Casebooks

RN Mres Brograve of Braffyn in Hartfordsheere hard by Putchkinge 40|5| y feb. 22 ♃ h. 2. p m 162i

hed gydie full of melancholy would know what tyme best for physick & wheath^r she should come over. & craveth my prayers

would have to be cast & made the 24 of feb some S of ♄. a f{ur} & more here after

w^th a note of there vertues & what certenty of there effects & ve oatus would know the best tyes {sic} for S of ♃ & & the worst tyes {sic} a fit tyme to come vnto me

RN Mres An Barber of Kensworthe 46|5| y. sept 28. ☿ hor 9. 16|5|. ant m 1603.

was borne {illeg} {sic} on a {tuds} \shrovesōdaye/ after noone. an hour betwixt 4 & 5. /hath often bene let blood sicknes gone this 4 yeres.\ |extreeme hot. casteth vp sometymes leek whitꝭ of egge. sometymes blacke stuffe.|

Mres An Barber sept 28 ☿ hor. 9. 15 ant m. 1603. strangly handled w^th her stomack burning & gnawing & then an intolerable paine of her hed for 20 houres not well for 40 houre & then it cōmeth once in a weeke in the wynter. & aft^r hath a swelling & a gnawing in the calfꝭ of her legs.

RN Goodmā|dy| Nueman of Brodwell. of 45 yeres of age found mutch ease by y^t w^c phisick w^c was given her & wrought vpward & downeward w^th her & shee was very prety well after it for 2 or 3 days. &|b|ut st the thirde day after it tooke her agayne & she is mutch troubled w^th the winde cholick & w^th a hot & drye stomacke. & sent her daugh{t}{er} agayne to me. Aug. 26. die ♄ h. 12. 30. 1598.

RN Myllers sister goody Richardson of Newp 45 y march 1. ☾ h. 10. 45 ant m 1619 /not sick\

Wyll. Nyllers {sic} sister of Newp 48 y mach {sic} 1 ☾ h. 10. 3|4|5 ant m. 1619

RN Thomas Rudgwey. 48 yeres old a creeple w^c goeth w^th a croutche 1597. Oct. 21. die ♀ h. 1. 20. mi. quærit morbi causā hæc fig. tentationis causa et delusoria my iudg y^t I gave him was true for he had taken a fall frō a horse & had b\r/used his bowels

RN An Colemā of litle Brickhill 44 y Ian 1{illeg}|8| ☾ h. 10 12. 1619 /strangly handled w^th fits y^e mother suspecteth witchery\

RN Mres \mary/ Saunders¹ of welford hard by Cole Ashbee 24 myles henc Ap 40. y. Ap 28 ☿ h. 3. 30 p m 1630

she Desyreth her old dyet drinke w^ch I sent her. and a purg gaynst melanch.²

{s} {sic} & a playster for ther splene

RN Goodman Rive came to me to have some phisick he had bene troubled w^th a laske this 9 weekes. have a dosen times in a day & asnutch {sic} at night ther cōmeth a slime & wat^r from him payned neck & should^r Ian. this 17. die ♃ h. 8. 45. ant m. 1600

RN M^r Taylour of Brixwort {illeg}|s|ent his his {sic} water & letter craving my Consayle for his gonorhiea oc 50|4| \45/ y octob 18. ♀ h. 4. 30 ant m 1633

seminis fluviū of long continuanc¹

wheath dyasaty{ime} magis gratū desc in the pharmacopeia be good

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 Margaret fox of Alesbery 2|4|6 y novemb. 15. ♃ hor. 8. 12. ant m. 1604.

W Leonard Feild of Barford. Y. 40. May. 22. ♀. hor. 10. A. M. 1607.

RN M^r Baylie of Worcestershere. 40|1| y Aug. 31: ☿ h. 4. p m. 1608

RN Iohn Sparow of Wyboston 46 y feb 21. ♃ h. 4. 20 p m. 1622 |sine cōsensu /soror  frater\|

RN The Lady Hart{illeg}|op| of Burton Lazer 42 y May 27 ♂ h. 11. ant m. 1623 /continuall torments about her belly & head arms\

RN Francis Grisley 28 y of Mars{on} of Woulson parish Decēb 6. ♃ h. 9 ant m 1627. 42 y a mayden

GJ Iohn Smythe of Dunstable.

Iohn Smyth of Dunstable 44 y August 26 ♀ ho 10. 45 a m 1603

RN Marg: Cooke of Cosgrave Ap: 18. ☿ {illeg} 4. 30. p. m |46. y| hart & backe & forceth her selfe to cast & was 12 weekes well. & now as mutch. gnawen as ever before

would be let blood fyndeth no good in physick haven taken it 6 tyms

her S ♃ did her good god be thanked for 10 weekes./

RN Lewis vpowen of Bric{k}|h|ill sick in his navell sent to me againe for former phisick did but give him 3 stooles and all Downeward. Apr 26. die ♃ h. 11. ant m 1599. water i{illeg}|ve|ry red & thick leeke puddle miserablely tormented. 1599

RN Margery Brightwell w^thout fath^r & moth^r this 11 yeres. of Milton Kenes. 40 yeres old. a meaden vnmarid & kept of almes by the towne. sick ever sinc Alhalloutide. loketh leane & yellowe & pineth as in a cōsumption & bendeth double. 27 of March. die ♂. h 2. p m. 1599. shee came yesterday die ☾ h. 12. but 26 of March but then I could not speak w^th her.