Casebooks

RN M^r Collins butler of Corpꝯ chri colledg was let blood may 13 h {sic} hor 7. 20 ant m 1620

he would \could/ not bleed but swounded often

RN Thomas Blea of this towne fell sick & took his sweating pouder octob 27 ♀ h. 5. 15. p m. 16i5. swoundeth often

RN Mres Prescot sent a letter signifying y^t she was neav^r the be{illeg}|tt|er for her physick octob 16 ♃ h 9. 20 ant m 1623¹

RN Rich Sharpe of Raunson 50 y. Novēb. 18 h {sic} hor 12. 15 p m 1609

his vomyt wrought slowly {illeg} taking cold drīke. & now scoureth & is growen extreme weake./

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 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 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.