Casebooks

RN vide Katheron Gadsbury of Brodwell 2 y sinc this next at Christmas was brought a bed & had sutche store of her sicknes y^t faynted her & was leekely to dye w^th them but y^t I gave her & sent vnto her did helpe her god be thancked¹

Apr 23. h. 10 50 ant m 1605 shee would have somewhat to drawe thē downe./

RN The Countes of Bedford sent for her former powder & stuffe for a drinke to drawe downe the Courses may 20. ☾ h 7. ant m 1633

RN asked what was good for An Byrd of Laundon 19 y to draw them downe./

RN Mres. Elis Pemberton of Rusdon 18 y 19 may 4 ♂ h. 11 ant m. 1630

1 had a vomyt 2 pils for 3 tyms, 4 was also in her fooote {sic} let blood

had of me a vomyt 2 let blood in y^e foot 3 pils for thrice 4 a drink to bring thē downe & yet neaver the better

only Desyreth somewhat to bring Downe speedely

TG Goodman Cowlies th|D|aughter of Neoport 21 y. Mart. 25 menstruas purgois habet obstructas.

RN Mres Mary Throckmorton of Weston 26 y Ap 13. ☉|☾|. h. 12. 50 a|p| m 1629 /Courses Duly 3 or 4 yers\

desyrous to take ♁ p^rpard for twice for cold moyst humours

hath thē now but very litle who had thē before very well for 3 or 4 yers

p^rsumeth y^t her body is distempered w^th cold moysture y^t Deadeth naturall heate & therfore Desyrous to take ♁ p^rp for twice & then to bleede in her foote troubled a litle w^th the whitꝭ

RW M^r Willoughby of Droitwich for his Neece who is troubled w^th a rheme in her eies, & vseth to weepe much: hee is desirous to haue p|a| receipte for pills ad fortiter uocanda menstrua. shee is about 16 or 17 yeares olde.

RN Mres Podder \the younger/ of Potters Perry 30|3| y Ap 30 ♃ h 11. 30 p m {sic} 1618.

hath not had the right course of her body these 3 yers.

feareth a cōsumption |& what is good to kepe her frō it|

vyyn {sic} very good.

would have a purge for her selfe & her husb. who feareth his father disease careth not for meate is Iealous of his wife being very honest & chast. & is sometyes {sic} lunatick & mad 4 y. & a halfe every 3 or 4 days.

he thincketh y^t he is bewitched w^th on a womā y^t gave his mother physick./

& M^r Pedders w{at^r} Ap 30 ♃ h.

RN Elis Symons of Stonystratford. 40 y A {sic} May 1. ☿ h. 2. 45 p m 1622

troubled w^th the reds mightely 3 quaters {sic} of a yere & dayly meade her weake & craved a remedy being p^rsent

RN Elis Ienings of London hath taken her vomyt & dyet drink w^ch wroght well w^th her. yet looketh pale & hath not her floures cānot eate flesh & yet hath a good stomack craveth my Directiōs vppon Monday next Iune 26 ♃ h. 4. 39 p m 1628

RN Mres francis Blowfild {illeg} of flitwick 50|4|. y. may 10 ☿ hor 4. p m 1626.

she is clogged at her stomack ready to stop her wynd

her flux downward somwhat stayd yet voydeth mutch thick blood at her nose in clotters

she Desyreth some of her old syrop y^t she had in may Last

GJ Elisabeth Evington lond: 20 y. May 11 ☾ ho: 6. p. m. 1607

Quærit quid salutare sit capiti eius, and the flushing of her face et pro menstruis

SRN M^rs. Cotta of Coventrey. sent her ler Novemƀ. 14. ♄ h. 10. a. m. 1635.

The vomitt did worke, vpward & 5 tymes downeward. the pills wrought well & she was let blood arme & Foote:

hath not had y^em since March Last, now finds her Liuer distemperd & a payne there. desires the opening drinke or the receipt