Casebooks

RN Mres Chester of Tylswort M^r Henry Chesters wife 24 y Iune 14. ♂ h. 7 ant m. 163i

terms stopt sinc christas her left leg swelled hot.¹

my pultish made it to blyster. & she applyed Cowe Dung & butter to it

Toke my Dyet Drink & it wroght well for 5 days & abated the swelling & sinc it is cōme agayne |imputeth her swelling to the stopping of her terms|

would know wheath^r good to bleed & in what places.

desyreth to have a good purg. /w^th a fulnes of her stomack.\

RN The lady Hāmer sent for a Cordiall & did not like of y^t \strong water/ will sent her Iuly 2 ♀ h 8. 15 ant m 1630

RN Th D Pilkington sent me a peece Ap 20 ♂ h. 7. p m 1630

hath taken his purge & nowe begyneth to take his dyete drink purging

a pint in the morning & halfe a pint {illeg}|a|t 3 in the after noone

but he loathed the quantity of a pint. desyreth {to} take lesser Draughts & craveth my letter to satisfye him

RN The Lady Iēnings sent for pils for M^r Th. Ienins for his Dyet Drink wrought to gentlely may 12 ♃ h. 8 an 29 \20/. p m 1631

Mres Elis Ienings craveth pils for her eys

RN Elisab: Cooke 50 y \a gentlewomā/ Sept 16 ♀ h. 1 p m 163i |her some {sic} brought it|

Is god be thanked well mended

will send for a lett on weddens. next

for Mres Cooke Sept 16. 163i

for Mres Cooke 50 y Sept 16 {♀} h. 1. p m 1631

SRN M^r Iohn Tyringham of Henwicke Decemb^r 10. ♄. hor. 12. in merid. 1631. /M^rs Tyringham misit aq vrinā & quærit vtrum sit grauida/.\

The vomitt gaue him much ease for y^e stoppinge of his stomach. The Cordiall hath somewhat abated his Cough he desyres a nother of y^e same He is sometymes troubled with y^e Crampe in his thyghes & legs & feete.

RN M^r Iohn Sparow of Heddinghā Sible Ap 16. ☾ h. 8 \7/ 39 ant m 1632 /29 y\

Ap 16 ☾ h. 7. 40 ant m 1632

his first dyet drink gavehim in 13 days 100 motions

now the 2 bring worketh not at all

now would know what he may take more

RN M^r S^r Thomas Neavell of Holt craveth last dyet Drink w^ch did well ag{ayne} w^th him

vide Sept 1. ♃ 163i had but of halfe of y^t I p^rscrib

SRN M^rs. Levens of Imly. 25. y. Ap. 26. ♃. h. 2. p. m. 1632.

Had vomitt w^ch wrought 5 or 6 tymes both ways. yet stayd but a quarter of an houre. she desires another vomit.

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

TG M^rs Iane Stauley of {illeg}|D|arb Malser Apr. 8 ♂ h. 5 p M. 1634.

Found much ease after the last advise, but is still troubled with the whites & a great weaknes in her backe

Desireth the same thinges to be sent againe {illeg}|W|hich were sent her afore & the receit thereof

RN Mres Hanslop y^t lay here sent to me y^t she fyndeth litle ease in her head though y^t the Issue doe run well. |of Tharpe in warrick shere 26 y. May 5 ♂ h. 6 30 p m 1630|

would have me to send her something

SRN M^res An Tyringham Decemb. 13. ♂. h. 10. a. m. 1631.

tooke her vomitt which gaue her vi vomitts, & hath not bin troubled since, nor noe grudgeing of her former fitts. cannot keep what she eatꝭ desires somethinge to settle her stomach.

SRN Iohn Clements of Newport Ian 21. ♃. h. 9. 30. a. m. 1635.

his vomitt very well both wayes & did him much good.

his Arme not so much swollen. runs a little.

cannot sleepe. desires something. that might make him sleepe.

M^r Edmund Vaghan of C. C. C. Oxon. Apr. 11. ☿. h. 9. p m. 1632

Hee tooke not the vomite y^t was sent. 1 because hee is very vnapt to vomite; 2 because his neck is longe & brest somewhat straite; 3 because vomiteinge once by chance by reason of Tobacco blowne into his mouth it brought vp Bloud w^th it, & hath beene y^e cause of all his infirmity. 4 hee suspecteth his Lunges, for w^ch hee thinkes vomiteing is very hurtfull.

Took his purge w^ch gaue him 12 occasions. Hee desireth a Course to bee vsed for his Brest & Lunges.

RN M^r marsh for a neighbour a Smyth. y^t w^th a kick hath his C{illeg}|bow| {sic} bowels out novēb 1. ♀ h. 3. p m 1633.

wilbe cut for it as a newp surgion vndertaketh for 5 pounds.

wheath^r good to cut him for his bowels

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 Tho. Ienyns of the Strand his Dyet Drink wrought not well craveth pils.

RN The lady Bret was let blood & tooke her vomyt {wch} {sic} gave her 3 vomyts & 12 stooles & M^r Wallys gave her a sleeping pill & after her awaking is sick & so also after meate

& cā not take any thing but it cometh vp & now is so weake as she is forced to keepe her bed Continually may 25 ♂ h 11. 50 p|a|nt m 1630.

Clysters & Cooling almond milkes her vryne thick & red desyreth another playster of {opicacū} for the splene

RN D Hugs sent me a crowne voydeth cravell & sometyms a litle blood craveth something to keepe him soluble for he is cōmonly Costive Iuly. 6 h {sic} hor 4. 20 p m 1633.