Casebooks

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 Receaved a lett^r the lady Mytton Iuly 20 ♀ h. 6 30 p m 1627 hath casted 3 weekes. would have a playster for the spleene

sent her things agaynst next fryday.

Mres mytton \my Cosen magd myt{ton}/ sent Iuly 20 ♀ h: 7 40 p m 1627

hath casteth 3 weekes Craveth my Consell & also a playst for y^e spleene

RN on of newp y^t old goody Blea came for did spit blood came for my cōsell Ap 25 ♃ h. 5. 45 p m 1622¹

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 Mres vuedale for her selfe came to me for my counsell 1598 the 10 of Iune die ♄. hor. 10. ant merid shee is faynt & hath had a laske.

RN Sybyll West alias Nichols bapt āno dⁿⁱ 1568 the 23 of feb. sent to me for my counsell this febr. 25 ♃ hor. 12. 1602. of Woollisson.

for the swelling of her face.

RN mres leate \of london/ craved my counsell for her head heavy Dūpish & sleepish & yet not the better for sleeping also was cupped & was never the better or very litle craveth my counsell for her child my goddaughter 5 y. old for her weakenes of lims. Aug 5 ♃ h. 5. p m. 1613.

sent me succet & a night cap of silke.

RN my lords child a yeer & a halfe Apr 28 ♂ h. 9. p m 1629 a great loosenes

Margaret Sandford the mother of y^e child had oyle of mace the loosenes still continueth wasteth & pyneth & craveth my Consayle agayne

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 The Lady Tyrrell of Thorneton. 56 y Ian 17|8| {sic} 18 ♃ h. 1. p m. 1627

craveth my Consayle for her rheme & cough teeth gone & wasted

RN Mres Stop of Newport mother \the wife/ of M^r Stop the p^racher brought a bed this Day sennet March 10 h {sic} hor 5 p m 1627 Aguish Costive full of wynd

craveth my Consayle

RN A poer \old/ womā a traveller y^t goeth double & des feareth a cōsūption came for my counsell. febr. 2. ☉ h 1. p m 1612.

RN Iane leach may 8 ♃ h. 6. 15 p m 1617 my god Daught^r Iudeth lame neaver the bett^r craveth my Counsell for Iane leate

RN Mres Leate sent her {sic} \a letter in the behalfe of her/ daughter Iane who hath for this twelfemonthe bene troubled w^th a swelling about her gr{y}|o|yne sometys appearing & sometyms not but gone first white & 2 months since burning red & hard almost as big as an egge

she layd to it a litle wax & butter & now & then a poultis of milke & a weddensday last was senet it broke about the 12 of Ap desyrous to have my counsell the 20^th of Apr h. 5. 30 pm 1620 It is broken & did run & voyd filthy \yellow/ stuffe

RN \mres Elis knight/ Hath a nother Daughter y^t was hit yesterday w^th a peece of bred in yorest & her ey ve\r/y mutch swelled. y {sic} she cānot see sent for my counsell what to doe.

RN Mres Weekes moth{er} in law to m^r lamb{ert} of Buckinghā desy{red} to see me & to follow my counsell for an iss{ue} in her leg. may 30 29 ☉ h. 3. p m. 1614.

RN The Lady Longeville new come to Billen about on weddensday last sent h a letter to me Iuly 26 ♀. h. 2. p m 1622

how her courses be broken downe & y^t her hedach is nothing so bad as it was wont.

RN my Cosen Warren \Reeve/ sent me a letter Ian 25 h {sic} hor 3 \25/ p m 1623 last weeke voyded vp blood 3 tymes. to the quantity of halfe a pynt is very ill feaversh {sic} weake & feeble & cānot slepe

desyrous of some cordiall & of my advice

RN Elis Knight of lath 20 y ma Iune 1 {sic}. ☾ h. 8 ant m 1606

very Drye & thirsty. hath not her termes. did but aske only my counsell saying she would bring her over to me./

RN The younger gentlewomā mrs \An/ T{illeg}|w|isdon sent me a lett^r Mres An Twisden 20 y Iune 3 h {sic} hor 8. 30 p m 1626

at her stomack

would weare some playster for her backe y^t had a good smell

afrayd to be let blood yet will she sayth henc forth if I will advise her therto.

would have some cōfortable thing to breake wynd for her stomack to digest her meate.