Casebooks

RN M^r Rich King sent me 20^s w^th a very kind letter.

May 27 ♂ h. 5. 30 \20/ p m 1628.

M^r Kings sonne had none of these m^r fits & convulsions vntill he had 60 buckets at the bath poured vppon his head.

Shave his head on the crowne & make eyther a blyst playster or els a cōfortable playster strenghtning his head

RN Deceb 24. ♀ h. 5. 30 p {sic} taken w^th an epilept fit 1619.

RN I went to S^r Anthony Tyrringhā Ia to see his servant y^t lay strangly sicke Ian. 16. ☿ h. 10. 25|36| ant m I came thith^r & did see her. in her fitte. Ian 16. ☿ h. 10. 36 ant m. 1605.

RN M^r Vincēt Goddard came to me march 28 ♃ h. 4. 38 p m 1605.

mopish

I set this for m^r Goddard aft^rward.

M^r Goddard talked w^th me touching his sonne & his fits halfe an houre be 12. {sic}

RN My lord of Cleeveland for Thomas Penrey his servant 18 |20| y march 20 ♂ h. 12. 30 p. m 1627. |my lords Barber| Tuesd last about 9 of the clock had an ague in y^e |begyning| a tert but on thursd a strong fit 2 hores cold & 4 hores hot.

RN Lettice Shermā of Woulv^rton 23 y march 29 ♃ h. 8 9. ant m. 162i

she came heather w^th her mother. strang fits then swoūding in her bed as the falling sicknes or mother.

RN M^r Woullyston Ap 4 ♃ h 7 p m 1622

a purg dyet drink the {lees} of the mother & convulsion are all turned vp to the brayne mopish will not give on word leane /sine consensu.\

he sendeth only for stuffe to make a dyet drink to be delivered vnto Mres mockete at Barnet./

RN M^r Tyrringhās mead of Tyrringhā 24 y Ian. 13 ☉ h. 9. ant m 1605. suffocat matricis strange fits eith^r of moth^r or apop. litharg.¹

RN Water Cheese of Stony stratford borne the last night being ☉ about betwixt 5 & six 20 weekes sinc. her disease & first fit tooke it feb 21 ♃ h 4. p m 1611. it did shake w^th the hands & wryteth {sic} y^e mouth & hed & clutcheth the hands & grypeth. & falleth. the first daye 2 fits. yesterday & this day may {sic} fits.

water good.

{sen}|{wro}|te to me febr. 25 ☾ h. 4. 15. p m 1611.

RN She was taken strangly & sodenly but more yesterday then before Iuly 24. ☿ h 4|5| \5/ p m 1622. at sermō tȳe w^th strāg convulsions taking away her speach. & vse of her armes & her belly Did burne & trēble & was & is ever mightely tormōted w^th sore tēptatiōs when she is most willing to serve god¹

RN I receaved a letter frō S^r Th. Mydleton & the lady Earsfild & old S^r Rob Napeir feb {illeg} 27. ☾ h 7. 3|4|0. p m. 1625|6| frō S^r Rob touching Rich busynes y^t he would goe to London & see what he can doe w^th the Archebishop.

2. frō S^r Th nydleton & the lady Earfild touching the lady Midletons conv{ul}sive c{illeg}|rā|ping cholick |feb: 27. ☾ h. 7. 20 p m 1626|¹

cōmendeth her pils best.