Casebooks

RN S^r Sanders Duncōbe Ian of S^t Iohns streete in London by Smythfild Ian. 7. ♃ h. 6. 30 p m 1630 /sent me ☿ dulcis fron {sic} 4 to 7. wōderfully cōmended\

enquireth wheath^r the pouder cōmended for a Curious medson be so excellent good & suff to be taken. cōpounded of gold & ☿ it draweth Downe all the Distems of the head into the stomack & then a clyster bringeth all downe or riddeth it quite¹

Comended by a gentlemā for a rare curious & admirable medson.

vtrū ita sit v^l nō

borne feb 13. 1581. in the morning. full 47 last febr bone {sic} in the morning & christned the same Day

RN The lady Bret at Quainton sister to Doctor B\r/et 56 \55/ y May. 1: h {sic} hor 12. 1630 /the Doctor in her beh behalfe.\

desyreth to know wheath^r her clyster be still good to take

RN I gave my Lord diasc cū Cons. of quīces syr of Corall & syrope of cinam lozeng de citro ʒj amb grac {sic} gr j

May 8. h {sic} hor 11 15 ant m 1630 and I prayed for him

RN M^r Thomas Ienyson of Archester his wife Dyed as I told him of a Dropsy 2 y sinc he craveth my Consayle & advice for his sister the lady frevile in the bishop prick of Durhā 67. y. May 6 ♃. h. 9. 30 ant m 1630

RN M^r Nich. Evington 50 Ap {14} ☿ h. 5. 40 p m 1630 /neaver mayed {sic} a dropsy feared\ /Elder brother gav{e} it to his yonger b{rother}\¹

If the Dropsy increase what purg to empty it.

wheath^r he may Drink milke & beere or milke alone

RN Th D Pilkington sent me a peece Ap 20 ♂ h. 7. p m 1630

hath taken his purge & nowe begyneth to take his dyete drink purging

a pint in the morning & halfe a pint {illeg}|a|t 3 in the after noone

but he loathed the quantity of a pint. desyreth {to} take lesser Draughts & craveth my letter to satisfye him

RN the more babee

If feb 13. h 11. 30 ant m natus 1582 then die {sic} die ♂. Corp of a sang cōp

S^r Sanders Ducōb \47. y./ natus feb 13 h 15 21. his mother dyed when he was but 4 {illeg} \7/ yeres 5 or 6 y after her death vnwares leaping leaped into a well & was like to be drownd & 2 or 3 y w^th his younger broth^r sliding on the Ice fell into the water but w^thout harme

20 y old travelled into franc & stayed 3 quarter of a yere & retured {sic} at the Death of his fath^r being 21 y

Then living on yere in England he traveled into Italy w^ch beng {sic} about a yere there it was his hap riding on a mule to fall backward w^th his mule also

then some few yeres after became servant to k Iames & then after to k Char The miklemas before the k went in to Scotland was sick of a dangerus burning feever then vppō the death of a frind fell into a weeping passion & thenc into extrene {sic} melanc |Write on monday next|

RN S^r Robert sent me a lett^r |S Robert sent^r m{e} {sic}| \wheath^r an/ march 12 ♀ h. 8 a|p| m 1630 wheather any remedy & asketh /what the disease is.\ wheather he may adde the 4 Cooling seedes & also Drink milke nowe frō the Cow because he fyndeth a skalding & great payne in deliv of his vryne

Canot keepe the foreskin on to cover the nit {sic} of his yard

a loosnes almost 2 months scouring away mutch filth on satt last a loosnes & a stoole of blood did sit over a hot oke stoole & mended

RN old M^r Stockwell of North Hampton 65 y May 4. ♂ h 7. 45 a|p| m 1630

|very shortwyded| his motion of his going is well amended but his should & arme is swelled |on arms lessor then another| & mutch payned & plexed w^th shortnes of breath. troubled w^th wynd also moved to have an Issue craveth my Conseyle