Casebooks

RN vide Katheron Gadsbury of Brodwell 2 y sinc this next at Christmas was brought a bed & had sutche store of her sicknes y^t faynted her & was leekely to dye w^th them but y^t I gave her & sent vnto her did helpe her god be thancked¹

Apr 23. h. 10 50 ant m 1605 shee would have somewhat to drawe thē downe./

RN The Countes of Bedford sent for her former powder & stuffe for a drinke to drawe downe the Courses may 20. ☾ h 7. ant m 1633

RN my Cosen Ione Gadstone march 19 ♃|☿| h. 10. 30 ant {sic} {illeg}|i|617

RN Mres. Elis Pemberton of Rusdon 18 y 19 may 4 ♂ h. 11 ant m. 1630

1 had a vomyt 2 pils for 3 tyms, 4 was also in her fooote {sic} let blood

had of me a vomyt 2 let blood in y^e foot 3 pils for thrice 4 a drink to bring thē downe & yet neaver the better

only Desyreth somewhat to bring Downe speedely

TG Goodman Cowlies th|D|aughter of Neoport 21 y. Mart. 25 menstruas purgois habet obstructas.

SRN M^rs. Cotta of Coventrey. sent her ler Novemƀ. 14. ♄ h. 10. a. m. 1635.

The vomitt did worke, vpward & 5 tymes downeward. the pills wrought well & she was let blood arme & Foote:

hath not had y^em since March Last, now finds her Liuer distemperd & a payne there. desires the opening drinke or the receipt

RN Mres Mary Throckmorton of Weston 26 y Ap 13. ☉|☾|. h. 12. 50 a|p| m 1629 /Courses Duly 3 or 4 yers\

desyrous to take ♁ p^rpard for twice for cold moyst humours

hath thē now but very litle who had thē before very well for 3 or 4 yers

p^rsumeth y^t her body is distempered w^th cold moysture y^t Deadeth naturall heate & therfore Desyrous to take ♁ p^rp for twice & then to bleede in her foote troubled a litle w^th the whitꝭ

RN Elis Ienings of London hath taken her vomyt & dyet drink w^ch wroght well w^th her. yet looketh pale & hath not her floures cānot eate flesh & yet hath a good stomack craveth my Directiōs vppon Monday next Iune 26 ♃ h. 4. 39 p m 1628

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

RN Elis Symons of Stonystratford. 40 y A {sic} May 1. ☿ h. 2. 45 p m 1622

troubled w^th the reds mightely 3 quaters {sic} of a yere & dayly meade her weake & craved a remedy being p^rsent

RN Mres francis Blowfild {illeg} of flitwick 50|4|. y. may 10 ☿ hor 4. p m 1626.

she is clogged at her stomack ready to stop her wynd

her flux downward somwhat stayd yet voydeth mutch thick blood at her nose in clotters

she Desyreth some of her old syrop y^t she had in may Last

GJ Elisabeth Evington lond: 20 y. May 11 ☾ ho: 6. p. m. 1607

Quærit quid salutare sit capiti eius, and the flushing of her face et pro menstruis

RN Mary Smith the widow{s} Daught 40 y maij 8 ☿ h. 6. 25. ant m 1605 came to know wheath^r shee were not to be let blood for her aches in her armes Hucklebone y^t she cā scarce goe had not her termes this 3 yeres.

rūneth into the outsyde of her feete.

RN Mres Podder \the younger/ of Potters Perry 30|3| y Ap 30 ♃ h 11. 30 p m {sic} 1618.

hath not had the right course of her body these 3 yers.

feareth a cōsumption |& what is good to kepe her frō it|

vyyn {sic} very good.

would have a purge for her selfe & her husb. who feareth his father disease careth not for meate is Iealous of his wife being very honest & chast. & is sometyes {sic} lunatick & mad 4 y. & a halfe every 3 or 4 days.

he thincketh y^t he is bewitched w^th on a womā y^t gave his mother physick./

& M^r Pedders w{at^r} Ap 30 ♃ h.