Casebooks

RN M^r Anth. Light foote craveth my consell for him selfe & his family concerning the plaugue Aug 17. ☿. h. 3. 40 p m. 1625. of Glouson other {illeg}|w|ise Gr|l|ouston

3 Dyed of y^e plauge in a Londyners house

a young mā, & his wife w^th \severall {sic}/ ch his wife in another house {illeg}|g|reat w^th child & 2 childrē. on 4 y. thother two.

what is best to sweeten & to clense the house. & how long it may be till they {illeg}|M|ay come abroad a month. |M^r light foote.|

Also for him selfe & his people 8 of them

3|4| men & 3 maydes besyde him selfe.

& for Th. Huglescote y^t was w^th the old mā. 34 y.

for him selfe & his mayde

another poor mā his wife & his father./ & a chil a

will As{p}land {sic} Aspland his wife & a o{illeg} {sic}

RN {I}ohn Evans of the Mynrys in London Iue {sic} 19 ♃ h. 6 p m. 1628

writeth for a gent mā

first vnfoldeth his owne greefe how he is wrōged & cosened of all y^t he hath & therby he his wife & childrē broght to great want & misery craveth my Counsell & instruction

Also writeth in the behalfe of a gentlemā y^t having taken an extreme cold & p^rsently an exceeding greefe for the Death of his wife & {th}erby cast Downe into sicknes & mutch melancholy of a sanguyne cōplexion his sicknes & melancholy is mutch abated & now his voice is almost Lost y^t he s cānot {sic} \on cānot/ spea heare on \him/ that speaketh {sic} \to speake/ a yard of

cōplayneth of something about the pit of his throate his voice is only low & weake but not troubled w^th any fault in noncing but cleere inough every where no physick but cōplayneth of the coldnes of his stomack & head & sone {sic} stoppage about the begying of his nose cold flegme & cold head & defect in hearing hath 2 great manyscripts of physick y^t he is Desyrous I should vse craveth vnder god my consayle for the frind his gentleman

RN Mathewe Emmerton of Stony stratford {A} {sic} 26. y Ap 27 die ☾ hor. 1. 45. p m. 1601

Randall yonge of the same towne  oculis et capitis dolore¹

Randall younge of Stonystratford Apr 27 die ☾ hor. 2. p m. 1601.

RN I had a letters frō young \old/ S^r Robert & young S^r Rob. S^r Th.: Earffild & S^r water Leach Ap 1 \2/0 ♀ h. 2 p m 1632

frō old S^r Rob 6 rabbots & 2 litle troughts

They desyre me to goe w^th S^r Rob & his L into yorke sheere & S^r walter into Devonshire

S^r Thomas ak|c|knowledged|th| y^t my last pouder sent about a fortnight sinc hath recovered the fect{illeg} craveth the same powder.

RN M^r Bedford of Hayford hard by m^r lane came w^th his 2 sons & w^th the mopish scholer met me & went to m^r By\r/rd Octob 15. h. 12. 1607 /very mopish\

RN Agnes Rutland of Newnton Longfild. 53. sick this day fortnight. payned in her hed harte & all the body over. cannot abide vp: costive onc in 2 or 3 days. maij 1. die ♂ h. 12. 10. m. 1599.

Ambrose Rudland of Newton her husband. a payne in his stomack & eyes. a Corpulent man & fully faced. eodem tempore/

Iohn Rutland w^th a payne in his Chest & stomacke wyndye & a stitch in his syde

RN Iohn Brighty of Eaten by fenny stratford. 58 yeres amisse this 9 or 10 yeres but most sinc midsomer. he goeth abroad & talketh well. & lustely. tooke it w^th a surfet this 2 of Novenb. {sic} die ♃. h. 1. 34|8| mi. {sic} \36 |40| m./ \40/ |40 {sic} m| p. m. troubled very mutch for this moneth. 1598

RN Robart Aucock of Bonist 22. a batcheler in bedfordsheere. Martij 26. die ♃ hor. 1. p m 160i

RN t|T|wo honest men of Naash came to me for my counsell to p^rvent the plaugue Apr 4 h {sic} hor 1. 20 p m 1607

telling me y^t on dyed of the purples y^t sent to me anoth^r sick & dyed yesterday & two oth^r extreme sick who tooke it by on y^t had the sicknes.

RN Mr Skynner an Attorney of Hitching 55 y for his neighb M^r Hust & also for his owne disease w^ch is a shaking palsy not benūmed & mutch troubled w^th the wynd Cholick |wheath^r bath good.| body drye cōpl melanch.

RN Iohn Kingstone serv to M^r Shephead of Toceter 28 y may 5. ☿ h. 2. 30 p m 1630

M^r Shepheard his m^r of Toceter cōp of his & left syde riseth vp to his throat maketh him sicke vntill he have eaten something.

RN The warden or p^rsid of Corpꝯ Chri College w^th M^r Clapton vip^rsident Aug 10 ☾ h. 3. p m 1629.

M^r Clapton  morpheu Aug 10 ☾ h. 3 3 {sic} |30| p m 1629

RN S^r Francis Ventrys wrote a most kind letter boath concerning his owne love & desyres to take physick of me for his head & other infirmityes as also for his neighb page of Sheaford craveth pils

march 26 ☾ h. 2. 20 p m 162i

RN S^r Th mydleton vtrū p^rstet et conducat ei  calculi termine spm Inii {sic} vna cū oleo terebynth chimco {sic}  p^rstantisso medicamēto feb 24 ☉ h 7. 38|0| p m 1622

RN Henry Savadg of Wootton 25 y. Ap 7 die ♂ hor. 1. p m. 160i

for his ægylops

RN Iohn Ellet of Potters Perry. 30. y. August 14 ☉ h. 3. 15. p m 1608 serv. to M^r Chrystopher Clarke /Iohn Abbot very sick his man\

RN M^r Clement Edmunds 4. y. Ap: 15. ☾ h 4. p m. 1633 \lame of his lyms cā/ /also the father for a weake stomack\

RN Brydget Charnock 14 y march 10 ☾ h 3. 30 p m 1606. \hedach melancholy fits/

Rich. Charnock 14 y marh {sic} 10 ☾ h. 3. 30 p m 1606.

Old M^r Charnock him selfe.

itch hed ache sorow & greefe.

RN William Tomkins \9 y cānot feed him selfe toucheth his hands & legs ev^r sinc Easter./ Francis Tomkins 17 y {sic} |7 y| a boye Marg. Tomkins 14. y.

Williā Tomkins was stroken suddenly. lame in all his lims & cā speake but a litle y^t on cā scarce vnderstand & when he goeth he rūneth as on y^t should light on his head all halloutyde the weddensday after Alhalloutyde was 4 y. hath bene thick of hearing a weeke & curst w^th all.

his right arme as stiffe as a stake came all to me at onc Iuly 25 h {sic} hor. 12. 40 p m 1629 All of thē p^rsent

RN The eldest Will: Lewys of Henly vppon Tems 15 y Ian 25 ☿ h. 1. 40 p m 1626 h. 2. p {sic}

Rob. Lewys 11 y {lat}. 8 weeks

Sam. Lewys {illeg}|t|his day a weeke.

all in leake maner w^th st{ran}ge convulsions months & crye hereof.