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CASE78411: Prescription for Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [the nephew] [Sir Richard Napier] (PERSON18784) on 30 June 1633 at 14:00

SRN For ye Lady Magdalen Egerton Iune 30. h. 2. p. m. 1633.

Aloes Cicotrina ß. Turbith, and Agarick an. ʒij. Myrabolanj Chebulæ ʒij. Rubarb. ʒj. {v} Masticis calamj aromaticj an ʒj. fiat Massa cū syrupo viola. in 5. pil. dos. once in 2 dayes. at 5. of clocke before Supper. ad to it of p{ill} Rud ʒj.

A dry Diet Drinke to dry vp ye Rheume. corroboratinge ye Animall & vitall spirits Parts.

Take ye barke of lignū sctū. sarsaperilla, sassafras. roote, calamus Aromaticus of sach iij. Sliced cinamoms nuttmegs. & galingall an. j sliced Angelia canded, enula campana canded myrabulo{u}s condited ij. Bisket Bred made with anyseed iiij beaten & pouderd. verven & Celandine. dryed an. . ij. wood bittony Margerā, & rosemary flowers dryed {illeg}ac. . ij. an ß. Pruons .ß. Licoras Aniseeds & reasons an. vj. flower de Luce roote & flag roote boath dryed & sliced let all these be boyled in 20 pints of spring water boyle it till 4. pints be wasted then adde to it Bittony water, Margerū & Rosemary waters an. lib. ß white wyne lib ij boyle it a little more then strayne it & stop it close in a sweet Iug pot.

Take of this euery morneing vj. & the like at 3. in ye after noone & supping with 3 slices of Dyet bread drink vj. more & so vse it as long as any Lasteth.

Let her suppers be during this tyme of bisket bread & reasons of ye sunne. & sometymes ponadoes, with a little bisket bread or 3. slices of dyet bread. \& may drinke after it her dyet drinke before prscribed/ at other tymes either citrons, Lemons or oringes Canded or condited & once in 2 or 3 dayes to take before an houre before such a slight supper. 5. smal pils.

Aloes cicotr \ʒij/ rud, \Rud ß/ fætid turb an ʒij. salis gēm ʒß fiat mass pil cū syr de S rad q suff dosis ʒj

The Electuary.

Take of wood Bittony, Dianthos Conserve of \old/ Red Roses, Condited Citrons an. j. Ivory, harts horne specierū de geis powderd an ʒj. venice treacle ʒij. Trochiskes of vipers. ʒj. Let all be well mixed & incorporated with ye syrupe Acetositate citrj.

Dosis as much as a Nuttmeg in ye morneing fasting. & then prsently drink after it vj of ye former dyet drinke puting into this draught only in the morneinge Syrup of Roses 2. Spoonfuls. & not in yt in the afternoone.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, pp. 510–511 (p. 510 upper left, p. 510 bottom, p. 510 upper right, and p. 511 upper left)

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CASE78412: Prescription for Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400) and Lady Alice Egerton [Young Lady Alice Bridgewater] (PERSON48397)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [the nephew] [Sir Richard Napier] (PERSON18784) on 13 May 1633

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. Leon 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.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 512 (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE78416: Prescription for Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400) and Lady Alice Egerton [Young Lady Alice Bridgewater] (PERSON48397)

Question asked by Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400) and Lady Alice Egerton [Young Lady Alice Bridgewater] (PERSON48397) between 3 April 1633 and 28 June 1633

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 yt 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

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 521 (upper part of page)

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CASE78333: Prescription for Mrs Ellen King (PERSON52996)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 25 September 1633 between 07:45 and 10:00

RN Ellen King of Paxston 20 y.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 471 (bottom left part of page)

Cite this as: Lauren Kassell, Michael Hawkins, Robert Ralley, John Young, Joanne Edge, Janet Yvonne Martin-Portugues, and Natalie Kaoukji (eds.), The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/search?f12-question-asked=Medical;f13-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3APrescription;f14-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20211, accessed 22 December 2024.