Casebooks

RN Wylliā meade of litle Brickhill 28 y Apr 10 ♀ h. 11. 40 ant m 1607. /& his wife\

RN Mres Norwood 35 y Sept. 11. ♃|♀| h. 10. 22 ant m 1612. |in p^rsnc & well but willing to p^rvent|

RN mres mary freemā of Hyemsferyes 17 y Iune 5 ☿ h. 10. 45 ant m 1622

for p^rvent wife him selfe. his child & his frynd.

RN Mres Abigell Ruthall 24. y. Ian 27. ☿ hor 10 ant m. 1602.

RN Iohn franklin of Marson Mourton sept. 16 ♃ h. 10. 39 ant m 1619

he hath 7 on visited w^th the pox & is desyrous to have a p^rserv. for the rest if it shall so please god

RN Sara Beake of Dynton 20 y. a mayden febr 4. ☿ h. 8 ant m. 1624

RN Elis Quaint of Wav{endon} 21 y Ap. 12 ☾. h. {2. 30} p. m. 1624

Desyrous to have {some}thing to p^rvent {the} pox.

SRN M^res Greenvile. To prevent Abortion Aug: 14. ♃ {sic} h. 12. in mer. 1644.

RN Iohannes Farnell for him selfe. maij 3. die ♃. h. 8. ant m. 1599 to p^rvent sicknes. / troubled w^th an itche./.

RN M^r Anson of Westbery to p^rvent the sicknes for him & his houshold Iuly. 30 h {sic} hor. 6. 45 ant m 1625.

M^r Anson of Westbery 45 y Iuly 30 h {sic} hor. 7 30 ant m 1625

2 dyed in his house of y^e plaugue yest being fryday.

RN M^r Iohn Brayfor|yl|d of Northāpton 41 y. ostrober {sic} octob. 24. ♀ h. 1 p m 1628.

to p^rvent a Cōsūption

M^r Iohn Brayfild of Northāpton. 42. y 41: y. octob. 24. ♀ h. 1. p. m. 1628.

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.