Casebooks

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.

Elisabeth Doggett of Westninge. 32. y. March. 1. ♀. h. 12. 20. p m. 1633

a swīming in her head w^th a great Cough for a yeare, much wasted in her Bodye Cannot sleepe nor Eate.

Agnis Hussye of wattleton in Oxfordshire. 2|4|6. y. ♀: h: 6. \15/ p m 1630

RN 3 yeres troubled w^th a belching wynd. hickcockes all day & night ever since

M^rs Elizabeth Sanders. of Perry. 25 \32/ y Febr. 20. ☾ h. 1. p m. 1632.

Sicknesse 2 nights, hote & colde by fitts stopping in her stomack, can nether eate not rest well, the great paine in her Back, feares a Consumption makes water very difficultly 6. or 7 weekes

Desires y^t shee may take noe Phisick

The Lady Leach had a Qualme oct. 16. ☿. h. 12. merid. 1633

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

Mary Hardinge of Shiddlington 18. y. Iuly. 23. ☾. h. 8. 30. a. m. 1632 maryed at Christmas last pained in her Heart & stomack hath litle or noe appetite to her meate, cannot sleepe, ill 3 weekes. RN /standeth as on in a trance\

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

Isabel Cunnington of Fenny Stratford 25. y. Mart. 3. ☿. h. 1. 50. p. m. 1630

is much pained & troubled w^th stitches in her left side

Elizab. Francis of Olnye. 48. y. May. 1. ♄. hor. 11. a m 1630

much pained w^th stitches in the left side this q^rter of a yeare. RN /her navell\ |quærit an sit grav|

M^rs. Norwood sent her Lady Letter for the Lady Dunsmores Daughter. Oct. 18 ♀. h. 12. 15. pm. 1633

RN ha\r/d to vomyt vppō any occasion D Gifford & d^r Cadymā her former physitions for the greene sicknes after the {sic} had made triall of of {sic} vomyts & saw how vntowardly it wrought followed some other course/

desyreth vomyt purg rath^r then vomyts to clense her hot & drye stomack.

M^rs. Mary Slowe of Flamsteed 33. y. April 13. ♂. h. 8. 25. p m 1630

doubteth a Consumption

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

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

Sent for somethinge for his Consumption

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:

Ian. 17. ☉. h. 10. a. m. 1630 RN /Rich Na taken desp sick w^th stitches on his left syde\

The Lady Penelop{e} {illeg} Decemb. 25. ☿. h {illeg} RN /back & belly tor{mented} {illeg} cānot eate to{illeg}\

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

M^r. Richd Naper sent his letter Apr. 10. ☿. h. 8. 45. p m. 1633

RN |his fath Aguish |the vp issue begīnith to rune & to voyd out ill matter

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.