Casebooks

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

RN I came to S^r Peeter Temples child & sawe it & gave it a suppository Decēb 28 h {sic} hor 3 40 h. {sic} 4. p m 16i6

RN Mres Dorothy Alway took her physick Iune 20 {♂} h. 7. 15 ant m 1620

RN M^r Ihonson for Mres Maryes {drinke} of Tydington sept 2 ♂ h. 9 ant m. 1623

RN M^r francis Gray of Risdon. by Hyemsfery{es} 2{illeg}|9|. octob. 10 ☿ h 9 ant m. 1627.

his playster draweth so mutch y^t the child cānot rest for it.¹

RN francis Bell the ladys sonne. 4 y febr. last 9^th h. 7. p m 163i /vtrū medicus\

RN for the lady Earffilds da\u/ghter 4 y novēb 8 ♃ h. 7 p \m/ 1632

TG For S^r Iames Evingtons Sonne aoꝝ 6. Febr Mart. 7 ♃ h. 8 p m.

RN Goody A{i}g

Agnes Cowly was Delivered vppon weddensday morning {sic} of a little boy tuesday night. Sept 12 of Sept. of a boy who is tounge tyed. shee sent her sister to me to knowe where the signe is y^t her boyes this 14 of Sept. die ♃ b at h. 2. p 12. m. f|p|ost m fortassis vt linguā nervū abscinderet. 1598 hic puer natus nocte 10. 30. m. natus Setemb. {sic} 12. die ♂ h. 10. 30. ¹

RN An vtile erat linguam eius abscindere. 14 Sept die ♃. h. 2. 12. m. 159{8}

RN Mres Alice Iēmings of Offley. S^r Rich Spencers Daught^r for her child. of halfe a yere old {o}|D|\o/rothy Iennings Ap 3. ♃ h. 10 ant m. 1617

I receaved a letter

1 first pe{r}ydays left behind

2 how the pouder is to be vsed

3 wheath^r Dragon water be to be vsed

4 the cap & w of pa & wheath^r it may be left of.

5 to send her oliban’ ℥ij sterny ℥ß. /starteth in her sleepe\

wheath^r to forbeare the sucke. suckes well sleepes well is sol{u}{s}

RN M^r H|L|atch {sic} \Latch of the Strand in London/ did writ to me to certify me how it was w^th franke the issue did helpe her rheme but still hath greevous fits as before septēb 22 h {sic} hor. 12 1627

RN mres Franke Latch hath not had so many nor so sore fits as before vsing the powders & her ring & keeping an Issue always open novēb. 15 ♃ h. 5 p. m. 1627

novēb 11. ☉ in y^e morning had 2. sore fits

RN The lady Ienins of the Strad {sic} sent to me for y^e same Iulep for Mes Franke & some thing for y^e cold & craveth for her & mrs Elis a dyet drink stronger then before.

Mres Frank Latch 5 y feb. 14. ♃ h. 7. p m. 1628.

Mres Iennings of y^e Strand in London s {sic} 17. y. febr: 15|4| ♀ \♃/ h. 2. p. m. h. 6 7 p. m. 1628

RN M^r Latch sent me a letter Ian 24. ♃ h. 7. p m 1628

For his franke 4 y old lame of on syde but otherwise well mended

RN mres frank latch of the Strād her father for her palsy Lanenes {sic} on the right syde & her falling sicknes by onc in a month

hath Issue in her neck. S ♃ & annulus magicꝯ

yet feeleth little good

RN Th: Barly of Carington Cotton 8 y I had the palsy his speach & lims neare gone was sinc 3 weekes alhalloutyde soe ill came to me in Christmas holly days last & by gods spec: grace & my oyles mended yet his left hand hath litle feeling

RN William Downing \of filgrave/ of the his child Abigayle a yere & 3 quarters. old. very sick for 3 houre{s} when it taketh it at 2 a clock morning & at 12 it vomiteth whatsoever it taketh the Drinke & sucke it taketh & handleth very ill for the space of 3 houres Aug 27. die ☉ h. 3. 1598 quærit remediū it loketh pale as ashes at p philgrave.

RW A Childe of Cranfeilde y: 1. d. ☾ h. 4. post merid. Ap may. 1. 1615. voyded iij wormes vpward & iij downeward: he belly swelled & {illeg} The Child was brought in p^rsence. was much altered wheras before it was of a sanguine complection: it was now very bleake & wan.

RN my ladye fortiscue of Saldon sent for a quart of bugloes wat^r decē{b} 20 ♀ h. 12. 1605.

& h|M|res francis fortiscue greene sicknes left syde cough