Casebooks

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

RN S^r Arthur for his lady Ian 29 ♃ h. 12. 1618

Doctor Cotty and S^r Arthur to know wher best to make a derivation of blood

RN m^r Harding sent to me for his wife & M^res Crawly. his wife is w^th child. sept 2 10 ♂ h. 12. 12 p m 1605. to send a Dyet Drinke.

RN Mres Dorcas Nichol{s} 26 y. ww^th {sic} her s{ister} Mres Weston m{arch} 29 ♀ h. 6 30 ant {m} 1633

RN A note of Directions for the noble lady Magdalen Egerton may 14^th 1633.

first give{illeg} \her/ onc a weeke 5 pils especially 2 or 3 days before the new moone & the full moone

But in case the flushing should come, observe the former directions & doe as you have seene me to doe

{illeg}|Th|at is give her a clyster. of Hamec the weight of six sixpences. that is thre shillings {illeg}|m|ixing it with Ierapicra cōposita the weight of twelfe pence sweete {illeg}|b|utter on sponefull salt a sponefull.

And that night apply a pigeon slitte the bloody te to the soales of the feete to each foote going to her bed & halfe a pigeon to the nape of the neck.

In the morning apply give her 5 pils very early to sleepe on them. or els another clyster as you did before in the after noone betwixt 3 & 4. & pigeons agayne to the soales of her feete

onc a fortnight you may apply to the outsyde of the foote |right leg| two leaches. & a week after two leaches to the outsyde of the left leg. this to p^rvent

But if the flushing heate will not leave her suddenly then it is good to apply 4 leaches to the emrod vaynes.

onc in a month it weare very behoofehull {sic} to take four graynes of the vomyting pouder & to soake it all night in thre onces of white {illeg}|w|yne on the gentle hot embers then in the morning to passe it thorough a lynen cloath into a cup & to Drink it fasting all at once & hot buttered posset Drink always after casting

If at any tyme you feare y^t her flushing heate will come on her. then you may be pleased to give her a vomyte to evacuate the humours. & a cl{illeg} washing clyster of clere hot posset Drink 3 quarters of a pint, sweete butter two sponefuls Hony a sponefull & white salt a sponefull. & if you please the next day about four of the clock a purging clyster of hamec & Ierapicra w^ch is before described

If it so happen y^t before you can make ready this purging dyet Drink w^ch followeth the flushing heate should Bine \be feared/

Brine four \or five/ gallons of good Ale worte & when it is tūned into a fitting & a convenient barle Then Take of Sene six onces, of rubarbe, Agarick, turbith of each on once \sliced/ a halfe. & of Calamus aromaticus, sassafras, sarzaperilla of each two onces sliced licoras anys seedes of each sliced & bruised four onces, cinamon nutmeg of each brused halfe an once citron & lemon pils of each a quarter of an once whit & yellow sanders sliced of each a quarter of an once, Divide all the stuffe into 3 lynen bags having a peeble stone in each bag after it is a weeke old, Drink of it liberally as you Did w^th vs & eate no flesh. till it hath d|w|rought well/ you may Drink hot posset Drinke to set it a working. & may dyne w^th potched egs & so m{illeg} it at sup.

If I say you cā not p^rpare this purging dyet drink soone inough to p^rvent her infirmity. Then be pleased to make this purging Decoction following

Take of Sene on once & a halfe turbith on once & a halfe, Agarick mechoicā & rubarbe of each six Drams the Weight of a dram is about six pence, mirabolans Called Chelulæ & Citrini of each on once all fynely sliced. hermedactils two onces sliced, licoras & anys seeds of each an ounce & a halfe boyle all these in six pints of water & two pints of white wyne boyle it to halfe strayne it. of this the lady Magdalen is to take six onces & to adde to it two sponefuls of syrope of roses & to Drink it for 3 mornings but the lady Alce is to take but four onces of this licour & to adde to it two sponefuls of syrope of roses.

The oyntment we vsed to y^e lady Magdalen was cōpounded of oyle of lillyes two onces of Capons greace two sponefuls of oynt|ment of| Dialthea a sponefull all weare melted & so vsed

& also her former playster some 3 onces eyther to be applyed {be}t{wix}t her shoulders & also the soales of her feete & on of those playsters to be applyed to the lady Ac|l|ces splene.

For the Lady Alce

When you shall see especiall cause they {sic} give to the lady two sponefuls & a halfe of the vomyting syrope mixed w^th a sponefull of white wyne let her Drink it fasting, taking always after laying vp of the stomack cleere hot posset Drinke

If her ladyship cōplayne of any gryping in her belly or any ach of her head then give this clyster.

Take of motherworte, wild thyme, lovage, rosemary, balme of each a quarter of a handfull bay beryes, Iunipor beryes, anys seedes Dill seedes of each a sponefull flours of cāmomyll a very litle boyle all in a quarte of posset Drinke made of malmesye or white muskadyn & milke of each a pinte take away the Curde & boyle all the forenamed species in it to halfe, strayne it & Take halfe a pinte of this decoction melt in it a sponefull of sweete butter, hony a sponefull, white salt a sponefull. let this be her clyster.

If you see occasion give her 5 litle pils Weighing about four pence about 5 in the morning

\let her smell to Her pomander./

And there after give the lady of the gentle purging decoction before named in the Description of it for the lady Magdalen. giving her of this Decoction four onces. syrope of roses a sponefull, & of the elect purging electuary p^rpared for the lady Alce the Weight of ten pence let albe well dissolued & give her this potion blood warme fasting betwixt six{t} & seaven & thin broath two hours after.

When you make of the purging dyet Ale, then be pleased to give her a good Draught of it in the same maner as her ladyship tooke it here with vs at linford

you have thre ounces of cōfortable lozenges to give vnto the lady Alce {illeg} on lozeng in a day for 3 or 4 mornings togeather fasting especially after a vomyte or a purge. & so to be vsed as occasion shalbe mynistred

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 Mres Reade of Abington took a vomyting tabulate of ♁ 5 gr Aug 24 ☾ h. 7. ant m 1618. & it wrought neyth^r vp nor downe & she was neaver sick w^th it nor did chide

RN S^r Anthony Hazlewood sent for a dyet Drink for his lady. acknowledging that she hath receaved mutch good by her physick & my advice god have the prayse therof to whō only it is Due sent for the dyet drinke Sept 25 {sic} h {sic} hor 2. p m 1629

RN Goody markes of litle linford Aug 16 ☉ 8. h 8. ant m 1618. {sic} 1618. |her husb. came for no physick but fearing a plurisy to have her to be let blood|

RN M the lady An P{igot} of Dodershall 50 {y} Ap 5 ♂ h. 4. 30 {p m} 163i |22 y mayed {sic} about Christmas|

The lady An Pigot Ap 5. ♂ h. 4 30 p m 163i |M^r Bodely wrote|

what I conceave of the disease wheath^r I will vndertake the cure, or wheath^r she shall come over vnto me what course fitteth for Her.

SF m^rs banister best to do for her or noe/

SF & Best to tak her in hand

RN I gave Mres Gybs Diascord ʒiij. mithridate ʒj. elect cordialis ʒiij cinamō wat^r ℥ß. aqu Angel. meliss an ℥j gratis may 29 die ♃ h 6. 15 ant m. 1600.

RN Aug. 11 die ♀ h. 5. 30 m. ant m. 1598. it should seeme good for Mary Nichols to take phisik.

RN Winkley came for his Dyet Drinke for his wife. at the same tyme.

RN Elisab Rive of Tiffild Apr 20. ♀ h 12. 40 p m 1604.

her hush|b|and came for a dyet drinke for her.

RN M^r Bressy of Wootten for a dyet drink for his noth^r {sic} & pill coch et splenet an ʒij olei an{illeg} gut iij may. 8 ♂ h. 9. \7. 20/ ant m 16{1}0 {sic} 16i0.

RN Young mes Blundle let blood in the arme Iune 13 ☿ h. 9. 38 ant m 16i0

RN At this tyme on came for his wife who is desperate & tooke my vomyt but is never the better./