Casebooks

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 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 Mary Harvey of Olny a young widow 24|6| y may 12 h. 2. 15 p m 162i

for her legs swelled red eys dym & her litle child w^th hot red eyes

child sent

RN M^res Russell & M^r Russell. of Ridgmont. novēb. 22 ♃ h 11. 30 ant m. 162i red spot may {sic} in y^e face. & hot

RN Iames Evington Ap 8. ☾ h. 1. 20 p m 1622 |face full of pimples.|

RN Mr Skynner an Attorney of Hitching 55 y for his neighb M^r Hust & also for his owne disease w^ch is a shaking palsy not benūmed & mutch troubled w^th the wynd Cholick |wheath^r bath good.| body drye cōpl melanch.

RN M^r Anson of Westbery to p^rvent the sicknes for him & his houshold Iuly. 30 h {sic} hor. 6. 45 ant m 1625.

M^r Anson of Westbery 45 y Iuly 30 h {sic} hor. 7 30 ant m 1625

2 dyed in his house of y^e plaugue yest being fryday.

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 Th: Hoo: serv to young S^r Robart 24 y Ap {4} ♂. h. 4: 39 p m 162{6}

S^r Robats child 2 y old a wench burneth mutch francis eares impostume{d}

RN My Cosen Marsh the older sent me a kind letter to signify y^t after my clyster & blood letting she was well for 4 days & then payned as before in her hed & arme so greevously betwixt 4 & 5 p m cōnoly {sic} Sept 14. ♀ h. 5. 30 p m 1627 she sent to Cambridg to M^r Crane he gave her a pils|l| & also a clyster

had the horse leaches & they were {illeg} naught.

took my pils & Dyet drink & did well for the tyme

her Daughter fond mtch {sic} good by her playster Desyreth a nother & a recept of it

RN S^r Francis Ventrys wrote a most kind letter boath concerning his owne love & desyres to take physick of me for his head & other infirmityes as also for his neighb page of Sheaford craveth pils

march 26 ☾ h. 2. 20 p m 162i

RN Mres Mary fitz Ieffery of Risden 36 y octob 22. ☿ h. 10 45 ant m 1623 /new ague pestil feaver\ |9 child all sicke.|¹

RN The lady Nevill tooke w^th her husb. the last dyet Drink & it wroght not vppon waterish humours as Did her first ab. 3 weekes before whitsontyde but Did gripe exceedingly & she Did|ot|h writ now for on y^t might worke more kindly on waterish hunours {sic} March 22 ☾ h. 6 p m 1624

sent me a draght of this dyet Drink to st {sic} tast. mach {sic} 20 h {h} {sic} 10. 30 ant m. 1624

RN The Countes of Cleevland sent me a horse for ny {sic} mā Williā to Let Mres Crast blood yet because of her coldnes left it to my discretion as appeareth by her letter written to me w^th her owne hand also enquireth my consayle for her cough Cook who by reason of a sore cough is rūing into a Consūption. Iuly 26. ♃ h. 8. 45 p m. 1627 |Mres Crasts she is bett^r wheath^r good to let her blood|

vtrū the Lady Cleevelands Cooke recuperabit sanitatē or wheath^r he will rūne into a cōsūption he sent me a letter Iuly 26 {illeg}|♃| h 8. 45 p m 1627

RN Mary Hunt of Bisseter \33 y./ octob 30 ☾. h. 10. 30 ant m. 1620

U[1622–4] S^r Thomæ Midletons literæ Redduntur: M^o Richardo Napiero. a{p} Linford. 1624. d. ♃. h. 8. p. Feb. 19 RN /signifying to my lady Earffild that His lady was querysh.\ U[1622–4]

RN M^r Temple of Padbery a widower 40 y Ian 18 ♂ h. 9. 20 ant m 1625

would know my opinion for light headed Thomas Harrys of Padbury.

RN Iohn Burtwisle of Shen \Lowton/ to p^rvent the plauge Aug: 25: ♃ h. 9. 45 ant m. 1625. \him selfe wife 4 {sic} \9/ child 3 serv./

RN Mary Wels of Harold 40 y Ap 4 ♀ h. 12. 50 p. m. 1628.

RN Thomas Ring of Cranfild 11 y Iune 15 ☾ h. 7 ant m 1629