Casebooks

RN I gave Rich Odill. gratis 5 of Diacarth. & 3 of hamec & 3 of māna in the 2 onc Decoct. die ☾. h. 7. Martij 5. 1599.

RN I gave that mayd y^t came for him for her mothers aches vng hyrudinar’ {sic} gratis.

RW Goodwife Denton of this towne great Linford, began to labour w^th childe March the 5. hor: 7. ant: merid: 1615

Goodwife Smithe came vnto me for somethinge for this womon to {illeg}|h|asten her deliuery, who had beene in labour from that time march the 5, vnto the next day, March the 6. hor: 10. ant: merid: at w^ch time shee came vnto mee, & I sent by her; Boracis ℈i Aristolochia r{illeg}d: ʒi. myrrhæ ℈i: dict: cret: ℈i croci gr: 8. cinnam: {myr{illeg}|i|gst}: on: ℈i. in aq. mugw: ℥{illeg}|{illeg}|4.

RN Russle m^r leas mā Ian 13. ☾ h 3. 20 p m. 106 fluviū renm̄.

Russell M^r leas man of Stanton Ian. 13. ☾ h. 3. 30 p m. 1606.¹

RN I sent the old mā of Sald 66|8| y octob 6 ♃ h 1. p m 163i

elect ros ʒv. diagr gr vj p scti crem tart an ʒß syr de S rad ℥j aq f{ua}r ℥iij

RN |young| S^r Rob: Napeir for the Lord Bridgwaters Daughter 15 y Ian sine consensu by means of S^r Th mydleton Ian 16 ☾ h. 11. 25 ant m /a kell over her eye {illeg}|a|lmost blynd a mighty rheume\

pil lucis a 10 days

ey bright pils an Issue in the necke/

RN The lady Magdalen {illeg}|{E}|d {sic} \Edgerton/ 16 y novēb 2. ♀ h. 1. p m 1632

The lady broght her water

wheath^r I can doe her good¹

vryne good w^th white Dregs & a great sediment

The lady magdalen Edgerton. 16 y novēb. 1|2| {♃}|♀| h. 1. p m 1632.

p

aloes ʒij \℥jß/ Agar ʒjj|ß| |ß| trub ʒjß mochoic ʒ i|j|j|ʒ| |ß| dicta cretici ʒij rub tinct ʒij fiat massa myrh ʒij sav ʒij

M^rs Quick sent her Lettr Concerning the Lady Magdal: & Lady Alice Egerton. at the same time ℞ likewise a Letter from M^r Wright & another from M^r Tho: Iennins. febr. 21. ♃ h. 8. p m. 1633

RN also M^r Thomas Iennins vtrū maritabit

y^e Lady Magd. had y about y^e full moone. her courses come downe & was swelled

y^e Lady Alice had some sad fits fortnight since.

RN The Lady Magd

Lady magdalen had taking her strong purg: pils 2 or 3 days before the full her terms came down & neav^r before & suddenly ceased & her face swelleth|d| & was ill

pil spl. ʒj aloes ʒij rud ʒj|i|j myrh sav. an ℈ij croci ʒß. olei nyist gut vj

let her blood vnder the ham or saph. or apply leaches

for the Lady Alce: syr vomit cocl iij {illeg} q {mitt} \{illeg}|El|ect ♂ gr iiij aq ced {c}ocl {sic}/ cocl jß vini albi cul / aq cinina cul j pil: cossaf ʒß rud ℈ß. an ʒj spl an ℈ij 15 pils

febr 23. ☾ for thrice olei myust gut iij

her vomyte wrought excedingly & made her very sicke.

RN mres Quick vtrū expdiat {sic} Dnæ magd to abstayne frō sup & to Drink water Iune 28 ♀ h. 11 20 ant m. 1633.

a drye dyet drink of verv. bitt celandyne alo{e}s an ♏j op{nin}g rootꝭ fenell sly red Dock rootꝭ an ij p{elr}y \roots/ {oi}lacūp. ℥ij Angel ℥ij cut lig scti sarsup an lib ß aq {fontem} lib 20 {som} anysi l{icut} an lib ß

SRN For y^e Lady Magdalen Egerton Iune 30. ☉ h. 2. p. m. 1633.

℞ Aloes Cicotrina ℥ß. Turbith, and Agarick an. ʒij. Myrabolanj Chebulæ ʒij. Rubarb. ʒj. {v} Masticis calamj aromaticj an ʒj. fiat Massa cū syrupo violaꝝ. in 5. pil. dos. once in 2 dayes. at 5. of clocke before Supper. ad to it of p{ill} Rud ʒj.

A dry Diet Drinke to dry vp y^e Rheume. corroboratinge y^e Animall & vitall spirits Parts.

Take y^e barke of lignū sctū. sarsaperilla, sassafras. roote, calamus Aromaticus of sach ℥iij. Sliced cinamoms nuttmegs. & galingall an. ℥j sliced Angelia canded, enula campana canded myrabulo{u}s condited ℥ij. Bisket Bred made with anyseed ℥iiij beaten & pouderd. verven & Celandine. dryed an. ♏. ij. wood bittony Margerā, & rosemary flowers dryed {illeg}ac. ♏. ij. an ℥ß. Pruons ♏.ß. Licoras Aniseeds & reasons an. ℥vj. flower de Luce roote & flag roote boath dryed & sliced let all these be boyled in 20 pints of spring water boyle it till 4. pints be wasted then adde to it Bittony water, Margerū & Rosemary waters an. lib. ß white wyne lib ij boyle it a little more then strayne it & stop it close in a sweet Iug pot.

Take of this euery morneing ℥vj. & the like at 3. in y^e after noone & supping with 3 slices of Dyet bread drink ℥vj. more & so vse it as long as any Lasteth.

Let her suppers be during this tyme of bisket bread & reasons of y^e sunne. & sometymes ponadoes, with a little bisket bread or 3. slices of dyet bread. \& may drinke after it her dyet drinke before p^rscribed/ at other tymes either citrons, Lemons or oringes Canded or condited & once in 2 or 3 dayes to take before an houre before such a slight supper. 5. smal pils.

Aloes cicotr \ʒij/ rud, \Rud ℥ß/ fætid turb an ʒij. salis gēm ʒß fiat mass pil cū syr de S rad q suff dosis ʒj

The Electuary.

Take of wood Bittony, Dianthos Conserve of \old/ Red Roses, Condited Citrons an. ℥j. Ivory, harts horne specierū de gem̄is powderd an ʒj. venice treacle ʒij. Trochiskes of vipers. ʒj. Let all be well mixed & incorporated with y^e syrupe Acetositate citrj.

Dosis as much as a Nuttmeg in y^e morneing fasting. & then p^rsently drink after it ℥vj of y^e former dyet drinke puting into this draught only in the morneinge Syrup of Roses 2. Spoonfuls. & not in y^t in the afternoone.

Susan Binnion of Cranfeild 302 \42/. y. Ian. 18. ♄. h. 1. pm. 1634¹

{illeg} much payned

{illeg} for her legg

RN My Lord Purbecke tooke a gentle purg of mā ʒvj strong decoct ℥v Diaph ℈ij p scti ℈j syr ros. cū rhab ℥j

Novēb 25 ♂ h. 8 30 die ♂ Hora ♂ ☾ s in ♋ ♉ sep a ☉ in ♐ ☾ sep a □ ♄ ap □ ♃ p ☍ ☿ p □ ♂ p ☍ ☉ it wroght 20 tyes & he sayd he would h neaver take any more.