Casebooks

RN Goodmā|dy| Nueman of Brodwell. of 45 yeres of age found mutch ease by y^t w^c phisick w^c was given her & wrought vpward & downeward w^th her & shee was very prety well after it for 2 or 3 days. &|b|ut st the thirde day after it tooke her agayne & she is mutch troubled w^th the winde cholick & w^th a hot & drye stomacke. & sent her daugh{t}{er} agayne to me. Aug. 26. die ♄ h. 12. 30. 1598.

RN M^r Tyrrels daught^r of Thorten desyred me to come to her. h. 1. August 29. die ☿. h. 1. p m. 1599. for a risyring {sic} in her stomack ready to stop her winde /

at this time sent M^res Tyrrels Daughter. for a rising in her harte ready to stop her winde./.

GJ Nathaniell Kirkland of Haversham. Apr. 10 ☉ ho. 7. 30 p. m. 1603 sent for a p^rparat & pilles a Cold stomacke, and troubled w^th flegme

RN Iohn Goodding|win| of C{vt}|ol|{illeg}worth 36 y Iune 30 ♃ h. 12 1608. |hed mutch payned stomack & costive|

RN M^r Nicholas langford sent his water agayne because it was not well p^rserved as I wished him to doe. novemb. 11. ♃ hor. 9. ant m. 1602.

a swyming in y^e hed a raw stomack mutch fleme.

RN M^r Barker \of great Horwood/ the cter sent a letter opening his maladyes may 2. h {sic} hor. 6. 25. ant m 1618. a stopping of cold & tough flegme y^t hath bene long a contracting in y^e stomach. a great cough & reareth mutch & the hed w^th senc & feeling went almost in two no great appetite to eate. save liquids & these the thinner & sharper

RN Mres Elis Throckmorton. sent me a letter to certify me y^t her physick wrought very well & y^t her stomacke is freed frō Her old payne & y^t she hath & doth vse good exercise yet not w^thstanding looketh pale / Octob. 9. ☾ h. 10. ant m. 16i5

RN She old Mes Gray sent a letter vnto me relating her owne bad nice stomacke & her sore swelled broken red leg. sept 30 ☉ h. 7. 30 ant m. 162i

RN The younger gentlewomā mrs \An/ T{illeg}|w|isdon sent me a lett^r Mres An Twisden 20 y Iune 3 h {sic} hor 8. 30 p m 1626

at her stomack

would weare some playster for her backe y^t had a good smell

afrayd to be let blood yet will she sayth henc forth if I will advise her therto.

would have some cōfortable thing to breake wynd for her stomack to digest her meate.

RN M^r Richard Barkestdane of marson Lawrenc in comitatu North 30 y 5 Ap next but sent to me Ian 9. h {sic} hor 4. p. m 1630 /Clogged in his stomacke pyneth & wasteth exceding weake\

M^r Rich: Barkestdon 30 y of marson lawrenc Ian. 9 h {sic} hor 4 p m 1630

RN M^r {sic} Charels Tutcher Charles at Stonystratford at the swan of 2 neckes. 45. sick this fortnight. sonewhat {sic} Costive shee doth bleede & is very mutch stuffed in her chest can scarce tak her winde. ready to sound a grosse & fat woman. sent a poer woman. Ian. 3. die ☿. h. 12. 9. mi. 1599. \at 1. p m /|twice & thrice a day bleedeth at y^e nose. half a pint at a time \every oth^r daye/|

Charels Touchers wife hath not had her termes this 6 yeres her stomack hoven & her hed ill & backe her wombe & chest stuffed short winded. hart ill water good. yellowe but thin. taken a greefe for payment of monyes for her husb. brother for s{ur}tiship. 200^li

RN William Berde 54 yers old of Potters Perye. sick on weddensday last keepeth his bed vp & downe can not rest. sent to me his sonne 26 of March die ☾ h. 8. 30. mi. ant m. 1599. sick at hart & stomack ill. very hot. a great stitch & cough & reaneth mutch fleune {sic}.

RN Mres Margaret Noone a londyner y^t came vnto me w^th M^r Iohn lanckford sent me word y^t her 2 clysters wrought but litle but y^t her dyet drinke did worke well & did her some good for her cold stomack. but y^t her flushing in her face cōtinueth still. as also her swelling espec on the right syde of her bellye craveth my furth^r helpe. Sept 5. ♂ h. 12. 1609

RN Mres francis Digbye S^r Evarets sister nata the tuesday before the 30 of novēb^r. before 7 in y^e morning /1588.\ send for my Directions may 1. hhor {sic} 4. 40 p m 1619. /vnmayed {sic}\ |30 y|

mutch troubled w^th melanch pass apt to weep w^thout any iust case.

nata Octob 29 ♂ h. 7. ant m 1588. a great heavynes in y^e stomacke & a beating & trembling at the hart. w^th a |continuall| payne at her hart at y^t tyme of all on her left syde

RN Mres Tod of Cūberton. 24 y. Ma\r/ch 12 ♀ h. 6 {sic} \5. 5{0}/ p m 1630 |stomack weake lame frō her huckle{bone}/bone\ {sic} to h{er} heele & arme of the right sy{de}|

Mres Tod of Cūberton by Cābridg 3 ryiles {sic} sent March 12 ♀ h. 5. 50 p {sic} 1630

a bad stomack

witchery suspected by Goody Wode to whō she gave a peticoate. her mother & neighbous {sic} suspect it vehemently

sent me a wrought Cap

RN Ione Vtton of fennystratton of 53. sent her water this 23 of may. die ☿ h. 9. 10. ant m. 1599.

Iohn Vtton her husb: for a payne in his backe stomack. feareth an impost.

RN The lady Susā longfild \Graye/ march. 16 h {sic} hor. 11. ant m 16i6. sent her wate{r} aguish. melanch hottish weak rising in her stomacke./ |29 y|

RN Mres Gyll had her \payne/ fit in her stomack octob. 1. h. 7. p m 1628

It tooke her last night about 7 p m 1628

RN The lady Twisden of London 51. y. may 27 h {sic} hor. 1 p. m 1626

by her sleeping & scouring she hath nutch {sic} mended sinc S^r will wrote Last y^t is thursday last.

yet the last night was more troublesome then before

this Day cōplayneth of a sournes rising out of her stomake supposeth y^t a vomyt would doe her good yet dare not to adventur it by reason of her weaknes & scowring. w^ch we dare not to stay seing the goodnes of it yet fyndeth no aptnes to cast but a soure belching

desyreth a nother box of the pils 10 and an answ to his lett & to this.

The lady Twisden of London may 27 h 1. p m 1626

very weake & feeble yet sitteth vp & eateth p^rty well. scoureth mtch {sic} hath a soure belching yet no aptnes to cast.

would know wheath^r fit to give her a vomyt considering her \great/ weaknes & sither her scouring Doth her so mutch good craveth an answere to his forme & to this Letter also.

wheath^r any other course for mending of the sourenes will not helpe w^th out a vomyt.

RN Margaret Raynold for the flushing heate of her face w^c cometh from her stomacke. 40 yeres old. sente to me this. 26|7| of March. die ♂ h. 9. 50 {sic} \12. 0./ m ant m. 1599.