Casebooks

RN M^r Brough children a boy of 12 y. the wench of 14 y Ap 18 die ♄ hor. 8 ant m 160i for scald white scalds sometymes drye sometimes moyst.

RN Mable Pettite 15 of y. of Grenndon for the squncy {sic} her drink I gave her did her good but when it was spent shee was ill agayne. feb. 28. die ♃. h. 1. 45 p m. 1600

Mable Pettit

SF Ellin ashby of 13 yers ad hoc tempꝯ

RN Iohn Tayler of Heath & Reach {sic} \Eliz Steaphinson 15 y of Taynton in Linconeshere Aug. 23. ☾ h. 2 p {sic}/ 15 y Aug 23. ☾ h. 2. p m. 1630

RN Mres Dorothy fortiskue of Saldon 13 y Apr 10. ☉ h. 3. 36 p m 1608

RN for Elis Burd of haversha for gr sick. Ap 22 die ☿ hor. 5. 30 ant m. 1601

RN Elis: Iennings of the Strad in Lond 15 y May 20 h {sic} hor 11. 30 p|a|nt m. 1626

SRN For the Lady Magdalen RN |Brigwater {sic}| \Edgerton Bridgwater/ SRN ☉. Octob. 14. h. 7. p. m. 1632.

SRN For y^e 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 violaꝝ. 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 y^e Rheume. corroboratinge y^e Animall & vitall spirits Parts.

Take y^e 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 y^e 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 y^e sunne. & sometymes ponadoes, with a little bisket bread or 3. slices of dyet bread. \& may drinke after it her dyet drinke before p^rscribed/ 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 gem̄is powderd an ʒj. venice treacle ʒij. Trochiskes of vipers. ʒj. Let all be well mixed & incorporated with y^e syrupe Acetositate citrj.

Dosis as much as a Nuttmeg in y^e morneing fasting. & then p^rsently drink after it ℥vj of y^e former dyet drinke puting into this draught only in the morneinge Syrup of Roses 2. Spoonfuls. & not in y^t in the afternoone.

RN The lady Magdalen Egerton Iune 29. h {sic} hor. 8. 30 ant m 1633.

Her dyet drink not purging but corrobating {sic} her head p|h|art & all the Animall vitall & naturall ts

Take of cortex lig scti Calami Aromat, sassaf. sarsap an ℥iiij sliced eulacāp & Angelic Cand an ʒij polip ℥ij Ho{un}d ℥ij verven. Calandyne Dryed an iij ij violet & red rose leafes, wood bittony & Cowslop flours rosemary flours an ʒij |verven celand \dryed/ an ♏ j| licoras anyss an ℥vj nutmegs ℥j cinam ℥j galingale ℥j sliced cetum & or{ing} pils Canded an ʒij boyle all. w^th reasons lib ß. in water 24 \30/ pintes. Calamus aromat ℥ß. morning at Dyner. after noone & dyet bread of biscoct w^th anysseeds reasons almonds. Canded \or condited/ citrons & oringes. nutmegs p^rserved {my}rab: ch{eb} Condited succots. or Cons. of Cowslops \violets {raspu}s/ bittony dianthis margerā. verven or Calandyne. no pease. no fish but mutton viyle chicken

pils Clysters./

Aloes ℥ß \ʒvj |℥j|/ turb Agar m{e}ch{e}c rhab an ʒij her{ni}d ʒß \ʒij/ aromatic ros ʒij mastic ʒij myrab cheb ℥ß. cū syr salis gēm ʒj. cū syr viol {q} su{ff}

RN An Middleton 10 yeres old a week afore Miklemas sick miserablely handled w^th her fits. the 20 of decemb^r die ☿ at 6 in the morning. borne the 12 of Decēb. 1588. die ♃ betwixt 1. & 2 morning. her fathr {sic} enquireth what may be the cause of her disease. in her owne p^rsence. the 5 of feb: die ☾. h. 7. 30. ant m. 1599. of a white pale colour leane wellooking water very good. every day many fits. & on friday & weddensday. it maketh her knock stamp strick her hands a great cough /this figure I set in there p^rsence.\

RN Susan Coles of Olny betwixt 18 or 19. March 18 die ♂ h 12. 30. 1600.

Robart Coles 29. of Olny March. 18. die ♂ h.  capitis dolore et tu{mo}r {sic} tumore ex collisu