Casebooks

RN The Lady \Elis/ fisher of Tyrringhā. Ap. 17 ♃ h. 10 ant m 1623.

her great bleeding hath left her her leaches dead {illeg}|s|endeth for moe leach to vse every fortnight.

\wheath^r to take them when she hath her sicknes or noe.// but sorely payned w^th the emrods y^t she cānot rest day nor night.

RN pinavi Dno Rob. Dor. Iuniori medicam. quod nō potuit p^r{nanser} assmere {sic} et quoties assūpsit evomuit Aug. 22. h {sic} hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1612.

RN The Lady Neavell of Leycester 63|4| y Decēb 17. ☿ h. 6 p m 1623.

Wheath^r good to vse scurvy grasse/ her Daught^r Mres Kays not somutch troubled w^th melanch as before but yet still troubled w^th wynd & payne in her stomacke/

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

M^rs Mathewe of Braddin 40. y. Febr. 24. ♀. h. 12. 40. p m. 1632

An Extreame fluxe of her Termes the space of a fortnight, they come downe in clotts. desireth to knowe whether shee may safely stop them Before they came downe shee was much pained betweene her Belly & stomack

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 We let old goody Larking of havershā 72 y maij 11 ♄ hor 1. 3|4|0 ant m p m 1605.

for extreme aches & shooting in her necke armes leg

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

RN Mres Anderson her letter London may 6 ♀ h. 11 25 1625

wheath^r leaches are good for her {illeg}|b|y tyes & what good to vse for the extrme {sic} heat in her hands & coldnes of her feete 3 what to quench her great drouth & thirste. 4 to make her sleepe

Is cōtinually Drye would know my iudg touching her fortune

RN Williā Stoary of S^t Albions 12 y the 30 of August next twixt 6 & 7 in y^e morning at Saraz{ings} head about Easter was 12 monthe may 25. ♂ h 6 20 a|p| m 1630.

her mayd cōtinth {sic} Lame & hath spots about her thighs & Knees.

his legs

the child cōplayneth of his loynes& legs & of a payne of his Left syde & also hath a dry cough.

wheath^r fit to make an issue Is lame & goeth w^th payne

was p^rty well sinc Easter was a twelfmonth when & where.

will. Stoary 12 y may 25 ♂ h. 6. 30 p m 1630

Lame in his loyns Legs & left syde payned

There mayden y^t was Lame. Marg. Wynne at the same tyme.

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

RN old M^r Stockwell of North Hampton 65 y May 4. ♂ h 7. 45 a|p| m 1630

|very shortwyded| his motion of his going is well amended but his should & arme is swelled |on arms lessor then another| & mutch payned & plexed w^th shortnes of breath. troubled w^th wynd also moved to have an Issue craveth my Conseyle

RN Mres Gray of Hincksworth. 56 y march 7 ♃ h. 9. 30 ant m. 1622.

is was mended of her leg & the swelling but then her head & eys were ill but sinc of late it brake agayne is p^rty well amended her leg i {sic} Issueth blod & hath always so done. |x y sinc had a bloody water./|

would know wheath^r the humour be hot.

And wheath^r an Issue will doe her serv. \nell/ good & when. craveth no physick but m|b|y ridgmont.

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 Willia Hatch of Stapleford 60 y. Iune 29 die ☾ hor. 6 ant m 160i |hard by Luton.|

my broth^r Sandy at this tyme troubled w^th a losenes would knowe wheath^r it be good to stop it or noe. & wheath^r will: hatch b wyll dye of this Disease.

RN I let blood a womā of Turvey on Ione Dun goody Crasswels daughter. Apr 11. ♃ h 11. 30 ant m. 1611. sick of this new Ague could scarce take her breath

RN {m} {sic} Elis Bankes M^res fosters serv {illeg} {sic} 2|3|0 y octob 13 ☾ h. 11. 30 ant m 1623 |wheather good to cut of the pyned finger & mortifyed all black in 3 weekes pyned & mortifyed|

RN M^r Woullystan of London  vxore extreely mad cānot rest nor will eate novēb 10. h hor 8. 50 ant m 162i

M^r Woullyston of London for his wife mad y^t cānot sleepe eate nor Drinke novēb. 10 h {sic} hor: 9. ant m 162i |will not eate.|

wheather her vomyts will serve & the liquid

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 my Neece & lady Earsfild for her daughter 3 y March. 10 h {sic} hor 7 ant m 1632

\grpes {sic} in the pit of her stomacke belly & sydes/ a very hard belly worms suspected¹

Alooes mxed {sic} w^th rub did her no good

nor a bag {illeg}|o|f wormewood steeped in vineg w^th nutmeg applyed nor my oyntment of Savyn & wormewood

What I think of it & what may doe her good