Casebooks

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 Mres An \Alce/ Vu\a/dale \of this towne/ 19 y Aug: 23. ♀. h. 7. 38 ant m 1633

An Vvedale 14 y grene sick als{o}

RN An knight of Olny 19 y Ap 10 die ♃ h. 11 ant m. 1600 a great heat & cold. chest stuffed hart hot ready to swound swelled & great bellyed hath not had her sicknes this 12 moneth. yet about a 3 weeks sinc shee had them but very fewe./.

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

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 {T}he lady Magdalen Egertons clyster taken by my appoyt {sic} at london

Hamec ʒvj Ierop cōp ʒj syr of roses ℥j ß war{m} in 12 onces of whey clarifyed {illeg}|&| warmed

secondly apply y^t night halfe a pigone to each foote

The next morning give her Coch ℈ij rud ℈j

Her oyntment suppling

oleū lilior ℥ij ros ℥j D{i}alth ℥j Capons greac ℥j empl. Paracelsi

for the lady Alce Edgerton

{mus} chri {}lat hartes ho\r/ne, Ivory white {san}ders white corals bezoar. white ambers vnicorns horne sugar rose water. amber greec gr iiij

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 Susan fuller 10 y of hanslop at the same tyme shortwynded. & hath a great cough ever sinc chrismas & sick w^th it every where.

Susan fuller 10 y. of hanslop 10 y hor 8. 45 ant m. 1603. very exceding shortwynded troubled w^th a very great cough & sick every where w^th it. ever sinc christmas hed. back. chest.

RN Ioseph Shawe of Brafild in y^e Green 16 y. novēb^r 8 ☾ hor. 11. 25. ant m 1602. fat & hungry frighted in his bed & weakned in his wits & care not whō he striketh not sicke cōplayneth of sore{b}|n|es of his legs armes & sometymes hart.

vide Octob. 11.

cryeth out of a black mā. & black theefe.

RN Mres Leate did write vnto me touching her daughter Denys. that she is mended in bodye but anys {sic} in mynd. Octob. 26 ♃ h. 5. 38 p m 1609

her nother {sic} craveth ny {sic} helpe prayers & consell. & is willing to marry her but her daught^r myndeth it not./

RN W. V. 1598 Ap. 23 die ☉. h. 8. 15. for an itch in his legs body & breaking out in his neck & legs.

RN Susan fuller of Hanslop 10 y. Maij 31 ♂ hor. 9. 15 ant m. 1603.

for a great cough. & swelling about her necke hand of boath sydes.

RN Mres Duncōbe sent vnto me for her eldest Daughter of 18 y sept 24 ♄ hor 9. ant m 1603 her wat^r good motes in it

& for on M^r Barber. whose wat^r hath red sand armes & backes & should^r a bad stomacke

his wat^r hie coloured full of dregs & heares.

GJ Agnes Purryer of Cranfield 15 y. Octob. 17 ☾ ho. 3. 30 p. m. 1603

One walter Hooton m^r Androwes man of Lathbury beaten her that she is sore over her whole body. very faynt & ready many times to swound digestꝭ nothing. He put a hempen halter about her shoulder. /

GJ Elsabeth Radford of North Crowley 18 y. Octob. 18 ♂ ho. 8. 45 a m. 1603 payne in her head and stomacke shortwynded and faynt

nunquā habuit menstrua

greene sickenes /the caryers maid\

RN On of Wellinborough for a child of 12 y y^t is swelled in her legs lame rūne pyneth & cōsumeth & bell hath gone for it

RN Deborah. Williams of old Stratford 11 y Iune 11. ♀ h. 8 15 ant m 1619 a great stitch \on the right syde/ & like a hard bunch w^ch fell downe a yere sinc after an ague. & groweth bigger & bigger downe to the belly. & belly hard so two yeres./

RW Lydda Carter of Cheshā y. 19. d. ♄ h. 9. 45. ant: m: Martij. 18. 1620. a great swellinge in her breast & in her throate. very extreame ill & keepeth her bed & hath done so a weeke.

RN Mres Leate sent her {sic} \a letter in the behalfe of her/ daughter Iane who hath for this twelfemonthe bene troubled w^th a swelling about her gr{y}|o|yne sometys appearing & sometyms not but gone first white & 2 months since burning red & hard almost as big as an egge

she layd to it a litle wax & butter & now & then a poultis of milke & a weddensday last was senet it broke about the 12 of Ap desyrous to have my counsell the 20^th of Apr h. 5. 30 pm 1620 It is broken & did run & voyd filthy \yellow/ stuffe