pleth & well coloured may. 3 ♃ h. 1 p m 1632

Convulsions quivering & quaking & lay as on dead halfe an houre/. was p^rsent susp witch. apt to sleepe /skreameth\

RN Mres Ellen Lawson 46 y Iune 8 ♀ h. 2. 30 p m 1632 /the left eye swelled red litle vse of the eye\

RN The Countes of Westmrland {sic} sent to me to come to her Daughter in lawe y^t lyeth in cānot sleepe full of rhue {sic} & convulsions Iune 23 y I {sic} h {sic} hor. 11. 30 p m ant m 1632. /newly brought a bed\¹

RN Mres Gilpyn of 48 y

back syde & pricking. extreme hot & pricking w^th an itching Iuly 3. ♂. h. 11 30 ant m. 1632.