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

GJ Tho: Abbot of Sympslon 60 y May 20 ho. 7. a m. 1605

His purg wrought not at all he sent for a vomit

RN M^r Charles longfildtooke his physick vppon Apr 8 ☿ it gave him 30 stooles & made him very weak

☾ sep a △ ♀ ap ☌ ♄.

his mā came in the morning Apr 9 ♃ to aske wheath^r it should be stopped. h. 7. 30

W M^ris Sara Tristrā of Hitchin came at the same tyme to be lett bloode in the foote shee had her sicknes soome .5. days a goe for .3. days but somwhat waterish⸫

The phisick shee had last gaue her the first tyme of takinge .5. stools the .2. tyme .9. stools⸫

RN The lady Dickby of Gothurst Iune 24. ☿ h. 6. 38 ant m. 1607. hath spent her dyet Drink drinking no oth^r drinke hath taken it some six days & thre days it gave her four stooles a daye & two dayes but 2 a daye it weakneth not yet giveth litle amendment.

had them lately but pale.

would know wheath^r shee is to vide any more./

RN Ione Basse came Sept 19 ♄ came for her dyet drinke {se} h. 10 ant m 1607 her letting of blood & her dyet drink made her so sick as if she should dye w^th it. h 10.

RN Receaved a letter frō M^r Wa{illeg}|t|s sept 11. ♂ h. 7. 30 \20/ ant m 1627.

his dyet drinke wrogt well taken 3 sondry tymes. was let blead twice rotten blood wasteth mtch {sic} in his flesh craveth his sweating pouders for thrice

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 Mres Bla|i|nkinsop of litle Horwood extreme sicke w^th the puge {sic} feb. 18 ♃ h 11. ant m 1608 a lett^r sent me to send her some cōfortable thing.

RN Mr Turveys \of Wicken/ vomyt gave him eight reasonable grat vomits. his purge gave him 6 stooles on vomyt & aftr his vomyt some 3 stooles more more bound after his physick hath bene let blood. & it was very blue full of melancholy blood sinc his letting blood his wynd collicke \in his/ backe & syde mutch eased. & nowe cōplayneth as before w^th a rūning humour in his feete & desyres when tyme shall serve to blede them.

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.

RN The Lady \Elis/ fisher of Tyrringhā. Ap. 17 ♃ h. 10 ant m 1623.

her great bleeding hath left her her leaches dead {illeg}|s|endeth for moe leach to vse every fortnight.

\wheath^r to take them when she hath her sicknes or noe.// but sorely payned w^th the emrods y^t she cānot rest day nor night.

RN Lewis vpowen of Bric{k}|h|ill sick in his navell sent to me againe for former phisick did but give him 3 stooles and all Downeward. Apr 26. die ♃ h. 11. ant m 1599. water i{illeg}|ve|ry red & thick leeke puddle miserablely tormented. 1599

RN Mres Gray of Hincksworth. 56 y march 7 ♃ h. 9. 30 ant m. 1622.

is was mended of her leg & the swelling but then her head & eys were ill but sinc of late it brake agayne is p^rty well amended her leg i {sic} Issueth blod & hath always so done. |x y sinc had a bloody water./|

would know wheath^r the humour be hot.

And wheath^r an Issue will doe her serv. \nell/ good & when. craveth no physick but m|b|y ridgmont.

RN Iames Wilson |of Brough{ton} 26 y| m^r Dūcōbs son in lawe. natus Iuly 25 ♀ h 8. in y^e morning. 1587. thursday or fryday he knoweth not well wheath^r now come Aug 25 ☿ h. 7. quærens vtrū good to goe to london to follow his trade & wheath^r any feare of relapse to take physick & to be let blood.

m^r Iames I {sic} Wilson m^r francis Duncombs sonne in law natus: Iuly 25.

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 Thomas Denys of Newp 12. y. Iuly 23. to came to me for the falling sicknes on Easter Monday the third tyme & had a vomyting cake & so had 2 tymes before but this did more good for it brought away bladders & other ill stuffe out of his stomack w^th mutch yell stuffe & hath had no fit sinc this 16 weekes

RN Aug. 23. ♃ h 7

Aug. 23. ♃ h 7 p m 1627. |make y^r oynt adv^rsus veneficiū|