Casebooks

RN Agnys Thorne of Wavendon servant to Goodmā Hull. 30 y. novemb. 6. die ♃ h. 10. 45 ant m 1600 back reanes right syde harte swoneth w^th it.

RN An Goodrick of Lathbury 32. hed & neck pricking left side her hed was gyddye. shee had a child 9 month a goe troubled w^th a gydy hed. Novemb 2. die ♃. h. 3. 30.

RN Rich Carter of Althrop \S^r/ |Iohns Spence\r/s man.| 32 y. Iune 3. ♀ hor. 1. 30 p m. 1603.¹²

GJ Susan Langton of Molsho 34 y Octob 17. ☉ ho. 10. 50 a m. A lightnes and ringing in her head. a payne in her necke cannot sleepe./

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 M^r Will: Chāberlin of Wicken 36 y may 1. h {sic} hor. 11 ant m 1613 mind troubled chest opprest faynt at my hart

RN Mres \Iane/ fisher of Bedford 36 y may 12 ☾ h. 1. p m 1617 |faynt shortwyded. ill afte meat stomacke heavy /leden.\ termes but few |a husking cough||

RN Mres Elis: Hales of London a marchāts wife 31. y bone {sic} the 14 of Ian. h. 7 at night. 1588. came to me May 23 ♂ h. 3. 38 p m 1620 /a weaknes in her back & growen crooked w^th it\ |troubled w^th wynd & flegme|

RN my Cosen Reeve before Warren 36 y Ian. 16 ♃ h. 7. 20 p m 1623

vtrū gravida of 26 weeks ipsa vix credit vryne thick red & aguish. feeleth a kind of moving but not sutch as heretofore lanke weake sick & very ill h. 7. 20 p m 1623

RN Alce Whitebread. of Steppinglye 35 y Iuly 5 ☾ h. 4. 20 p m 1624. /a greevous cold taken in breeding a noice in her head head gydye\

RN M|Th|e {sic} The lady Dimock of th by Charing Crosse Iuly 29 ♃ h. 6 30 p m 1624

Is faynt w^th purging & y^t w^ch cometh is as black as Inke cr|w|onderfully suaded that I shall doe her good craveth ny {sic} prayers & astrolog observ in the giving of my physick |feeleth my elect over hot|

RN Anth. Pilgr{one} of Bozeat 31 y Ap. 25 ☾ h. 12. 1625 in his lims & ioynts head & a drye cough & faynt sweate.

RN The lady Spencer of Offley sept 16 ☉ h. 12. 45. p m 1627

\cānot sleepe hed light & gydy/ for her rheme & hed

for y^e lady spencer of Offley sept 16 1627

RN M^r Richard Barkestdane of marson Lawrenc in comitatu North 30 y 5 Ap next but sent to me Ian 9. h {sic} hor 4. p. m 1630 /Clogged in his stomacke pyneth & wasteth exceding weake\

M^r Rich: Barkestdon 30 y of marson lawrenc Ian. 9 h {sic} hor 4 p m 1630

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 Elis: nyster of {sic} 31 y of Horneton /Hornton\ Iune 20 ♃ h 5. p m 1633

her sicknes began a Wedd was a monthe about 4 in the morning may. 22 but sent to me Iune 20 ♃ h. 5 15 p m 1633 swounded then may 22

Iune 20 ♃ h. 5. 29 p m 1633 Dead palsy lame sorely tormented by fits

SRN Sister Ersfeild for my sister mytton 30. y. Novemb 24. ♂ h. 3. 30. p. m. 1635

a great weaknes in her back this 3. y. next Aug. much troubled with y^e whites & reds.

hath miscarried. hath those continually which weaken

RN R N. valde ægrotabat corde capite et stomacho. quæritu^r causā. Sept. 11. die ☾. h. 3. 53 m. post m. 1598 apoplexia et verti

RN Goody Ashburnoure very sorely pained in her head light headed & swelled in her face very red. can take no sleepe nor rest. sent to me. may 4. die ♀. h. 5. 48. mi ant m 1599 hath not had her couses {sic} this two yeres. bledeth nowe & then at the nose.

RN Mres Burchmore of Tottell end 33 yeres Ian. 14 die ☾ h. 12. habet albos et rubeos successive stomack hed backe. weake of a yellowe coloure. a candell w^th cymamon {sic} stayeth her whitꝭ when nothing els will troubled with the iaundish & of a yellowish colour.