Casebooks

Anne Knott of Holcott a widowe 46. y. Feb. 11. ♃. h. 4. p. m. 1630

Is light headed & talketh very idley sometimes rageth & raueth, hath beene soe eu^r since Saturday, since yesterday hath beene very ill. cannot sleepe¹

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.

Anne Bignell of Eaton 19. y. mart. 19. ♀. h. 11. ant m. 1630

A riseinge vp vnto her throate, is in Labour, her rekoninge out a monthe Since, is strangly handled in her heade, vomiteth Bloude, swoundeth

Iohn Hitchcock of Turuuye. 40. y. Mar. 11. ♃. h. 1. 30. p. m. 1630 much pained in chest & belly w^th a gripeinge as a winde

Samuel Rogers of Moulton 22. y. Mart. 24. ☿. h. 1. p. m. 1630

hath a Swellinge in his Back & RN \genitalibus rūning & in his/ hand cannot hold his water Lame in his Thighe & Hucklebone

The Lady Naper of Luton Hoe 84. y Apr. 8. ♃. h. 4. 15. p. m. 1630

hath the Goute swellinge her hande, & is runninge into her foote, desires a Poultish

desires a playster of Onecrociū.

Michael Paradice of Potterne in Wiltshire 56. y. Apr. 30. ♀. h. 5. 45. p m. 1630

A Great winde runinge vp & downe sometimes betweene the Skin, sometimes in all places of the Body, sometimes in y^e heade & sometimes swellinge downe into the twist & into the Codds, as yf hee were bursten, a great rumblinge & noise in the gutts, & is worst at the full of the Moone: many Phisitians haue tryed but none could doe him good y^e winde is soe stronge, & p^rualent. hee desireth Counsell & helpe yf God bee soe pleased.

RN mich Paradyse.

M^rs. Ibbs of Olde in Northampton sh. 66. y. Febr. 23. ♂. h. 1. 40. p. m. 1630

much pained in her Belly, 7 or 8 weekes a very bad stomack, better sometimes, then at other times, worse at nights then dayes, {on} hath many occasions to goe to y^e stoole but can void little or noethinge

M^r. Richard Fishe of Stanford. 37. y. Apr. 14. ☿. h. 12. 30. p m 1630

Francis Butlye of Holywell 39. y. March. 3. ☿. h. 1. p. m. 1630¹

Isabel Cunnington of Fenny Stratford 25. y. Mart. 3. ☿. h. 1. 50. p. m. 1630

is much pained & troubled w^th stitches in her left side

M^rs. Marshall of Ippolech 45. y. Mart. 10. ☿. h. 2. 30. p. m. 1630¹

Mary Maulon of Gothurst. 36. y. May. 12. ♄. h. 12|10 \10/|. p m. 1630

a great Swellinge in the wrest of y^e Right arme.

Mary Rogers

Richd Hancock of Barfoote 5. y. Decemb. 17. ♃. h. 4. 20. p. m. 1629

Iohn Herne of sherington 22. y. Ian. 7. ♃. h. 1. p. m. 1629 {sic}

M^r Atkins{on} a Phisician came to the E. of Sunderland Ian. 4. ☾. h. 9. 30 ant. m. 1630. & the E. refused to see & speake w^th him

M^rs. Needom of Rauenson 56. y. Ian. 15. ♀ h. 12. 40. p. m. 162|3|0

Alce Phosberye of Hardingston 33. y. Ian. 18. ☾ h. 11. ant. mer. 162|3|0.

Ellen Filler of Barton. 3 y. Sara Filler of Barton 20: y Ian. 18. ☾. h. 12. 1630 both bitt by a mad dogg in their right handes on Thursday last. Ian. 14.

M^r Charles Conquest 14: y of Houghton. 14. y. Ian. 18. ☾ h. 12. 30. p. m. 1630