Casebooks

RN M^r Charles longfildtooke his physick vppon Apr 8 ☿ it gave him 30 stooles & made him very weak

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his mā came in the morning Apr 9 ♃ to aske wheath^r it should be stopped. h. 7. 30

W M^ris Sara Tristrā of Hitchin came at the same tyme to be lett bloode in the foote shee had her sicknes soome .5. days a goe for .3. days but somwhat waterish⸫

The phisick shee had last gaue her the first tyme of takinge .5. stools the .2. tyme .9. stools⸫

RN The lady Dickby of Gothurst Iune 24. ☿ h. 6. 38 ant m. 1607. hath spent her dyet Drink drinking no oth^r drinke hath taken it some six days & thre days it gave her four stooles a daye & two dayes but 2 a daye it weakneth not yet giveth litle amendment.

had them lately but pale.

would know wheath^r shee is to vide any more./

RN The lord \Henry/ Barkley for his sone Apr 17. ☿ h 5. 15. p m 1611. | filio|

desyring me to come to his sonne or to cure on y^t will come & heale him.

his dyet drinke wrought litle for he tooke litl.

W M^r Paule Dorrell Iune 30. ☾ {sic}. hor. 1. 30 P. M. 1612⸫ sent his man w^th a letter he had not vsed the powder, so he had nothinge: for his wife

RN M^r Barry sent me a lett^r touching his wifes & his sisters physicks working octob 17 ♂ h. 2. 39 p m 16i5

& would have me to send thē something more as I sawe good he will send x days henc his mā to nep|w|port & then send it

RN my Cosen he & She marsh did boath writ vnto me she for her selfe wheath^r good to sweat & also for her Daughter. & to bleed her in y^e foote at y^e fall w^ch would not bleede

RN Mres Reade of Abington took a vomyting tabulate of ♁ 5 gr Aug 24 ☾ h. 7. ant m 1618. & it wrought neyth^r vp nor downe & she was neaver sick w^th it nor did chide

RN Th D Pilkington sent me a peece Ap 20 ♂ h. 7. p m 1630

hath taken his purge & nowe begyneth to take his dyete drink purging

a pint in the morning & halfe a pint {illeg}|a|t 3 in the after noone

but he loathed the quantity of a pint. desyreth {to} take lesser Draughts & craveth my letter to satisfye him

RN Aug 8 ♃ h. 8. 20 p m. 1633

I receaved a letter frō mres Quck {sic} y^t the lady Magdalen by means of y^e lady {sic} \Countes/ her mother. hath bene forced to vs fast. & to keepe a fast but once the Countes hath made the lady Magd to keepe an exact dyet & fasting & hath abstaynd frō the vse of any p^rscribed by me & semeth to be mutch better for it

craveth a masse of my pils

the lady Magdalen was lately sick but now mutch amended.

The lady Alce well w^thout taking any physick

RN S^r Robert sent me a lett^r |S Robert sent^r m{e} {sic}| \wheath^r an/ march 12 ♀ h. 8 a|p| m 1630 wheather any remedy & asketh /what the disease is.\ wheather he may adde the 4 Cooling seedes & also Drink milke nowe frō the Cow because he fyndeth a skalding & great payne in deliv of his vryne

Canot keepe the foreskin on to cover the nit {sic} of his yard

a loosnes almost 2 months scouring away mutch filth on satt last a loosnes & a stoole of blood did sit over a hot oke stoole & mended

RN Alce Parker of Woulverton sent to me for my counsell Ian 6 ☿ hor 2. 20 p m 1602. her stib & other physick never wrought.

RN my young lady Curson desyres to be let blood & craveth my counsell Ap 21 ♂ h. 12. 15 p m 1612.

RN The lady Bret was let blood & tooke her vomyt {wch} {sic} gave her 3 vomyts & 12 stooles & M^r Wallys gave her a sleeping pill & after her awaking is sick & so also after meate

& cā not take any thing but it cometh vp & now is so weake as she is forced to keepe her bed Continually may 25 ♂ h 11. 50 p|a|nt m 1630.

Clysters & Cooling almond milkes her vryne thick & red desyreth another playster of {opicacū} for the splene

RN Mres Troughton of hanslop 26 y Alexand^r Troughtons wife came to t|a|sk my counsell for being let blood. Apr 23 h {sic} hor 2. 30 p m. 1603.

RN At this Mres Brough sent her for on to let her blood being extreeme handled

RN My Cosen Clare craveth my counsell may 18 ♃ h. 6. 30 p m 1620

her physick wroght {wel} {sic} well. but her pils wrght made her to vomyt.

would know wheath^r she should take cābridg water w^ch she onc did t|w|^th out any good hath no mynd vnto it

RN My mayd Kate came to aske my counsell for to be let blood for her grevous head ach march 17 h {sic} hor 6. 45 ant m 162i

RN Old Travell sent to me for phisick frō Hanslop Novemb. 1. die ☿ h. 8. ant m. 1598. he {illeg} his arme to {illeg}

RN Mres Neale sent to tell me y^t shee was wonderfully hoven boath before & aft^r her physick & greeped Ap 17 die ♃ h. 8 ant m. 1600