Casebooks

RN This weaknes of head tooke him on the 12 of febr ☾ h. 5. 30 ant m. 1627 |starke deafe|

RN Edward Reade of Broughton 20 yeres old deafe somewhat Deafe came for helpe for his hearing a great wind in his head h on of his eares as it were stopped Ian. 4 die ♃ h. 10. 5 1599.

RN Mary Huntly of Dunstable 43. y. Aug. 8 ☾ h. 10 30 ant m 163i |noice & deafenes in her head & face w^th swelling|

RN M^r Rich: Dyer of Great Stawton in Huntingdon sheere 33 y octob: 19. ☉|h| {sic} hor: 12. in m 1622 for a hissing in his hed cōtinually 3 y. by fits

2 quærit vtrū mag Dna francklin 26 be f a good match./

3. what course of life best to advanc his fortuns/

4. wheath^r likely to mary within a yere & a halfe./.

RN {M}^r Michaell Clarke of Stonystratford. 44. y. sept 21. h {sic} hor 10 ant m 1622 blynd Deafe hed mutch payned

RN Hugh Moore of Hardwick 17 y Ian. 13 ♃ h 1. 30 p m 1631

head ill & deafe & rageth by fits

RN My Cosen Lant sent to me a letter novēb 25 h {sic} hor 12 {sic} \11. 30/ 1626 /craveth pils. troubled in her head & hearing as before\

RN Mres foster {illeg}|o|f newp 23 y march. 18 ☾ h. 4 p m. 1622 /a huzzing in head like rayne w^th a gydynes a bad back flushing heat on the left syde of her head\

RN Elisabeth Witsy of Newport 22 yeres maried her yongest child 2 yeres old & nowe greate w^th Child troubled in her hed most grevowsly ever sinc sunday last. was sennet betwixt 12 & 1. sent this 20 of March. die ♂ h. 10. ant m. 1599. shee loketh every day to be Delivered.

Deafe w^th p|h|edache. her eare muttereth hie coloured.

RN {Mres} {illeg} {An} {A}rpe 16 y old. octob 4^th ☉ in y^e morning. h. 9. ant m. 1607. /{he}d aketh & a noyse {in} her hea ears\ /somewhat deafe in boath eares of long continuance\

RN An Daniell 63. Sept. 3 die ☾. h. 2. 15. p m. 1599. for her head eyes. defnes./

RN Alce Whitebread. of Steppinglye 35 y Iuly 5 ☾ h. 4. 20 p m 1624. /a greevous cold taken in breeding a noice in her head head gydye\

RN Amy Goodmā 26. y. maij 17 die ♄ h. 11. 45 50 ant m 1600  surditate et tinnitu auriū et capitis dolore. virgo.

RN Ralfe french of milton 6 y at lady last in lent ☉ h. the friday before lady daye h. 3. 30. \4./ p m deafe in his left eare & cryed of his hed could take no rest hath had some rūning at his left eare./.

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 Elisab. Mead servant of 22 y of Newp. craveth a remedy for her deafnes & paine of her head the 8 of Aug die ♂ h. 7. 4 {2}|5| mi. ant m.

RN Old moth^r knight for her headache. & stomacke & syde. as if her ribs were broken. & deafe. Iune 9 ☿ hor. 10. 30 ant m 1602.¹