Casebooks

RN M^r {sic} Charels Tutcher Charles at Stonystratford at the swan of 2 neckes. 45. sick this fortnight. sonewhat {sic} Costive shee doth bleede & is very mutch stuffed in her chest can scarce tak her winde. ready to sound a grosse & fat woman. sent a poer woman. Ian. 3. die ☿. h. 12. 9. mi. 1599. \at 1. p m /|twice & thrice a day bleedeth at y^e nose. half a pint at a time \every oth^r daye/|

Charels Touchers wife hath not had her termes this 6 yeres her stomack hoven & her hed ill & backe her wombe & chest stuffed short winded. hart ill water good. yellowe but thin. taken a greefe for payment of monyes for her husb. brother for s{ur}tiship. 200^li

RN Mres francis Digbye S^r Evarets sister nata the tuesday before the 30 of novēb^r. before 7 in y^e morning /1588.\ send for my Directions may 1. hhor {sic} 4. 40 p m 1619. /vnmayed {sic}\ |30 y|

mutch troubled w^th melanch pass apt to weep w^thout any iust case.

nata Octob 29 ♂ h. 7. ant m 1588. a great heavynes in y^e stomacke & a beating & trembling at the hart. w^th a |continuall| payne at her hart at y^t tyme of all on her left syde

RN Goody Ashburnoure very sorely pained in her head light headed & swelled in her face very red. can take no sleepe nor rest. sent to me. may 4. die ♀. h. 5. 48. mi ant m 1599 hath not had her couses {sic} this two yeres. bledeth nowe & then at the nose.

RN The lady Twisden of London 51. y. may 27 h {sic} hor. 1 p. m 1626

by her sleeping & scouring she hath nutch {sic} mended sinc S^r will wrote Last y^t is thursday last.

yet the last night was more troublesome then before

this Day cōplayneth of a sournes rising out of her stomake supposeth y^t a vomyt would doe her good yet dare not to adventur it by reason of her weaknes & scowring. w^ch we dare not to stay seing the goodnes of it yet fyndeth no aptnes to cast but a soure belching

desyreth a nother box of the pils 10 and an answ to his lett & to this.

The lady Twisden of London may 27 h 1. p m 1626

very weake & feeble yet sitteth vp & eateth p^rty well. scoureth mtch {sic} hath a soure belching yet no aptnes to cast.

would know wheath^r fit to give her a vomyt considering her \great/ weaknes & sither her scouring Doth her so mutch good craveth an answere to his forme & to this Letter also.

wheath^r any other course for mending of the sourenes will not helpe w^th out a vomyt.

RN The lady power of Beverley 50 y. ☿ h. 4. 30 p m 1624

fell sick yes {sic} of a great stitch fear a plurisy.

sent for me to come to thē.

RN Agnes Harwood of Cosgrave 50 yeres payned in her legs & body. hoven in the neither side of her belly as it were an impostume very sicke w^thall & vomiteth vp every daye what serve {sic} shee taketh. sent to me this first of may. 8|h|or 8. 30|5|. p|a|nt m. 1599.

RN fayth Gibbes of Wicken 46. amisse in her sinewes cannot gripe any thing w^th her hands so feeble & weake sometimes in hir feete & knees all swollen & keepe there naturall colour. of a good cōplex. & light harte. sent to me this 26 of Ap. h. 9. 30. ant m. 1599. a great paine in her armes. could not cut her meate.

RN Margaret Torne 40. keepeth her bed. very sick in her body harte & backe. sent to me this 13 of Marche diē ♂ h. 6. 45. 1599 ant m.

RN Iane Coo bid M^r Marchant to aske me the cause of her disease w^c payneth her in her sydes & stomacke Ian 9 die ☿ ♄ {sic}. 3. 30. p m. 1600

RN Goody Blea of this towne Novēb. 10. ♀ h. 9. ant m. 16i5

\hath a loosenes/ burning feaver faynt feeble sent to me for a cordiall

RN Mres Chis{le} {sic} |Chysell| of Dunton 30 {sic} \30/ feb 16 next sent Decēb 10 ♃ h. 3. p m 1629.

RN Iohn

katherin Smyth. of this towne sen brought a bed about on {sic} \12/ after mydnight {illeg}|s|ent Downe heath^r about 2 14 h ♀ 1619.

RN Mres Brograve of Braffyn in Hartfordsheere hard by Putchkinge 40|5| y feb. 22 ♃ h. 2. p m 162i

hed gydie full of melancholy would know what tyme best for physick & wheath^r she should come over. & craveth my prayers

would have to be cast & made the 24 of feb some S of ♄. a f{ur} & more here after

w^th a note of there vertues & what certenty of there effects & ve oatus would know the best tyes {sic} for S of ♃ & & the worst tyes {sic} a fit tyme to come vnto me

RN Alce Crowly troubled w^th the ague ever sinc Layten feyre. about 40. every third day keepeth her bed & shaketh sent for a remedye. the 19 of feb. die ☾ h. 11. 1599.

RN my ladye Rotherā sent to me for her old extremity Decēb. 16 ☾ hor 5. 30 p m. 1605.

in great extremity back thighes belly.

RN The Lady \Elis/ fisher of Tyrringhā. Ap. 17 ♃ h. 10 ant m 1623.

her great bleeding hath left her her leaches dead {illeg}|s|endeth for moe leach to vse every fortnight.

\wheath^r to take them when she hath her sicknes or noe.// but sorely payned w^th the emrods y^t she cānot rest day nor night.

RN Mres Susana lyster \of Chesten street /a myle beyond Tybbols\/ 55 y Aug 1623 or thereabout mutch payned div^rse tymes in her head back & sydes but most of all in her bellye often tyms moved to goe to stoole suddenly y^t she can not keepe it but is forced to let it goe sent to me A feb. 19 ♃ h. 10 ant m 1624

RN An Haman 56 of litle brickhill: sick ever sinc Christmas not hart sick but swollen in her body & in her legs & very stiffe sent to me by her husband. Martij 22. die ♃ ♄ {sic}. 1. 10. 1599. very costive & as if shee were st{oun}ge & cannot rise except shee be lifted. very cold & stiffe & short winded & leekely to die 1599.

RN Syr Peeter Temples wife bleedeth. at the secreat tes & swoundeth mutch. Iuly 7 ♃ h. 8. \15/ ant m. 1614.

I was sent for to come to them.

RN Mres Gyll had her \payne/ fit in her stomack octob. 1. h. 7. p m 1628

It tooke her last night about 7 p m 1628