Casebooks

RN S^r Will: Ashtens oldest sonne \m^r Will Ashton/ 28 y octob. 6 ♃ h. 10 ant m 163i /of Tingrith\

my lady Cleeveland would not have him to take any physick because he hath taken clyst & purge & is very soluble

Craveth my advise & would have Diasc{illeg}

RN M^r Edward Burgen \of Northāpton/. 46. y a barber. Iuly. 13. ♂ h. 10. 30 ant m. 1630 /M^r Worly of northhapton prationer {sic} in physick & surgerye\

RN Edward Winse of Luton 25 y now mayed {sic} at Christmas Last hath bleed often tyms at the right nostrell & is {sic} hath swonded on tuesd last 3 tyms extree {sic} feeble & weake March 15 ♃ h. 11 50 ant m 1627.

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 Thomas Gardner of Dunsanger of 62 yeres old y^t pissed blood & was mended by the herbꝭ y^t I sent him in a receipte. sinc y^t time had on Waly who hath w^th his Clisters Done him litle good but is swollen in his belly w^c is growen very harde. & mutch payned in his share & can make but a litle water halfe a sponefull at a time would knowe wheath^r leekly to die or live. went not to ground sinc munday last about 12 a clocke sent to me this 18 of Apr. die ☿. h. 7. ant m 1599 burneth in his yarde.

RN Iohn Trueman of Willing i9 come lāmas. hath a swellinge in his legs fallen downe lately w^thin this sennet his \belly & body/ was before swollen. he hath taken phisick this 4 yeres. & hath taken Drinkꝭ of many & of M^r Glover of Northampton. Drinkes losing him y^t hath had taken a diet losing Drinke for 3 days fasting & had 2 cakes & hath in a day. his excrementꝭ looke white & his face & eyes all yellowe but a fully faced youthe. 24 of Apr. die ♂ h. 9. 30 p m {sic}. 1599. cathed it w^th a wet & cold. faynt & feeble.

RN Agnys Olny 38 y of Tebworthe in Chalgrave maij 19. ☿ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1602. /maritus  vxore furiosa et insaniētē sencles hath no vse of her wits. h {sic} light headed\ /a frenticke woman mad & laugh & inc mistermeth.\

RW M^r Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. ☉. h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, w^ch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled w^th a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto S^r George Sherly M^r Colins houshold physition.

RN Iohn Smyth of Brockholl by Weedon 23 y feb 18 h {sic} hor 1. 15 p m 1615

RN the father in law of M^r Beamon surg. of Pollixhill came to me for his wife. brought a bed 3 we{ekes} sinc. taken with the new ague extreme sick & feeble & troubled w^th stitches

RN Iohn Phylip of Bletcley very extreeme sick bound & very Costive the last phisick would not work w^th him as Doct^r Spark writeth me, nowe again sendeth to me. this 9 of Decēb^r die ♄. h. 12. 15. 1598. troubled w^th the wind cholicke

RN S^r Th. Neavell of Holt in Leycester sheere Ap 28 ☾ h. 3 p m 1623. |59 y mach {sic} 14.| |D Worth of {sic} Pouder of Cābridg all mathematicions| |boath p^rsent|

RN Alce Coo of Emmerton 44 y Iune 4 ♀ h. 2 45. p m. 1630

lame in all her ioynts hands arms legs feet

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

RN M^r Squire of Coaple Coaple 22. y 26 26 y feb last Octob. 13. ☿ h. 3. 30 \20/ p m. 1630 |the ty sick craveth my Answere.| 26 y

M^r Q Squire of Coaple 26 y octob. 13. ☿ h. 3. 30 p m 1630

RN Will Iremonger of Stanbridg by Hockley a batchelour twenty yeres borne octob 22 \last/ h. 2. p m. but sent May 24 h {sic} hor 10 ant m 1623.

RN A gentlewomā of Bedford patient to Dr Ihaunson Apr 30 ☾ h. 10 ant m 16i0 /m^r taylor the Apothecary sent his letter in her behalfe.\

RN M^r Dolling of Exet colledg in Oxf. 16 y devon: ca{illeg}|{me}| to M^r Spicer for his counsell being very sick in his stomacke of longe {tyme} having bene in the Docters hands before almost halfe a yere & was cured by M^r Spicer in 6 or 8 weekes at the most march feb. 6. ♀ h. 9. 30 ant m 1618

RN M^r Ridlye of Weston cut of on Cataract & doth see by a skilfull oculist Iune 3 ♀ h. 11 ant m 1625.

RN M^r Georg Steward the oldest sone of M^r Nich{olas} Steward Dead & the Docter is the yongest of all Aug: 14. ♀ h. 2. p. m 1629 for Theoph Tanfie |he wrote Tanfild| Lunatick & frentick

Theophylus Tanfild a Barbers Surgeon not out of his printishship 24 y Aug 14 14. h 2 p m 1629. /was p^rsent\

Lunatick & frentick