Casebooks

RN M^r Anth. Light foote craveth my consell for him selfe & his family concerning the plaugue Aug 17. ☿. h. 3. 40 p m. 1625. of Glouson other {illeg}|w|ise Gr|l|ouston

3 Dyed of y^e plauge in a Londyners house

a young mā, & his wife w^th \severall {sic}/ ch his wife in another house {illeg}|g|reat w^th child & 2 childrē. on 4 y. thother two.

what is best to sweeten & to clense the house. & how long it may be till they {illeg}|M|ay come abroad a month. |M^r light foote.|

Also for him selfe & his people 8 of them

3|4| men & 3 maydes besyde him selfe.

& for Th. Huglescote y^t was w^th the old mā. 34 y.

for him selfe & his mayde

another poor mā his wife & his father./ & a chil a

will As{p}land {sic} Aspland his wife & a o{illeg} {sic}

RN Goody Gale for her child 7 {sic} \10/ or 10|2| y old sick in|&| lame in the neck & should & arnes {sic} for Edward|Tho.| Gostick sick in the head may 7 ♂ h 5. 40 p m 1622.

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

RN {I}ohn Evans of the Mynrys in London Iue {sic} 19 ♃ h. 6 p m. 1628

writeth for a gent mā

first vnfoldeth his owne greefe how he is wrōged & cosened of all y^t he hath & therby he his wife & childrē broght to great want & misery craveth my Counsell & instruction

Also writeth in the behalfe of a gentlemā y^t having taken an extreme cold & p^rsently an exceeding greefe for the Death of his wife & {th}erby cast Downe into sicknes & mutch melancholy of a sanguyne cōplexion his sicknes & melancholy is mutch abated & now his voice is almost Lost y^t he s cānot {sic} \on cānot/ spea heare on \him/ that speaketh {sic} \to speake/ a yard of

cōplayneth of something about the pit of his throate his voice is only low & weake but not troubled w^th any fault in noncing but cleere inough every where no physick but cōplayneth of the coldnes of his stomack & head & sone {sic} stoppage about the begying of his nose cold flegme & cold head & defect in hearing hath 2 great manyscripts of physick y^t he is Desyrous I should vse craveth vnder god my consayle for the frind his gentleman

RN Iohn Ellet of Potters Perry. 30. y. August 14 ☉ h. 3. 15. p m 1608 serv. to M^r Chrystopher Clarke /Iohn Abbot very sick his man\

RN The lady Mordant sent {vnto} me to know how her brother Doth after his ph{ysick} I {sic} & also the Cookes state Iuly. 9. ☿ h. 2. {20} p m. 1623

RN William Tomkins \9 y cānot feed him selfe toucheth his hands & legs ev^r sinc Easter./ Francis Tomkins 17 y {sic} |7 y| a boye Marg. Tomkins 14. y.

Williā Tomkins was stroken suddenly. lame in all his lims & cā speake but a litle y^t on cā scarce vnderstand & when he goeth he rūneth as on y^t should light on his head all halloutyde the weddensday after Alhalloutyde was 4 y. hath bene thick of hearing a weeke & curst w^th all.

his right arme as stiffe as a stake came all to me at onc Iuly 25 h {sic} hor. 12. 40 p m 1629 All of thē p^rsent

RN Iames Haywoods serv to y^e lady Morryson 30 y Ap. 29. ♂ h. 11. ant m 1617 \of Wardon/ gentlemā of the wyne /celler\ gentlemā vsher.

Iohn Price weaker sinc his physick they feare his death \life/. no more physick

Iohn Price the Cooke my lady desyrous to heare wheath^r they will die

Iohn Holmes Clarke of the Citchin./

RN Mres Beale child of Walton have the smale pox sept 1. ☾ h 6. p m 1628

to p^rserve them

her boy of 6 hath them her wench of 8. & a sone of 3. & another of a yere.

RN my broth^r nucōbe writeth to me touching his sone in lawe who is sick in his legs & languisheth wheth^r likelly {sic} to live or dye Iuly 23 ☿ h. 2. p m 1606. & what wylbe come of his sonne Iohn nucōbe./

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 I had a letters frō young \old/ S^r Robert & young S^r Rob. S^r Th.: Earffild & S^r water Leach Ap 1 \2/0 ♀ h. 2 p m 1632

frō old S^r Rob 6 rabbots & 2 litle troughts

They desyre me to goe w^th S^r Rob & his L into yorke sheere & S^r walter into Devonshire

S^r Thomas ak|c|knowledged|th| y^t my last pouder sent about a fortnight sinc hath recovered the fect{illeg} craveth the same powder.

RN M^r Cōnyes sone will 9 y. of Newp. Aug. 10 die ☉ h. 9. 20. ant m. 1600

& Danniel at the same tyme

he began to cōplayne of his sicknes first the 6 of Aug die ☿ h. 5 p m. & most on the 7 die ♃ h 4 p m. 1600

Daniel Cony his broth^r 6 y. Aug. his desease tooke him the 8 of Aug. die ♀ h 9 ant m. 1600./

RN Thomas Coo 4 y. & Rich Coo f|10| y feb 8 ☾ h. 9. 12 ant m 1608.

RN Thomas Clarke 6 y valentyne his brother 5 y of Archester Decēb 4 ☿ h. 12. 25 p m 1611.

RN old m^r \nicholas/ luke Iustice who mayed {sic} my lord S^t Iohns sister. 60 y novēb 11. ☿ h. 9 ant m 1612.¹

RN m^r Troughton for his children Iuly 14 ♃ h. 8. 30 ant m 1625

RN Th: Hynds of Nuenā 5 y Sept 24 ☿ h. 3. 45 p m 163i

SRN M^rs. Taylor for her husband & for m^r Crawley April. 2. ☾. h. 6. p. m. 1632

RN Rich. Rhead of Alderton 21 y. bitten in the hand w^th a mad dog Aug. 10 ♀ h. 12. 30 p m 1632 bitten on sonday

Another boy Iohn Dauson of Alderton 8 y bitten w^th a mad Dog wed last

Iohn Dawson washt w^th salt & bryne & did eate of the liver