Casebooks

RW Iohn Amyas of Southhill in Bedford sheire. y. 65. d. ☾. h: 10. 40 ant. m: Feb. 28. 1620. ill sinc Tuesday \Fryday/ last. cannot vomite nor goe to the stoole. Eateth nothinge: drinketh sometimes. Cryeth out of his body; sleepeth not.

GJ Iohn Cooke of Shendy|l|y 60 y Septemb: 22 ☾ ho. 10. 30 a m An ache in his right knee w^th pricking & shooting. desyres to be let bloud

RW Henry Sheepheard. of Sympson. y. 60. d. ☾ h. 11. 30 ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. hath beene sicke ever since Christmas. is swelled in his body: & his belly hard: legs swelled & hath a little issue in each of them: hath kept his bed these two dayes. Eateth his meate prettily well: is rather loose then costive

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.

TG Thomas Claret of Weston 60 y. Mart. 15. ♄. h. 9 a. m. 1634. hath a cough & cold & stuffing in his chest

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.

GJ Old Farnell of Lowton March 6. ☉ ho. 2. 36 p m. 1603. For a canker or noli metang’ on his nose

GJ Her husband hath a fistula in his right syde. 63 y. old Sent to know whether he were best to go to Clementꝭ of Ownde{l} or what course he were best to take. /

GJ Richard Greene of Stoke golding 60 y Iune 29 ♀ ho 6 a m. 1604

Stuffed in his chest, sent for a vomitt