Casebooks

RN Goody Rive sent her daught^r for her litle child my goddaught^r Anne Rive who is hard bound 1597. novemb. 21. die ☾ h ant merid. 10. 50|2| mi.

RN M^r Lankford sent vp his water octob. 7 ♀ h. 6. 30 ant m 163i /Costive for 2 days\

RN D. Smyth. of Oakely o^r Comiss. Ap. 10 ♀ h. 5. 15 p m 1612

mendeth not: craveth my p^rsenc costive

RN Ihon Phylip at Bletlhy {sic} 42. yeres a married man sick th but this weeke sick very mutch in his body. made his will yesterday sent him self this 3 of Decēb. die ☉ h. 2. 1598. he hath not gone to ground never sinc he sickned

RN My lady Dickby wrote to me to goe to her

cōplayneth of a great heate costive

RN Also about 6 of the clocke & 38 m p m 1602, Nichols of Willing sent for something to make him goe to stoole for he could not goe

RN Iohn Phylip of Bletcley very extreeme sick bound & very Costive the last phisick would not work w^th him as Doct^r Spark writeth me, nowe again sendeth to me. this 9 of Decēb^r die ♄. h. 12. 15. 1598. troubled w^th the wind cholicke

RN Ihone Harvy of Northcrowly 60 yeres old not well this 5 weekes for this 3 weekes shee hath well nie kept her bed cannot well goe to ground sent her sonne to me die {sic} ♂ Ian. 2. die ♂ h. 9. 1599.

RN The Lady West & the Lady de Lespencer sent for Mres Crosts to goe to her grandmotter Dup & not to come Home to thē for feare of relapse

& sent me 5^l for m^rs Crosts & the lady West a peece for her child.

quærit vtrū sit gravida

renēb {sic} to write to her & to the Bayly for his Child \the falling sicknes/ & to the lady Westmorland & to the lady delespencer et vtrū Her daughter lady Humes be gravida & in y^e behalfe of Mres Crosts. \is Costive always// her dyet \purging Drink/ wroght 3 or 4 tys {sic} a day

fearth astringent playsters will bynd it

I had 5^l of the lady Delespencer & a peece frō the old lady Westmorland for my Counsell for her child |Ap 13.|

M^res Crost was willed for feare of relapse to goe to her Grandmother Dup for a while I wished her to stay vntill the 8 of May 8.

RN Goodman Gardner of Dunsanger of 68 yeres old very costive his bodye out of tem. his {sic} the bottome of his belly mutch swelled water passeth from him he knoweth not howe. sent to me. Maij 2. die ☿. h. 8 20 mi ant m. 1599. harthose/

RN Iohn Peane of Lemboroug{h} Lordship. of the parish of buckinghā. 60 yeres old troubling|ed| w^th a gryping in his belly a pain about his hart sinc sunday morning about sūne rising now sent for me. feb. 8 die ♀ h. 10. 1{5} ant m. 1600

costive ever sinc sunday & {illeg} the hickets.

RN Iohn Goodding|win| of C{vt}|ol|{illeg}worth 36 y Iune 30 ♃ h. 12 1608. |hed mutch payned stomack & costive|

RN I receaved from my lord p^rsid a kind Hon. loving lett^r craving the same pils because his Honour is mutch bound & swelled in his belly & fumeth vp into his head Iune 19 ♂ {sic} h 5. p m. 1628

RN Iohn Phylip sick ever sinc thursday being the 30 of Decēb \novemb/ sent to me agayne the 4 of Decemb sick very greevously in his hart & body he is swelled in his body from the belly vnto his hart. he is Costive & so hath cōtinued ever sinc thursday last & is very exceeding ill & weeke. Decēber. 4. \die ☾./ h: 9. 15. ant m. 1598 his hart \is good/ & his tonge talketh cheerf but his body swelled.

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnstyn 63|7|. {sic} 67. hath bene sick on weddensday last 6 weekes sound in body but bursten this 16 weekes. he was wont to be troubled w^th a wind Cholick. nowe last of l {sic} all w^th an issue on his navell eaten in an Inche deepe but nowe growen vp againe saving that it hath a litle hole in it w^c when they went to stoppe it put him in danger of death. sent his sonne to me he kepeth his bed nowe & then payned in his back & pricking & shooting in his navell {virs} an end. bleedeth every foote & wetteth a handkerchir. Decemb. 18. die ☾. h. 8. 40: mi. 1598. goeth ill to ground

RN Iohn Wind {sic}

Iohn Windmill of yardly Gubbin 34 yeres old maried sick sinc munday night at wood lyeth at his chest cannot sleepe nor take any rest on his bed or any vp or Downe. sent his water reasonable good a cold taken vppō a heate. somewhat to yellowe & somewhat Costive. as red as skarlet his face a very strong lusty man \21 of/ March. die ☿ h. 8. 3|2|0 mi ant m. 1599

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 Thomas Gardner of Dunsanger of 62 yeres old y^t pissed blood & was mended by the herbꝭ y^t I sent him in a receipte. sinc y^t time had on Waly who hath w^th his Clisters Done him litle good but is swollen in his belly w^c is growen very harde. & mutch payned in his share & can make but a litle water halfe a sponefull at a time would knowe wheath^r leekly to die or live. went not to ground sinc munday last about 12 a clocke sent to me this 18 of Apr. die ☿. h. 7. ant m 1599 burneth in his yarde.

RN Mres Anne Hoctor. 18 y new mayed {sic} novēb 1|9|. ☿ h 11. ant m 163i

was cured a yere since as M^r Cade writeth. had thē a vomyte \cānot make water Costive/ melanch pass. stomack chest & head

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnson sent onc againe to me for my counsell his pain lieth now in his Cods {w^c} are swollen as big as ons hed & as hard as a borde he was wont to haue them swollen very big but then lasted but 5 houres & nowe swelled ever sinc weddensday he cannot eate sleepe or goe to ground. troubled w^th the wind Cholicke a paine in his backe st{illeg}ry Desirous to take a stro{illeg} but Doubteth he ca shall be able Decēb. filius  patre cū consensu. Decēb 30. die ♄. h. 10. \9. 45./ 1598 his water cold red & thi{ck}