Casebooks

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.

RN Susan Iennings of weston vnderwood 52 y decēb. 7 h {sic} hor 4. 30 p m 16i6 a great wen vnder her left eare w^ch the kings physit call the kings evill very hot pricking sinc the last yere begynning w^th a kernell

RN M^r Wyne for his sonne in lawe M^r Wylson. 32 y march. 26 ♂ h. 11. 20 ant m. 1622. /a Dropsy & a cōsūption feared, is mutch pyned & wasted in his legs & nowe cānot eat\

RN Mres Elis: Babum of Weston Turvey. 30 y. 4 child. on dead Her youngest 2 yere old Ian. 3i ♂ h. 1. 30 p m 1632 |Is growen very leane & poor feareth a consūpt. cānot sleepe|

Mres Elis. Babum of weston Ian 3i {♂} h. 1. 30 p m 163{2}

RN M^r Iohn Cooke 22 |natus| 17 of Sept: ♀ h. 1. ant m but came Sept: 30 ♃ h. 6. \20/ ant m 1630

very rheumatick, hath also a good stomack: to eate & to digest any thing. Very Costive

RN M^r Edward Sturges of Oxon by Harborough 43 y Ap 22 ♃ h. 3. 30. p m 1630 /a Consūption feared\

RW M^ris Laurence of Bedford. y. 47. d. ♃ h: 10. 30 ant: m: Martij. 9. 1620. ill a fortnight. tooke a vomite the last weeke of M^r Banister: will have no more of his counsell. Cannot sleepe. is loose full of death. & verie hot.

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 the father in law of M^r Beamon surg. of Pollixhill came to me for his wife. brought a bed 3 we{ekes} sinc. taken with the new ague extreme sick & feeble & troubled w^th stitches

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 Edward Burrell of Amptill. 40 y Iune 21 ☿ h. 3 4. 45. p m 1620 /subiect to choler\ /a bad digestion.\

RN M^r Richard Barkestdane of marson Lawrenc in comitatu North 30 y 5 Ap next but sent to me Ian 9. h {sic} hor 4. p. m 1630 /Clogged in his stomacke pyneth & wasteth exceding weake\

M^r Rich: Barkestdon 30 y of marson lawrenc Ian. 9 h {sic} hor 4 p m 1630

RN Mres Elis: Reare of Easton 20 y novēb 2. ☿ h. 4|5| 3 p m 1608

The lady zancher for a sad pensive harte. & melanch. & purples in her bodye./

The lady Staffard for heare fallen & piling eyes red hands & melancholy

The lady Dormer farmer a soden feare after her sleepe a trembling.

RN Iohn Seabrook of northCrowly 56. y. may 19 ☿. h 3. 30 p m 1630. cānot heare well.

RN M^r Iohn Ioanes 22 y Sept 27 ♂ h. 4. 20 p m 1631 feareth a Cōsūpt.

RN Marget Bennet of Bedford 67 y Apr. 2 18. ♂ h. 11 30 ant m. 1626

Deafish & sore eys

RN My lord of Cleeveland for Thomas Penrey his servant 18 |20| y march 20 ♂ h. 12. 30 p. m 1627. |my lords Barber| Tuesd last about 9 of the clock had an ague in y^e |begyning| a tert but on thursd a strong fit 2 hores cold & 4 hores hot.

RN The barbers wife of Olny tor|r|ented {sic} in boath feete every day making ready to goe out of her paynes & to swound being not sick & water good Iuly 26 ♃ h 8. 40 ant m 1627

RN Rich. Warrick of ser{vant} to my lord Sp{c}|e|ncer of Althrop 49 y may {sic} 21 y may 21. ☿ h. 4 p {m 1617} in p^rsenc himselfe

\very weake & feeble/ the lord Spencer wrote {in} his behalfe