Casebooks

RN Goody Ashburner came to crave my counsell for her sonne who bleedeth mutch at the nose Apr 21. ♂ h. 10. 39 ant m 1607. but is the better for it

RN my mā Broughton came to me for my counsell for his head ach. Iuly Aug 1. ☉ 6 ant m 1619

RN a Poer wench of London w^ch was had a face swelled very hand {sic} & a hard {sic} greatly swelled. w^ch was broken w^th pultisses came to knowe my counsell Iuly 5. & whenc it ceeded & what was good for it. Iune 17. die ☿ hor 6. 30 ant m. 160i

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnson sent onc againe to me for my counsell his pain lieth now in his Cods {w^c} are swollen as big as ons hed & as hard as a borde he was wont to haue them swollen very big but then lasted but 5 houres & nowe swelled ever sinc weddensday he cannot eate sleepe or goe to ground. troubled w^th the wind Cholicke a paine in his backe st{illeg}ry Desirous to take a stro{illeg} but Doubteth he ca shall be able Decēb. filius  patre cū consensu. Decēb 30. die ♄. h. 10. \9. 45./ 1598 his water cold red & thi{ck}

SRN M^rs Cotta of Coventry 40. y. August 22. ♄. h. 10. a. m. 1635.

Subject to bleeding, hath a burneinge in the insides of her hands & the Soles of her feete. desires my aduise whether it be good for to bleed either by Leeches or in her feete.

RN M^r Doct^r Prutheroe entreateth me for ny {sic} counsell sept 27 ♂ hor 9 10 ant m 1603

his wife casteth

right syde

RN M^r Whaly of Cosgrave h. 9. ant m 1609. may 29 came to bid m^r Iames to his mariage & p^rtended he came to see me & to crave ny {sic} cōsell for some infirmitye of his longues/

RN Cogdall of luton for his \right/ eye hit w^th a chip may 16. ♃ h 9. 39 ant m 1611 he cr\r/aved {sic} my counsell¹

SRN My Cozen M^rs. Clare wright of Southwark London Febr 28. ♄. h. 9. 45. a. m. 1635

A Iaundice thick yellow water. had a Iulep & an Electuary after a vomitt. this Last weeke had y^e aduise of D^r Chamberlen who conceiues her payne & greife to proceed frō her brest. desire my Counsayle & directions.

RN Edmund Hauckings of Newport 47|8| yeres old came to me reasonable well for ought I could ceave amisse & not sound in body any time 10 yees {sic} commonly at this time of the yeare but taketh him at Alhollantide & holdeth him vnto the springe of the yeare. came for my consell him selfe this 15 of Decemb^r die ♀ h. 9. 54. 1598. of a high reddish Colour of a black hed & beard. this disease hath greeved him a Chilly Cold in his hed.

RN Elisab. Smithe came to my|e| for my counsell 1595 {sic}. the 8 of Iune die ♃ h. 8. 30. ant merid. for an ache in her armes./

RN Mary R Vattison a widowe 60 yeres old. mittit  consilio et  morbi remedio. / Iulij 19 th die ☿. h. 9. 12. m. /short winded & puffed vp in her cheste/\

RN Katheron Dudly of Woulson 53. for the paine in her belly taketh it to be the Cholick. if shee cast shee is well. & doe w^th all avoyd wind. came to me againe for my counsell 27 of Marche die ♂ h. 8. ant m. 1599.

RN a litle gyrle 14 y very sick head & stomack my lady gave her aloes & syrope of roses & a vomyt w^th {sic} wrought eight 12 tymes & yet is not mended craveth my consell

RN Ihon vtton of feny stratford 40 had a grudging this 3 yeres looketh well w^th it & can travell & goe abroad came for my counsell this 25. of novemb 1598. h. 9. 35|0|. mi.

he enquired for his wife who is troubled w^th a wind cholick & a great heate in her back

RN Thomas Rufhead came to me for my consell for his \right/ eye prick & shooting only for a sudden a dynes of his ey Iuly Iuly. {sic} 21. ☿ h. 8. 30 ant m 1619¹

RN Agnes Smithe of 13 yeres old at last mikelmas it tooke her {9} of novemb. w^th a gydines in her hed & hart & so ceme Downe to her h {sic} belly hard came for my counsell this 27 of November 1598 die ☾ h. 8. 49. mi. ant m. mater cū filia quærit

RN Thomas Leedes hath a great payne greeping his guts doubteth he tooke it w^th a fall on his ribbes. came to me for my Comsell {sic}. 75. maye the 10. die ♃ h 10. 12. ant m. 1599 cold in the morning but very hot after noone./

RN M^r Williā Adams Apr 5 ☿ h. 11. 45. ant m 1609

cod swelled hernia.

desyreth to confer w^th me & that I should write to M^r van Otten in his behalfe./

RN Ihone Smith came to me for a remedy & for my counsell demaunding of me wheath^r it were good to let her bloode. for shee is payned in boath of her armes. backe y^t shee ca scarce remove her cloathes being a bed. 1598 Apr. 22. die ♄. h. 8. 6. mi. a swimming in the heade