Casebooks

RN M^res Smythe of Milton 30 y. Martij 25 ♃ hor 7. ant m. 1602.

cōplayneth of her stomack sendeth to have tab stib. weight of 4.^d quær p{o}t an sit gravida. \deus opt max. benedicat/

RN The lady Earfild wrought \wrote/ for the ring {ctra} abortionē & wheather the gentlemā shall obtayne mres Sara novēb. 10 ♃ h. 5. 40 p m 1625

RN D. Sheph of London. march 27. ♃ h. 6. 20 p m. 1606. lra  lras quærit

D Shephard of London & Sarah his wife march 27. ♃ h. 6. 25 p m 1606.

his wife for physick & to cause fruictfulnes

also wheath^r there fath^r will like of the mariadg betwixt her sist^r martha hall & Beniamyn Barloe boath tyes agreed but martha feareth least her fath^r wyll break it

the Doctor quæ plaga cæli cōmodior ad divitias acquerendas.

RN The lady Rotheram wheath^r w^th child novēb. 16 h {sic} hor 9. ant m 1611 \quærit an sit gravida nescit/ 8 weekes stopt \sendeth to take physick/

RN An B{illeg}|o|teler of Harold 30 y octob 28 ☾ h 9. 38 ant m 16i6.

desrous to know directly wheath^r w^th child hath sent 4 tyes {sic}. would not be w^th child

RN Mres Spencer \of Offley/ M^r Iohn Spencers wife S^r Rich Sp. daughter 30 y novēb 11 ♃ h. 4. 45. p m 1619

supposeth her selfe to be w^th child yet hath her courses would have some s{tren}ghting thing to goe out her tyme

RN Mres Morton \of Abrey/ Norton 36 y may 30 ♀ h. 8 ant m 1623 /of Abray in Hartford sheere\. /quærit an sit gravida\

RN M^r Will Duncōbe 22 y of Litlington parke march. 13. ♀. h. 12. 1618.

for his wife troubled w^th a waterish humour rising in her stomack. & very sick w^th all lyeth heavy as if she had surfeted it voketh her to cast. casteth mutch water.

Imagyneth she may be w^th child. & therfore craveth gentle physick.

RN My Cosen Lant vtrū good to accept of ther offer octob 19 ♃ h. 4 45 p m 1626

her pils Did her mtch {sic} good craveth the same agayne

RN Mres \Mary/ Tabout of Saldon 20. y. \last miklemas/ Iune 30 ♀ h. 4 4{5} p m. 1620

hath had 3 false cōcept. & this last on wedde{ns} mornīg w^th gre{at} payne & travel{l} & many throw{es} nothing but a bla{dder} & nothing in it¹ hath neav^r but {a} fewe vseth mutch fasting & also a sparing dyet.

enquireth the ca{use} & what remedy

wheath^r this defect ceed not as well frō the husb. as the wife. by reason there wanteth only the shape thought good to goe to the spawe for thē boath & what I think therof. what best for dyet. & hereafter what physick & for y^e p^rsent wheather cond elect or losenges.

RN Iohn Spencer of W|S|^r Robartꝭ Spencers servant. Martij 30 ♂ hor. 8. 9. ant m. 1602. cōplayneth of his left syde & spleene & swelling of his legge.

quærit {illeg}|r|emediū  Aloysia faulkner 23 y. troubled w^th the greene sicknes hath taken many vomits but noone would worke w^th her craveth a vomit sick in y^e stomacke quærit an \an {sic} alce faukner/ virū diligit nec ne.¹