Casebooks

RN Receaved a lett^r the lady Mytton Iuly 20 ♀ h. 6 30 p m 1627 hath casted 3 weekes. would have a playster for the spleene

sent her things agaynst next fryday.

Mres mytton \my Cosen magd myt{ton}/ sent Iuly 20 ♀ h: 7 40 p m 1627

hath casteth 3 weekes Craveth my Consell & also a playst for y^e spleene

RN M^r {sic} Charels Tutcher Charles at Stonystratford at the swan of 2 neckes. 45. sick this fortnight. sonewhat {sic} Costive shee doth bleede & is very mutch stuffed in her chest can scarce tak her winde. ready to sound a grosse & fat woman. sent a poer woman. Ian. 3. die ☿. h. 12. 9. mi. 1599. \at 1. p m /|twice & thrice a day bleedeth at y^e nose. half a pint at a time \every oth^r daye/|

Charels Touchers wife hath not had her termes this 6 yeres her stomack hoven & her hed ill & backe her wombe & chest stuffed short winded. hart ill water good. yellowe but thin. taken a greefe for payment of monyes for her husb. brother for s{ur}tiship. 200^li

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

RN Ione Androwe of Tingriffe. 17 y Apr. 18. ♂ h. 12. 1609 for a tettry face & nose.

RN Two of women of Bedford on for a great Hoarsnes Ian {illeg}|1|0 ♃ h. 12. 30 p m. 1622.

Elis Abbat of Bedford for her long hoarsnes. Ian. 10 ♃ h. 12. 45 p m 1622.

Thother for a great cough & bad longues now also for legs & arms y^t have no feeling.

RN I recaved {sic} a lett frō m^r {sic} \the lady/ marg {sic} \magdalen/ & the lady Alce Egerton & m^res may {sic} Quick y^t the lady margaret {sic} had a rising vp into her face but was taken downe w^th pils clyster pils & a pig appl to her feete & a playster. It tooke her the 15 of Decēb being on sonday I receaved there letters Decēb 20 ♃ h. 5. 50 p m 1632

The Contes would debar her of her sups w^ch would be greevous vnto her

the Countes |of| \Bridgwater/ would debar her of her sup. & would know wheather the leaches

RN Mary Clarke of newp vtū {sic} the kings evill hath litle kernels vnder her chin & hath a reddish rūing issue vnder the chin 2 months felt payne in her hed eyes & every where |a yere| about & feble in her legs yet hath thē well Iune 24 ♂ h 6 p m 1628.

RN An Rūbell of Bullingf

An Rūble of Buntingford 25 y y {sic} newly brought a bed a fortnight sinc octob 5. ♀ h. 5. p m 1632.

a great trēbling & panting at her hart mynd troubled w^th fantas. for want of sleepe delivered of a boy on weddensday was fortnight h. 1 at night cā take no rest melancholick

An Rūble of Buntinford 25 y octob. 5 ♀ h. 5. 25 p m 1632

lately brought a bed a trēbling & a panting at the harte cānot sleepe melancholick

GJ M^rs Anne Catesby of Hardmead 57 y: May 22 ♄ ho 12:

M^rs Mary Catesby of Hardmead 27. y. A mayden. Maij 22 ho. 12 RN /mutch greefe head ve\r/y ill.\ GJ

RN M^res Androwes of broughton for her whites Ap. 18 die ♀ h. 2. p m. 1600 Whitꝭ

Margret Scot of brogston {sic} head back harte.

RN The lady Tringhā novēb. 17 ♃ h. 5. 20 p m 163i

for the wyndynes of her belly

Mes Anne Tyringhā had 57 occas. w^th vomyt & purg & besydes 8 occas. by her pils taken to day hath a clyn|t|ching of her teeth & cānot open her teeth nor speake for halfe an houre.

RN Ioane Leavins of Imly 22 y a wench Decēb 23. ☿ h. 5 \4. 40/. p. m 1629¹

her secreat places burne exceedingly & swell w^th sutch payne y^t she cā hardly make water & yet maketh very litle

hath a Droutch y^t nothing well quench her thirst

hath a hot & a dry liver & a cold stomack

craveth a cooling playster for her liver hath 2 dig

wheath^r she shall vse her cels of pouder every day or oth^r day cānot make water/

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.

RN Sara musgrove \of/ Bletsoe 20 y maryed 2 y. march. 29. ♀ h. 12 20 p m. 1605. troubled w^th fancyes very fearfull in her mynd to loose her wits troubled in her sleepe cānot rest metuit veneficiū full of melanch cholicke

RN Mres francis Digbye S^r Evarets sister nata the tuesday before the 30 of novēb^r. before 7 in y^e morning /1588.\ send for my Directions may 1. hhor {sic} 4. 40 p m 1619. /vnmayed {sic}\ |30 y|

mutch troubled w^th melanch pass apt to weep w^thout any iust case.

nata Octob 29 ♂ h. 7. ant m 1588. a great heavynes in y^e stomacke & a beating & trembling at the hart. w^th a |continuall| payne at her hart at y^t tyme of all on her left syde

M^rs. Margaret Anderson. \of Tringe/ 16. y. Febr 21. ♂. h. 1. 10. p m. 1632

Shee tooke her Phisick w^ch wrought very well, but her Leggs doe nowe swell very much toward night, & pitt into the flesh w^th great paine, her thighes & Belly swell alsoe

Desires to knowe what should bee done:

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 my Cosen marsh the older 52 y Aug 9 ♃ h. 2. p m 1627

RN Amy Hoding of Addington 18 yeres of age. never had her couse {sic}. lyeth in her hed & chest & soppeth {sic} her eares. swollen in her feete & morning in her face & & eys & avoydeth bloode vpward d|A|pr. die ☾ h. 2. 15. m p m. 1599.

RN Mary Nuby 28 of Grafton Lodge. for a rising at her stomack. her legs. Double vnd^r her faynt & feeble & pineth in her body & yet can earte {sic} had not her termes never sinc her sicknes almost for a yere. Ap. 25 die ☿ h 5. 30. p m. 1599 |cannot sleepe troubled w^th a great cough at night.|