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 Michaell Traughten quærit fætidi oris anhelitus ca{usā} 1597 Decemb. 12 die ☾. h 10 ant merid:

RN Will Vued. vnde pruritus esset ex cuius humoris abundantia verius ad tempus. Apr. 23. die ☉ h. 9. 15. 1598

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

RW R: W: quærit quid sit caa dolor{is} in latere dext: d: ♂. h. 6. 45. a{nte} merid. may. 2. 161{0} {sic}¹

SF M{^r} Marsh whi he waxeth Leane of 33 yers 1599 the 21 of Iun’ ♃ an m’ at 30 p 10 diz

RN S^r Will Androw{es} sept. 27 ☾ h. 9 a{nt} m. 1624

susp a wynd to be the cause of a{ll} his infirmity

SF Simon forman Diz & cause of his coghe 1599 the 24 of octob ☿ An m at 6.

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 Farindon quærit causā morbi v{r} nā flatibꝯ valde vrget^r. et ructibꝯ Aug. 16. die ☿ h. 7. 27. mi. ant m 1598.

RN Willia Sandon of Woulverton to knowe what is good for his swelling \of his cheeke/ & of what cause it ceedeth. 1598 Aprill. 17. die ☾ \in his face/ h. 8. 15. ant. merid.

RN frater Evingtonus Lond 53 y. Apr 15 ♃ hor 6. 45 ant m 1602.

quærit causā sudoris et subitanei coloris in palmis manuū et p{ediū} et insultu.

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 Ralfe Vines is troubled w^th a gydines in his head y^t & clappeth over his eyes. & maketh him not to knowe what & {sic} maketh him very Drowsy a youth 13 yeres old at miklemas next. enquireth a remedy & of what it is caused Sept. 1{5}|6| die ♄. horr 9. ant m. 1598.

RN Richard Martyn serv to my broth^r Sandye quærit causā of the stinking smell {sic} \rheume & breaking out/ of his hed & nostrel|s| Iune 8 ♄ hor. 5. ant m 1605.

GJ William Bichinoll of Sherington 28 y. Iune 23 ♀ ho. 8. 15 a m. 1609 Heart and stomacke a batchelor. quære vtrꝝ dolore affectus sit ob infamiā incontinentiæ cū filia field de Havershā.

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./