Casebooks

RN Ione Hutton of husband {sic} \Northe/ Crowly not well came her selfe March 8 die ♄ hor. 1. 6 mi. p m. 1600 37 y. 13 weekes sinc god tooke her child not dead borne.

RN Rich: Burton of Olny 59. payned in his armes {in} his boath his armes but princip the left: he doth mutch {rvome} & is very hot. cane {sic} to ne {sic} this 22 of March. die ♃ h. 2. 1599.

SF m^rs Conyears of |6|86 years 1597 the 6 of may ♀ p m’ at 20 p 4 Diz hir self cam

RN Richard Gray of Tocetour for his dead Palsy. my lady Farmers servant once.

GJ Novemb. 26. ♀ ho. 3. 45 p m. ♃

RN came for my lady farmers childe w^ch dyed. /GJ the next morowe\

RN we talked w^th M^res Barnard \M^r Staffords daught^r/ touching her infirmiti where w^th child or noe Apr 13 die {illeg}|☾| hor. 7. 30 p m. 1601

RN Mres Iane flood of lechamsteede. 30 y Iune 26. ☿ h. 12 ant m 1605. my ladyes. Daughter above 3 quarters of a yere hath had 7 chi{ld} the last Dyed. 16 weekes aft^r & smothered.

RN for the physick physick {sic} after y^t the vlcer of his tongue s {sic} did breake was given to the gentlemā y^t came w^th M^r Wylson of Broughton Ap. 12 ☿ h. 3 p m 1620

RN for M^r farindone of Exon colledg Ap. 15.

RN for Iohn leach Ap 22.

SF Mary Gunter of 25 years 1599 the 23 Apr’. ☾ p m’ at 30 p 12 Diz her self cam’

RN M^r Th. Richardson \of Newnton |Turvy|/ 20 y vppō Candlemas eve last h 9. p m. 1603. Ap 5 ☾ h. 31. 30 p m 1624 /an Apprentice\ /was p^rsent\

RN for M^r Wythers of Willing by D Venners of the bath his pils Aug 30 ☾ h. 3. p m 1624

SRN For the Lady Magdalen RN |Brigwater {sic}| \Edgerton Bridgwater/ SRN ☉. Octob. 14. h. 7. p. m. 1632.

SRN For y^e Lady Magdalen Egerton Iune 30. ☉ h. 2. p. m. 1633.

℞ Aloes Cicotrina ℥ß. Turbith, and Agarick an. ʒij. Myrabolanj Chebulæ ʒij. Rubarb. ʒj. {v} Masticis calamj aromaticj an ʒj. fiat Massa cū syrupo violaꝝ. in 5. pil. dos. once in 2 dayes. at 5. of clocke before Supper. ad to it of p{ill} Rud ʒj.

A dry Diet Drinke to dry vp y^e Rheume. corroboratinge y^e Animall & vitall spirits Parts.

Take y^e barke of lignū sctū. sarsaperilla, sassafras. roote, calamus Aromaticus of sach ℥iij. Sliced cinamoms nuttmegs. & galingall an. ℥j sliced Angelia canded, enula campana canded myrabulo{u}s condited ℥ij. Bisket Bred made with anyseed ℥iiij beaten & pouderd. verven & Celandine. dryed an. ♏. ij. wood bittony Margerā, & rosemary flowers dryed {illeg}ac. ♏. ij. an ℥ß. Pruons ♏.ß. Licoras Aniseeds & reasons an. ℥vj. flower de Luce roote & flag roote boath dryed & sliced let all these be boyled in 20 pints of spring water boyle it till 4. pints be wasted then adde to it Bittony water, Margerū & Rosemary waters an. lib. ß white wyne lib ij boyle it a little more then strayne it & stop it close in a sweet Iug pot.

Take of this euery morneing ℥vj. & the like at 3. in y^e after noone & supping with 3 slices of Dyet bread drink ℥vj. more & so vse it as long as any Lasteth.

Let her suppers be during this tyme of bisket bread & reasons of y^e sunne. & sometymes ponadoes, with a little bisket bread or 3. slices of dyet bread. \& may drinke after it her dyet drinke before p^rscribed/ at other tymes either citrons, Lemons or oringes Canded or condited & once in 2 or 3 dayes to take before an houre before such a slight supper. 5. smal pils.

Aloes cicotr \ʒij/ rud, \Rud ℥ß/ fætid turb an ʒij. salis gēm ʒß fiat mass pil cū syr de S rad q suff dosis ʒj

The Electuary.

Take of wood Bittony, Dianthos Conserve of \old/ Red Roses, Condited Citrons an. ℥j. Ivory, harts horne specierū de gem̄is powderd an ʒj. venice treacle ʒij. Trochiskes of vipers. ʒj. Let all be well mixed & incorporated with y^e syrupe Acetositate citrj.

Dosis as much as a Nuttmeg in y^e morneing fasting. & then p^rsently drink after it ℥vj of y^e former dyet drinke puting into this draught only in the morneinge Syrup of Roses 2. Spoonfuls. & not in y^t in the afternoone.