Casebooks

RN M^r Dolling of Exet colledg in Oxf. 16 y devon: ca{illeg}|{me}| to M^r Spicer for his counsell being very sick in his stomacke of longe {tyme} having bene in the Docters hands before almost halfe a yere & was cured by M^r Spicer in 6 or 8 weekes at the most march feb. 6. ♀ h. 9. 30 ant m 1618

RN Mres Dorle sent to know the disease of Margery Marye & An. Dorle. Apr 8. an ☿ h. 10 45 ant m 1607.

wheath^r good to heale \vp/ her Issue & to take a vomit or &|a| {sic} \a/ purge D Chanell wylleth her & to heale vp her Issu.

RN Stratton of Henick flix Iune 22 ☾ h. 11 ant m 1607 sent m^r willoby sent him somewhat 23 weekes a flix not mended Goody Hooton but did but make mētion of his flux. I bid her send me his wat^r.

RN a litle gyrle 14 y very sick head & stomack my lady gave her aloes & syrope of roses & a vomyt w^th {sic} wrought eight 12 tymes & yet is not mended craveth my consell

GJ Sibill Fisher of Cokenho 23|4| y August 1. ☾ ho 12 15 p. m. 1603

Light headed laug{illeg}|h|es, but at first tooke it w^th a weeping lookꝭ ghastly. \a/ fleering lookꝭ settꝭ her teeth. one night did nothing but sweare and curse /

Sibill Fisher she knowes not of her husbandꝭ cōming for her, knowes nobody they bynde her handꝭ and feete. when she is loose she is so strong that they cannot Deale w^th her. singꝭ idle songꝭ. Desyres to daunce. She had 2 midwives the first vnskilfull the 2 froward & would not meddle w^th her because she was not first sent her, suspected to be a witche, the woman well layd but a weeke after fell into these fittꝭ & at first speaking of her 2 midwyfe sayd. what doest thou there w^th thy blacke hen. & such like speeches

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RN the mydwife of newport came to me for Mres Garner of litle Linford Ian. 3 ☉ hor 9 ant m 1602.

RN M^r Samuell Harryson of Apothecary of london quærit vtrū his frind who was borne Iune 4 h. 13 m. 36. 1579.

RN The lady Dickby intreated me to come to Gothurst to confer w^th the Surg about M^r Hall. Octob 21. ☉ h. 7. 20 p m 1610

RN Iohn Byrd came to me to knowe wheath^r it were good that moore should take his wife to cure Octob. 8 ☿ h. 9. 30. ant m 1606

RN M^r Tylliare of St Albons A{pothec} quarit vtrū h {sic} moth^r in lawe be w{illeg}|bew|orded & how longe to live Decēb. 2. ☾ h. 9 ant m. 1605.

RN M^res fountayne a gentlewomā by Alebery 36 y feb. 4. ♃ 2. p m. 1608 |for her disease in the stomacke| |at this tyme Mres Midlemore brought her water to the D Ash who sayde she had rotten kidneys|

RN Goody Byrd for marye Robinson y^t hath had many throwes & now slacker & wheath^r her tyme be now or Decēb. 22. ♃ h. 12. 1608.

thinketh she {wanteth} a moneth of the tyme the mydwife quærit consiliū meū

the child dead

RN Cicely of Stony stratford 40 y. marche 17. ♂ h. 8 ant m 1612

on Thomas lie y^t dwelleth not

m^r lea sent for opiū ʒii on Thomas lye y^t dwelleth not far frō. Stony stratford hath taken in hand to heale this mad womā Cicely of Stonystratf{ord}

RN D lapworth wrote vnto me frō Oxford & sent for my tincture of Corall & pearle & there dosis|s|ses for on y^t bleedeth at the nose extremely. march 24 ♂. h. 6/ 5. 50 ant m 1612.

RN M^r Rookes the Surgion vtrū m^r h|C|hibnell may adryt {sic} incision as to morrow q{u}est ☿ h. 3 p m. 16i6

RN D Sp. honourable patient addicted to astrologye & believing continuall iudg. most per to build iudg vppon quærit first how long an old frind of his might live 2. vnder what planet h{illeg}|is| owne selfe was borne March 27 ♃ h. 5. 45 pm 1623

his old frinds age natus 1556 Iuly 87. ant m

His owne age Iune 13 ♂ h. 1. p m 1578

RN younge goody f \An/ {sic}

An fild & An Richardson of hav^rshā. about 25 y boath vnder on ruffe rough. & came togeath^r to the same howse at on tyme fell in labour. Ian 15. h. circi^r 9 \p m/ noctur. sent  obstetrice. 1609

An fild \borne. 29 y. satterd afore candlemas w^c was at hand./ began her labour {as} on satterday night \Ian. 14./ h. 10. 30 p m 1609.

An Richards. began her labour. Ian 16. h. 12. 30 p {sic} med noctē/

RN The lady mordant sent for me to cōsulte for the lord her broth^r w^th D foster, Oliver Apr 10 ♂ h. 4. 30 p m 1610 |foster came not. at this tyme we saw his water. full of white rawe humours|