Casebooks

RN Goody Kittre hath a sore ague hath a longe time continued on her sent to me for my Counsell wheath^r good to let bloode Ap. 27 die ♀ h. 11. ant m. 1599.

RN my ladye fortiscue of Saldon sent for a quart of bugloes wat^r decē{b} 20 ♀ h. 12. 1605.

& h|M|res francis fortiscue greene sicknes left syde cough

RN Iohn D{ore} of leanden sent his water & would have had a dyet drink & somewhat for the Iaunddish ptysick and Dropsy. & I woud send him none Aug 18 ☾ h. 8 {illeg} ant m 1617.

RN Iohn Coles of 22 yeres old sick of a tertian ague water high Coloured fathr {sic} sent wheath^r it were good to let him blood this 2i of feb. 1599. die ☿ ♄ {sic}. 7. 30

RN Mres Vuedale what is good to drive away her ague. wheath^r good to let her bloode. water hie coloured. M Apr: 2. die ☾. h. 7. 15. 1599.

RN The lady Curson for her selfe. & for another troubled w^th the cholick in sutch extremity as they thought he would dye of it. Sept 3 h. 1. 20 p m 1609

M^r Smith.

This mā the lady Curson sendeth for is \Iohn/ 6{illeg}|3| sept 3 ☉ h. 1. 20 p m 1609 troubled w^th the wynd cholick

SRN {M}^r William Luttwich of Luttwich. {D}ecemƀ 30. ♂. h 9. 45. a. m. 1634.

Complained of Cramps & weaknes ouer all his body. face, Armes legs were swelld, now thanks be to God are not. was the payne in his back doth not so much trouble him as before his loosenes stayd vpon those things I gaue as Clysters & Cordialls. now his loosenes hath taken him agayne desires something y^t may stay it. vryne a little higher y^en it hath bin this 3 dayes, no slu{ff}y Sediment, nor so much troubled with the Gonorrhæa as before Laus deo.

Desires at this tyme something for Cough & loosenes.

RN Mres \Elis./ Hodski{illeg}|n|{illeg} of Amptill mayed {sic} to m^r Rich Hodgkins {illeg}|of| Amptill the kings steward 50 y march 19 ♂ h. 11 20 ant m. 1622.

for an ægylopis in the corner of y^e eye hath taken a dyet drink & vsed salues & waters & mastick & neaver the better.

would have it div^rted another way. or by y^e nose as it was wont: a cold

RN M^r Taylour of Brixwort {illeg}|s|ent his his {sic} water & letter craving my Consayle for his gonorhiea oc 50|4| \45/ y octob 18. ♀ h. 4. 30 ant m 1633

seminis fluviū of long continuanc¹

wheath dyasaty{ime} magis gratū desc in the pharmacopeia be good

RN Goody markes of litle linford Aug 16 ☉ 8. h 8. ant m 1618. {sic} 1618. |her husb. came for no physick but fearing a plurisy to have her to be let blood|

RN Goody Partridg of Crowly 4. 37|8| y novēb 19 ♃ h. 11. 38 ant m 1618 /she desyreth to have the whitꝭ stayd\

RN Goody Dormer sent to me agayne novenb. {sic} 15 die ☿ h. 11. 15. 1598. her phisick I gave her wrought very well 4 of sc. & sc. in ham. & 2 drams of herolog. her water thick & high coloured shewing the iaundis.

RN M^r Iermyn of Exeter colledg & M^r Thomas Harrys 19 y. may Iune 1. ☿ h. 5. p. m. 1614. |m^r Iernyn feareth eyther Dropsy or cōsūption mutch troubled w^th wynd & belly somewhat swelled cānot sleepe. his cordiall I first sent him did him mutch good./|

D^r Astly warden of Alsoules Colledge in Oxford 63. y. Apr. 13. 1. 20. ☾. p. m. 1629

1 Had a colde & an extreame Cough a weeke afore shouetyde {sic} w^ch did much shake & macerate his Body & was freed both of colde & Cough w^thin 3 weekes after. findes a defect in his digestion, in the liuer as hee feareth, w^ch heretofore hath much anoyed him.

2. is \hath beene/ very costiue (saueinge for 3 dayes last past) w^th some forcem^t thereto, yet his Body is temporate for heate & colde.

3 hee is not much thirsty saue at meales;

4 hee sleepes indifferent well, 5 or 6 houres in the night at beast.

5 his stomack seemeth to bee quieted when hee suppeth posset drinke

6 This is his Clymatericall yeare, beeinge 63 yeares at Alhollowetide last.

7 hee desires to knowe howe his Liuer may bee releeved & howe his Body may be loosened.

8 His was water ordinarily keepes in a reasonable lowe Coulour.

9 Hee feares y^t his Body (beeinge old & weake) will not much abide Phisike./

10 his dyet com̄only is veale & broth. & sometimes mutton, his drinke is small Be{e}re

vide April. 13.

D^r Astley warden of Alsolue {sic} Coll. in Oxon 63. y. Apr. 13. ☾ h. 2|1|. 20. p. m. 1629.