Casebooks

RN Th. Vu: 1597 the x of Apr extreeme sick. at 9 h. ant m. die ☉/ quo die obijt int^r horam pr 12^ā et primā 19 anū ingressurꝯ.¹

he died w^thin 3 how^rs after/

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 Mes Margaret \Tyrringhā/ tooke her dyet {d}rinke the same morning

RN Mres Denys Leate tooke her clyster. Iuly 14 aft^r noone & gave her on good stoole

RN Mrres {sic} Denys leate did crye so{rely} Aug 23. h. 9. 30 ant m 1609

Mres Denys Leate tooke a clyster of diacathol ℥jß Ierap. sere an ʒj olei cām ℥ij mellis rosali ℥ij Aug 22 out of tem at night.

RN \I enquired mea sponte./ Quærit^r vtrū young Mres Throckmorton 17|8| y Apr 12 ♀ 11. ♃ h. 5. 36. p m sit gravida et sanitatē recuperatura. 1611 /at this tyme I came to the house.\

RN Thomas malins of this towne Aug. 23|2| \22/ ☾. h. 10 ☉ h 4. 25 p m 1613. |then he came downe & was let blood.|

RN About {s} {sic} this tyme on of Hanslop \Throp/ came for a wench of 18 y for the falling sicknes w^ch tooke physick of docter Butler. Sept. sept {sic} 10 h {sic} hor 10. 25 ant m 1614.

but she went away because I was not at home./

RN Mres An Andrews of lathb for her casting

RN M^r Dolling of Exet colledg in Oxf. 16 y devon: ca{illeg}|{me}| to M^r Spicer for his counsell being very sick in his stomacke of longe {tyme} having bene in the Docters hands before almost halfe a yere & was cured by M^r Spicer in 6 or 8 weekes at the most march feb. 6. ♀ h. 9. 30 ant m 1618

RN octob \Octob. 28 ♃/ 28 ♃ {sic} h. 4 \1 {sic} 30 12./ p m

S ♃ ♃ hor. 1. 12 {sic} \1. 16/ p m 1619

RN Sept 28: die ☉ about 3. p m I gave Mres Eliz Iennings her first medson being a vomyt

RN I receaved a letter frō S^r Th. Mydleton & the lady Earsfild & old S^r Rob Napeir feb {illeg} 27. ☾ h 7. 3|4|0. p m. 1625|6| frō S^r Rob touching Rich busynes y^t he would goe to London & see what he can doe w^th the Archebishop.

2. frō S^r Th nydleton & the lady Earfild touching the lady Midletons conv{ul}sive c{illeg}|rā|ping cholick |feb: 27. ☾ h. 7. 20 p m 1626|¹

cōmendeth her pils best.

RN wheath^r she should take her vomyte & her Dyet drink in white wyne.

& wheath^r she should take.

RN Mres An Tyrīghā tooke her vomyt novēb. 10 ♃ h. 10 ant m 1631

it gave her 12 vomyts & 9 stooles

& tooke a clyster after it y^t wrought all vppō Choler & flegme

RN for the lady Magd Edgerton 16 y novēb. 1. ♃ h. 3. 30 p m 1632 when they are to goe home |a {sic} vom 2 vomyts|

• 1 Reg ♂ gr iiij cal aromat ℈j
• another sutch.
• 2 clyst o{rdring} pils
• 3 spl. ℈ij rud ℈j olei {nyist} git liij
• another sutch

{illeg}|Th|e lady Alce Edg. 13. y a|2| vomyts {illeg}|f|or every month on

℞ ♂ gr iij aromat ros ℈j two sutch pils for twice

pil fætid ʒß Rud ℈ß. olei {nyist} gut ij

another sutch

a purg dyet Drink for boath the Ladyes

Sene ℥iiij turb Agarick rub an ℥j h{enu}d ℥ij Arist rotūd rub {tnct {sic}} an ℥j I{av}{illeg} |Im| berys ℥ii|j|ij sem peon ℥ij dill seeds ℥ij mugw Calaynt {sic} briony roots an ℥ij eulacāp Angel canded an ℥ij polip ℥ij brusc ℥j sass. calans an ℥ij cinam ℥ij nutmegs ℥ij in ℥ 5 gallons sem anisi licor an ℥iiij

a Ring for the Lady Alice & a pomander of ♃ for the lady magd on sonday next

M^res Anne Tyringham came hither Ian. 11. ♀. h. {illeg} \9. 45/ ant m. 1633 & had a fitt w^thin halfe an oure & lesse after shee came./

RN Mres Anne Tyringā Ap 24 a purg dyet drink A {sic} 6 p m 1633.

RN Quærit^r: vtrū lady magdalen vnquā recuperabit salutē Ap 28 ☉ h. 1 p m 1633.

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.