Casebooks

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

RN Mres Allyen at M^r Bapheys at Stonystrat Iune 6 {sic} h {sic} hor. 3. p. m 1630 |feeleth only in her head a dysines for a fortnight|

RN Twydye Nichols of Stony stratford 63. y Iune 28. ☾ h. 10. 20 ant m 1630

head ill

RN M^r Steaphen Crompton neere to Lichfild 29 y novēb. 20 h. 1. 15 p m 1630 |had a fracture of his skull & sinc subiect to Convuls.|

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 Iane Whitemeale or filpot 40 y a widow Iuly 19. ☾ h. 4. 30 p m. 1630 \hath a flux. of termes/ /had a head ach\

RN Iohn Cooke of Harrydon of Cardington parish 28 y octob 1. ♀ h. 5. 30 p m 1630

RN a poer wandering boye had an extreme headach sinc Christmas esp in his brow. feb 18 ♃ h. 1. 39 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 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.|

RN Will Maryot of Litle Linford mayed {sic} 4 child 35 y Iuly 26 ☾ h 7 ant m 1630

head ill cānot eate weak

RN Ionas Tanner of Newnton 24 y borne on Shrovetuesday Sept 11 h {sic} hor 5. p m 1630. |A megrym head. & eys 12 yeres esp brow|

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 A poer bagger womā cōpl of prickings shootings in head & legs almost 2 y caused by an ill body y^t she susp Ian 7 ♃ h. 11. 30 ant m 1630

U[1628–30] Thomas write {illeg} was borne on \the next/ satterday at night after on michelmus was twelmounth, betweene a 11 or 12 at|or| i3, a Clock but cam to me at 1 of clock, y^e 14^th: of march 1630./

had a quiuorin & sounding on michelmus last & 3 Dayes the after y^e small pox & then at shroftide & this last night had 3 fitts after the same manner a boue saide, being y^e 13^th Day complaines on the head & heauie & apt to sleepe

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

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.