Casebooks

RN Ihone Persivall of Lo{illeg} 35 yeres about 20 weekes amisse. short winded. hot in her stomack shee hath broken out in her face w^th a flushing heate. payne in her hed her neighbours tell her y^t shee may be breeding of child.. 16 of novemb. die ♃. h. 1.. 1598. broke out in her nose &|f|ace & chin w^th pimpels.

RW Peircie Crouch of Toceter y: 33 \33/ d. ☾. h: 2. p: m: Nouemb. 20. 1620. Burneth verie much in her stomacke \bodie/ & mouth. hath had much physicke frō M^r Iames yet not the better. was also let blood. can take no rest. had a Clyster lately. ill a moneth. keepe her bed a fortnight

RN Iohn Fild of Hav^rshā 33. y. a wife & 2 child a Carpenter but hurt w^th his owne ax & hath pay cost him mutch for his Surgery. Iuly. 23 ☿ h. 9 8. 45 ant m 1628

in the surg hand \a/ 12 month & cost him 10^l

likely to Dye of a sore leg worded {sic}

RN Mary Normā of Sh Bletchley 34 y Iune 18 ☿ h. 7. 30 ant m. 1623. hinder te of her head

RN Rich: Ihounson of Wavendon. 36. y. a day labourour. Iune 7 ☾ h. 2. p m 1624. Lame in {2}|h|uckbone & thigh full of ach.

RN M^r Rich. Dyer of Great Stawton Decē. 4. ☿ h. 11. 45 p {sic}. 1588. but came to me for my counsayle Sept 5 ♃. h. 4. 15 p m. 1622.

a Smyth in London in cow lane on Hopkins opened the drūps of his ears & once in a yere & tooke out black coarns & then heard but sinc cometh agayne & is troubled w^th a continuall n hissing & buzzing

vtrū ducet quā cupit

RN M^res fountayne a gentlewomā by Alebery 36 y feb. 4. ♃ 2. p m. 1608 |for her disease in the stomacke| |at this tyme Mres Midlemore brought her water to the D Ash who sayde she had rotten kidneys|

RN mres Godwyn of Cardington 38 y {D}|A|pr 6 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m. 1622

\she was at london & tooke nothing/ her husb. sent a lett^r to sig y^t his wife tooke the f{ur}e of a Doct^r Bōhā. & is in a manr {sic} poys in her gūs & wors then before

RN Goody Blea did send being in great misery w^th her leg. to Have it lanced it all soft over. & swelleth more at night thē otherwise & is well by fits. Ian 16. ☾|♄| hor. 8. 25 ant m 1613

Iohn Byrd was sent for & he thought it to be a waterish & a wyndy {hu}mour wynd w^th an ague better on day & worse another by fits & vncertenly

RN It begā on sunday last was senet in y^e morning rising vp into her breast causing her to raspe wynd very mutch & swou{ndeth} w^th her it. feb. 2. ☉ h. 7. ant m 1617.

RN The barbers wife of Olny tor|r|ented {sic} in boath feete every day making ready to goe out of her paynes & to swound being not sick & water good Iuly 26 ♃ h 8. 40 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 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