Casebooks

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.

D^r Astly warden of Alsoules Colledge in Oxford 63. y. Apr. 13. 1. 20. ☾. p. m. 1629

1 Had a colde & an extreame Cough a weeke afore shouetyde {sic} w^ch did much shake & macerate his Body & was freed both of colde & Cough w^thin 3 weekes after. findes a defect in his digestion, in the liuer as hee feareth, w^ch heretofore hath much anoyed him.

2. is \hath beene/ very costiue (saueinge for 3 dayes last past) w^th some forcem^t thereto, yet his Body is temporate for heate & colde.

3 hee is not much thirsty saue at meales;

4 hee sleepes indifferent well, 5 or 6 houres in the night at beast.

5 his stomack seemeth to bee quieted when hee suppeth posset drinke

6 This is his Clymatericall yeare, beeinge 63 yeares at Alhollowetide last.

7 hee desires to knowe howe his Liuer may bee releeved & howe his Body may be loosened.

8 His was water ordinarily keepes in a reasonable lowe Coulour.

9 Hee feares y^t his Body (beeinge old & weake) will not much abide Phisike./

10 his dyet com̄only is veale & broth. & sometimes mutton, his drinke is small Be{e}re

vide April. 13.

D^r Astley warden of Alsolue {sic} Coll. in Oxon 63. y. Apr. 13. ☾ h. 2|1|. 20. p. m. 1629.

M^r. Edmund Vaughan of Corp. Chri Col. Oxon. Febr. 23. ♃ h. 2. p m. 1632

vrina valde bona

Desires to know whether his infirmity come from his Liuer or Brest or otherwise

pained in his Brest; rayseth euery morneing a litle Bloud w^th his flegme, desires to know from whence it proceedes.

M^r Edmund Vaghan of C. C. C. Oxon. Apr. 11. ☿. h. 9. p m. 1632

Hee tooke not the vomite y^t was sent. 1 because hee is very vnapt to vomite; 2 because his neck is longe & brest somewhat straite; 3 because vomiteinge once by chance by reason of Tobacco blowne into his mouth it brought vp Bloud w^th it, & hath beene y^e cause of all his infirmity. 4 hee suspecteth his Lunges, for w^ch hee thinkes vomiteing is very hurtfull.

Took his purge w^ch gaue him 12 occasions. Hee desireth a Course to bee vsed for his Brest & Lunges.

Elizab. Stevens of Grenefeild 31. y. Octob. 22. ♀. h. 12. \10./ merid. 1630

M^r Berrye of Heuetree in Devon  Filia maritata Novemb. 19. ♃ h. 8. 45. p. m. 1629

M^r. Iohn March of Edmund Hall Oxon 22. y. Mart. 18: ♃. h. 10. a. m. 1630

Francis Hebb natus. An^o. 1606. May. 23. h. 6. 57. mane

M^r. Henry Stokes of Hoes in Leycester shire 44. y. Martij. 1. ♂. h. 6. p m. 1631.

vide febr. 10. ♃. 1631

Katharine Hatten of Cowly 40. y febr Martij. 2. ☿. h. 7. 30. p m 1631

The Lady Iennings sent for her Husband whoe is very w ill. Martij. 3. ♃. h. 6. 20 p m. 1631

Mary Fautrart of Ierzey. 10. y. Novemb. 13. ☉ h. 1. 10. p m. 1631 /Pater  filia\

Iohn Baldin of Milton neare Bletsoe ✝ 38. y. Febr. 5. ☉. h. 1. p m 1630|2| |Quærit vtꝝ &c.|

M^r. Henry Gascoyne of Houghton Conquest an Infant. Febr. 11. ♄. h. 12. 30. p m 1632¹

{Agny}s Parker of Bletsoe 71. y. {Nov}emb. 13. ♂. h. 11. 15. ant m. 1632 /vide Novemb. 8. ♃. 1632\

Nicholas Stevens of Horton in wilts 6. y. Decemb. vlt. ☾. h. 1. 30. p m 1632

M^rs Margery Avery of London=Coney. 30. y. sent her Letter Ian. 10. ♃ h. 6 6. p m. 1633 |vide Novemb. 16. ♀. h. 8 ant. mer. 1632.|

M^r Iohn Sparrowe of Heddingham Sibble 29. y. Febr. 19. ♂. h. 12. 20. p m. 1633.

vid. Ian. 10. ♃

M^r. Tho: Howe of Caddington neare Luton 22. y. March. 12. ♂. h. 1. p m 1633

Natus Octob. 4^to. ♃. h. 5. ant. m. 1609 {sic} 1610

Lettice Harris of Houghton Mag. 15. y. Ap. 2. ♂. h. 12. 45. p m. 1633 vid. mar. 11. ☾. pag. 362.