Casebooks

RN R. N. quærit morbū et morbi causā. Aug. 17. die ♃ h 4 |5.| 50 hor. 5. 50 m.  colica et lapide et strang: 1598. et ilioꝝ dolorē cruciatū ex vento intruso a greeping of the guts

RN Mres francis Digbye S^r Evarets sister nata the tuesday before the 30 of novēb^r. before 7 in y^e morning /1588.\ send for my Directions may 1. hhor {sic} 4. 40 p m 1619. /vnmayed {sic}\ |30 y|

mutch troubled w^th melanch pass apt to weep w^thout any iust case.

nata Octob 29 ♂ h. 7. ant m 1588. a great heavynes in y^e stomacke & a beating & trembling at the hart. w^th a |continuall| payne at her hart at y^t tyme of all on her left syde

RN Mary Smyth of Stawton 20 myles 30 y Ap 27. ♂ h. 10. 15 ant m 1619 her head shaketh a fortnight or 3 \shaking/ palsy. mother backe thighꝭ as if they should be torne but her head exceding cold.

head cold

vryne very good. a very good stomacke yet very faynt. mutch troubled w^th wynd 2 y. sinc had a boy. hath thought her selfe twice to be w^th child w^thin this twelfemonthe. nescit an sit gravida

RW Agnes Leeke of Lichburne y. 36. d. ♀ h: 2. 25 p:m: Martij. 10. 1620. timet maleficiū; nescit an sit grauida hath them not. payned in her stomack & hearte, sometimes in her legs, thighes, & armes: doubteth a Consumption. ill 5 weekꝭ.RN

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 Elisabeth Purden of puddington 36 y. sicke hath had her sicknes to mitch {sic}. faynt & feeble. y^t w^ch cōmeth frō her very blacke flowers wat^r to muth {sic} thin coloured. paynd head & sydes & hath menses immodices/

RN R N. valde ægrotabat corde capite et stomacho. quæritu^r causā. Sept. 11. die ☾. h. 3. 53 m. post m. 1598 apoplexia et verti

RN Mres Burchmore of Tottell end 33 yeres Ian. 14 die ☾ h. 12. habet albos et rubeos successive stomack hed backe. weake of a yellowe coloure. a candell w^th cymamon {sic} stayeth her whitꝭ when nothing els will troubled with the iaundish & of a yellowish colour.

RN Katherine Grene /25\ first taken w^th \it tooke/ an arising frō her stomack ready to stop her wynd Martij 7. ☿ h. 11. p m 162i |is so sick y^t she cā take no rest.|

It tooke her in her hart & left sy right & short ribs pricking like needles. |suckleth a child halfe a yere old|

TG Sara Bishop of tringe Annos 31. calebs melancholica, dolore capitis cervicis, lateris dextri et stomachi adeo mentis gravedine vexata

RN M^res Blage of Lambith quærit a for: morbū et morbi causā. 1598 Ian: 16. die ☾. h post merid. 9. ægrotabat aio, et habuit morbū dictū the mother.

GJ Susan Read of Chicheley 31 y. Iuly 9 ♄ ho 3. 10 p. m. 1603

A great pulling in her belly pitt of her stomacke and back non habet menstrua.

RN M^res Walthorne 36|4| y may 24 die ☉ hor 12. 30 p m 160i  morbo. her pimpels in her face & harte burning.¹

RN On of Stonystratford 30 y. Sept 16 ☿ h. 8. 30 ant m 1607.

 morbo gallico sore in his lyms thighes toes

RN Russell M^r leyes Leas mā 34 y Octob 18 ♂ h. 4. 35 p m 1608 troubled w^th a great itching & pimples & spots & drye vp sodenly troubled also w^th the gonorrhea renū

RN Agnys Rawlins of Stoake Hāmon 32 y Ap 4. ♀ h. 11. ant m 1617 not sick vryne indiff 3 fig. white Dregs. hart heavy |troubled in her mynd tempted hart heavy| sent Ap 4. ☾ sep a □ h {sic} ap ☌ ♂. yesterday about 6. \♃/ h. 6. p. m 1617

RW Tho: Blunt of Hardingston parish. y. 35. d. ♀ h: 6. {illeg}|2|0. ant: m: Martij 17. 1620. troubled with fleagme & vomiteth. rayseth sometimes bloud with his fleagme. paynd in his side¹

RN Thomas Beestone of Bletsoe 34 y march 29 ☿ h. 3. 30 p m 1620

Th. Beeston quærit vtrū venif sit passus mach {sic} 29 ☿ h. 4. p m 1620 /had an ague & it fell downe into his kne sorely swelled y^t he cānot goe vppon it\

SRN {M}^r William Luttwich of Luttwich. {D}ecemƀ 30. ♂. h 9. 45. a. m. 1634.

Complained of Cramps & weaknes ouer all his body. face, Armes legs were swelld, now thanks be to God are not. was the payne in his back doth not so much trouble him as before his loosenes stayd vpon those things I gaue as Clysters & Cordialls. now his loosenes hath taken him agayne desires something y^t may stay it. vryne a little higher y^en it hath bin this 3 dayes, no slu{ff}y Sediment, nor so much troubled with the Gonorrhæa as before Laus deo.

Desires at this tyme something for Cough & loosenes.

RN R. N. quærit causā morbi. Aug: 13. 14 die ☾ h. 4.30 \5/ \5./ 15. ant m. 1598. vtr’ caus s f. r: