Casebooks

RN Ioane Parrot of Lillingston Loavell 8. y \a fortnight before St Th his day h. 12 30 p m/ Iune 8 ♂ h. 1. 30 p. m 1630

kings evill on her finger of her left arme

Susan her sister 3 of may being holy thursd was 3 y a swelling in her f {sic} left foote 8 weeks sup to be the kings evill

Elis Parret her sister 5 y \on tuesd/ a weeke before S^t Androus day h. 5. 30 p m 1630

RN for the lady Magd Edgerton 16 y novēb. 1. ♃ h. 3. 30 p m 1632 when they are to goe home |a {sic} vom 2 vomyts|

• 1 Reg ♂ gr iiij cal aromat ℈j
• another sutch.
• 2 clyst o{rdring} pils
• 3 spl. ℈ij rud ℈j olei {nyist} git liij
• another sutch

{illeg}|Th|e lady Alce Edg. 13. y a|2| vomyts {illeg}|f|or every month on

℞ ♂ gr iij aromat ros ℈j two sutch pils for twice

pil fætid ʒß Rud ℈ß. olei {nyist} gut ij

another sutch

a purg dyet Drink for boath the Ladyes

Sene ℥iiij turb Agarick rub an ℥j h{enu}d ℥ij Arist rotūd rub {tnct {sic}} an ℥j I{av}{illeg} |Im| berys ℥ii|j|ij sem peon ℥ij dill seeds ℥ij mugw Calaynt {sic} briony roots an ℥ij eulacāp Angel canded an ℥ij polip ℥ij brusc ℥j sass. calans an ℥ij cinam ℥ij nutmegs ℥ij in ℥ 5 gallons sem anisi licor an ℥iiij

a Ring for the Lady Alice & a pomander of ♃ for the lady magd on sonday next

SRN M^rs Quicke Attendant on the Lady Bridgwaters Daughter sent her lerFeb. 8. ♀ h. 2. p. m 1633

She desires to know when she may apply the Leaches to my Lady Magdalen.

And whether the {lady} Alce should take any thing to prevent her fitts before the spring

RN {m}|t|he 2 ladys came to me march 28 ♃ h. 2 p m 1633.

RN The lady Earsfild ny {sic} Neece & her lady sister nydleton {sic} enquireth Ap. 19 ♀ h. 6. 30 ant m {sic} 1633

tooke

RN her daughter Mres Elenor Aylet 17 y may 15. ☿ h. 7 30 p m 1633

her daughter idle headed & moped |vide Maij 3^o| 4 y ill witchery suspectted {sic}

cānot make butter nor cheese

Elisabeth Spacy susp: Rich Pavet susp. /& H Rebecca his wife\ w^th many others

16 or 17 more suspected.

old goody Ransden the begȳner of all there troubles dyed 5 y since

Fayth Sayick y^t was her servant Harmed

RN A great falling out betwixt An & Lettice great scolding Iuly 17 ☿ h 3 p m 1633

RN Aug 8 ♃ h. 8. 20 p m. 1633

I receaved a letter frō mres Quck {sic} y^t the lady Magdalen by means of y^e lady {sic} \Countes/ her mother. hath bene forced to vs fast. & to keepe a fast but once the Countes hath made the lady Magd to keepe an exact dyet & fasting & hath abstaynd frō the vse of any p^rscribed by me & semeth to be mutch better for it

craveth a masse of my pils

the lady Magdalen was lately sick but now mutch amended.

The lady Alce well w^thout taking any physick

RN I receaved a letter from Mres Shatbolt & the lady Aug. 11. ☉ h. 5. 30 p m 1633

Mres Shatbolt who is to goe into the Contry craveth a letter onc a fortnight & adviseth me to Dirct my lett^r to on M^r Darnell the Apothecary in Souper Lane though but onc a fortnight.

RN Mres An \Alce/ Vu\a/dale \of this towne/ 19 y Aug: 23. ♀. h. 7. 38 ant m 1633

An Vvedale 14 y grene sick als{o}

SRN For the Lady Magdalen Egerton May 13. ☾. 1633.

Pills of Rud. ℈ij Aloes ℈j Salis gem. gr. iiij./ ℥iiij in all.

For a Decoction.

℞ Sene ℥iß Turb. ℥iß Agarick Me{choii}. Rhab an ʒvj. Myrab. cheb. crit. an ℥j. Hermod. ℥ij. Licoras Anys. an ℥jß in 6. pints of water & 2 pints of white wyne to Halfe Colatr. ℥iiij Syr. de 5 rad. & ros. an. ℥ij.

Clysters

The dyet drink to be brued in C{ang}. v. of Ale wort.

Sene ℥vj rhab. Agar. turb. an. ℥iß Calam. Aromat. sassaf. Sarsap. an. ℥ij. Licoras sen. Anglj. an. ℥iiij. cinamom. nuttmeg an. ℥ß citr. Lem̄on pils. an. ʒij sant. albj & Citr. an ʒij.

for Vomitts

Elect. ♂. gr. iiijß some 8 sutch.

Blystering playsters for 4 tymes.

Clysters

40 Leaches. for sundry tymes.

For the \Lady/ Alice Egerton her vomits

Elect. ♂ gr. ijß. 6 dosis.

her pills

℞ pil Splen. ʒß salis ge{m}{m} gr. iiij.

for 8 tymes.

RN {T}he lady Magdalen Egertons clyster taken by my appoyt {sic} at london

Hamec ʒvj Ierop cōp ʒj syr of roses ℥j ß war{m} in 12 onces of whey clarifyed {illeg}|&| warmed

secondly apply y^t night halfe a pigone to each foote

The next morning give her Coch ℈ij rud ℈j

Her oyntment suppling

oleū lilior ℥ij ros ℥j D{i}alth ℥j Capons greac ℥j empl. Paracelsi

for the lady Alce Edgerton

{mus} chri {}lat hartes ho\r/ne, Ivory white {san}ders white corals bezoar. white ambers vnicorns horne sugar rose water. amber greec gr iiij

RN M^res Elenor Aylet of Madalen Laver. 17 octob 31 ♃ h. 10 15 ant m 1633 |hath thē well 2 y| |troubled in her sleepe| sent her water mother & daughter brought her|th|ere {sic} waters. |sleepeth well|

Elis: Spacy of High Rooding appeared plainly to her in her sleep |this night| & then not well 2 or 3 days after

Richard Pavet & h{is} wife susp:

RN Mres Elenor Aylet of magdalen laver 30 y Iuly 19 ♀ h. 1. 45 p m 1633 |in Essex.|

supposeth her selfe to be bewitched her first husb was witched to Death she her Daughter Elis: & her old serv Fayth Sage y^t is mayed {sic} not well

was better till this fortnight sinc Rebecca write was at her house

sinc hath bene troubled in her milke & making of cheese her milke sowrs & her cheese w^th an ill sent

she hath a great heate vppon her & is wonderous ill

her daughter mres Elis. not well

her husb is troubled w^th a great heate her old serv. maryed hath a great heate & sweat her cows in her yard are taken lame & there milke dryed

M^rs Quick sent her Lettr Concerning the Lady Magdal: & Lady Alice Egerton. at the same time ℞ likewise a Letter from M^r Wright & another from M^r Tho: Iennins. febr. 21. ♃ h. 8. p m. 1633

RN also M^r Thomas Iennins vtrū maritabit

y^e Lady Magd. had y about y^e full moone. her courses come downe & was swelled

y^e Lady Alice had some sad fits fortnight since.

RN The Lady Magd

Lady magdalen had taking her strong purg: pils 2 or 3 days before the full her terms came down & neav^r before & suddenly ceased & her face swelleth|d| & was ill

pil spl. ʒj aloes ʒij rud ʒj|i|j myrh sav. an ℈ij croci ʒß. olei nyist gut vj

let her blood vnder the ham or saph. or apply leaches

for the Lady Alce: syr vomit cocl iij {illeg} q {mitt} \{illeg}|El|ect ♂ gr iiij aq ced {c}ocl {sic}/ cocl jß vini albi cul / aq cinina cul j pil: cossaf ʒß rud ℈ß. an ʒj spl an ℈ij 15 pils

febr 23. ☾ for thrice olei myust gut iij

her vomyte wrought excedingly & made her very sicke.

RN Dorothy Leavell of Hardingstone 39 y vtrū sit gravida Iune 13 \14/ ☾ h. 11 ant m 1630

RN Dorothy Leavell of Hardingstone Iune 6 \5/. h. 1. p m 1630

RN M^r Th. Whitebee for his daughter mynister of Buckingghā Iune 19 h {sic} hor 6. 40 ant m. 1630

RN Francis Coo of Wicken 24 y Iune 22 ♂ h. 6. 20 ant m 1630 |Katherin Perce. the mydwife|

RN The lady Hā{mer} Iune 23 ☿ h 6 {15} ant m 1630