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RW M^r Willoughby of Droitwich for his Neece who is troubled w^th a rheme in her eies, & vseth to weepe much: hee is desirous to haue p|a| receipte for pills ad fortiter uocanda menstrua. shee is about 16 or 17 yeares olde.

RN for the lady Magd Edgerton 16 y novēb. 1. ♃ h. 3. 30 p m 1632 when they are to goe home |a {sic} vom 2 vomyts|

• 1 Reg ♂ gr iiij cal aromat ℈j
• another sutch.
• 2 clyst o{rdring} pils
• 3 spl. ℈ij rud ℈j olei {nyist} git liij
• another sutch

{illeg}|Th|e lady Alce Edg. 13. y a|2| vomyts {illeg}|f|or every month on

℞ ♂ gr iij aromat ros ℈j two sutch pils for twice

pil fætid ʒß Rud ℈ß. olei {nyist} gut ij

another sutch

a purg dyet Drink for boath the Ladyes

Sene ℥iiij turb Agarick rub an ℥j h{enu}d ℥ij Arist rotūd rub {tnct {sic}} an ℥j I{av}{illeg} |Im| berys ℥ii|j|ij sem peon ℥ij dill seeds ℥ij mugw Calaynt {sic} briony roots an ℥ij eulacāp Angel canded an ℥ij polip ℥ij brusc ℥j sass. calans an ℥ij cinam ℥ij nutmegs ℥ij in ℥ 5 gallons sem anisi licor an ℥iiij

a Ring for the Lady Alice & a pomander of ♃ for the lady magd on sonday next

SRN M^rs Quicke Attendant on the Lady Bridgwaters Daughter sent her lerFeb. 8. ♀ h. 2. p. m 1633

She desires to know when she may apply the Leaches to my Lady Magdalen.

And whether the {lady} Alce should take any thing to prevent her fitts before the spring

RN {m}|t|he 2 ladys came to me march 28 ♃ h. 2 p m 1633.

RN Aug 8 ♃ h. 8. 20 p m. 1633

I receaved a letter frō mres Quck {sic} y^t the lady Magdalen by means of y^e lady {sic} \Countes/ her mother. hath bene forced to vs fast. & to keepe a fast but once the Countes hath made the lady Magd to keepe an exact dyet & fasting & hath abstaynd frō the vse of any p^rscribed by me & semeth to be mutch better for it

craveth a masse of my pils

the lady Magdalen was lately sick but now mutch amended.

The lady Alce well w^thout taking any physick

SRN For the Lady Magdalen Egerton May 13. ☾. 1633.

Pills of Rud. ℈ij Aloes ℈j Salis gem. gr. iiij./ ℥iiij in all.

For a Decoction.

℞ Sene ℥iß Turb. ℥iß Agarick Me{choii}. Rhab an ʒvj. Myrab. cheb. crit. an ℥j. Hermod. ℥ij. Licoras Anys. an ℥jß in 6. pints of water & 2 pints of white wyne to Halfe Colatr. ℥iiij Syr. de 5 rad. & ros. an. ℥ij.

Clysters

The dyet drink to be brued in C{ang}. v. of Ale wort.

Sene ℥vj rhab. Agar. turb. an. ℥iß Calam. Aromat. sassaf. Sarsap. an. ℥ij. Licoras sen. Anglj. an. ℥iiij. cinamom. nuttmeg an. ℥ß citr. Lem̄on pils. an. ʒij sant. albj & Citr. an ʒij.

for Vomitts

Elect. ♂. gr. iiijß some 8 sutch.

Blystering playsters for 4 tymes.

Clysters

40 Leaches. for sundry tymes.

For the \Lady/ Alice Egerton her vomits

Elect. ♂ gr. ijß. 6 dosis.

her pills

℞ pil Splen. ʒß salis ge{m}{m} gr. iiij.

for 8 tymes.

RN M^r Iohn \Temple/ & Mres Dorothy lee we\a/re maryed Iunij 3. ☉ h. 1{0}|9|. v^l 10. ant m 1610.

RN Goody Gale for her child 7 {sic} \10/ or 10|2| y old sick in|&| lame in the neck & should & arnes {sic} for Edward|Tho.| Gostick sick in the head may 7 ♂ h 5. 40 p m 1622.

RN M^r Vudale s {sic} to come to Dorothy May 23 die ♀ h. 7. ant m. 1600

RN at this time m^r Vuedale brought Dorothies wat^r

RN my man will: Roughead spit blood w^c he thincketh he tooke w^th a bruise by carying my milk & overstrayning him selfe. at 7. 35. mi.

RN M^res Blundell went w^th her Daughters water w^c was white as milke & very thick & muddy to have his opinion Octob. 6. die ♀ h. 11. 38. 1598. it hath Diverse colours & white & yallowe in the middle & stone in bottom

RN M^res {sic} Cayno for his vxor Octob. 26. die ♃. h. 2. p. m. 1598.¹

RN Ihone Smith came for her daught^r at 1{1} 12 & 45.

RN M^r Machū for his daughter. troubled in her hed. & backe. May the 10. die ♃ h. 6. 45 ant m. 1599.

RN Elner Kene of Shenly of 12 ye had an ague. nowe is full of aches & payne in the necke. & doth nothing but Drinke. her moth^r came for her at this 14 of May. die ☾. h. 2. 30. p m. 1599.

RN at this time for Arthur Blundels swelling

RN Godfrey Kirkland the sonne of Christ: C|K|irkland & Elisabeth Bird Pope. nuic {sic} Bird was borne 1582. in the {illeg}|17| \5{^th} |17|/ of Aprill being the su Tuesday after Easter. Apr 17. being tuesday betwixt 9 & 10 but rather. 10 after 10. 15 \m {sic}/ 10 iust. in comitatu Warwick. qui obijt anū circit^r 15^tū. fere. 1582 an̄o 1597 feb. 12. int^r x & xj. /betwixt 10 a clock. 30 m. ant. merid.\

Godf. Kirkl{and} obijt anū d 15. fere ingress feb. 12. int^r 10 et 11

nativ: Godfr. Kirckland

RN Susan Blundell 1597. feb. 12 die ♄. h in med. noct. 12. 30. m. was evilly handled of her disease. & it first toke her. in the night ready to choake her. /she became as a naturall chaingling. before she dyed & died in y^t sort\¹

RN Godfrey Kirkland was borne the some {sic} of Iohn Kirkland minister & Elisab. Pope nunc Bird was borne 1582 the 17 of Aprill on tuesday betwixt 10 & a 11 of the clocke in the morning. in comit: Buc Warwicke qui vixit 14 an̄os plene et si vixisset ad 17 of Aprill 1597. esset anōꝝ {sic} 15. obijt 1597. w^th a cold he tooke after his thrashing the 12 of feb. 1597.¹