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 Mres Mary Throckmorton of Weston 26 y Ap 13. ☉|☾|. h. 12. 50 a|p| m 1629 /Courses Duly 3 or 4 yers\

desyrous to take ♁ p^rpard for twice for cold moyst humours

hath thē now but very litle who had thē before very well for 3 or 4 yers

p^rsumeth y^t her body is distempered w^th cold moysture y^t Deadeth naturall heate & therfore Desyrous to take ♁ p^rp for twice & then to bleede in her foote troubled a litle w^th the whitꝭ

RN Katheron foukes of Hulcot Octob. 20 ☾h. {3} {sic} 3. 25 p m 1606.

vid. Octob. 16.

her medson wrought but litle.

desyreth anoth^r.

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 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

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

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 S^r Henry Longevill Iune 27 ♂ h. 3 40 p m. 1620

his 2 purges wrght {sic} exceding well

is swelled more then before

desyreth an oyntmēt

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 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 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 M|Th|e {sic} The lady Dimock of th by Charing Crosse Iuly 29 ♃ h. 6 30 p m 1624

Is faynt w^th purging & y^t w^ch cometh is as black as Inke cr|w|onderfully suaded that I shall doe her good craveth ny {sic} prayers & astrolog observ in the giving of my physick |feeleth my elect over hot|

RN my young lady Curson desyres to be let blood & craveth my counsell Ap 21 ♂ h. 12. 15 p m 1612.

RN The lady Curson of Water Perry 32 y May 18 ☉ h. 10. 45 ant m 1617

desyrous to take pils

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