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 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 Edmūde ferrers secret to the Comtes of Cleeveland In {sic} sent me word by his letter, that they had not tyme to put on the pomāder on the lady l|D|e la ware to know another tyme feb 17 ♃ h. 9. 40 p|a|nt m 1631

& y^t the lady Mary hath l{os}t her fit for 3 tyms & y^t mres Marshall is mended

And craveth y^t will Gadston will make his Rome ready for the lady Fynet y^t will send her agaynst the begȳning of Ap next or els before at the latter end of March

RN Mres Francis Trist of maydford 12 Aug. last Iune. 29 ☿ h. 12. 20 p m 163i /wheath^r leaches good\

RN ny {sic} H. L. quærit remed cōtr m Iune 30 ♃ h 3. p m. 163i /returned mutch to ny {sic} house {illeg}|h|alfe an houre before\

RN Mres An Tyrīghā tooke her vomyt novēb. 10 ♃ h. 10 ant m 1631

it gave her 12 vomyts & 9 stooles

& tooke a clyster after it y^t wrought all vppō Choler & flegme

RN ^rS {sic} Rob my broth^r taketh posset drink of milke & alo & a yolke of an egge & syrope of alth Ian 4 ☿ h. 7. 20 ant m 1633 {sic}.

RN The Lady Andrews of Lathbery vtrū surget nec ne she sayth y^t she dyes except y^t she may rise Ian 14 ☾ h. 2. 45 p m 1633.

SRN M^rs Quicke Attendant on the Lady Bridgwaters Daughter sent her lerFeb. 8. ♀ h. 2. p. m 1633

She desires to know when she may apply the Leaches to my Lady Magdalen.

And whether the {lady} Alce should take any thing to prevent her fitts before the spring

RN at the same tyme M^r Georg. Farmer sent his vomyt & his pils agayne to know wheath^r he might take them.

RN The Lady Leach tooke her physick & Sept 4. ☿ h. 7 ant m 1633.

RN The lady leach had an Issue octob 30 ☿ h. 9. 39 ant m 1633

w^th lapis Infe{m}

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 my Lord of Clevela{ds} Gardners water to march 10 ♃ {h} 3. p m 163i

SRN Iune y^e 6 ♀ h. 2. p. m. 1634. I receiued Letters frō my Brother S^r Robert who desired to know whether his Lady may take the Dyet drinke supposeing she may be breedinge Q^r vtrū.

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 Elis Iennins a S ♃ for her f{ormer} is very soft.

M^r Thomas vppon mistaking put his on a great while before the houre as he did the other y^t was vnder on arme & over the other.

to send M^r Th word what to Doe wheath^r the old on is first to be taken of. & then the new on to be put on in his place

Elis Iennins what physick is best & when Sept 9 ♀ h. 1. 30 p m 163i

SRN M^r Richard Gowland of Westm^r Coll. Novemb. 17. ♃. h. 6. 45. p. m. 1631.

Who hearinge of a Chymist y^t Liued w^th y^e Earle of Arundell went to him & consulted w^th him touching his disease, vpon his relation how it was w^th me held him, he resolued him it was a Catarrhous humo^r w^ch if it were in short tyme remedyed would end in a Palsey or some such cold disease.

THe {sic} Chymist would giue him a powder or two, y^t shall giue him the one a vomitt thother a purge & afterwards would giue him a Pill y^t shall by degrees dry vp that humo^r in his head & keepe his body solluble also.

RN my Cosen Marsh sent me frut agayst {sic} Chistmas {sic} novēb 24 ♃ h. 6 p m 163i

would know wheath^r she May make an Issue in her arme

RN S^r Th neavell wheath^r he may take māna cū Cassia onc a weeke for his back may 29.