Casebooks

RN Alce Coo of Emmerton 44 y Iune 4 ♀ h. 2 45. p m. 1630

lame in all her ioynts hands arms legs feet

RN my Cosen marsh of Hackny 60 y Ap. 27. ♀. h. 8. ant m. 1632. head & legs

RN Rich Dobs of Bozeat 44. y the Surg brother. a batch Ap 13 ♀ h 1. p m 1632 |head & back & stomack|

a fortnight hath had the malig feaver every about 3 \7/ in the after noone¹

RN Ioane Steaphens ma\r/yed a w sinc tweltyde 19. y. Aug. 5 ☾ h. 10. 30 ant m. 1633 |of Grandborough| /Dove gave her a vomyt & let her blood in the left arme.\

a great payne & gryping in her stomack had thē 18 weekes sinc & 10 weekes sinc

quærit an sit gravida /head stomack & backe\

RN margery Iames of Greete by Winscombe in Glocester sheere 50 myles henc almost 50 y Iuly 21 h {sic} {illeg}|h|or. {8} {sic} h {sic} 7. 30 ant m 1632 |ma\r/yed|

She is hanted as she thinketh w^th an ill spirite & feeleth some living thing roll vp & downe in her & it will pluck her & gather all togeather./ then downe in the bottome of her belly & then rū vp to her hart & syde ill sinc whitsontyde

M^r freemā her m^r cured her 15 y since.

was very sickly always.

RN The lady fortiscue sen{t} at this tyne {sic} {illeg} {sic} melancholye & a h {sic} singing in her eare & cā take no rest full of wyd {sic}

D Griffens \or Gifford/ course of physick wheby the \Old/ Lady fortiscue was receaved octob 5 ☿ h. 2. 15 p m 163i or {sic}

RN Goody Collyns of Bragnā 40 y a mayed {sic} womā march. 7 ☉ h 9. ant m 1629 {sic}

hath a Canker in her breast a long tyms & her Surg say it is vncurable

SRN My Cozen M^rs. Clare wright of Southwark London Febr 28. ♄. h. 9. 45. a. m. 1635

A Iaundice thick yellow water. had a Iulep & an Electuary after a vomitt. this Last weeke had y^e aduise of D^r Chamberlen who conceiues her payne & greife to proceed frō her brest. desire my Counsayle & directions.

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.

M^rs. Norwood sent her Lady Letter for the Lady Dunsmores Daughter. Oct. 18 ♀. h. 12. 15. pm. 1633

RN ha\r/d to vomyt vppō any occasion D Gifford & d^r Cadymā her former physitions for the greene sicknes after the {sic} had made triall of of {sic} vomyts & saw how vntowardly it wrought followed some other course/

desyreth vomyt purg rath^r then vomyts to clense her hot & drye stomack.

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

RN M^r marsh for a neighbour a Smyth. y^t w^th a kick hath his C{illeg}|bow| {sic} bowels out novēb 1. ♀ h. 3. p m 1633.

wilbe cut for it as a newp surgion vndertaketh for 5 pounds.

wheath^r good to cut him for his bowels

RN Mres An Lucas 21. y last novēb 22 last Iune 22. ♀ h 9 ant m. 1632 /feb. malig: a stitch on her left syde\ |a Tertian extree {sic} weake & feeble|