Casebooks

RN {I}ohn Evans of the Mynrys in London Iue {sic} 19 ♃ h. 6 p m. 1628

writeth for a gent mā

first vnfoldeth his owne greefe how he is wrōged & cosened of all y^t he hath & therby he his wife & childrē broght to great want & misery craveth my Counsell & instruction

Also writeth in the behalfe of a gentlemā y^t having taken an extreme cold & p^rsently an exceeding greefe for the Death of his wife & {th}erby cast Downe into sicknes & mutch melancholy of a sanguyne cōplexion his sicknes & melancholy is mutch abated & now his voice is almost Lost y^t he s cānot {sic} \on cānot/ spea heare on \him/ that speaketh {sic} \to speake/ a yard of

cōplayneth of something about the pit of his throate his voice is only low & weake but not troubled w^th any fault in noncing but cleere inough every where no physick but cōplayneth of the coldnes of his stomack & head & sone {sic} stoppage about the begying of his nose cold flegme & cold head & defect in hearing hath 2 great manyscripts of physick y^t he is Desyrous I should vse craveth vnder god my consayle for the frind his gentleman

RN The earle of kent sent to me for his head eyes. & gums w^th an extreme rheume sept 13 ☾ h. 9. 45 ant m 1619 |I purpose to goe to the Earle sept 21. next god willing|

RN S^r Francis Ventrys wrote a most kind letter boath concerning his owne love & desyres to take physick of me for his head & other infirmityes as also for his neighb page of Sheaford craveth pils

march 26 ☾ h. 2. 20 p m 162i

RN M^res Potter of willing sent for her husb. w^th out his consent at 10. 10. ant m 1599 1600 cannot sleepe his water betwixt yellow & red thick leeke puddle. his stomack hot & his tounge scab & broken out & his head cannot move but as he is turned.

RN M^r Whitaker \of Marson/ & m^r Davyes sent vnto me for his eys. red {gāyey|s|} & myst octob. 14 {illeg}|h| {sic} hor 2. 25 p m 16i5

M^r Davyes of North Marson \52 y/ octob. 14.

RN Iiddian Whelewes in Northāpton borne martch 11. but sent to me the 2 tyme march 22. ♃ h. 1. p m 162i

swoundeth not but cryeth vehemently       the palate of y^e mouth fallen

RN Charles Lane of Hanslop 13 y the 2 of Octob last sente feb 8 ♀ h. 4. 25 p m 1633

swelled about his necke ever sinc Christās & is broken in 3 t|p|laces & likely to break in another w^th extreme payne in his head & necke feb 8 ♀ h. 4. 25 p m 1633.

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 Iohan. Rufhed of o^r towne 45 y. Ian. 1. ♃ h. 8. 3|4|0 \36/ ant m a deadly tormēting megrym in his hed. h {sic}¹

se {sic} he sent his water at {illeg}

RN The old man \m^r Price/ of whō I bought my horse sent word to know a good tyme to dresse his other ey & to take of a Cataracte Sept 19 ♂ h. 9 20 \9./ ant m 1609

RN Water Cheese of Stony stratford borne the last night being ☉ about betwixt 5 & six 20 weekes sinc. her disease & first fit tooke it feb 21 ♃ h 4. p m 1611. it did shake w^th the hands & wryteth {sic} y^e mouth & hed & clutcheth the hands & grypeth. & falleth. the first daye 2 fits. yesterday & this day may {sic} fits.

water good.

{sen}|{wro}|te to me febr. 25 ☾ h. 4. 15. p m 1611.

RN I was sent for by the Countes of Rutland to come to Stonystratford for her sonne my lord Rosse had a fit of chāping w^th his mouth & lips cha{r}ged but it bled but a while octob 25. ☿ h. 4 40 p m 16i5

RN D Hacket sent his sonne sept. 7. ♀ h. 7. ant m 162i /to signify his payne in the gullet was let blood vnder the tongue\

RN my lord Mordants litle child ten weekes on satt last it was borne the 19 of marh {sic} last betweene 10 & 11 in y^e morning. it was healthfull vntill weddensday last. may 25. h. 4. 30 ant m it was taken w^th a stretching out of the arms a galling of the eys & skryking & trēbling of all tes vppon may 26. it had 3 fits 2 in y^e morning. & on at noone. & hath an arising in y^e throte w^ch is seene & felt. & by holding downe by hand hath some ease & it riseth moore. the left syde of the throate. sent to me Iune 2. ♃ h. 8 ant m. 1625.

RN M^r Iohn Duncōbe of great Brickhill sent to me for his head & the vertiginousnes therof \30. y./ Octob. 4 h {sic} hor. 9 40 ant m 1628.

S^r. Gervase Clyfton of Clyfton Basset in Notinghamshire. 50. y. Febr. 16. ♄. h. 8. p. mer. 1633

S^r George Peckham & M^rs Throckmorton writte Letters in his Behalfe.

much pained in his head is of a sanguine Complexn

RN Rich: Symons of Greens norton 25 y serv to M^r Iames How Aug. 6 ♂ h. 10 ant m. 1633 |head hart|

GJ M^r Mathew Claver of Foskett. sent his water w^th a letter April. 6. ☿ ho. 10. 6 a m. 1603 Wherin he Complayneth of a trembling hastynes and fulnes of his head & sences his body full of wynde, a great noyse in his left eare many tymes troubled w^th a stitche in the small of his backe. The mouth of his stomacke doth most annoy his head for w^ch he hath taken Conserve of Anthos

RN Goodman Rive sent his water vnto me Iuly 25 die ♂ h 6 ant m. he hath an exceeding sore throtte & mouth broken out & the skin gon.