Casebooks

RN {I}ohn Evans of the Mynrys in London Iue {sic} 19 ♃ h. 6 p m. 1628

writeth for a gent mā

first vnfoldeth his owne greefe how he is wrōged & cosened of all y^t he hath & therby he his wife & childrē broght to great want & misery craveth my Counsell & instruction

Also writeth in the behalfe of a gentlemā y^t having taken an extreme cold & p^rsently an exceeding greefe for the Death of his wife & {th}erby cast Downe into sicknes & mutch melancholy of a sanguyne cōplexion his sicknes & melancholy is mutch abated & now his voice is almost Lost y^t he s cānot {sic} \on cānot/ spea heare on \him/ that speaketh {sic} \to speake/ a yard of

cōplayneth of something about the pit of his throate his voice is only low & weake but not troubled w^th any fault in noncing but cleere inough every where no physick but cōplayneth of the coldnes of his stomack & head & sone {sic} stoppage about the begying of his nose cold flegme & cold head & defect in hearing hath 2 great manyscripts of physick y^t he is Desyrous I should vse craveth vnder god my consayle for the frind his gentleman

RN The younger gentlewomā mrs \An/ T{illeg}|w|isdon sent me a lett^r Mres An Twisden 20 y Iune 3 h {sic} hor 8. 30 p m 1626

at her stomack

would weare some playster for her backe y^t had a good smell

afrayd to be let blood yet will she sayth henc forth if I will advise her therto.

would have some cōfortable thing to breake wynd for her stomack to digest her meate.

RN Elisab. Smithe came to my|e| for my counsell 1595 {sic}. the 8 of Iune die ♃ h. 8. 30. ant merid. for an ache in her armes./

RN nā hoc tempore for his wyndynes of stomack quærit consiliu nostrū

RN Sybyll West alias Nichols bapt āno dⁿⁱ 1568 the 23 of feb. sent to me for my counsell this febr. 25 ♃ hor. 12. 1602. of Woollisson.

for the swelling of her face.

RN mres leate \of london/ craved my counsell for her head heavy Dūpish & sleepish & yet not the better for sleeping also was cupped & was never the better or very litle craveth my counsell for her child my goddaughter 5 y. old for her weakenes of lims. Aug 5 ♃ h. 5. p m. 1613.

sent me succet & a night cap of silke.

RN M^r Rich. Dyer of Great Stawton Decē. 4. ☿ h. 11. 45 p {sic}. 1588. but came to me for my counsayle Sept 5 ♃. h. 4. 15 p m. 1622.

a Smyth in London in cow lane on Hopkins opened the drūps of his ears & once in a yere & tooke out black coarns & then heard but sinc cometh agayne & is troubled w^th a continuall n hissing & buzzing

vtrū ducet quā cupit

RN Mres Weekes moth{er} in law to m^r lamb{ert} of Buckinghā desy{red} to see me & to follow my counsell for an iss{ue} in her leg. may 30 29 ☉ h. 3. p m. 1614.

RN Thomas Rufhead came to me for my consell for his \right/ eye prick & shooting only for a sudden a dynes of his ey Iuly Iuly. {sic} 21. ☿ h. 8. 30 ant m 1619¹

RN Katheron Dudly of Woulson 53. for the paine in her belly taketh it to be the Cholick. if shee cast shee is well. & doe w^th all avoyd wind. came to me againe for my counsell 27 of Marche die ♂ h. 8. ant m. 1599.

RN Iohn holland of walten 57 y at the same tye {sic} |asked my counsell| lame in his hands & feete

RN The Lady Tyrrell of Thorneton. 56 y Ian 17|8| {sic} 18 ♃ h. 1. p m. 1627

craveth my Consayle for her rheme & cough teeth gone & wasted

TG jana {sic} RN \Iane/ Reding \of laten/ 11 annos nata prentise at Londen RN a swelling of her thighs & legs |m^r Iohn Moore of Layton| craveth my consayleTG ¹

RN Mres Pescot sent a letter to me touching certen ptyes susp to doe her hane {sic} May 17 ☾ h. 1. 30 p m. 1624

Mres Prescot was w^th goody M^res Kendall who did excuse her selfe &|b|efore she dyed & did put it on her daughter in law that mayed {sic} her sonne called Ellenor Cooke now wife of francis Typsley confessed y^t her daughter sent for a mā to cure her mischiefe but they did not fourme it. still is tormented almost in all tꝭ of her bodye yet not sicke so y^t she is afrayd y^t all her adversayes {sic} are not rooted out. this \last/ womā hath a Daughter y^t was w^th the old womā before she dyed called Anne Typsley. always tormented at hart feareth a cōsūption & craveth my consayle & helpe vnder god.

M^rs. Margaret Anderson. \of Tringe/ 16. y. Febr 21. ♂. h. 1. 10. p m. 1632

Shee tooke her Phisick w^ch wrought very well, but her Leggs doe nowe swell very much toward night, & pitt into the flesh w^th great paine, her thighes & Belly swell alsoe

Desires to knowe what should bee done:

RN The Lady Longeville new come to Billen about on weddensday last sent h a letter to me Iuly 26 ♀. h. 2. p m 1622

how her courses be broken downe & y^t her hedach is nothing so bad as it was wont.

RN Receaved a lett^r the lady Mytton Iuly 20 ♀ h. 6 30 p m 1627 hath casted 3 weekes. would have a playster for the spleene

sent her things agaynst next fryday.

Mres mytton \my Cosen magd myt{ton}/ sent Iuly 20 ♀ h: 7 40 p m 1627

hath casteth 3 weekes Craveth my Consell & also a playst for y^e spleene

RN M^r Clement a yorkesheer gentlemā a young mā strangly taken first with a b{ow}ing & now w^th a hard wyndy bunch vnder the bending of his knees hard like a sp{asm}s yet heathy Aug 5 ♂ h. 12. 1628.

craved my consayle

RN Ihon vtton of feny stratford 40 had a grudging this 3 yeres looketh well w^th it & can travell & goe abroad came for my counsell this 25. of novemb 1598. h. 9. 35|0|. mi.

he enquired for his wife who is troubled w^th a wind cholick & a great heate in her back

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