Casebooks

RN Alce Travell of Rhode 26. youngest child 2 yeres old. goeth abroad hath a payne in her hed w^th a swiming & a gydines ready to fall if she catch not some thinge. May the 19 die ♄. h. 2. p m. 1599.

RN Goody linsecū of Stony stratford 40 y Decēb. 26 ♄ hor. 9. 39. ant m. 1607. wonderfully payned in her hed a longe tyme very gydye.

RN Ione Barnewell a great payne in her head sept 19 die ♀ h. 3. 15 p m 1600

head light cānot sleepe.

RN Agnes Knight of Cosgrave 28. y. payned in her head w^th a gydines goeth over {ra}ck & harte maketh her to vomitte Octob. 22 die ☾ h. 12.

RN Agnys Deane of litle Brickill 50 y. August i6 ☾ hor. 12. 1602. payned in her head gydy & light cānot abyde to see the water.

RN mres Slyddā of Olnye 70 y octob. 13 h {sic} hor. 10|1|. 15. ant m 16i0

payned in her hed ready to stagger & swound.

RN Robart Harvy of newp 26 y Sept 4. ☿ h. 4 p m. 1611. hed light & sore

RN M^res Iane Rolte 25 y old. for a gyddines in her head a payne in her stomacke ceding frō sorrowe & greefe. her husb. a counseller. 7 child: may i9 die ☾ h. 8. 45. ant m. 1600 /vtrū sit gravida\

RN Edward Bodington of Cole brayfild decēb 14 ☿ hor. 11. 50 ant m 1603.

hath buried on a daught^r yesterday. a sone a fortnight sinc & anoth^r Daught^r a moneth since

now his wife is not very well & light in her hed & an ache in her thighe also he hath a sōne of xx y & a \younge/ womā. y^t was not well mended being let blood.

RN vseth to bleed mutch at nose & yest night he bleede a quart & so /also before y^t he swonded w^th it waterish blood.\ h. 12. 20 p m 1627 /novēb. 4. ☉ h. 12. 20 p {sic} 1627\ |head ach.|

RN Goody Ashburnoure very sorely pained in her head light headed & swelled in her face very red. can take no sleepe nor rest. sent to me. may 4. die ♀. h. 5. 48. mi ant m 1599 hath not had her couses {sic} this two yeres. bledeth nowe & then at the nose.

RN S^r Arth Throck for his lady march 13 {sic}. ☾ h. 2 \1. 45./ p m 1618 a payne & stuffing in her head w^th a weaknes & werynes in all her body & a heate in her hands & feete.

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/

GJ Elsabeth Radford of North Crowley 18 y. Octob. 18 ♂ ho. 8. 45 a m. 1603 payne in her head and stomacke shortwynded and faynt

nunquā habuit menstrua

greene sickenes /the caryers maid\

U[1622–4] 1624: decubuit ☿day last. A æ. 46. Feb. 28: H. 1. p: Much troubled with wind: and ag verie much Tormented with apaine in the hinder part of her head thence it goeth downe in her stomack, which is verie weake. Christin. Wackt of Aston.

RN Thomas Bartom. 15 yeres sick this 5 weekes. nothing will tary w^th him for this fortnight lyeth in his hed light headed. Martij 8. die ♃. h. 9. 10. 1599. at Newport.

his fath^r moved a question at the same time or a quart^r after 9. for a payne in his knee w^c was broken his thigh was broken quite thorough & nowe the paine is fallen into his knee pan & is swollen.

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 Iane Wooden of Turvey 52 y. Ap. 10 ☿ h. 8. 30 ant m. 1622 \eys red & sore/ |a swying gydynes in her head.| /head benūmed\

RN Emry Miles of Stony stratford 21 y may 13 12. ♂ h. 9. 30 ant m 1618. alwas troubled in her head w^th a gydines & a lightnes & taketh away her sight dym & mutch payned sight taken away w^th it as w^th a myst of {sic} most at full troubled

RN Radolp: french. 46. s minister of Stock hamon. 9 of november. die ♃. h. 11. 45. 30. for his reume & his wife. arising frō his belly to his chest leeke led hard & hoven in his belly full of winde |1598|

an his wife an ach & gydines in her hed.