Casebooks

RN Alce Hall of Stonystratford. 40 y. payned head hart. w^th an extreeme cold & then w^th a flushing heate cannot sleepe. Octob. 4 die ♃ h. 1. 48. 1599.

RN Agnys Brightwell of newport 46 y maried. i6 yeres sinc had a child. never sinc any, a cough had not had her sicknes this yere hed ill stomacke bound cānot abyde the sent of meate no sleepe.

RN Alce Parker 50 y. Iuly 22. ♃ hor 8. ant m 1602. Cānot sleepe troubled w^th a great flushshing {sic} heate in head & {face} /cannot goe\

RN Ione Baal of Walten 40 yeres Ap. 22|3| die {illeg}|♃| hor 8. ant m. 160i

her teeth chatter head ill & hart resteth not all the night longe. quærit an sit gravida.

RN Elisabeth Risely of Rawnson mill 25 y Aug 24 {sic}. ♂ hor 8. ant m 160i

twelfe days since delivered of a daughter. but very ill ever sinc full of payne & swounded onc or twice on sunday last was ill. head chest bound & costive this 6 days. heavy of sleepe & slepeth not /burneth.\

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 M^r Iermyn of Exeter colledg & M^r Thomas Harrys 19 y. may Iune 1. ☿ h. 5. p. m. 1614. |m^r Iernyn feareth eyther Dropsy or cōsūption mutch troubled w^th wynd & belly somewhat swelled cānot sleepe. his cordiall I first sent him did him mutch good./|

RN Sara musgrove \of/ Bletsoe 20 y maryed 2 y. march. 29. ♀ h. 12 20 p m. 1605. troubled w^th fancyes very fearfull in her mynd to loose her wits troubled in her sleepe cānot rest metuit veneficiū full of melanch cholicke

RN Thomas Miller of Newport 30 y Apr 4. ♃. hor. 11. ant m 1605.

syde & stomacke. great stitches in his syde a mighty cough cānot rest.

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

RN mres Norwood of Astwood. 40 y may. 20 ☾ h. 6 p m 16i6. troubled w^th mutch melancholie. / & heavynes stomack full. & hath no appetite & l {sic} careth not to eate any meale. & cānot sleepe & groweth light headed.

RN francis Chaplin of Hardmead 5 y. Ap. 23. ☿ h. 8. 30 ant m 1617 |hed & belly \hed back chest/ cā take no rest hath a cough|

RN M^r Ratte of Kethorpe Iu 60 y. Iuly 14. ♂ h. 11. ant m 1618. vide Iulij 7 |chest & belly mutch wynd & very hot wheather he will escape sometymes well hath 3 or {sic} fits every day. cānot sleepe|

RN Will: Devearell of Swāburn 42 y Iuly 28. {h} {sic} ☿ h. 5 30 p m 1619 every d{ay} {sic} day ill sinc satterday but worse some day then other a flushing heate is vp in the mydl of the day sleepeth litle. a stitch vnder his right syde / doth make him cough a litle.

RN Elis. Ashpole of Newport. 45 y Aug 2. ☾. h. 9 ant m. 1619 |on satt last swoundeth & somtyes {sic} coplayned {sic} in her backe & belly & cānot rest nor make water cānot eate. maketh not \but/ a sponefull of water at a tyme|

RN M^r Stoake \of Wing/ very sick of melancholy head stōacke cānot sleepe. Ian 23 ☉ h. 2. 30 p m 1620 |is very weake|

RW M^ris Godwine of Cardington. y. 39. d. ♂ h: 9. 40 ant: m: Feb: 29. 1620. hath had a cold 3 weekꝭ: & a great cough: w^ch settled to her right |left| side: but is removed frō thence: Cryeth out of her heart: & sayth it swimmeth in water: is much plexed & troubled. cannot sleepe nor take rest for 4 nights now togither. her stomacke is so ill that she can not take anie thinge but posset ale & broths.

RW Beniamin Hubbins of Astwood y. 26. d. ☾ h: 1: p: m: Novemb. 20 1620. swelled in his left leg: yesterday his right leg was swelled but now it is come into his left leg: payned in his left eare, & so downewards. had a purge 10 dayes since w^ch wrought well & he was much the better for it: now worse then he was. complayneth more of heate then of colde then of heate. did complayne at the first more of heate then of colde. cannot sleepe.

RW M^r Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. ☉. h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, w^ch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled w^th a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto S^r George Sherly M^r Colins houshold physition.

RN Mres Elisabeth. Banyster the daughter of S^r Rob. Banyster 2|3|0\1./ y march. 20 ☿ h. 12. 39. p m 1622 |a very leane melanch. gentlewomā| |costive cōmonly. head ach.| |head weake spl: ready to vnclose & cānot sleepe worst at night w^th raging payne w^th a shooting & dra{w} in her eyes/|