Casebooks

RN Goody Punther of Stonystratford 30 y Decēb. 10 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m. 1614

vnd^r her breast & left syde

RN The Lady \Mary/ Hartop cōpl of her miserab estate splene mother back stomack liver & cā take no rest nor walk May 23. ♀ h. 6. p m 1623.

RN Mres Katherin Tyringhā 24 y Ap 27. ♂ h. 4. p m 1630

stopt about her chest desyrous of a vomyte

RN he began to annoynt his body Ian 1{illeg}|8|. ♄ 8 \20/ p m 1606.

RN Goody Hopkins of this towne for her backe Iune 17. ♀ h. 1. 40 p m 1608 quæro {vt}rū empl. derit¹

RN Mres Orpe of London writeth to me to send her more {c}|o|f the Cordiall pils & cordiall electuarie novēb. 28 ♀. h. 8. 40 ant m. 1623

cōpl of her old disease bad longus.

desyreth \her former/ cordiall pils & cor: electuarie

RN my Lord fynding him selfe ill at hart sent to me for a Cordiall may. 27 ♃ h. 5. p m 1630

At this he craved a Cordiall./

RN M^r {illeg}|B|letsoe of Rusdon \ vxore vtrū sit gravida/ 22. y. ♃. h. 12. 30 p |m| 1625. /terms stopt about miklemas milke in her breast water & milke.\¹

RN M^r Latch sent me a letter Ian 24. ♃ h. 7. p m 1628

For his franke 4 y old lame of on syde but otherwise well mended

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 The lady Twisden of London 51. y. may 27 h {sic} hor. 1 p. m 1626

by her sleeping & scouring she hath nutch {sic} mended sinc S^r will wrote Last y^t is thursday last.

yet the last night was more troublesome then before

this Day cōplayneth of a sournes rising out of her stomake supposeth y^t a vomyt would doe her good yet dare not to adventur it by reason of her weaknes & scowring. w^ch we dare not to stay seing the goodnes of it yet fyndeth no aptnes to cast but a soure belching

desyreth a nother box of the pils 10 and an answ to his lett & to this.

The lady Twisden of London may 27 h 1. p m 1626

very weake & feeble yet sitteth vp & eateth p^rty well. scoureth mtch {sic} hath a soure belching yet no aptnes to cast.

would know wheath^r fit to give her a vomyt considering her \great/ weaknes & sither her scouring Doth her so mutch good craveth an answere to his forme & to this Letter also.

wheath^r any other course for mending of the sourenes will not helpe w^th out a vomyt.

RN Marg: Cooke of Cosgrave Ap: 18. ☿ {illeg} 4. 30. p. m |46. y| hart & backe & forceth her selfe to cast & was 12 weekes well. & now as mutch. gnawen as ever before

would be let blood fyndeth no good in physick haven taken it 6 tyms

her S ♃ did her good god be thanked for 10 weekes./

RN Ioane Leavins of Imly 22 y a wench Decēb 23. ☿ h. 5 \4. 40/. p. m 1629¹

her secreat places burne exceedingly & swell w^th sutch payne y^t she cā hardly make water & yet maketh very litle

hath a Droutch y^t nothing well quench her thirst

hath a hot & a dry liver & a cold stomack

craveth a cooling playster for her liver hath 2 dig

wheath^r she shall vse her cels of pouder every day or oth^r day cānot make water/

RN Lawrenc Chamberlayne kinsmā to M^r Adams of Stachden 39 y Iune 7. h {sic} hor. 9. ant m 1617 /& Mr Adams him selfe.\

M^r Adams of Stachden well recovered but his mouth is very soare the skyn of his stomack is so hot faynt & sickly a bad stomack Iune 7 h {sic} hor 9 ant m 1617 desyrous of a cool{in}g syrope or other cōforta{ter}

SF 1596 30 of Iune ☿ p m^r at 30 p 4¹

DB {illeg}maried the 30^th of Iune betwixt foure and five aclocke in the evening in the yeare of our Lord i596 being xx^vth yeres ould at that time being being borne on Saynt mathes Daye betwixt xii and one at night SF \1571 ♀/ Dority {borne} borne at Barthelemutide the day and time vnsertayne being of of {sic} the age of five ag or sixe and thirty nowe Desiring yo^w to make the playster for my backe agaynst friday or saterday if posiple yo^w can for I indure great payne yo^w may tell this berar howe I must vse the oyle for hearing w^ch yo^w gave me whether I must take it whote or CouldeSF

RN young mres Duncōbe S^r Edward duncōbes Daughter came to me to be let blood march 26 ♂ h. 2. 20 p m 16i6

for her left syde mutch payned

RN Goodmā Rive came for physick maij 4 ♀ hor 4. 20 p m 1604. stomacho flegmatico laborat

RN my Neece & lady Earsfild for her daughter 3 y March. 10 h {sic} hor 7 ant m 1632

\grpes {sic} in the pit of her stomacke belly & sydes/ a very hard belly worms suspected¹

Alooes mxed {sic} w^th rub did her no good

nor a bag {illeg}|o|f wormewood steeped in vineg w^th nutmeg applyed nor my oyntment of Savyn & wormewood

What I think of it & what may doe her good

RW A Childe of Cranfeilde y: 1. d. ☾ h. 4. post merid. Ap may. 1. 1615. voyded iij wormes vpward & iij downeward: he belly swelled & {illeg} The Child was brought in p^rsence. was much altered wheras before it was of a sanguine complection: it was now very bleake & wan.

RN Mres Elis Throckmorton. sent me a letter to certify me y^t her physick wrought very well & y^t her stomacke is freed frō Her old payne & y^t she hath & doth vse good exercise yet not w^thstanding looketh pale / Octob. 9. ☾ h. 10. ant m. 16i5