Casebooks

RN Mres Gray of Hincksworth. 56 y march 7 ♃ h. 9. 30 ant m. 1622.

is was mended of her leg & the swelling but then her head & eys were ill but sinc of late it brake agayne is p^rty well amended her leg i {sic} Issueth blod & hath always so done. |x y sinc had a bloody water./|

would know wheath^r the humour be hot.

And wheath^r an Issue will doe her serv. \nell/ good & when. craveth no physick but m|b|y ridgmont.

RN M^res \Ione/ Crowly of Newp about 36 y old for a hart burninge what should be good the 8 of Aug. die ♂ h. {illeg} 7. 49. m.

RN D Sweat \60 y/ march 20 ☉ h. 6. 40 ant m. 1625. /a great cough & wynd a hot dispute\

RN Memorandū y^t S^r Georg Mānors first 2 purges did better agree w^th him th{en} the 2 latter & brought away more melanch blacke stuff.

hed hot & dye {sic} & apt to sweate

mres Sutton his Daughter hot & drye

M^rs. Norwood sent her Lady Letter for the Lady Dunsmores Daughter. Oct. 18 ♀. h. 12. 15. pm. 1633

RN ha\r/d to vomyt vppō any occasion D Gifford & d^r Cadymā her former physitions for the greene sicknes after the {sic} had made triall of of {sic} vomyts & saw how vntowardly it wrought followed some other course/

desyreth vomyt purg rath^r then vomyts to clense her hot & drye stomack.

RN Mres Chester of Tylswort M^r Henry Chesters wife 24 y Iune 14. ♂ h. 7 ant m. 163i

terms stopt sinc christas her left leg swelled hot.¹

my pultish made it to blyster. & she applyed Cowe Dung & butter to it

Toke my Dyet Drink & it wroght well for 5 days & abated the swelling & sinc it is cōme agayne |imputeth her swelling to the stopping of her terms|

would know wheath^r good to bleed & in what places.

desyreth to have a good purg. /w^th a fulnes of her stomack.\

RN M^r Blackshowe Curate to m^r Ireland fallen \extreme/ sicke. aft^r his physicke. very hot for the most te. may 8 ♂ h. 9. 30 p ant m. 16i0

RN Mres Anderson her letter London may 6 ♀ h. 11 25 1625

wheath^r leaches are good for her {illeg}|b|y tyes & what good to vse for the extrme {sic} heat in her hands & coldnes of her feete 3 what to quench her great drouth & thirste. 4 to make her sleepe

Is cōtinually Drye would know my iudg touching her fortune

RN Thomas finch of Stonystratford 28. y Aug 29 h {sic} hor. 7. 39 ant m 1612 every other daye very hot & thirstye desyrous to be let blood.

RN Mres Byrd. of hav^rsham May 17 ♀ h. 4. 45 p m 1622 /troubled w^th a hot rheume\ |she did send to signifye y^t her pils did worke only downe & not vp as her pils onc did 6 y since & thinketh y^t they did not worke vppon her head/|

RN Mres {sic} Crawlys physick wrought well vomyts & pils yet troubled w^th a hot rheme in her|is| left ey & a heavynes hinder t of his head in his ioynts & ankles & kne & right leg may 9 ☿ h. 1. p m 1632

desyrous of a purging dyet Drink.

RN My Cosen Warren mutch distempered w{^th} a cough & a bur{ning} feaver. Aug 28 ☿ {h} 6 p m 1623

RN mes knight his wife. gargles. |for eyes flushing heates|

GJ Iulij 12. ☾ ho: 12. 20. p. m. I went to see m^rs Byrd and Came there ho. 1. p m her phisicke that she tooke yesterday gave her 17 stooles. she is sicke still very hott a payne at her right side feareth the yellow Iaundise.

RN Goodmā|dy| Nueman of Brodwell. of 45 yeres of age found mutch ease by y^t w^c phisick w^c was given her & wrought vpward & downeward w^th her & shee was very prety well after it for 2 or 3 days. &|b|ut st the thirde day after it tooke her agayne & she is mutch troubled w^th the winde cholick & w^th a hot & drye stomacke. & sent her daugh{t}{er} agayne to me. Aug. 26. die ♄ h. 12. 30. 1598.

SRN M^rs Cotta of Coventry 40. y. August 22. ♄. h. 10. a. m. 1635.

Subject to bleeding, hath a burneinge in the insides of her hands & the Soles of her feete. desires my aduise whether it be good for to bleed either by Leeches or in her feete.

RN My Poer Cosen \Campion/ desiryous {sic} to be let blood for her flushing heate in her face eys & head though very big & sup|s|pecting her selfe to be w^th child May 1. {illeg}|h| {sic} hor 2 20 p m 1624

RN Ioane Leavins of Imly 22 y a wench Decēb 23. ☿ h. 5 \4. 40/. p. m 1629¹

her secreat places burne exceedingly & swell w^th sutch payne y^t she cā hardly make water & yet maketh very litle

hath a Droutch y^t nothing well quench her thirst

hath a hot & a dry liver & a cold stomack

craveth a cooling playster for her liver hath 2 dig

wheath^r she shall vse her cels of pouder every day or oth^r day cānot make water/

RN Lawrenc Chamberlayne kinsmā to M^r Adams of Stachden 39 y Iune 7. h {sic} hor. 9. ant m 1617 /& Mr Adams him selfe.\

M^r Adams of Stachden well recovered but his mouth is very soare the skyn of his stomack is so hot faynt & sickly a bad stomack Iune 7 h {sic} hor 9 ant m 1617 desyrous of a cool{in}g syrope or other cōforta{ter}

RN M^r Chāberlyn of Wicken son 30 y D {sic} Ian. 3. ♀ h. 11. ant m 1611 {sic} tooke his purge & pils. & wrought sorely many stooles & is very sick & ill after them. & troubled w^th mutch wyndynes of stomack & flushing heate.