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/

SF An forman of 17 years vxor mea vtrum sit graud {sic} 1600 first march. ♄ p m’ at 10 at which tyme she felt somthing stur in her belly

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 \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 I receaved a letter frō ny {sic} godson Richard Napeir feb 24 {sic} ♃ h. 8. 30 ant m 1626 y^t a fellowship was msed {sic} vppon condition vtū {sic} pater potest et velit id efficere & wheath^r any hope of cōpassing his desyre

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.

SRN Quæro vtrū M^rs Elisa Tyringhā pristinā recuperabit salutē. Septemƀ 12. ♄. h. 2. 20. p. m. 1635.