Casebooks

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

RN my H. L. enquired vtrū torturæ eius efficiunt^r vl a medicamēte Cass. nec ne March 16. ☉ h. 2. p m 1628

ny {sic} Lord quærit vtrū his gryping be caused of his physick

RN M^r wylson 37 y Ap 21. ♀ h. 4 p. m. 1615. a gentlemā mayed {sic} 7 yers /rather 4. 45 p m 1615\

would know wheather y^t it ceedeth of heat or cold. being sometymes very hot & sometymes very cold./ mutch disposed to bleeding. rūneth outwardly.

M^r wylson by willing 37 y Ap 21. ♀ h 4. p m 16i5

RN The Lady Curson of Adington 30 y Aug 17 ♀ h. 3. 40. p m 16i0

fallen sick at the lady Dickbyes two myles of. & inquir^th the cause of her \of/ casting blood still feeling the tast of blood

lady Curson Aug 17 h 3. 30 p m 1610

RN Hardwike the lady Dickbyes serv. 34 y decēb 7 11 ☿ h. 2. 15. ant m. 1622

would know the cause of the cake of blood y^t conth {sic} w^th corrupt blood frō his right syde |spitteth corrupt blood.|

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 Susan Blundell had a fit about 1 post m. in my howse her moth^r demaundeth the cause therof & about that time it taketh her in the day time. & about 6 a clock at night. Aug. 20 die ☉ h 1. p m. 1598.

RN Iane Coo bid M^r Marchant to aske me the cause of her disease w^c payneth her in her sydes & stomacke Ian 9 die ☿ ♄ {sic}. 3. 30. p m. 1600

RN Will: Pipkin 6 yeres old at Miklemas payned in the back & neck & head & belly & legs quærit causā eius remediū refuseth his meate Aug 30. die ☿ h. p m. 5. 7. m.

RN Rob. Vilvayne enquireth the cause of his headache Aug. 18 die Au ♀ h p m. 2. 54. m. 1598.

RN Thomas Newell of Sheringhton 8 yeres old. quærit causā eius deo favente remed. Sept. 18. die ☾. h. 9 3. 1598. sweld in his legs & anckels and stomack & cannot sleepe./

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.

RN Mres Tyringh{ā} march. 26 h {sic} {hor} 4. 30 p m 163{1}

\6 months old/ |It hath \a/ loosenes bluish| wheath^r the nurce be w^th child

wheather the nu{rce} be w^th chil{d} or els what imfecti{on}

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 My Cosen Marsh Iune 2 h {sic}. hor. 7. p m 16i0  causā frigid stomachi inquirit et quo modo medebit^r.

RN Mary Davyes nata Ian 23 ♀ \1509. 1595/ h. 6. 30 ant m sent to me octob 6 ☿ h. 3. 15 p m. 1624 to know wheather her of what her grate be \is/ caused her belly belly exceeding great yet as she thinketh not w^th child

RN Mres Piggot gentlewomā to S^r Rich Anderson & governes to all his Daughters 30 y Ap. 4 ☿. h. 2. 50 p m 1632

languishing fearth eyther a consūption or the grne {sic} sicknes

|would be resolued| wheath^r it ceede frō her body or nynd {sic}

RN M^r Tho: Gilbert \of litle linford./ enquireth what is the cause of the alteration w^c he of late feeleth in his body of the payne of his backe & wherof it is caused as also of his aches the 30 of Aug. die ☿ h p m 2. 36. m. of 30 yeres at Easter next. 3 sunday after Easter. W|T|hom. Gilbert natus 1569. at litle Linford

RN my broth^r Sandy sent me a letter touching M^r Shaxtons cony catching of ve\r/y Cony Catchers indede feb 27. h {sic} hor 4. 30 p m 1608. yet writeth y^t he now will not goe but y^t his fath^r would have him come to Oxford & my broth^r if he cā will get him 20 lib. to goe to Oxford.

quærit vtrū An Stocker peius se habeat ob maritū. eodē tempore/

quærit morbi causā et medla an intollerable itching in the fundamēt ready to pull of her heare.