Casebooks

RN Will. Shephead of Toceter 10 y Ap 10 ☿ h 12 yeres ♀ {sic} hor p m 1633

RN Aug 8 ♃ h. 8. 20 p m. 1633

I receaved a letter frō mres Quck {sic} y^t the lady Magdalen by means of y^e lady {sic} \Countes/ her mother. hath bene forced to vs fast. & to keepe a fast but once the Countes hath made the lady Magd to keepe an exact dyet & fasting & hath abstaynd frō the vse of any p^rscribed by me & semeth to be mutch better for it

craveth a masse of my pils

the lady Magdalen was lately sick but now mutch amended.

The lady Alce well w^thout taking any physick

Anne Bignell of Eaton 19. y. mart. 19. ♀. h. 11. ant m. 1630

A riseinge vp vnto her throate, is in Labour, her rekoninge out a monthe Since, is strangly handled in her heade, vomiteth Bloude, swoundeth

RN my Cosen Germā of Exeter Colledg. came to me may 25 ☿ h. 9. 15 ant m 1631

for a hed|a|d ach & payne in his eye w^th a hot rheume./.

RN M^r Catesbes for all his oldest sonne & ar{illeg} his sonne |A very tale  gentlemā| 18 y Iune 24. ♀. h. 9. 30 ant m 1631 |feet cold face & nose a malig feaver|

RN Quærit^r de causa morboū {sic} heroine Dnæ magdalenæ \Bridgwater Edgerton/ 15 y Sept 9 ☉ hora 8. 25 ant m. 1632. /eys darke\¹

|In novilunio & first quarter./| \melancholick ill/ 6 y troubled hath had Issues in her neck two {illeg}|A|nd 2 in her arms & two nowe in boath feete hath bene let blood {illeg}|b|oath arme & feete 3 or 4 tyms. It came after the smale pox. a full pletherick body |hath had purges pils dyet drinks & An Angle frō king Iams & also this king /her face swelleth a litle w^thin these 2 months her swelling\| |neaver had her terms| |hath bene let blood twice in her armes & twice in her feete & twice in her hands & leaches at her lips & thighs & fundament|

It is of ☉ in ♍ 26. 45. in tripl ♂ et ter ♂ et fac ☿²

RN The noble lady magdalen Edgerton

march. 29. ♀ h. 10 ant m 1633. |she brought her water. & was p^rsent.|¹

had thē twice in 3 days before the monthe the first tyme at there ting & had |thē 5 days| & the second tyme a litle before the {sic} came had the flushing 3 days but pale I suppose she had her bleeding before made her have the soner. had a clyster before her pils yest was 3 weekes tooke her pils

RN Michael Lambart suddenly taken w^th \a/ swounding fit \being at plow/ ☿ h. 1. p m. 1632.

& hath kept his bed ever sinc head & all his body legs stiffe as a stake |morbus Caducus|

SRN M^rs Quicke Attendant on the Lady Bridgwaters Daughter sent her lerFeb. 8. ♀ h. 2. p. m 1633

She desires to know when she may apply the Leaches to my Lady Magdalen.

And whether the {lady} Alce should take any thing to prevent her fitts before the spring

RN A note of Directions for the noble lady Magdalen Egerton may 14^th 1633.

first give{illeg} \her/ onc a weeke 5 pils especially 2 or 3 days before the new moone & the full moone

But in case the flushing should come, observe the former directions & doe as you have seene me to doe

{illeg}|Th|at is give her a clyster. of Hamec the weight of six sixpences. that is thre shillings {illeg}|m|ixing it with Ierapicra cōposita the weight of twelfe pence sweete {illeg}|b|utter on sponefull salt a sponefull.

And that night apply a pigeon slitte the bloody te to the soales of the feete to each foote going to her bed & halfe a pigeon to the nape of the neck.

In the morning apply give her 5 pils very early to sleepe on them. or els another clyster as you did before in the after noone betwixt 3 & 4. & pigeons agayne to the soales of her feete

onc a fortnight you may apply to the outsyde of the foote |right leg| two leaches. & a week after two leaches to the outsyde of the left leg. this to p^rvent

But if the flushing heate will not leave her suddenly then it is good to apply 4 leaches to the emrod vaynes.

onc in a month it weare very behoofehull {sic} to take four graynes of the vomyting pouder & to soake it all night in thre onces of white {illeg}|w|yne on the gentle hot embers then in the morning to passe it thorough a lynen cloath into a cup & to Drink it fasting all at once & hot buttered posset Drink always after casting

If at any tyme you feare y^t her flushing heate will come on her. then you may be pleased to give her a vomyte to evacuate the humours. & a cl{illeg} washing clyster of clere hot posset Drink 3 quarters of a pint, sweete butter two sponefuls Hony a sponefull & white salt a sponefull. & if you please the next day about four of the clock a purging clyster of hamec & Ierapicra w^ch is before described

If it so happen y^t before you can make ready this purging dyet Drink w^ch followeth the flushing heate should Bine \be feared/

Brine four \or five/ gallons of good Ale worte & when it is tūned into a fitting & a convenient barle Then Take of Sene six onces, of rubarbe, Agarick, turbith of each on once \sliced/ a halfe. & of Calamus aromaticus, sassafras, sarzaperilla of each two onces sliced licoras anys seedes of each sliced & bruised four onces, cinamon nutmeg of each brused halfe an once citron & lemon pils of each a quarter of an once whit & yellow sanders sliced of each a quarter of an once, Divide all the stuffe into 3 lynen bags having a peeble stone in each bag after it is a weeke old, Drink of it liberally as you Did w^th vs & eate no flesh. till it hath d|w|rought well/ you may Drink hot posset Drinke to set it a working. & may dyne w^th potched egs & so m{illeg} it at sup.

If I say you cā not p^rpare this purging dyet drink soone inough to p^rvent her infirmity. Then be pleased to make this purging Decoction following

Take of Sene on once & a halfe turbith on once & a halfe, Agarick mechoicā & rubarbe of each six Drams the Weight of a dram is about six pence, mirabolans Called Chelulæ & Citrini of each on once all fynely sliced. hermedactils two onces sliced, licoras & anys seeds of each an ounce & a halfe boyle all these in six pints of water & two pints of white wyne boyle it to halfe strayne it. of this the lady Magdalen is to take six onces & to adde to it two sponefuls of syrope of roses & to Drink it for 3 mornings but the lady Alce is to take but four onces of this licour & to adde to it two sponefuls of syrope of roses.

The oyntment we vsed to y^e lady Magdalen was cōpounded of oyle of lillyes two onces of Capons greace two sponefuls of oynt|ment of| Dialthea a sponefull all weare melted & so vsed

& also her former playster some 3 onces eyther to be applyed {be}t{wix}t her shoulders & also the soales of her feete & on of those playsters to be applyed to the lady Ac|l|ces splene.

For the Lady Alce

When you shall see especiall cause they {sic} give to the lady two sponefuls & a halfe of the vomyting syrope mixed w^th a sponefull of white wyne let her Drink it fasting, taking always after laying vp of the stomack cleere hot posset Drinke

If her ladyship cōplayne of any gryping in her belly or any ach of her head then give this clyster.

Take of motherworte, wild thyme, lovage, rosemary, balme of each a quarter of a handfull bay beryes, Iunipor beryes, anys seedes Dill seedes of each a sponefull flours of cāmomyll a very litle boyle all in a quarte of posset Drinke made of malmesye or white muskadyn & milke of each a pinte take away the Curde & boyle all the forenamed species in it to halfe, strayne it & Take halfe a pinte of this decoction melt in it a sponefull of sweete butter, hony a sponefull, white salt a sponefull. let this be her clyster.

If you see occasion give her 5 litle pils Weighing about four pence about 5 in the morning

\let her smell to Her pomander./

And there after give the lady of the gentle purging decoction before named in the Description of it for the lady Magdalen. giving her of this Decoction four onces. syrope of roses a sponefull, & of the elect purging electuary p^rpared for the lady Alce the Weight of ten pence let albe well dissolued & give her this potion blood warme fasting betwixt six{t} & seaven & thin broath two hours after.

When you make of the purging dyet Ale, then be pleased to give her a good Draught of it in the same maner as her ladyship tooke it here with vs at linford

you have thre ounces of cōfortable lozenges to give vnto the lady Alce {illeg} on lozeng in a day for 3 or 4 mornings togeather fasting especially after a vomyte or a purge. & so to be vsed as occasion shalbe mynistred

RN Mres Sara Wheelows first taken Ian 23 h|☉| 4 \3. 30/ 11. 30 30 p |ant| m 1631 |of Collingtree 2 myles frō Northāpton|

strangly taken w^th strang fits lifting her vp as on shaken w^th a shaking Ague w^th a great hart beating |was p^rsent|

RN my Cosen Burrington spake to me to help him for his gydynes & payne in his should & necke & ey may 17 ♂ h. 8. 15 ant m 163i /a very deboyst & deceitful mā\

RN was first strangly taken feb 28. ♂ h. 9. p m 1632.

fell downe dead & had 2 or 3 fits in an houres & will \doth/ quake skreame & crye

feb 28 ♂ h. 8 40 \30/ p m 1632 /of all tes body & toes\

RN francis Raffilde of Dunstable 14 \15/ y Decēb. 19. ☾ h 11. ant m. 163{1} extreme fearf{ull}

bitten w^th a mad Dog the sore rūneth.

bitten the 9 of this month h. 6 p m 163i

TG Mrs Mary Claton \16 y/ of moncksrisbor{ough} Martii 16 ♄ h. 6 p m. 1633.

distempered in her minde since yest{erday} hath beene mopish this 14night

RN An Hale of Silsoe. 12 y thursd senet before \after/ Alhallouday but sent to me march. 8. ♂ h. 10 ant m. 163i.

RN Thomas Craply of Paulusperry. 10 y march. 8 ♃ h. {1. 30} p m 1632

vtrū venefic{ium} patit^r

It begā w^th

RN Mary Howlet of Bythorne in Huntington sheere 19 y Ap. 23 ☾. h. 7. 30 ant m 1632.

head & eys swelled & high coloured chest swelled

RN M^r Henry Beale of walton 17 y may 18 ♀ h. 11 ant m 1632 /heate in y^e face /nose red & big.\\

RN Thomas Creaton of Audley {sic} Audley 16 y Iune 13 ☿ h. 12. 20 p m 1632.