Casebooks

RN Mres Archer of Houghton 55|60|. y may 25 h {sic} hor 1. 20 p m. 1622. troubled w^th the stone on her syde of t|h|er belly. had an oyntm̄t {sic} & a pouder.

RN Richard Rainford of Isom beyond Wellingborough. 66. \67. or 68./ y. may 1. h {sic} hor 1. p m. 1624. a mynster & many child.

RW Henry Sheepheard. of Sympson. y. 60. d. ☾ h. 11. 30 ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. hath beene sicke ever since Christmas. is swelled in his body: & his belly hard: legs swelled & hath a little issue in each of them: hath kept his bed these two dayes. Eateth his meate prettily well: is rather loose then costive

RN Elis Hurrell of Barton by Cambridge a widow 60 y sept 17. ☾ h. 7 30 ant m. 1627. Distracted of her wits sinc mydsomer. Doth Will curse & talk continually & be doing of some ill except she be tyed & will teare her cloathes & is senceles. fretfull & furious & cā sleepe litle light headed¹

RN old Mres Cony of Newp 60 3 octob. 27 h {sic} hor. 9. 25 ant m. 162i a high burning feaver casteth mutch

RN Mres Constanc Grub 64 y M^r Wylsons mother in law. 65 y feb 23 ☾ h. 10. 30 p \ant m/ m {sic} 1623|4|

RN S^r Th: Neavell Ap 11 ☾ h. 5. p m. 1625

RN S^r Th. Neavell & his lady novēb 13. ♀ h. 2. 45 p m 1629 |he sent me a physition|

S^r Th is well mended

his lady needeth no greene ginger nor p^rserved nutmegs nor cōserve of barberyes.

would know wheather y^t she \may/ eate pomegranet:

RN An Clarke of Adstock 67 y decēb. 5 ☉ h. 3 p m. 1624 a wedd next at night 5 weekes Dreamed in the night & was at her waking in a trance her {illeg}|s|ight & sences fayling her & is redy to sink away sodenly by fits in her sight & sences & swȳing of her brayne offreth to cast & to goe to stoole but cānot

RN The old lady Ienning Bulbeck of y^e Strand 69 y octob 8: ☿ h. 8. 25 p m 1623. |sent her water indiff. head eys eyes waterish & reddish. & bloodshotten|

RW Old M^ris stanton of stoake. d. ♄ h: 1. p: m. Martij. 25. d. 1620. payned over all her body. desirous to have a Clyster. A Consumption feared. M^ris Francis desireth to know whether Mater eius morietur nec nō.

RN S^r Robart Napeir the elder sent for physick for his stone cholick & bloody water & wyndynes of his belly Aprill 13. ☿ h. 6. 30 ant m. 1625. |stone Cholick|

RN old mes S {sic} white 5{1} \60/ young mes white \of Caucot/ 22. y. May 31. ♃ h. 4. 45 p m 1627

old Mres White for her rheme in her Hands & eys w^th an itching & a stuffing in her stomacke

RN fell sick on satt last betwixt 11 & 12. & is sorely payned & cānot hath no vse of his lims & cānot styr him selfe & swoundeth often

RN Old Mres Throckmor{ton} of Weston 60 {y} Ian. 17 h {sic} hor 2. 30 p m. 1629 /lame w^th payne in her left leg. hand swelled\

D^r Astly warden of Alsoules Colledge in Oxford 63. y. Apr. 13. 1. 20. ☾. p. m. 1629

1 Had a colde & an extreame Cough a weeke afore shouetyde {sic} w^ch did much shake & macerate his Body & was freed both of colde & Cough w^thin 3 weekes after. findes a defect in his digestion, in the liuer as hee feareth, w^ch heretofore hath much anoyed him.

2. is \hath beene/ very costiue (saueinge for 3 dayes last past) w^th some forcem^t thereto, yet his Body is temporate for heate & colde.

3 hee is not much thirsty saue at meales;

4 hee sleepes indifferent well, 5 or 6 houres in the night at beast.

5 his stomack seemeth to bee quieted when hee suppeth posset drinke

6 This is his Clymatericall yeare, beeinge 63 yeares at Alhollowetide last.

7 hee desires to knowe howe his Liuer may bee releeved & howe his Body may be loosened.

8 His was water ordinarily keepes in a reasonable lowe Coulour.

9 Hee feares y^t his Body (beeinge old & weake) will not much abide Phisike./

10 his dyet com̄only is veale & broth. & sometimes mutton, his drinke is small Be{e}re

vide April. 13.

D^r Astley warden of Alsolue {sic} Coll. in Oxon 63. y. Apr. 13. ☾ h. 2|1|. 20. p. m. 1629.

RN Iohn Rutland m|o|f Hav^rshā may 4. ☾. h. 9. 30 ant m 1629 /six weekes ill but a fortnight \more/ ill but excedding ill a weeke faynt weake cā not eate nor sleepe\

RW Iohn Amyas of Southhill in Bedford sheire. y. 65. d. ☾. h: 10. 40 ant. m: Feb. 28. 1620. ill sinc Tuesday \Fryday/ last. cannot vomite nor goe to the stoole. Eateth nothinge: drinketh sometimes. Cryeth out of his body; sleepeth not.

RN tooke a fall march 7 ♃ h 9. 45 ant m 162i very faynt & ready to swond. a greevous payne all over.

RN Randoll Eaton of great Stawton mynster. 66 y Iune 11. ☿ h: 1: 39 p m 1623

Iaundes faynt & weake. a weeke ill a very bad stomacke costive a red aguish