Casebooks

RN mres Mary Sanders 40 y from Welford Decēb. 15 ♂ h: 3. p m. 1629

tooke not the playster at the day appoynted & is desyrous when and at what day she may apply it

2 hath taken the pouder once

3 Dareth not to bleed vntill she shall come to me

4 is mutch troubled w^th the wynd y^t she cānot keepe cōpany w^th her frinds, & if she represse it, then it fumeth vp to her head

5 vseth fasteth on fish days w^th butter, egs & salte fish wheath^r good

6 hath taken a clyster made w^th anysseeds boyled in water to w^ch she putteth now milke & sugar. thus she hath done twice, wheath^r I like it

7 wheath^r good to take at breakefast a toast sugar & spice & also to eate of the tost. w^ch she hath vsed to doe heretofore

RN I had a letters frō young \old/ S^r Robert & young S^r Rob. S^r Th.: Earffild & S^r water Leach Ap 1 \2/0 ♀ h. 2 p m 1632

frō old S^r Rob 6 rabbots & 2 litle troughts

They desyre me to goe w^th S^r Rob & his L into yorke sheere & S^r walter into Devonshire

S^r Thomas ak|c|knowledged|th| y^t my last pouder sent about a fortnight sinc hath recovered the fect{illeg} craveth the same powder.

RW M^ris Norwood of Astw{ood} y. 45. d. ♄ h: 1. p: m: Martij 17. {1621} desireth to know whether shee w{ere} best to bee let bloud; or to ta{ke} physicke. full of payne: hath th{em} well

RN M^r Anthony King his last physick I sent him wrought to fearcely & decayed his spiritꝭ craveth gentle physick /falling sicknes M^r King for his sone M^r Anthony\¹

RN Mres Chester of Tylswort M^r Henry Chesters wife 24 y Iune 14. ♂ h. 7 ant m. 163i

terms stopt sinc christas her left leg swelled hot.¹

my pultish made it to blyster. & she applyed Cowe Dung & butter to it

Toke my Dyet Drink & it wroght well for 5 days & abated the swelling & sinc it is cōme agayne |imputeth her swelling to the stopping of her terms|

would know wheath^r good to bleed & in what places.

desyreth to have a good purg. /w^th a fulnes of her stomack.\

RN My lady pigget of Lēborough. 34 y may 9 ♂ h. 2 45 p m 1626

|terms stopt 7. weakes| tooke her dyet drink a fortnight sinc troubled w^th y^e pils|e|s & what to doe for the piles & wheath^r to continue her physick drink 4 tyes {sic} it wrought

her sisters physick wroght not wel & thinketh it is to late to take any more/

RN Mres Mary Throckmorton of Weston 26 y Ap 13. ☉|☾|. h. 12. 50 a|p| m 1629 /Courses Duly 3 or 4 yers\

desyrous to take ♁ p^rpard for twice for cold moyst humours

hath thē now but very litle who had thē before very well for 3 or 4 yers

p^rsumeth y^t her body is distempered w^th cold moysture y^t Deadeth naturall heate & therfore Desyrous to take ♁ p^rp for twice & then to bleede in her foote troubled a litle w^th the whitꝭ

RN Mres Brograve of Braffyn in Hartfordsheere hard by Putchkinge 40|5| y feb. 22 ♃ h. 2. p m 162i

hed gydie full of melancholy would know what tyme best for physick & wheath^r she should come over. & craveth my prayers

would have to be cast & made the 24 of feb some S of ♄. a f{ur} & more here after

w^th a note of there vertues & what certenty of there effects & ve oatus would know the best tyes {sic} for S of ♃ & & the worst tyes {sic} a fit tyme to come vnto me

RN The lady Hāmer sent for a Cordiall & did not like of y^t \strong water/ will sent her Iuly 2 ♀ h 8. 15 ant m 1630

RN Mary Meade of litle Brickhill at the signe of the George 28 y Iune 3 ♂ h. 10. 38 ant m 1606 came to tell me y^t her medson wrought never a whit & so hath continued & shee never the worse for it

RN Katheron foukes of Hulcot Octob. 20 ☾h. {3} {sic} 3. 25 p m 1606.

vid. Octob. 16.

her medson wrought but litle.

desyreth anoth^r.

GJ Tho: Abbot of Sympslon 60 y May 20 ho. 7. a m. 1605

His purg wrought not at all he sent for a vomit

RN M^r Charles longfildtooke his physick vppon Apr 8 ☿ it gave him 30 stooles & made him very weak

☾ sep a △ ♀ ap ☌ ♄.

his mā came in the morning Apr 9 ♃ to aske wheath^r it should be stopped. h. 7. 30

W M^ris Sara Tristrā of Hitchin came at the same tyme to be lett bloode in the foote shee had her sicknes soome .5. days a goe for .3. days but somwhat waterish⸫

The phisick shee had last gaue her the first tyme of takinge .5. stools the .2. tyme .9. stools⸫

RN The lady Dickby of Gothurst Iune 24. ☿ h. 6. 38 ant m. 1607. hath spent her dyet Drink drinking no oth^r drinke hath taken it some six days & thre days it gave her four stooles a daye & two dayes but 2 a daye it weakneth not yet giveth litle amendment.

had them lately but pale.

would know wheath^r shee is to vide any more./

RN Ione Basse came Sept 19 ♄ came for her dyet drinke {se} h. 10 ant m 1607 her letting of blood & her dyet drink made her so sick as if she should dye w^th it. h 10.

RN The lord \Henry/ Barkley for his sone Apr 17. ☿ h 5. 15. p m 1611. | filio|

desyring me to come to his sonne or to cure on y^t will come & heale him.

his dyet drinke wrought litle for he tooke litl.

RN Goody Iounson of Newp found mutch good by the v|g|entle purge sent her. gods name be blessed for it. & is desyrous to know wheath^r an easy vomyt or a nother like purge would not be good for her/

W M^r Paule Dorrell Iune 30. ☾ {sic}. hor. 1. 30 P. M. 1612⸫ sent his man w^th a letter he had not vsed the powder, so he had nothinge: for his wife

RN M^r Barry sent me a lett^r touching his wifes & his sisters physicks working octob 17 ♂ h. 2. 39 p m 16i5

& would have me to send thē something more as I sawe good he will send x days henc his mā to nep|w|port & then send it