Casebooks

RN Thomas Barnesey of P|S|teppo{illeg}|n|. 72 y Ian 15 h {sic} hor. 3. p m 1625.

had the palsye but not now & hath lost the vse of boath armes of a red & highe cōplexion

would knowe wheath^r good to let blood 4 or 5 ounces hath a short ptysicke.

Thomas Barnesye of Steaphington 72 y Ian. 15 h {sic} hor 3. 15 p m 1625 |a very leane mā|

wheath^r good to let blood hath no vse of his arme a palsy 6 weekes

RW M^ris Norwood of Astw{ood} y. 45. d. ♄ h: 1. p: m: Martij 17. {1621} desireth to know whether shee w{ere} best to bee let bloud; or to ta{ke} physicke. full of payne: hath th{em} well

RN The lady Twisden of London 51. y. may 27 h {sic} hor. 1 p. m 1626

by her sleeping & scouring she hath nutch {sic} mended sinc S^r will wrote Last y^t is thursday last.

yet the last night was more troublesome then before

this Day cōplayneth of a sournes rising out of her stomake supposeth y^t a vomyt would doe her good yet dare not to adventur it by reason of her weaknes & scowring. w^ch we dare not to stay seing the goodnes of it yet fyndeth no aptnes to cast but a soure belching

desyreth a nother box of the pils 10 and an answ to his lett & to this.

The lady Twisden of London may 27 h 1. p m 1626

very weake & feeble yet sitteth vp & eateth p^rty well. scoureth mtch {sic} hath a soure belching yet no aptnes to cast.

would know wheath^r fit to give her a vomyt considering her \great/ weaknes & sither her scouring Doth her so mutch good craveth an answere to his forme & to this Letter also.

wheath^r any other course for mending of the sourenes will not helpe w^th out a vomyt.

RN M^r Iohn Spencer of Offley feb 11 ♃ h. 2. 3|4|8 p m 1619

for the shedding of his heare to thicken it his former things.

RN Thomas Hunter of Wapnā parish miller to S^r George Sherlie Decēb. 29. h. 4. p m 1614¹

RN My Cosen Warren mutch distempered w{^th} a cough & a bur{ning} feaver. Aug 28 ☿ {h} 6 p m 1623

RN |old| Goody Robinson 1598 13 of Maij 3 37 ♊ {sic} die ☾ h. 2. 18. post {sic}: quærit remed.  pruritu.

RN My Cosen Warren {pis} for my hot wat^r for to swage her extreme payne Iuly 27 ☉ h 6. 30 an|p| m 1606

RN M^r Iohn Maunsell quærit {medicamen}   {sic} pruritu march 15. ♃ h. 2. 20 p m 1610. Quære an Amet aliquā

RN my lord sent for a medson to stop his great loosenes. march 19 ♃ h. 5. 20 p m 1629

RN my lord sent a kind loving letter interp^rting {sic} \accepting/ my letter in very kind te may 7 ♃ 6. 30 p m 1629

his loosenes y^t semd to be stayd is somewhat increased intendeth god willing to be w^th after whitsontyde may 7 ♃ h. 6. 30. p m. 1629 /they tell him y^t whitsonday is his last day.\

RN M^r Georg Eland of washing brooke 65 y Sept 1. ♃ h. 12. 163i

65 myds. last borne the fryday before

craveth some mitigation of payne

RN ny {sic} Lord of Peterborough & his wife came to me Octob 4. ♃ h. 1. p m 1632 |was not desyrus to take any physick but something to vse to cure stooles|

RN Mres Byrd. of hav^rsham May 17 ♀ h. 4. 45 p m 1622 /troubled w^th a hot rheume\ |she did send to signifye y^t her pils did worke only downe & not vp as her pils onc did 6 y since & thinketh y^t they did not worke vppon her head/|

RN S^r Iames \Evington/ sent hiswater 30 y Decēb 22 ♀ h. 5. p 4. 45 p m. 1626 /subiect to melanch\

S^r Iames Evington sent his water enquiring my Consayle for his spots & issue y^t will not be stayd notw^thstanding all the physick he hath taken Decēb 22 ♀ h. 5. p m 1626

Wheath^r good to have an issue in his left arme

D^r Astly warden of Alsoules Colledge in Oxford 63. y. Apr. 13. 1. 20. ☾. p. m. 1629

1 Had a colde & an extreame Cough a weeke afore shouetyde {sic} w^ch did much shake & macerate his Body & was freed both of colde & Cough w^thin 3 weekes after. findes a defect in his digestion, in the liuer as hee feareth, w^ch heretofore hath much anoyed him.

2. is \hath beene/ very costiue (saueinge for 3 dayes last past) w^th some forcem^t thereto, yet his Body is temporate for heate & colde.

3 hee is not much thirsty saue at meales;

4 hee sleepes indifferent well, 5 or 6 houres in the night at beast.

5 his stomack seemeth to bee quieted when hee suppeth posset drinke

6 This is his Clymatericall yeare, beeinge 63 yeares at Alhollowetide last.

7 hee desires to knowe howe his Liuer may bee releeved & howe his Body may be loosened.

8 His was water ordinarily keepes in a reasonable lowe Coulour.

9 Hee feares y^t his Body (beeinge old & weake) will not much abide Phisike./

10 his dyet com̄only is veale & broth. & sometimes mutton, his drinke is small Be{e}re

vide April. 13.

D^r Astley warden of Alsolue {sic} Coll. in Oxon 63. y. Apr. 13. ☾ h. 2|1|. 20. p. m. 1629.

RW Old M^ris stanton of stoake. d. ♄ h: 1. p: m. Martij. 25. d. 1620. payned over all her body. desirous to have a Clyster. A Consumption feared. M^ris Francis desireth to know whether Mater eius morietur nec nō.

RN my Cosen Warren \Reeve/ sent me a letter Ian 25 h {sic} hor 3 \25/ p m 1623 last weeke voyded vp blood 3 tymes. to the quantity of halfe a pynt is very ill feaversh {sic} weake & feeble & cānot slepe

desyrous of some cordiall & of my advice

RN M^r Iermyn of Exeter colledg & M^r Thomas Harrys 19 y. may Iune 1. ☿ h. 5. p. m. 1614. |m^r Iernyn feareth eyther Dropsy or cōsūption mutch troubled w^th wynd & belly somewhat swelled cānot sleepe. his cordiall I first sent him did him mutch good./|

RN M^r Coles of Brodwell for a laske. this 3 weekes. / Aug 27. die ☾ h. 5. p m. /M^r Coles toke his phisick at twice gave him but 3 litle stooles.\ |M^r Cooles cōplayneth nowe of his arme./|