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.

RN M^res Scarcroffe \36 y./ serv to the lady Washington. 35 y sept. 25 h {sic} hor 8 ant m 1630

The Lady Hanmars & M^r Bellamyes waters brought Mar. 8. ☾ h. 10. 15. a. m. 1630 RN /sent he\

RN Elis: Tossle of yardly Gubbin 38 y octob. 6 ☿ h. 10. 30 ant m 1630

5 weekes ill legs mightely hoaven a great cough cānot sleepe her belly & thigh wer swelled but now are not

RN The Lady Hāmer at the same tyme ill in her brayne

The Lady Hānner light headed & mutch Distressed w^th ill thoughts. Ian 20 ☿ h. 11 ant m 1630

Desyreth something to quiet her brayne

RN Dye Right of Olny 35 \35/. y. had 2 child at on birth. a month sinc Iuly 3. h. 11 30 ant m 1630 |newly brought a bed of 2 child| /boath legs excedingly swelled white {marck} very hard\ /a hot rheume at her mouth & so scalding\

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 Alce Phosbery of Hardingston. 33 y. ma^ryed 9 y. 2 child her youngest child 2 y old feb 1. ☾ h 4. 30. p m 1630 /her sences decayed.\

RN M^r Bellamy sent for his pouder agaynst poyson & to know what I think of his health march. 19 ♀ h 4 p m 1630

RN Iohn Quarell sent his water {m}|a| frentick & a distēperd fellow \30. y./ in his brayne may 25. ♂ h. 6. 30 ant m 1630

RN my Lord fynding him selfe ill at hart sent to me for a Cordiall may. 27 ♃ h. 5. p m 1630

At this he craved a Cordiall./

RN Elis: Paxon of Whittleberye 32 y Iune 1{1} ♀ h. 11 ant m 1630

RN Elis Mason mayed {sic} Iue {sic} 17 ♃ h. 5. 25 p m 1603 {sic} her legs & hands doe swell therfore feareth a Dropsy a fat womā of a sanguine cōplex 3 children

RN Margaret Pegler of Bledington 30 y: Iune 21. ☾ h. 11. 25 \45/ ant m 1630.

had a vomyte w^ch wrought well. hath a great cough spitteth very thick grene stuffe almost a pint in 24 houres. is mutch wasted & cōsumed in her flesh.

RN Goody Reeve of filgrave 39 y Iuly 17 ♄ hor 10. 30 ant m 1630 body loose head ill stomack very cold

RN Will Maryot of Litle Linford mayed {sic} 4 child 35 y Iuly 26 ☾ h 7 ant m 1630

head ill cānot eate weak

RN Cicely Bruer of Harold 38 y Aug 4 ☿ h. 7. 45 ant m 1630 /aguish\

RN An Gough of Steaple Aston by Dodington 30 y novēb 16. ♂ h. 8. 20 8. 15 ant m. 1630

An Gough of Steeple Aston 30 y

RN Henry fox of Swynsteede 38 y Ian 2. h. 8 ant m 1629 \1930/ vryne good

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