Casebooks

RN Mres Hanslop y^t lay here sent to me y^t she fyndeth litle ease in her head though y^t the Issue doe run well. |of Tharpe in warrick shere 26 y. May 5 ♂ h. 6 30 p m 1630|

would have me to send her something

SRN M^res An Tyringham Decemb. 13. ♂. h. 10. a. m. 1631.

tooke her vomitt which gaue her vi vomitts, & hath not bin troubled since, nor noe grudgeing of her former fitts. cannot keep what she eatꝭ desires somethinge to settle her stomach.

SRN Iohn Clements of Newport Ian 21. ♃. h. 9. 30. a. m. 1635.

his vomitt very well both wayes & did him much good.

his Arme not so much swollen. runs a little.

cannot sleepe. desires something. that might make him sleepe.

RN The Lady \Elis/ fisher of Tyrringhā. Ap. 17 ♃ h. 10 ant m 1623.

her great bleeding hath left her her leaches dead {illeg}|s|endeth for moe leach to vse every fortnight.

\wheath^r to take them when she hath her sicknes or noe.// but sorely payned w^th the emrods y^t she cānot rest day nor night.

M^r Edmund Vaghan of C. C. C. Oxon. Apr. 11. ☿. h. 9. p m. 1632

Hee tooke not the vomite y^t was sent. 1 because hee is very vnapt to vomite; 2 because his neck is longe & brest somewhat straite; 3 because vomiteinge once by chance by reason of Tobacco blowne into his mouth it brought vp Bloud w^th it, & hath beene y^e cause of all his infirmity. 4 hee suspecteth his Lunges, for w^ch hee thinkes vomiteing is very hurtfull.

Took his purge w^ch gaue him 12 occasions. Hee desireth a Course to bee vsed for his Brest & Lunges.

RN Lewis vpowen of Bric{k}|h|ill sick in his navell sent to me againe for former phisick did but give him 3 stooles and all Downeward. Apr 26. die ♃ h. 11. ant m 1599. water i{illeg}|ve|ry red & thick leeke puddle miserablely tormented. 1599

RN The lady Twisden of London 51. y. may 27 h {sic} hor. 1 p. m 1626

by her sleeping & scouring she hath nutch {sic} mended sinc S^r will wrote Last y^t is thursday last.

yet the last night was more troublesome then before

this Day cōplayneth of a sournes rising out of her stomake supposeth y^t a vomyt would doe her good yet dare not to adventur it by reason of her weaknes & scowring. w^ch we dare not to stay seing the goodnes of it yet fyndeth no aptnes to cast but a soure belching

desyreth a nother box of the pils 10 and an answ to his lett & to this.

The lady Twisden of London may 27 h 1. p m 1626

very weake & feeble yet sitteth vp & eateth p^rty well. scoureth mtch {sic} hath a soure belching yet no aptnes to cast.

would know wheath^r fit to give her a vomyt considering her \great/ weaknes & sither her scouring Doth her so mutch good craveth an answere to his forme & to this Letter also.

wheath^r any other course for mending of the sourenes will not helpe w^th out a vomyt.

RN Mres Gray of Hincksworth. 56 y march 7 ♃ h. 9. 30 ant m. 1622.

is was mended of her leg & the swelling but then her head & eys were ill but sinc of late it brake agayne is p^rty well amended her leg i {sic} Issueth blod & hath always so done. |x y sinc had a bloody water./|

would know wheath^r the humour be hot.

And wheath^r an Issue will doe her serv. \nell/ good & when. craveth no physick but m|b|y ridgmont.

RN M^r marsh for a neighbour a Smyth. y^t w^th a kick hath his C{illeg}|bow| {sic} bowels out novēb 1. ♀ h. 3. p m 1633.

wilbe cut for it as a newp surgion vndertaketh for 5 pounds.

wheath^r good to cut him for his bowels

RN Iames Wilson |of Brough{ton} 26 y| m^r Dūcōbs son in lawe. natus Iuly 25 ♀ h 8. in y^e morning. 1587. thursday or fryday he knoweth not well wheath^r now come Aug 25 ☿ h. 7. quærens vtrū good to goe to london to follow his trade & wheath^r any feare of relapse to take physick & to be let blood.

m^r Iames I {sic} Wilson m^r francis Duncombs sonne in law natus: Iuly 25.

RN Susan Parkes of Broughton. 19 y. Apr. 23 ♂ h. 7. 45. ant m 1611.

had an Ague 2 yers a goe & had an Ague fell into her legs. would know {illeg}|w|heath^r it be good to be purged and to be let blood.

RN S^r Robert sent me a lett^r |S Robert sent^r m{e} {sic}| \wheath^r an/ march 12 ♀ h. 8 a|p| m 1630 wheather any remedy & asketh /what the disease is.\ wheather he may adde the 4 Cooling seedes & also Drink milke nowe frō the Cow because he fyndeth a skalding & great payne in deliv of his vryne

Canot keepe the foreskin on to cover the nit {sic} of his yard

a loosnes almost 2 months scouring away mutch filth on satt last a loosnes & a stoole of blood did sit over a hot oke stoole & mended

RN M^r Hales the Earlle of Kents baylye Ian 26 ☿ h. 11 15 ant m 1625. /had a vomyt & a purge of me\ head litle mended 49. y. yet pils he took of M^r Windg every night paynd in his head about seaven

RN My Cosen Marsh the older sent me a kind letter to signify y^t after my clyster & blood letting she was well for 4 days & then payned as before in her hed & arme so greevously betwixt 4 & 5 p m cōnoly {sic} Sept 14. ♀ h. 5. 30 p m 1627 she sent to Cambridg to M^r Crane he gave her a pils|l| & also a clyster

had the horse leaches & they were {illeg} naught.

took my pils & Dyet drink & did well for the tyme

her Daughter fond mtch {sic} good by her playster Desyreth a nother & a recept of it

SRN {M}^r William Luttwich of Luttwich. {D}ecemƀ 30. ♂. h 9. 45. a. m. 1634.

Complained of Cramps & weaknes ouer all his body. face, Armes legs were swelld, now thanks be to God are not. was the payne in his back doth not so much trouble him as before his loosenes stayd vpon those things I gaue as Clysters & Cordialls. now his loosenes hath taken him agayne desires something y^t may stay it. vryne a little higher y^en it hath bin this 3 dayes, no slu{ff}y Sediment, nor so much troubled with the Gonorrhæa as before Laus deo.

Desires at this tyme something for Cough & loosenes.

RN M|Th|e {sic} The lady Dimock of th by Charing Crosse Iuly 29 ♃ h. 6 30 p m 1624

Is faynt w^th purging & y^t w^ch cometh is as black as Inke cr|w|onderfully suaded that I shall doe her good craveth ny {sic} prayers & astrolog observ in the giving of my physick |feeleth my elect over hot|

GJ M^r Thomas Troughton Came Septemb. 28 ♀ ho. 12. in m. to have yo^r advise for his mother her physicke wrought exceedingly and stayed not

RN M^r Cawdwell for counsell wheath^r best to let a womā 3 myles of frō Barford to take her in hand in a towne called Elden. Goody Barcole. novēber 17 ♃ h. 3. 40 p m 1614

RN Alce Parker of Woulverton sent to me for my counsell Ian 6 ☿ hor 2. 20 p m 1602. her stib & other physick never wrought.

RN Iohn Clarke of Raunson 40 y Ian. 22. ☿ h. 12. 45 p m 1606. |quærit wheath^r good to let him blood.|