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RN my sist^r Sandy sent a letter to the how certefying my broth^r how that mary. & Elisabeth be sickish. & also her mayde An. March 12 ☉ h. 12. {illeg} {sic} in merid 1609. quæro sine consensu.

RN Remember to send the lady Davyes in Chancery lane a dyet drink for her left syde & hypocond passio & grefe march 14 ☉ h. 4. 30 p m 1619.

RN Widowe Fjsher sente to me to come to her. fr she lieth very sicke 1597. Octob. 19. die ☿ hor. 10. 9 mi. quæro morbū et an recuperab. filius  mat et cū consensu certū iudiciū eū dorso gravisse ægrotare et in tergo p^rcipue. et ventre shee hath a very great scouring & tooke a cold.

RN Invisebā sponte mea Dorotheā Alway \valde ægrotare/ nā audivi eā laborare tussi novemb. 13. quæro morbū ☉ hor. 1. 30. p m 1603.

RN Goody Ashburner of this towne light headed sept 10 ♃ h. 6. 30 ant m 1618

Goody Gravensorte w^thout consent moved w^th pyty came for her. quæro causā huius morbꝯ deo favente

Goody Asburner \of our towne/ sept 10 ♃ h. 6. 30 ant m 1618

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An Kaies of 40 yers 1600 the 25 may p m’ at 40 p 12. Vtrun {sic} thomas Kaies capit Iniuriā vel cotumet morbū suū  {vsime} sue vxoris //

RN my Cosen Elis. Marsh the younger 17 y. Aug. 18 ☿ h. 6. 38 ant m 16i9 of myne owne accord  epilepsia ml|a|tricis cū veritig  multas vices.

RN On came knocking a {meane} at my Dore for the son of Blund|h|ams Daughter Octob. 5. ♀. h. 11. 20 p m a litle a fore midnight but I would not speake vnto him 1604

ego quæro quæ cause sit infirmitatis

U[PERSON8855] Quærit^r an soror mea ex morbo morietur RN Decemb 18 die ♃ h. 7. 45 ant m 1600.

RN M^res Androwes of Broughton the 14 of may die ♀ h. 11. 30. post m. 1599 for the whites. troubled w^th a great rheume / ipsa nō movebat questionē sed Dixi me velle cū ipsa mecū de alij rebꝯ contulit sermonem/ b {sic}

RN |1602| Ian: 2 feb: 2 ♂ ho: 7. p m. Doroth Vuedall male se habuit in capite. quærimus causā

RN Quærit^r an indicet morb. fat. Iunij 17. ☿ h. 8. 38 /9: 38\ ant m 1607 |R. V.|

RN Goody Hopkins of this towne for her backe Iune 17. ♀ h. 1. 40 p m 1608 quæro {vt}rū empl. derit¹

RN Maij 1. ♂ h. 7. ant m 1627

SRN For y^e Lady Magdalen Egerton Iune 30. ☉ h. 2. p. m. 1633.

℞ Aloes Cicotrina ℥ß. Turbith, and Agarick an. ʒij. Myrabolanj Chebulæ ʒij. Rubarb. ʒj. {v} Masticis calamj aromaticj an ʒj. fiat Massa cū syrupo violaꝝ. in 5. pil. dos. once in 2 dayes. at 5. of clocke before Supper. ad to it of p{ill} Rud ʒj.

A dry Diet Drinke to dry vp y^e Rheume. corroboratinge y^e Animall & vitall spirits Parts.

Take y^e barke of lignū sctū. sarsaperilla, sassafras. roote, calamus Aromaticus of sach ℥iij. Sliced cinamoms nuttmegs. & galingall an. ℥j sliced Angelia canded, enula campana canded myrabulo{u}s condited ℥ij. Bisket Bred made with anyseed ℥iiij beaten & pouderd. verven & Celandine. dryed an. ♏. ij. wood bittony Margerā, & rosemary flowers dryed {illeg}ac. ♏. ij. an ℥ß. Pruons ♏.ß. Licoras Aniseeds & reasons an. ℥vj. flower de Luce roote & flag roote boath dryed & sliced let all these be boyled in 20 pints of spring water boyle it till 4. pints be wasted then adde to it Bittony water, Margerū & Rosemary waters an. lib. ß white wyne lib ij boyle it a little more then strayne it & stop it close in a sweet Iug pot.

Take of this euery morneing ℥vj. & the like at 3. in y^e after noone & supping with 3 slices of Dyet bread drink ℥vj. more & so vse it as long as any Lasteth.

Let her suppers be during this tyme of bisket bread & reasons of y^e sunne. & sometymes ponadoes, with a little bisket bread or 3. slices of dyet bread. \& may drinke after it her dyet drinke before p^rscribed/ at other tymes either citrons, Lemons or oringes Canded or condited & once in 2 or 3 dayes to take before an houre before such a slight supper. 5. smal pils.

Aloes cicotr \ʒij/ rud, \Rud ℥ß/ fætid turb an ʒij. salis gēm ʒß fiat mass pil cū syr de S rad q suff dosis ʒj

The Electuary.

Take of wood Bittony, Dianthos Conserve of \old/ Red Roses, Condited Citrons an. ℥j. Ivory, harts horne specierū de gem̄is powderd an ʒj. venice treacle ʒij. Trochiskes of vipers. ʒj. Let all be well mixed & incorporated with y^e syrupe Acetositate citrj.

Dosis as much as a Nuttmeg in y^e morneing fasting. & then p^rsently drink after it ℥vj of y^e former dyet drinke puting into this draught only in the morneinge Syrup of Roses 2. Spoonfuls. & not in y^t in the afternoone.

RN Anne Nichols fell sick at this houre Aug 27. ☾ h. 7 p m 1632 initiū morbi

Mortua est die 6 sept 10 days after¹²

vide Aug. 29

mors contigit die ♃ S 6 Septēb. 6 quado ☾ ap ☌ ♂

RN sept 2

Aug 26 ☾ hor {8} {sic} \8/ p m 1605 I sawe Mary Gūther in her fitte wheath^r shee be bewitched or noe. |quæro meā {sic} spōte|

RN Agnys Gunther Aug 25|6|. h|☾|. 8 p m. 1605. quærit^r a meipso meapte sponte. an morbus sit natur v^l non. a veneficis v^l fictus |hoc tēpore morbus solitus eā invasit.|

RN M^r vilvayne of Exeter colledg sent me a letter to intreate me wheth^r M^r Cunny be skilfull to helpe against witchery. & {illeg}|w|hat he hath done {illeg}|t|ruely vppon his experienc. & how he doth it & to certefy him of it. Martij 9. h {sic} hor. 11. 25. ant m 1605.

quæro hic mea sponte. a|A|n Mary Gunth^r veneficio sit correpta seu potius. an morbus eius sit ex veneficio nec ne./

RN Goody Rawlings of our towne Desyred me to come to her & to say prayers 5{illeg}|4| y. Iuly 14. ☉ h. 5. 40 p m. 1605. quæro mea sponte.