Casebooks

GJ Ellen Purryer of Ecton 19 y. Febr 8 ☿ ho. 2. 15 p. m. 1604

She sent her water againe but the messenger brake the glasse by the way vide Ian: 26

She is somewhat amended since her last physicke /

GJ Iohn Byrd of whittlewood 70 y Aug: 28. ☾ ho. 1. 45 p. m. 1609 vide Aug: 23.

His purge wrought not at all {illeg}

GJ M^r Thomas Troughton Came Septemb. 28 ♀ ho. 12. in m. to have yo^r advise for his mother her physicke wrought exceedingly and stayed not

W M^r Paule Dorrell Iune 30. ☾ {sic}. hor. 1. 30 P. M. 1612⸫ sent his man w^th a letter he had not vsed the powder, so he had nothinge: for his wife

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.

TG M^rs Iane Stauley of {illeg}|D|arb Malser Apr. 8 ♂ h. 5 p M. 1634.

Found much ease after the last advise, but is still troubled with the whites & a great weaknes in her backe

Desireth the same thinges to be sent againe {illeg}|W|hich were sent her afore & the receit thereof

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.

RW A Childe of Cranfeilde y: 1. d. ☾ h. 4. post merid. Ap may. 1. 1615. voyded iij wormes vpward & iij downeward: he belly swelled & {illeg} The Child was brought in p^rsence. was much altered wheras before it was of a sanguine complection: it was now very bleake & wan.

TG Robert Stone of Grondon 24 y. Mert {sic}. 25 ♂ h. 12 mer. 1634. he was here about candlemes & had a vomite which did easy him for a time of his cough, but now he cougheth not so much, but hath a constant paine on his right breast, which will not give him leave to cough.

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.

SRN M^r Iohn Tyringham of Henwicke Decemb^r 10. ♄. hor. 12. in merid. 1631. /M^rs Tyringham misit aq vrinā & quærit vtrum sit grauida/.\

The vomitt gaue him much ease for y^e stoppinge of his stomach. The Cordiall hath somewhat abated his Cough he desyres a nother of y^e same He is sometymes troubled with y^e Crampe in his thyghes & legs & feete.

GJ Iulij 12. ☾ ho: 12. 20. p. m. I went to see m^rs Byrd and Came there ho. 1. p m her phisicke that she tooke yesterday gave her 17 stooles. she is sicke still very hott a payne at her right side feareth the yellow Iaundise.

SRN The old Lady Temple of Darsett 66. y. March. 29. ♂. h. 3. p. m. 1636.

The pills j sent her did worke very well & did her very much good.

Is now short wynded & much hoven in y^e stomacke & weake in her knees & A{illeg}k|nc|kles, as she was then

hath at this tyme a great hoarsenes & straytnes in her throate. desires the note of y^e Dyet drinke. & pills.

M^rs. Margaret Anderson. \of Tringe/ 16. y. Febr 21. ♂. h. 1. 10. p m. 1632

Shee tooke her Phisick w^ch wrought very well, but her Leggs doe nowe swell very much toward night, & pitt into the flesh w^th great paine, her thighes & Belly swell alsoe

Desires to knowe what should bee done: