Casebooks

RN my Cosen Marsh Did {sic} sent me fruit agaynst Christmas Decēb 12 h {sic} hor 10 30 ant m 1629

Is very well

hath bene very well in her head all this sōmer & now in this cold raw weath^r a litle payned in her face w^th a red stroke in her forhead & in her nose.

RN Mres Sanders of D{uncombe} for her hot salt rhue {sic} ma rotting her teeth making her face & neck red as sca{rl}et Ian 8 ♀ h 12. 26 p m 1630

RN Goodmā Campion of th{is} towne 34 y. march 1 {☾} h. 10 40 ant m 16{30} head & face swell{ed}

RN Iohn Kingstone serv to M^r Shephead of Toceter 28 y may 5. ☿ h. 2. 30 p m 1630

M^r Shepheard his m^r of Toceter cōp of his & left syde riseth vp to his throat maketh him sicke vntill he have eaten something.

RN His wife. h {sic} for her head Ap. 17 h {sic} hor. 3 p m 1630

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

RN Em Goodmā onc Dwelled w^th M^r vuedale Ap. 19 ☾ h. 2. 40 p {m} 1630 ||her lips| noli me tangere|

M^r Travell taketh

RN Anthony Lamā of Rheynold 26 y A mayed {sic} 2 y Ap 24 h {sic} hor 9. 40 ant m 1630 /Impost in the eare feared\

RN Mres Hanslop y^t lay here sent to me y^t she fyndeth litle ease in her head though y^t the Issue doe run well. |of Tharpe in warrick shere 26 y. May 5 ♂ h. 6 30 p m 1630|

would have me to send her something

RN Mary Wats of woulverton 33 y Ap 7. ☿ h. 11 45. ant m 1630 bleedeth at nose mutch. had not her couses {sic} sinc Candlemas nescit an sit gravida.

RN Mres Mary Robinson for headach & melanch Ap 29 ♃ h. 11 ant m 1630

RN Diana Soule of flitwickweeke {sic} 45 y may 3. ☾ h. 1. 30 p m 1630 |head ill & deafe.|

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 mres An Hughes 19. Ap 12 ☾. h. 9. 20 ant m. 1630 subiect to scabs & pustles in her face & body |ring worms salt flegm|

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.