Casebooks

RN The Lady Neavell of Leycester 63|4| y Decēb 17. ☿ h. 6 p m 1623.

Wheath^r good to vse scurvy grasse/ her Daught^r Mres Kays not somutch troubled w^th melanch as before but yet still troubled w^th wynd & payne in her stomacke/

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.

RW M^ris Norwood of Astw{ood} y. 45. d. ♄ h: 1. p: m: Martij 17. {1621} desireth to know whether shee w{ere} best to bee let bloud; or to ta{ke} physicke. full of payne: hath th{em} well

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.

M^rs Mathewe of Braddin 40. y. Febr. 24. ♀. h. 12. 40. p m. 1632

An Extreame fluxe of her Termes the space of a fortnight, they come downe in clotts. desireth to knowe whether shee may safely stop them Before they came downe shee was much pained betweene her Belly & stomack

RN We let old goody Larking of havershā 72 y maij 11 ♄ hor 1. 3|4|0 ant m p m 1605.

for extreme aches & shooting in her necke armes leg

RN Mres Anderson her letter London may 6 ♀ h. 11 25 1625

wheath^r leaches are good for her {illeg}|b|y tyes & what good to vse for the extrme {sic} heat in her hands & coldnes of her feete 3 what to quench her great drouth & thirste. 4 to make her sleepe

Is cōtinually Drye would know my iudg touching her fortune

RN M^r Woullystan of London  vxore extreely mad cānot rest nor will eate novēb 10. h hor 8. 50 ant m 162i

M^r Woullyston of London for his wife mad y^t cānot sleepe eate nor Drinke novēb. 10 h {sic} hor: 9. ant m 162i |will not eate.|

wheather her vomyts will serve & the liquid

M^res Anne Tyringham came hither Ian. 11. ♀. h. {illeg} \9. 45/ ant m. 1633 & had a fitt w^thin halfe an oure & lesse after shee came./

RN I let blood a womā of Turvey on Ione Dun goody Crasswels daughter. Apr 11. ♃ h 11. 30 ant m. 1611. sick of this new Ague could scarce take her breath

RN {m} {sic} Elis Bankes M^res fosters serv {illeg} {sic} 2|3|0 y octob 13 ☾ h. 11. 30 ant m 1623 |wheather good to cut of the pyned finger & mortifyed all black in 3 weekes pyned & mortifyed|

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 Williā Stoary of S^t Albions 12 y the 30 of August next twixt 6 & 7 in y^e morning at Saraz{ings} head about Easter was 12 monthe may 25. ♂ h 6 20 a|p| m 1630.

her mayd cōtinth {sic} Lame & hath spots about her thighs & Knees.

his legs

the child cōplayneth of his loynes& legs & of a payne of his Left syde & also hath a dry cough.

wheath^r fit to make an issue Is lame & goeth w^th payne

was p^rty well sinc Easter was a twelfmonth when & where.

will. Stoary 12 y may 25 ♂ h. 6. 30 p m 1630

Lame in his loyns Legs & left syde payned

There mayden y^t was Lame. Marg. Wynne at the same tyme.

RN my Neece & lady Earsfild for her daughter 3 y March. 10 h {sic} hor 7 ant m 1632

\grpes {sic} in the pit of her stomacke belly & sydes/ a very hard belly worms suspected¹

Alooes mxed {sic} w^th rub did her no good

nor a bag {illeg}|o|f wormewood steeped in vineg w^th nutmeg applyed nor my oyntment of Savyn & wormewood

What I think of it & what may doe her good

RN Hester Temple of Woulverton. 12 y Iuly 4|5|. ♂ h. 4. p m. 163i /full of itch & scabs\

wheath^r good to go to the bath.

RN Ioane Leavins of Imly 22 y a wench Decēb 23. ☿ h. 5 \4. 40/. p. m 1629¹

her secreat places burne exceedingly & swell w^th sutch payne y^t she cā hardly make water & yet maketh very litle

hath a Droutch y^t nothing well quench her thirst

hath a hot & a dry liver & a cold stomack

craveth a cooling playster for her liver hath 2 dig

wheath^r she shall vse her cels of pouder every day or oth^r day cānot make water/

RN My lady pigget of Lēborough. 34 y may 9 ♂ h. 2 45 p m 1626

|terms stopt 7. weakes| tooke her dyet drink a fortnight sinc troubled w^th y^e pils|e|s & what to doe for the piles & wheath^r to continue her physick drink 4 tyes {sic} it wrought

her sisters physick wroght not wel & thinketh it is to late to take any more/

RN my deere Cosen she Marsh sent vnto me Iuly 17. ♂ h. 5. p m. 1627. /deus benedicat Cognatæ meæ\

\no good of y^e oyntnent {sic}/ her head ill & mutch payned, the vayns in her tēples swelled & arme so weake y^t she cānot vse it & the vaynes be sore to her foote

extremely payned

desyrous to have williā Rufhead to let her blood

would have something to incease {sic} good blood

desyrous to know when to send her coach.

RN I recaved {sic} a lett frō m^r {sic} \the lady/ marg {sic} \magdalen/ & the lady Alce Egerton & m^res may {sic} Quick y^t the lady margaret {sic} had a rising vp into her face but was taken downe w^th pils clyster pils & a pig appl to her feete & a playster. It tooke her the 15 of Decēb being on sonday I receaved there letters Decēb 20 ♃ h. 5. 50 p m 1632

The Contes would debar her of her sups w^ch would be greevous vnto her

the Countes |of| \Bridgwater/ would debar her of her sup. & would know wheather the leaches

RN Elis. Spencer nata 1610 of the house 21 y of Ashbe dwelleth {illeg}|w|^th M^r Rich king M^r Harryson y^t wayteth on M^r Anth King Ian 14 h {sic} hor 4. 15 p m 1632.

nata tuesd before mydsomer h 6 ant m 1610

the mother causing swounding arising on the Left syde

M^r Harryson craveth of me how to vse two Bullets of ♀. /and a vomyting lozeng of 5^d.\

sent a 12^d for 2|t|hese 2 people