Casebooks

RN M^r Will: Co{l|e|}lles Colles of Parke berrye of 58 troubled sick this i6 yeres & hath had the Counsell of the most exte phisitions troubled w^th a windy cause as he sayth cōming from his backe by a great heate & obstruction from my liver. also w^th a bad stomacke elevating winde into my hed. w^ch causeth gydines or streming in my head w^ch cometh as he thinketh by the ascending vp of bad & melancholy humours & w^th a shaking in my left hand mightely as it were the palsye but always very hotte. nowe of late w^th the brevity of wind in my stomacke & chest & lately w^th a mūmnes {sic} & tinckling in my hands. lips & sydes & face. this 15 of may. die ♂ h. 4. 45. p m. 1599.

RN {I}ohn Evans of the Mynrys in London Iue {sic} 19 ♃ h. 6 p m. 1628

writeth for a gent mā

first vnfoldeth his owne greefe how he is wrōged & cosened of all y^t he hath & therby he his wife & childrē broght to great want & misery craveth my Counsell & instruction

Also writeth in the behalfe of a gentlemā y^t having taken an extreme cold & p^rsently an exceeding greefe for the Death of his wife & {th}erby cast Downe into sicknes & mutch melancholy of a sanguyne cōplexion his sicknes & melancholy is mutch abated & now his voice is almost Lost y^t he s cānot {sic} \on cānot/ spea heare on \him/ that speaketh {sic} \to speake/ a yard of

cōplayneth of something about the pit of his throate his voice is only low & weake but not troubled w^th any fault in noncing but cleere inough every where no physick but cōplayneth of the coldnes of his stomack & head & sone {sic} stoppage about the begying of his nose cold flegme & cold head & defect in hearing hath 2 great manyscripts of physick y^t he is Desyrous I should vse craveth vnder god my consayle for the frind his gentleman

RN M^res Stafford for her Chāber Mead Agnys Clarke 30 y of Westbury Apr 8 die ♂ h. 12. 45 1600/ head & hart

RN Rose Osburne of Olny 21 y Ap. 19 die ♄ h. 3. p m. 1600 feareth least shee be w^th Child. h{ea}d

RN Will Line for of Lowton 40 y. may 26. die ☾ h. 10. 6.  capitis dolore.

RN Will Line of Lowten his broth^r cōplayneth also of a great headache w^ch he hath had a longe tyme./

RN Alce Clarke of Stony stratford 54 yeres for a da blodye impostume in y^e eares Iune 11 die ☿ h. 7. p m.. 1600.

RN a young mā for his broth^r. Iune 14 die ♄ h. 4 p m. 1600.  capitis dolore.

RN m^r yerrow  auris dextræ apostumatione Iune 20 die ♀ h. 7. 4|5|0. ant m. 1600

RN Robart Holmes of Milton almost 8|7|0 y. payned in the left syde of his head novemb 15 h {sic}. h 2. p m.

RN Will: Pipkin 6 yeres old at Miklemas payned in the back & neck & head & belly & legs quærit causā eius remediū refuseth his meate Aug 30. die ☿ h. p m. 5. 7. m.

RN Goody A{i}g

Agnes Cowly was Delivered vppon weddensday morning {sic} of a little boy tuesday night. Sept 12 of Sept. of a boy who is tounge tyed. shee sent her sister to me to knowe where the signe is y^t her boyes this 14 of Sept. die ♃ b at h. 2. p 12. m. f|p|ost m fortassis vt linguā nervū abscinderet. 1598 hic puer natus nocte 10. 30. m. natus Setemb. {sic} 12. die ♂ h. 10. 30. ¹

RN An vtile erat linguam eius abscindere. 14 Sept die ♃. h. 2. 12. m. 159{8}

RN Goody Hodskin of litle Linford Sept 25 die ☾ h. 2. 39. mi p m for her sore eyes w^c shee hath ever since {k}ime shee was litle

RN M^r Egerton the p^rcher enquired of me at visitation what was good for the payne of his hedache the 26 of Sept hor p m. 1. 3{illeg}|9|. mi. 45 m. 1598.

RN Anthony Smith for his sons Daughter 4 yeres old very exceeding sleepy can eat nothing keepeth her bed looketh pale. cōplayneth of her hed & her mouth sore & cannot swallowe. Octob. 10|1| die ♂ ♄ {sic}. 11. 25|0|. 1598.

RN 15 of Octob. a meaden enquired of me what was good for the her eares y^t were full of ringing & noisye

RN & there enquired another woman the 16 of octo for the same thinge

RN Amy Asby well amended sinc yesterdaye. 27 of Octob. die ♀ rursus quærit s {sic} quid sit capiti conveniens. h. 10. 30. 1598. maritus eius. nunc asportavit aquā¹

RN Margaret fowler of Newport of 30 yeres old. sick a longe time about his|er| hart & every ioynt & a great payne in her hed of long time. {t}|c|omplayned on thursdaye last

Margaret fowler of Newport vnmaried of 40 30 yeres old sick a long time in hed hed {sic} & hart & hath a great reume come over her eyes for this longe time complayneth sinc thursday last about 12 at midnight. die ♃ novemb 16. die ♃. h. 12. at midnight 1598. they feare lest shee be bewitched of H.