Casebooks

RN francis latch fell into her fits of convulsion feb 25. ☿. h: 8. 30 p m. 1624U[1622–4]

RN Elis: Collins of Northāpton 10 y l {sic} Decēb. 9.      sent to me Ap. 2. ♂. h. 1. 30 p m 1633. /Convulsion fits\

RN S^r Th. Tyringhā sent t{o} me to know what I think of his Daughte{rs} strang fits of skriking n{ovē b} 6 ☉ h. 3. p m 163{1} /|nō| sine cōsensu.\

RN another fit yesterd Ian. 1. wheesing breath stopped

SRN M^r Sparke of blechley send me word they are all well agayne & to p^rūe his Daughter Alces fitt desires agayne my aduice for the drawing downe of these

RN Mres Gyll had her \payne/ fit in her stomack octob. 1. h. 7. p m 1628

It tooke her last night about 7 p m 1628

RN M^r Anthony King of Ashbee 22 y Decēb 31. ♃ h. 2. 15 p m 1629

sent me 2 couple of rabbots  zonio & plovers.

had but 2 fits in y^e day sinc midsomer last but every night hath had sore fits y^t him selfe knoweth not of in his bed

keepeth his Issues q still

Desyrous to have salves to heale them. & very desyrous to come to at the spring to take physick Craveth my consayle in this busynes/ |a kind letter, godly & religious|

RN M^r Woullyston Ap 4 ♃ h 7 p m 1622

a purg dyet drink the {lees} of the mother & convulsion are all turned vp to the brayne mopish will not give on word leane /sine consensu.\

he sendeth only for stuffe to make a dyet drink to be delivered vnto Mres mockete at Barnet./

RN my lady Mydleton her husb. water sine consensu octob. 16: ☾ h. 7. ant m 1620.

S^r Thomas taken w^th a strang fit & passion of the splene & stone octob. 15. ☉ h. 10. \9. 30/ p m. 1620.¹

RN M^r Tyrringhās mead of Tyrringhā 24 y Ian. 13 ☉ h. 9. ant m 1605. suffocat matricis strange fits eith^r of moth^r or apop. litharg.¹

RN The Lord of Sunderland sent me a letter to know wheath^r his Honour be in Danger of Death. Ian 17. ☉ h 8. 50 9 ant m 163{0}

His lady Countes wrote a letter to know in what Dangers & weaker & weaker & more payned w^th {giping} {sic} fits when he hath offors to stooles. coneth {sic} like white flegme.

The Lord & Lady of Sunderland craved my answer touching my Lords health wheath^r recoaverable Ian. 17 ☉ h. 9. ant m 1630.

RN my lord Mordants litle child ten weekes on satt last it was borne the 19 of marh {sic} last betweene 10 & 11 in y^e morning. it was healthfull vntill weddensday last. may 25. h. 4. 30 ant m it was taken w^th a stretching out of the arms a galling of the eys & skryking & trēbling of all tes vppon may 26. it had 3 fits 2 in y^e morning. & on at noone. & hath an arising in y^e throte w^ch is seene & felt. & by holding downe by hand hath some ease & it riseth moore. the left syde of the throate. sent to me Iune 2. ♃ h. 8 ant m. 1625.

RN Ioseph. Marston of Hempsteede in Hartfordsheere borne Ian. 19. ♃ h. 6. 40 ant m 16i5 |natus hoc tempore. it {d}oeth fome & hath convuls|¹

RN Oliver Newton of Lavendon grang taken w^th the first epilepticall Fit Aug 12 {illeg}|☾| h. 9 ant m 1622

RN M^r Worcesters child of Olny a quarter of a yere old taken strangly w^th convulsions Aug. 1. ☿ h. 11 p m 1627¹

RN M^r H|L|atch {sic} \Latch of the Strand in London/ did writ to me to certify me how it was w^th franke the issue did helpe her rheme but still hath greevous fits as before septēb 22 h {sic} hor. 12 1627

RN Deceb 24. ♀ h. 5. 30 p {sic} taken w^th an epilept fit 1619.

RN Annys Anne |a poor wench| /13 y\ of Southwick in Northāptonsheere by Owndall |M^r Lynn Esquire wrote in her behalfe| It tooke her 16. Ian 16 fell into her fits of convulsions swonding fits w^th quaking & trēbling Ian 30. ♃ h. 11 ant m 1634 taketh away her speach swoundeth convuls¹

RN Mres Elis Norton fell into a swound & cōtinued dead w^t for a long tyme yet revived agayne wth & had many convulsions March 20. ♃ h. 8. 30 ant m 1617.

RN Iohn Harburne of Hartwell 60. y taken w^th a swoundding fits Ian 30. ☾ h. 11 p m 1626