Casebooks

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 An Haman 56 of litle brickhill: sick ever sinc Christmas not hart sick but swollen in her body & in her legs & very stiffe sent to me by her husband. Martij 22. die ♃ ♄ {sic}. 1. 10. 1599. very costive & as if shee were st{oun}ge & cannot rise except shee be lifted. very cold & stiffe & short winded & leekely to die 1599.

RN Will: Seere of haversham. 53 yeres old sitteth vp by the fier, very stiffe & hardly to {ground} onc in 24 houres complayneth of his body & lims & legs most in on of his sides all over his left syde ever sinc March last: first amisse not able to goe over the Dore threshall. sinc Alhalloutide. sent his wife to me Decēb. 21. die ♃. h. 12. 45. 1598. on of his legs the left wonderfully swelled. a very diseased body & hath had a greate cough.¹

RN Mres North of whettemsteed 50 y Decēb 16 ♀ h. 2 30 p m 1625

{M}res Elis North {M}res North 50 y. North of Hearnes 52 y sent to me the 2 tyme Decēb 16. ♀ h. 2. 30 p m 1625

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 my deere Cosen she Marsh sent vnto me Iuly 17. ♂ h. 5. p m. 1627. /deus benedicat Cognatæ meæ\

\no good of y^e oyntnent {sic}/ her head ill & mutch payned, the vayns in her tēples swelled & arme so weake y^t she cānot vse it & the vaynes be sore to her foote

extremely payned

desyrous to have williā Rufhead to let her blood

would have something to incease {sic} good blood

desyrous to know when to send her coach.

RN The lady Butler touching her child y^t is well amended of his fits ye{d}|t| weake & not able to goe feets & legs swell still & cānot sleepe a weeke togeath^r till after a eleaven in y^e morning |marh {sic} 13 h {sic} h 12 30 p m 1624| sent for her neighb vrsula Clarke 50 y March 13 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m 1624

RN Iohn Kingstone of serv to the Lord of Lincolne Ap: 12 ♀ h. 2 15 p m 1633. |57 y|

Lame in the soales & ankles of boath feete mutch swelled & red 3 y. |a Dropsy feared| but lately more this halfe yere full of payne

sometymes cā eate litle for 2 or 3 days

I receaved from my Lord of Lincolnes steward a most kind letter.

RN G {sic} Ione Hatch of Simpson 53. payned in her hed & back & every where. & hath a great mist over her eyes. / sent to me for phisick was vp taketh her as an ague very Cold. & litle hot. Apr 27. die ♀ h. 3. ps m {sic}. 1599.

RN Parnell Brookes Kerke of Caucot 58. sicke a great well very ill in her bellye. & is a woman of a great body & is swollen & so hath beene this quarter of this yere. / sent to me by her Daughter. this second of maye h. 12. 40. 1599. twice maried.

RN Doctor Swaddon for his wife of great Horwood 50 y novēb 1. ♄ hor 12 15. p m 1606

sent her wat^r a|&| a lett^r strangly visited w^th ach sometymes in her left shoulder sometymes in her backe & tormēted in belly & stomack his his {sic} request is y^t I would come to him

RN Mres farrer of Harrold. 54. y Decēb. 22 y ☾ h. 12. 30 p m. 1606¹

RN S^r Arth Throck for his Lady march 16 ☾ h. 2 20 \1. 40/ p m 1618.

he sent

my Lady Throckmorton of Paulus Perry 50 y march. 16 ☾ h. 1. 50 p m 1618

RN Goody Marcū \of this towne/ did send for 6\d/ of cynamon water. was sick vnd^r her syde. Octob. 20 ♃ h. 5. 38. p m 1608 /was very sick to day thrice\

RN M|S|^r Will Mounson for his owne body. Decēb 12 ♃ h. 5. 30 p m. 1622.

craveth my answ & opinion touching the state of his body in generall & his legs in ticular resolving only to relye on my counsell.

RN The lady power of Beverley 50 y. ☿ h. 4. 30 p m 1624

fell sick yes {sic} of a great stitch fear a plurisy.

sent for me to come to thē.

RN M the lady An P{igot} of Dodershall 50 {y} Ap 5 ♂ h. 4. 30 {p m} 163i |22 y mayed {sic} about Christmas|

The lady An Pigot Ap 5. ♂ h. 4 30 p m 163i |M^r Bodely wrote|

what I conceave of the disease wheath^r I will vndertake the cure, or wheath^r she shall come over vnto me what course fitteth for Her.

RN Ione Prime of Walton 5{8}|6| sick. so a longe time. sent her daughter this 2 of may. die ☿ h. 1. 36|45|. p m. 1599. about her hed hart & backe.

RN Ione Lorde of Lechamsteede 52. sent her husb: for a pane in her Chest & a pricking. hath not had her courses this 11 yeres. hath a very good Colour. maij. 4 die ♀. 5. p m. 1599.

RN Rich: Warrick of Brenton 50 y may 18. h. 2. p m 1617.

Is very desyrous to come to me & to have my cōsell & in hope y^t I may doe him good.