Casebooks

RN Iohn Farre of Litle Brickhill 48 y Aug. 15|4| ☿ h. 9 ant m 1633.

swelled in his leg. & thigh in his left syde 3 weekes but was ill 7 weeks before & very mutch wasted in all his body w^th sweates & burning |no stomack all this while bellye wyndye| /litle cough\

SRN Marian Phelp of Blechly 40. y Septemƀ. 11. ♀ h. 10. a. m. 1635

Much payned in her chest & at her heart very shortwynded swelld & howen in her face hands & Body

\vomitts what she taketh/ hath not bin well since it thunderd & lightend when she came from Stoke goldinge on th{e} Sunday y^t it lightend & thunde{red} so much.

it first tooke her w^th sorenes in her throate

body Costiue. Vryne very thin & frothy, & cleere. hath bin married these 9. y. no child.

RN Mres {sic} Crawlys physick wrought well vomyts & pils yet troubled w^th a hot rheme in her|is| left ey & a heavynes hinder t of his head in his ioynts & ankles & kne & right leg may 9 ☿ h. 1. p m 1632

desyrous of a purging dyet Drink.

RN Mres Elis: Cob of Fensom 36 y may 19. ♃ h. 1. p {sic} 1631 had. 13. child hath buryed 6 & hath seaven. living was p^rsent head, left syde, chest ill:

Is very weake

a great fayntnes in her stomack & legs as she goeth. feareth consūption a burning in her back

Samuel Rogers of Moulton 22. y. Mart. 24. ☿. h. 1. p. m. 1630

hath a Swellinge in his Back & RN \genitalibus rūning & in his/ hand cannot hold his water Lame in his Thighe & Hucklebone

RN old M^r Stockwell of North Hampton 65 y May 4. ♂ h 7. 45 a|p| m 1630

|very shortwyded| his motion of his going is well amended but his should & arme is swelled |on arms lessor then another| & mutch payned & plexed w^th shortnes of breath. troubled w^th wynd also moved to have an Issue craveth my Conseyle

M^rs. Margaret Anderson. \of Tringe/ 16. y. Febr 21. ♂. h. 1. 10. p m. 1632

Shee tooke her Phisick w^ch wrought very well, but her Leggs doe nowe swell very much toward night, & pitt into the flesh w^th great paine, her thighes & Belly swell alsoe

Desires to knowe what should bee done:

RN Alce Travell of Hanslop 24 y octob. 9. ♂ h. 4 p m 1632

maryed about Christmas swelled sinc satt \face head &/ belly & legs & lower tꝭ all over sinc satterday last quick 7 weekes cānot stand nor goe

RN Samuel Austen of Weston in Warrick sheere. 22 y may 6 ☾ h 5. p m 1633

lame ever & swelled on boath sides face should & hed mēbers & legs 9 weekes

TG Ann stapp of stonystreetford 16 y. Mart. 15. h. 9. Mat. 1634. hath beene sicke this 14night. on wensday a stitch in her right side began, & now is pained in all her body. Exceedy|i|ng hote. Keepeth her bed can hardly stirre.

SRN The old Lady Temple of Darsett 66. y. March. 29. ♂. h. 3. p. m. 1636.

The pills j sent her did worke very well & did her very much good.

Is now short wynded & much hoven in y^e stomacke & weake in her knees & A{illeg}k|nc|kles, as she was then

hath at this tyme a great hoarsenes & straytnes in her throate. desires the note of y^e Dyet drinke. & pills.

Anne Knott of Holcott a widowe 46. y. Feb. 11. ♃. h. 4. p. m. 1630

Is light headed & talketh very idley sometimes rageth & raueth, hath beene soe eu^r since Saturday, since yesterday hath beene very ill. cannot sleepe¹

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 Martyn Clarke of northhāpton. 43 y Iuly 27|6| ♃. h. 10 40 y. I {sic} ant m. 1632. |fearfull & doubtfull.| /mynd mutch troubled\

RN An Lenton of Great Bartford 25 y octob. 15. ♂ h. 4 40 {a}|p| m 1633.¹

SRN M^rs Cotta of Coventry 40. y. August 22. ♄. h. 10. a. m. 1635.

Subject to bleeding, hath a burneinge in the insides of her hands & the Soles of her feete. desires my aduise whether it be good for to bleed either by Leeches or in her feete.

RN Elis: Tossle of yardly Gubbin 38 y octob. 6 ☿ h. 10. 30 ant m 1630

5 weekes ill legs mightely hoaven a great cough cānot sleepe her belly & thigh wer swelled but now are not

RN M^r Taylour march 19 ♀ h 9 30 ant m. 1630 |ptysick cōsūption & dropsy feared|

\weake feeble legs swell towards night/ A cōsumption & dropsy feard ☌ ☉ ☿ ap vntill to morow 6 a clock.

He sent his water & the wench broak the glasse

Anne Bignell of Eaton 19. y. mart. 19. ♀. h. 11. ant m. 1630

A riseinge vp vnto her throate, is in Labour, her rekoninge out a monthe Since, is strangly handled in her heade, vomiteth Bloude, swoundeth

Michael Paradice of Potterne in Wiltshire 56. y. Apr. 30. ♀. h. 5. 45. p m. 1630

A Great winde runinge vp & downe sometimes betweene the Skin, sometimes in all places of the Body, sometimes in y^e heade & sometimes swellinge downe into the twist & into the Codds, as yf hee were bursten, a great rumblinge & noise in the gutts, & is worst at the full of the Moone: many Phisitians haue tryed but none could doe him good y^e winde is soe stronge, & p^rualent. hee desireth Counsell & helpe yf God bee soe pleased.

RN mich Paradyse.