Casebooks

Edward Cutts of Hardinge 21. y. Febr. 23. ♂. h. 8. a. m. 1630¹

Williā Chappell of Newport 23. y. Mart. 9. h. 9. ant. m. 1630

hee swounded at Church on Sunday last in the afternoone \at 3 a clock/, a great steech on the right syde

M^r. Henry Gascoyne of Houghton Conquest an Infant. Febr. 11. ♄. h. 12. 30. p m 1632¹

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.

M^r Audley began first to Bleed Ian. 29. ♀ 1630

D^r Astly warden of Alsoules Colledge in Oxford 63. y. Apr. 13. 1. 20. ☾. p. m. 1629

1 Had a colde & an extreame Cough a weeke afore shouetyde {sic} w^ch did much shake & macerate his Body & was freed both of colde & Cough w^thin 3 weekes after. findes a defect in his digestion, in the liuer as hee feareth, w^ch heretofore hath much anoyed him.

2. is \hath beene/ very costiue (saueinge for 3 dayes last past) w^th some forcem^t thereto, yet his Body is temporate for heate & colde.

3 hee is not much thirsty saue at meales;

4 hee sleepes indifferent well, 5 or 6 houres in the night at beast.

5 his stomack seemeth to bee quieted when hee suppeth posset drinke

6 This is his Clymatericall yeare, beeinge 63 yeares at Alhollowetide last.

7 hee desires to knowe howe his Liuer may bee releeved & howe his Body may be loosened.

8 His was water ordinarily keepes in a reasonable lowe Coulour.

9 Hee feares y^t his Body (beeinge old & weake) will not much abide Phisike./

10 his dyet com̄only is veale & broth. & sometimes mutton, his drinke is small Be{e}re

vide April. 13.

D^r Astley warden of Alsolue {sic} Coll. in Oxon 63. y. Apr. 13. ☾ h. 2|1|. 20. p. m. 1629.

Ioh: Kinge. 25. y. Apr. 25. ♄. h. 12. 40. p. m. 1629

Will. Chappell swounded at Church Mart. 7. ☉. h. 3. p. m. 1630

M^r. Banberry of Smithwick in Staffordshire. 64. y. Mpril {sic}. 2. ☿ h. 6. p m. 1634

Taken w^th the Dead Palsye a month or 3 weeks since, hath lost the vse of one Side. Desires to knowe whether there bee Hope of his Recouery.

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 M^r Chāberlyn troubled w^th the wynd Cholick. & a fayntnes at the hart Ian 17 ☾ h. 12. 45. p. m. 1631

M^r Chamberlyn. Ian. 17 ☾ h. 12. 45

S^r Rob. Na sent his letter & complaineth of his former \old/ disease, voyded gl{o}tts of Bloud. sent. Iuly. 21. ☿. h. 2. 30. p m 1630

M^r Edward Miles of Oxford. 57. y. Aug. 29. ☉. h. 1. 20 p m. 1630

Sent for somethinge for his Consumption

Tho: Goodman \of/ Badbee 2{1} {y} Mart. 10. ☿ h. 1. p. m. 1630 vide Feb. 24. ☿

Is lame & goeth on crutches had a Purge & oyntm^t. desire{s} the same oyntment againe

M^r. Oliuer whitbye of Tyrringhā. 26. y. Mart. 23|4| {illeg} ☿. h. 1. p. m. 1630

hath had 2 fitts of augue, troubled w^th much winde

{Io}hn Colson of Rishden 34. y. {Ia}n. 12. ☿. h. 12. merid. 1631

much payned ou^r all his Body

M^r. Edmund Vaughan of Corp. Chri Col. Oxon. Febr. 23. ♃ h. 2. p m. 1632

vrina valde bona

Desires to know whether his infirmity come from his Liuer or Brest or otherwise

pained in his Brest; rayseth euery morneing a litle Bloud w^th his flegme, desires to know from whence it proceedes.

S^r. Gervase Clyfton of Clyfton Basset in Notinghamshire. 50. y. Febr. 16. ♄. h. 8. p. mer. 1633

S^r George Peckham & M^rs Throckmorton writte Letters in his Behalfe.

much pained in his head is of a sanguine Complexn

RN Rich: Sharpe taken in the fild 17 y octob 18. ♀ h. 9. 30 ant m 1633.

cānot goe but is caryed It is was bathed w^th gr{or}cell water cresses