Casebooks

RN Mr Turveys \of Wicken/ vomyt gave him eight reasonable grat vomits. his purge gave him 6 stooles on vomyt & aftr his vomyt some 3 stooles more more bound after his physick hath bene let blood. & it was very blue full of melancholy blood sinc his letting blood his wynd collicke \in his/ backe & syde mutch eased. & nowe cōplayneth as before w^th a rūning humour in his feete & desyres when tyme shall serve to blede them.

RN M^r Furthoe 58 y novēb 16 ♂ h. 11. 30 ant m 16i9

his leg is well healed by M^r Dove & the tormt of the crāp is well driven away.

he would recoav^r the vse of his mortifyed limbs.

RN My Cosen Marsh the older sent me a kind letter to signify y^t after my clyster & blood letting she was well for 4 days & then payned as before in her hed & arme so greevously betwixt 4 & 5 p m cōnoly {sic} Sept 14. ♀ h. 5. 30 p m 1627 she sent to Cambridg to M^r Crane he gave her a pils|l| & also a clyster

had the horse leaches & they were {illeg} naught.

took my pils & Dyet drink & did well for the tyme

her Daughter fond mtch {sic} good by her playster Desyreth a nother & a recept of it

TG Goody Pinion of stony streetford 46 y. 7bris 27 ♄     1634.

is with child, hath great paine in her limmes & leggs. desireth an ointment.

RN Susan Parkes of Broughton. 19 y. Apr. 23 ♂ h. 7. 45. ant m 1611.

had an Ague 2 yers a goe & had an Ague fell into her legs. would know {illeg}|w|heath^r it be good to be purged and to be let blood.

RN At the same tyme Goody Markum of our towne sente to mee for physick for her hed & lyms

RN M^r \Will/ Bryars certifyed me y^t his purg his dyet drink is all taken & hath wrought very kindly w^th him yet his soure humour still falleth downe into his leg hindering the sealing therof May 24 ♃ h. 10 ant m 162i |courpulent & sanguyne of Pulluxhill|

RN Ione Holtome of Saldone 47. y. May 23. {illeg}|♃| h 3. p m. 1622

she was so swelled belly & legs as everyon thought that she would die & yet mended & cane {sic} heather to me

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.

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 deere Cosen she Marsh sent vnto me Iuly 17. ♂ h. 5. p m. 1627. /deus benedicat Cognatæ meæ\

\no good of y^e oyntnent {sic}/ her head ill & mutch payned, the vayns in her tēples swelled & arme so weake y^t she cānot vse it & the vaynes be sore to her foote

extremely payned

desyrous to have williā Rufhead to let her blood

would have something to incease {sic} good blood

desyrous to know when to send her coach.

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 M^r Luke Faldoe of Bedford 50|5| \45/ y Ap 28 ♂ h. 9. 2|5|0. ant m 1629

in great payne in his thigs & legs craveth a Locall application for the payne of his legs. scarce able to goe

Is cheerfull & Lightsome

Craveth salt of wormewood frō me

RN Avys Bradbery was p^rtely mended w^th her playster. & after the playster it went downe into her legs & instep & now is sick at harte Iuly 25. 1611 h. 9 ant m 1611.

RN Thomas Barnesey of P|S|teppo{illeg}|n|. 72 y Ian 15 h {sic} hor. 3. p m 1625.

had the palsye but not now & hath lost the vse of boath armes of a red & highe cōplexion

would knowe wheath^r good to let blood 4 or 5 ounces hath a short ptysicke.

Thomas Barnesye of Steaphington 72 y Ian. 15 h {sic} hor 3. 15 p m 1625 |a very leane mā|

wheath^r good to let blood hath no vse of his arme a palsy 6 weekes

M^rs. Margaret Anderson. \of Tringe/ 16. y. Febr 21. ♂. h. 1. 10. p m. 1632

Shee tooke her Phisick w^ch wrought very well, but her Leggs doe nowe swell very much toward night, & pitt into the flesh w^th great paine, her thighes & Belly swell alsoe

Desires to knowe what should bee done:

RN Mary Meary of Bedford 29 y Ap. 13. ☾ h. 9. 20 ant m 1612          boath legs swelled |her legs swell asketh wheath^r good to let her blood|

RN Goody Honour of Woulv^rton 42 y Iune 17 {illeg}|☿| h. 8. 40 ant m 1618      hands benūmed

RN was taken sudainly at the butchers stale Iuly 27 ☾ h. 2. 20 p m 1618. betwixt her gartering & kneepan in great payne & extremitye.

RN Old S^r Rich Spencer for his legs payne cōmending his dyet drink above all things desyreth to have it agayne Iuly the 19 h {sic} hor. 7 30 ant m 1623