Casebooks

RN Agnys Kingstone of shuttleanger. 60 y Ian 30 ☾ hor 12. 50 p m 1604

a singing in her hed.

GJ Anne Stoakes of Ockley in Bedfordshere 50 y. Ian. 17 ☾ ho 1. 45 p m

a noyse in her head. Deafenes

RN M^r Henry Berry of Cranfild A 4|5|0 y Apr 16 ☿ h. 1 p m 1606. noyse & deafens {sic}

RN Iohn Nichols 20 y Ian 30 h {sic} hor 5. 15 p m 1607 a lūbring in his eares & a noyse thric in a yere

GJ {W}illm̄ Vuedale of this towne {Ap}ril: 23 ♄ ho. 4. 15 p. m. 1608

A noise & singing in his head and defenes./

RN Apr 23. ♄ 4. 15. p m. 1608.

RN The lady farmer sent to me Decēb. 15 ♀ h. 12 30 p m 1609

for her deafenes of {sic} /& noyse of her\ hed

RN Nicholas Balchin of S^t yeedes 50 y may 12 ♀ h. 1. 25 p m 1615 troubled w^th a great noyse & singing in her boath eares.

RN my Cosen Ione Gadstone of this towne sept 15. ☉ h. 5. 30. p. m. 16i6. a great noyce in her hed Drowning her hearing so y^t she cānot heare except on speake very loude.

RN M^r Duncōbe the yonger of Ivingo for Deafnes & buzzing in his eare 14 y Ian 18 ♀ h. 1. p m 1622.

RN Mres Susan Heath of Brackly 40 y Ap 18 ♂ h. 4. 20 p m 1620. /a noyce & singing in her eares\ Goody fen of Northall greene goody Olife of Borton suspected

RN An Starnell of Wavendon 40 y. Martij 18 ♃ hor. 3. 50. p m 1602. cōplayneth of her head & eares & the noyses therof.

RN Mres francis porter of Calidon. 20 y octob. 5. h {sic} hor. 2. 40|5|. p m 1611 /a yere sinc sick of the new ague |now deaf in boath eares|\ |but sp. in her left eare deafe.|¹

RN M^r Rich: Dyer of Great Stawton in Huntingdon sheere 33 y octob: 19. ☉|h| {sic} hor: 12. in m 1622 for a hissing in his hed cōtinually 3 y. by fits

2 quærit vtrū mag Dna francklin 26 be f a good match./

3. what course of life best to advanc his fortuns/

4. wheath^r likely to mary within a yere & a halfe./.

RN Katherin Kent otherwise Ruly of this towne 30 y febr: 27 ☾ h. 2. 30 p m 1615 right eye red waterish & sore a quashing & noyse in her hed.¹

RN Alce Emmerton of Whaddon 47 y Apr 17. ☾ h. 1. p m. 1609. A noyse in her hed hed light weake & feeble.

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 Alce Whitebread. of Steppinglye 35 y Iuly 5 ☾ h. 4. 20 p m 1624. /a greevous cold taken in breeding a noice in her head head gydye\

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 Martyn Tylbie \S^r Thomas Neavell/ of Easton magna 69 y.octob. 31. ☿ h. 4. 30 p m 1632.

a noice in his head cānot sleepe spitteth mutch |a stopping in his chest| spitteth mutch

RN M^r furthoe of furthoe 45 y Octob 23. ♃ h 3. 45 p m 1606. deafnes noyse in his eares. face swelled tooth ach.