Casebooks

RN my old Lady Harington 60 y may. 26. ♃ h. 2. 20 p m 163i

1 her oldest daughter p^rty well /Mres Iane Harrington 21 y\

2 but the younger mutch at on & ill in her stomack as before no appetite to eate cōpl of extreme payne in her syde of the right syde feareth y^t she is liv^r growen

RN My Cosen M^r Rich: Wright of Southworke sent me 2 litle firkings & ba\r/lis on full of blue \ordinary/ figs thoth^r of reasons of the sonne. feb 21 ♃ 1633

he wrote y^t his wife my neece Clare is sorely troubled w^th a rising vp to her throate ready to stop her wynd & is payned in her hips & knees & was frighted w^th the sight of that fearfull fire

RN An Winkles of Hanslop. 60. amisse this 20 yeres: vnd^r her left side pricketh leeke a dagger. cōbred w^th colour. w^th slymy black reping geere. goeth vp to her belly & backe. Apr. 2. die ☾. h. 1. 1599. sad & hevye.

SRN The old Lady Temple of Darsett 66. y. March. 29. ♂. h. 3. p. m. 1636.

The pills j sent her did worke very well & did her very much good.

Is now short wynded & much hoven in y^e stomacke & weake in her knees & A{illeg}k|nc|kles, as she was then

hath at this tyme a great hoarsenes & straytnes in her throate. desires the note of y^e Dyet drinke. & pills.

RN \Emry Hall 65 y of Stoe/ The old womā of Staunton for her \bad paynfull/ backe & cough at night & swelling in her legs at night novēb 11. ☾ h. 4 p m 16i6 wery weake & feeble & extremely payned in her backe.

RN for the lady Magd Edgerton 16 y novēb. 1. ♃ h. 3. 30 p m 1632 when they are to goe home |a {sic} vom 2 vomyts|

• 1 Reg ♂ gr iiij cal aromat ℈j
• another sutch.
• 2 clyst o{rdring} pils
• 3 spl. ℈ij rud ℈j olei {nyist} git liij
• another sutch

{illeg}|Th|e lady Alce Edg. 13. y a|2| vomyts {illeg}|f|or every month on

℞ ♂ gr iij aromat ros ℈j two sutch pils for twice

pil fætid ʒß Rud ℈ß. olei {nyist} gut ij

another sutch

a purg dyet Drink for boath the Ladyes

Sene ℥iiij turb Agarick rub an ℥j h{enu}d ℥ij Arist rotūd rub {tnct {sic}} an ℥j I{av}{illeg} |Im| berys ℥ii|j|ij sem peon ℥ij dill seeds ℥ij mugw Calaynt {sic} briony roots an ℥ij eulacāp Angel canded an ℥ij polip ℥ij brusc ℥j sass. calans an ℥ij cinam ℥ij nutmegs ℥ij in ℥ 5 gallons sem anisi licor an ℥iiij

a Ring for the Lady Alice & a pomander of ♃ for the lady magd on sonday next

RN Isbell Cotes of Olny 60 y Apr 21 h {sic} hor 1 p m 1604

hed ill this twelfmoneths

Rich. Cotes of Olny 64 y Apr 21 h {sic} hor 1. p m 1604.

RN S^r Th. Neavell & his lady novēb 13. ♀ h. 2. 45 p m 1629 |he sent me a physition|

S^r Th is well mended

his lady needeth no greene ginger nor p^rserved nutmegs nor cōserve of barberyes.

would know wheather y^t she \may/ eate pomegranet:

RN Ihone Richardson of yardly mill. 60. sick this 12 moneth by a fit of a cold & cough short winded. & a phis|t|ick & a corpulent woman a good water: – 4^d.

RN \mres Elis knight/ Hath a nother Daughter y^t was hit yesterday w^th a peece of bred in yorest & her ey ve\r/y mutch swelled. y {sic} she cānot see sent for my counsell what to doe.

RN An Hore \& or Wats/ of Woulverton. 60 y Iune 24 ♃ h. 3. p. m. 1619. swelled in face & eyes ill & cānot see nor lift vp her eyes.

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.

RN old mes S {sic} white 5{1} \60/ young mes white \of Caucot/ 22. y. May 31. ♃ h. 4. 45 p m 1627

old Mres White for her rheme in her Hands & eys w^th an itching & a stuffing in her stomacke

RN Goody Archer of Litlington now at Wootton 60 y Decēb. 12 ☿ h. 1. p m 1632 |a stitch on her left syde| /a stuffing w^th the chest ill\ /ill fits cold\

RN Goody Hobs of Gothurst 60|3| y. Decēb 27. ♃ hor. 10 20 ant m 1604.

every where swelled in her lyms armes. legs bodye very shortwyded.

RN tooke a fall march 7 ♃ h 9. 45 ant m 162i very faynt & ready to swond. a greevous payne all over.

SRN Margaret Chamberten of S^t needs in Huntington sheire 60. y. August 10. h. 11. a. m. 1635

a Cough of the Lungs is very hott & troubled with the hart Burneinge. her wynd many tymes ready to be stopt.

RN Mres Dorcas Nichol{s} 26 y. ww^th {sic} her s{ister} Mres Weston m{arch} 29 ♀ h. 6 30 ant {m} 1633

RN A note of Directions for the noble lady Magdalen Egerton may 14^th 1633.

first give{illeg} \her/ onc a weeke 5 pils especially 2 or 3 days before the new moone & the full moone

But in case the flushing should come, observe the former directions & doe as you have seene me to doe

{illeg}|Th|at is give her a clyster. of Hamec the weight of six sixpences. that is thre shillings {illeg}|m|ixing it with Ierapicra cōposita the weight of twelfe pence sweete {illeg}|b|utter on sponefull salt a sponefull.

And that night apply a pigeon slitte the bloody te to the soales of the feete to each foote going to her bed & halfe a pigeon to the nape of the neck.

In the morning apply give her 5 pils very early to sleepe on them. or els another clyster as you did before in the after noone betwixt 3 & 4. & pigeons agayne to the soales of her feete

onc a fortnight you may apply to the outsyde of the foote |right leg| two leaches. & a week after two leaches to the outsyde of the left leg. this to p^rvent

But if the flushing heate will not leave her suddenly then it is good to apply 4 leaches to the emrod vaynes.

onc in a month it weare very behoofehull {sic} to take four graynes of the vomyting pouder & to soake it all night in thre onces of white {illeg}|w|yne on the gentle hot embers then in the morning to passe it thorough a lynen cloath into a cup & to Drink it fasting all at once & hot buttered posset Drink always after casting

If at any tyme you feare y^t her flushing heate will come on her. then you may be pleased to give her a vomyte to evacuate the humours. & a cl{illeg} washing clyster of clere hot posset Drink 3 quarters of a pint, sweete butter two sponefuls Hony a sponefull & white salt a sponefull. & if you please the next day about four of the clock a purging clyster of hamec & Ierapicra w^ch is before described

If it so happen y^t before you can make ready this purging dyet Drink w^ch followeth the flushing heate should Bine \be feared/

Brine four \or five/ gallons of good Ale worte & when it is tūned into a fitting & a convenient barle Then Take of Sene six onces, of rubarbe, Agarick, turbith of each on once \sliced/ a halfe. & of Calamus aromaticus, sassafras, sarzaperilla of each two onces sliced licoras anys seedes of each sliced & bruised four onces, cinamon nutmeg of each brused halfe an once citron & lemon pils of each a quarter of an once whit & yellow sanders sliced of each a quarter of an once, Divide all the stuffe into 3 lynen bags having a peeble stone in each bag after it is a weeke old, Drink of it liberally as you Did w^th vs & eate no flesh. till it hath d|w|rought well/ you may Drink hot posset Drinke to set it a working. & may dyne w^th potched egs & so m{illeg} it at sup.

If I say you cā not p^rpare this purging dyet drink soone inough to p^rvent her infirmity. Then be pleased to make this purging Decoction following

Take of Sene on once & a halfe turbith on once & a halfe, Agarick mechoicā & rubarbe of each six Drams the Weight of a dram is about six pence, mirabolans Called Chelulæ & Citrini of each on once all fynely sliced. hermedactils two onces sliced, licoras & anys seeds of each an ounce & a halfe boyle all these in six pints of water & two pints of white wyne boyle it to halfe strayne it. of this the lady Magdalen is to take six onces & to adde to it two sponefuls of syrope of roses & to Drink it for 3 mornings but the lady Alce is to take but four onces of this licour & to adde to it two sponefuls of syrope of roses.

The oyntment we vsed to y^e lady Magdalen was cōpounded of oyle of lillyes two onces of Capons greace two sponefuls of oynt|ment of| Dialthea a sponefull all weare melted & so vsed

& also her former playster some 3 onces eyther to be applyed {be}t{wix}t her shoulders & also the soales of her feete & on of those playsters to be applyed to the lady Ac|l|ces splene.

For the Lady Alce

When you shall see especiall cause they {sic} give to the lady two sponefuls & a halfe of the vomyting syrope mixed w^th a sponefull of white wyne let her Drink it fasting, taking always after laying vp of the stomack cleere hot posset Drinke

If her ladyship cōplayne of any gryping in her belly or any ach of her head then give this clyster.

Take of motherworte, wild thyme, lovage, rosemary, balme of each a quarter of a handfull bay beryes, Iunipor beryes, anys seedes Dill seedes of each a sponefull flours of cāmomyll a very litle boyle all in a quarte of posset Drinke made of malmesye or white muskadyn & milke of each a pinte take away the Curde & boyle all the forenamed species in it to halfe, strayne it & Take halfe a pinte of this decoction melt in it a sponefull of sweete butter, hony a sponefull, white salt a sponefull. let this be her clyster.

If you see occasion give her 5 litle pils Weighing about four pence about 5 in the morning

\let her smell to Her pomander./

And there after give the lady of the gentle purging decoction before named in the Description of it for the lady Magdalen. giving her of this Decoction four onces. syrope of roses a sponefull, & of the elect purging electuary p^rpared for the lady Alce the Weight of ten pence let albe well dissolued & give her this potion blood warme fasting betwixt six{t} & seaven & thin broath two hours after.

When you make of the purging dyet Ale, then be pleased to give her a good Draught of it in the same maner as her ladyship tooke it here with vs at linford

you have thre ounces of cōfortable lozenges to give vnto the lady Alce {illeg} on lozeng in a day for 3 or 4 mornings togeather fasting especially after a vomyte or a purge. & so to be vsed as occasion shalbe mynistred

RN Ihone Clarke of Rawnson 63. sick this sennet. cannot rest in her bed can tak no rest was pretely mended & now ill againe in her chest./ this 18 of Decemb. die ☾ h. 10. 15. 1598.