Casebooks

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.

Elisab. Pett a Beggarwomas Childe. 1. y. ß Septemb. 11. ☿. h. 8. p m. 1633. stroken suddenly lame y^t it can nether stand nor go

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

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

Martha Wakelyn of Croaton. 27. y. Decemb. 28. ♄. h. 12. mer. 1633

Is very weake can eate litle,

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.

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

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

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

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

Anne Bignell of Eaton 19. y. mart. 19. ♀. h. 11. ant m. 1630

A riseinge vp vnto her throate, is in Labour, her rekoninge out a monthe Since, is strangly handled in her heade, vomiteth Bloude, swoundeth

The lady Russell of Ridgment 55. y. taken w^tha spitting of Bloude Ian. 4. ♂. h. 5. p m. 1630|1|.

Dorothy Harrison of Cranfeild 24. y. Decemb. 19. ☾. h. 1. 50. p m. 1631.

much troubled w^th her back. cannot sleepe well, is taken w^th a great paine in her right side, w^ch w^th coughinge strikes vp to her eyes. hath beene thus troubled neare 4. y. but more nowe this winter then before. her yongest Childe 4. y. olde. desireth to know whether she bee w^th Childe or not

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.

Susan Turuye of Parsnam 27. y. Apr. 23. ♃. h. 8. 30. ant m. 1629¹

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

Agnis Wallcott of Bicester 40. y. May. 11. ☾. h. 9. 2|3|0. ant. m. 1629¹