Casebooks

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.

RN M^r Furthoe 58 y novēb 16 ♂ h. 11. 30 ant m 16i9

his leg is well healed by M^r Dove & the tormt of the crāp is well driven away.

he would recoav^r the vse of his mortifyed limbs.

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 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 M^r Hales the Earlle of Kents baylye Ian 26 ☿ h. 11 15 ant m 1625. /had a vomyt & a purge of me\ head litle mended 49. y. yet pils he took of M^r Windg every night paynd in his head about seaven

RN M^r Georg Spencer of Stawton the Great. 50 y Ap 14 ☿ h. 7. ant m 1624 mutch Distressed w^th fearfull temptat desyrous to have some thing to avoyd the fumes arising frō the spleene

SF 1596 30 of Iune ☿ p m^r at 30 p 4¹

DB {illeg}maried the 30^th of Iune betwixt foure and five aclocke in the evening in the yeare of our Lord i596 being xx^vth yeres ould at that time being being borne on Saynt mathes Daye betwixt xii and one at night SF \1571 ♀/ Dority {borne} borne at Barthelemutide the day and time vnsertayne being of of {sic} the age of five ag or sixe and thirty nowe Desiring yo^w to make the playster for my backe agaynst friday or saterday if posiple yo^w can for I indure great payne yo^w may tell this berar howe I must vse the oyle for hearing w^ch yo^w gave me whether I must take it whote or CouldeSF

RN mes knight his wife. gargles. |for eyes flushing heates|

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 Susan Parkes of Broughton. 19 y. Apr. 23 ♂ h. 7. 45. ant m 1611.

had an Ague 2 yers a goe & had an Ague fell into her legs. would know {illeg}|w|heath^r it be good to be purged and to be let blood.

RN Mres \Elis./ Hodski{illeg}|n|{illeg} of Amptill mayed {sic} to m^r Rich Hodgkins {illeg}|of| Amptill the kings steward 50 y march 19 ♂ h. 11 20 ant m. 1622.

for an ægylopis in the corner of y^e eye hath taken a dyet drink & vsed salues & waters & mastick & neaver the better.

would have it div^rted another way. or by y^e nose as it was wont: a cold

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

RN Old Travell sent to me for phisick frō Hanslop Novemb. 1. die ☿ h. 8. ant m. 1598. he {illeg} his arme to {illeg}

GJ Tho. Sherman of woolverton 35 y Iune 23 ♄ ho. 7. a m. 1604

He sent his water agayne and desyred to have something to drive it from his hart.

RN Mres Mary Dorle of lillingstone Dorle 18 y Ian. 14. ☿ h. 12 11. 30 ant m. 1607 in p^rsenc her selfe.

her fath^r sent her to have an Issue made in her necke.

RN M^r dudley for the morphue by Bedford m^rs leas acquaintanc Apr 5 ♂ h. 11. ant m 1608 for the morphue will sende his wat^r to morrow

RN I receaved a lett^r from mres francis fortiskue novēb. 7. ♃ 8 ant m 16i6 she telleth me y^t is 3 weekes \come satterday./ sinc y^t she had her fit. {w}{illeg}d

her hed seetheeth {sic} but mutch better. god be thanked her pils worke at each tyme twice taken 12 tymes

RN M^r \Will/ Bryars certifyed me y^t his purg his dyet drink is all taken & hath wrought very kindly w^th him yet his soure humour still falleth downe into his leg hindering the sealing therof May 24 ♃ h. 10 ant m 162i |courpulent & sanguyne of Pulluxhill|

RN My Neece Magd Napere Write to send for a playster for y^e spleene Iuly 11. {illeg}|☾| 10. ant m. 1625

RN Old Mres Brograve of Brayfild sendeth for a purg for her chest Ap 27 ☉ h. 6. 30 ant m 1628.