Casebooks

RN a poor mā came xx miles for a sore hand y^t was sore eaten insyde & outsyde march. 8 ♂ h. 5. 15. p m 1608

RN Susan Iennings of weston vnderwood 52 y decēb. 7 h {sic} hor 4. 30 p m 16i6 a great wen vnder her left eare w^ch the kings physit call the kings evill very hot pricking sinc the last yere begynning w^th a kernell

RN The Lady Longeville new come to Billen about on weddensday last sent h a letter to me Iuly 26 ♀. h. 2. p m 1622

how her courses be broken downe & y^t her hedach is nothing so bad as it was wont.

RN M^r Stowe \the Surgion/ for an Inv{ete}rate headach & mela{nch} pyneth & a great rhe{ume} May 25. ♀ h. 2. p m 162i

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 The lady Dormer sent for me to come to winge Decēb. 10 ☉ h. 11. ant m 1609 |☾ sep a * ☉ ap □ ♄ p ☌ ♂.|

I went to Winge Decēb. 11. ☾ h. 8 ant m. 1609. |☾ sep a {illeg} ♄ ap ☌ ♂|

I was kindly vsed her man y^t was troubled w^th the Ague mended god be thancked.

About on y^t Day Decēb 11 ☾ h: 1 p m 1609

I sawe a very sore foot toe as if it grow to mortification & to a canker whē I wished to take the advice of M^r van otten.

RN Thomas Smith of litlington Ap. 18 die ♀ h. 2. 50 p m. 1600 m^r Dm̄kons {sic} servāt for an impostume \broken/ in his eare a payne in his head.

RN Rich: Ihounson of Wavendon. 36. y. a day labourour. Iune 7 ☾ h. 2. p m 1624. Lame in {2}|h|uckbone & thigh full of ach.

RN my deere Cosen she Marsh sent vnto me Iuly 17. ♂ h. 5. p m. 1627. /deus benedicat Cognatæ meæ\

\no good of y^e oyntnent {sic}/ her head ill & mutch payned, the vayns in her tēples swelled & arme so weake y^t she cānot vse it & the vaynes be sore to her foote

extremely payned

desyrous to have williā Rufhead to let her blood

would have something to incease {sic} good blood

desyrous to know when to send her coach.

RN Ihone Persivall of Lo{illeg} 35 yeres about 20 weekes amisse. short winded. hot in her stomack shee hath broken out in her face w^th a flushing heate. payne in her hed her neighbours tell her y^t shee may be breeding of child.. 16 of novemb. die ♃. h. 1.. 1598. broke out in her nose &|f|ace & chin w^th pimpels.