Casebooks

RN Rich: Napeir \the younger/: for His health. & the Doctor. March. 14 h {sic} hor. 8: 20 p m. 1629 /a cough & cold\

Craveth my counsayle & tyme to Draw out his teeth

RN Rich Napier my godson novēb 27 ☿ h. 1. 45. p m 16i6 left cheeke mutch swelled¹

I came wente to luton novēb 25 ☾ ☾ sep a ⚹ ☿ vac ap ⚹ ♀ p ⚹ ♂ p ☍ ♄. p ⚹ ♃

I returned novēb 27. ☾ sep a ⚹ ♃ ap □ ♂ & at my coming home I found my boy Rich cōplayning of his swelling

RN Rich: Napeir \Iunior/ natus Londini Apr 25. ♄ hor 18. p m 1607.

RN Rich. Napeir natus Ap. 25. die ♄ ☉ h. 18 h: 18. p m 1607.

RN Rich my godson tooke his vomyte Ap. 18 ♀ h. 6. ant m 1628

it wrought well god be thancked

RN Rich. for his father S^r Rob. cū consensu A{pr} 6. h {sic} hor 9 p m 163{3}

a relation of his state craving an emulsion

M^r. Richd Naper sent his letter Apr. 10. ☿. h. 8. 45. p m. 1633

RN |his fath Aguish |the vp issue begīnith to rune & to voyd out ill matter

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.

RN Goody Angelet of Luton. 58 y Decēb 31 {illeg} {sic} ☿ h. 1 p m. 1628 /my godson Rich: wrote in her behalfe\

SRN Vtrū suspicio ven. sit vera Octob. 15^o ☾. h. 4. 30. p. m. 1632

at this time y^e Earle of Bridgewaters footeman came & brought lers frō y^e Countesse & young S^r Robert Na etc.

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

SRN My wife did begin to complayne & Cry out Decemƀ 17. ♃ h. 10. 30. a. m 1635

RN yong S^r Rob. Napeir for his litle franke Rich Nap. sent the letter Ian 4. ☉ h. 5. p m. 1629

RN was frank \Naper/ my Neece \of Luton Hoe/ taken on fryday last h. 11 at night after her first sleepe w^th Casting & scouring Ian. 2. ♀ h. 11 p m 1629

RN I receaved a letter frō S^r Th. Mydleton & the lady Earsfild & old S^r Rob Napeir feb {illeg} 27. ☾ h 7. 3|4|0. p m. 1625|6| frō S^r Rob touching Rich busynes y^t he would goe to London & see what he can doe w^th the Archebishop.

2. frō S^r Th nydleton & the lady Earfild touching the lady Midletons conv{ul}sive c{illeg}|rā|ping cholick |feb: 27. ☾ h. 7. 20 p m 1626|¹

cōmendeth her pils best.