Casebooks

RN Agnys Lacy of North Crouly 13 y her left breast sore & some tyne {sic} rūneth w^th water hath had it a yere & it looketh red & hot. |may 15 ♃ h. 9 ant m 1623|

RN Mres Elis: Bosse of Berton 5. y. May 17 ☾. h. 3. p. m 1624 head ach a month sleepysh Dull heavy & breaketh out.

RN Iohn Warren of Olnye 17 y may. 26. ☿. h. 2 p m. 1624 ill sinc whitsontuesday very sore in all his body & cā scarce goe

RN fell sick on satt last betwixt 11 & 12. & is sorely payned & cānot hath no vse of his lims & cānot styr him selfe & swoundeth often

RN S^r Robert sent me a lett^r |S Robert sent^r m{e} {sic}| \wheath^r an/ march 12 ♀ h. 8 a|p| m 1630 wheather any remedy & asketh /what the disease is.\ wheather he may adde the 4 Cooling seedes & also Drink milke nowe frō the Cow because he fyndeth a skalding & great payne in deliv of his vryne

Canot keepe the foreskin on to cover the nit {sic} of his yard

a loosnes almost 2 months scouring away mutch filth on satt last a loosnes & a stoole of blood did sit over a hot oke stoole & mended

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.

Elizab. Francis of Olnye. 48. y. May. 1. ♄. hor. 11. a m 1630

much pained w^th stitches in the left side this q^rter of a yeare. RN /her navell\ |quærit an sit grav|

RN The lady \Bridget/ Wake of Sawcy forest 26 y Ap May 1. ♂ h. 6. 30 {sic} 6. 45. ant m 1632.

the stone reacheth mutch

The lady Wake of Sawcy forest. 26 y may. 1. ♂ h. 6 40 ant m 1632 back belly payned w^th wynd & payne reacheth mutch.

The lady wake of Sawcy forest 26 y may. 1. ♂ h. 6 40 ant m 1632.

RN Elis Dickin of Hanslop 23 mayed {sic} octob 27 h {sic} hor 1. 25 \30/ p m 1632

leg sore mayed {sic} a twelfmonth no child a great swelling about her stomack a fortnight sinc at 3 weekes and hath abundanc belly inf{inete}ly swelled /quaærit an sit gravida\

SRN Elisabeth Studhall of Gilden Morton 55. y. eod. tem

Complaynes of a payne & riseing vp to her stomack was wont to Cast & found ease when she had vomited vp the water frō her stomack

desires t she had a vomit w^ch did her very much good. yet does not desire to take any vomit but some Comfortable thing

RN old M^r Stockwell of North Hampton 65 y May 4. ♂ h 7. 45 a|p| m 1630

|very shortwyded| his motion of his going is well amended but his should & arme is swelled |on arms lessor then another| & mutch payned & plexed w^th shortnes of breath. troubled w^th wynd also moved to have an Issue craveth my Conseyle

RN Iohn Robinson of 5 y. old looketh very pale & is very sore & tender. came in his own son. brought by his fa^thr {sic} & mo^thr {sic} may the 19 die ♄. ter her {sic}. 3. 1599

RN Wylliā Breedon of Thorneton for An Breed{on} 4 y may 1. ♃ h. 11 50 ant m 1617

the child hath|d| a coug{h} & had an ague rayseth flegme & is mutch payned

her fath^r sent me her figure of byr{th} supposing y^t she will live to 10 y

An Breden of Thorneton. the vicars child may 1. ♃ h. 11 50 ant m 1617

RN Will Cowlyes wife sent her red aguish water very red Ian 28 ♂ h. 8. 20 ant m 1622|3| stitches very sore & paynfull.

RN Marg Pen of old Stratford 24. y mayed {sic} in child bed wed wilbe a fortnight & miscaryed may. 30. ☾ h. 8 30 ant m. 1625 ready to dye in her fits they be so sore every night

RN Iane Harborogh of Edgborogh 28 y mayed {sic} march. 12 ♀. h. 10 25 ant m 1624 \taken by sore fits y^t sh{e} goeth to her bed/ her brother in law came for her this day 3 weekes about 12.

RN S^r Robart Naper my brother sent a letter to me touching his grevous payne in making his water stopped w^th mutch dregs in the |bladder| Iuly 69 y Iuly 17 ♀ h. 6. p m 1629

my brother S^r Rob Naper Iuly 17 ♀ h 6 30 p m 1629

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 Agnes Dickins of Wavendon 36 lyeth in h {sic} childbead th|y|esterday was fortnight. her right leg hath lost the vse of it full of ache & payne sweateth & is swelled. payned in her backe. w^th a pricking & shooting feb. 20 die ☿ h. 2. 30 p m. 1600. /delivered of a boye\

RN Gab. Sharpe of Weston Ap. 25. {♃}|♀| h. 10. 20 ant m 1617 had an ague w^ch is fallen down into his w^th red spots w^ch are very sore & payneth him mutch. |16 y| |a cough drye flegm|