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 The lady Butler touching her child y^t is well amended of his fits ye{d}|t| weake & not able to goe feets & legs swell still & cānot sleepe a weeke togeath^r till after a eleaven in y^e morning |marh {sic} 13 h {sic} h 12 30 p m 1624| sent for her neighb vrsula Clarke 50 y March 13 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m 1624

RN Iohn Smith of haversham. 36 sick ever this week kept his bed th yesterday all daye the 20 of decemb sent \on/ of his neighbours to me for his disease his water cold all white & muddy complayneth of his harte very sick 2i of Decēb. die ♃. h. 10. 1598. a fatt high coloured man

RN Mres Duncōbe sent vnto me for her eldest Daughter of 18 y sept 24 ♄ hor 9. ant m 1603 her wat^r good motes in it

& for on M^r Barber. whose wat^r hath red sand armes & backes & should^r a bad stomacke

his wat^r hie coloured full of dregs & heares.

RN Ione Vtton of fennystratton of 53. sent her water this 23 of may. die ☿ h. 9. 10. ant m. 1599.

Iohn Vtton her husb: for a payne in his backe stomack. feareth an impost.

RN my ladye fortiscue of Saldon sent for a quart of bugloes wat^r decē{b} 20 ♀ h. 12. 1605.

& h|M|res francis fortiscue greene sicknes left syde cough

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 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 I had a letters frō young \old/ S^r Robert & young S^r Rob. S^r Th.: Earffild & S^r water Leach Ap 1 \2/0 ♀ h. 2 p m 1632

frō old S^r Rob 6 rabbots & 2 litle troughts

They desyre me to goe w^th S^r Rob & his L into yorke sheere & S^r walter into Devonshire

S^r Thomas ak|c|knowledged|th| y^t my last pouder sent about a fortnight sinc hath recovered the fect{illeg} craveth the same powder.

SRN M^rs. Katherin Norwood. frō Nunam for a gentleman a frend of hers. Octob. 9. ☿ h. 8. 30. p. m. 1633. RN |wythibrooke a stranger.| SRN

RN she craveth my opinion of the water she sent me of a gentlemā & my Counsell touching him she craveth no physick at this p^rsent except his water & disease of necessity Doth require it

craveth my opinion touching M^res Cottens Disease & wheath^r to be cured.

SRN M^r Sparke of blechley send me word they are all well agayne & to p^rūe his Daughter Alces fitt desires agayne my aduice for the drawing downe of these

RN M^r Bouth May 21 ♀ h. 4 p m 16i9 sent for strenghtning pils for his head.

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 Brograve sent me a token her husb. full of greev|f|e for the burning of his house & good & M^r for M^r Edmunds Daughter 17. y march. 25 ☾ h. 4. 1|2|0 p m 1622 |M^r Edmunds Daughter.| |harted {sic} as her fath^r thinketh w^th some ill creature/|

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 Mres Rolt \Iane Rolt/ of Bonyst sent to me to know wheath^r shee be w^th child or no Apr. 19 ♀ h. 11. 15 ant m. 1605. y {sic} 29 y.

Elisabeth Baudwyne at the same tyme her syster. 20 yeres.

Also for her sist^r who is troubled w^th great hedach & a bad stomacke & cānot Digest keepeth her bed

|M^res| Iane Rolt of Bonyst 29 y Apr 19 ♀ h. 11. 15 ant m 1605

quærit an sit gravida

GJ My Lady Farmer of Eastoneston sent her vrine and her daughter Maries Novemb. 12. ♃ ho 11 a m. 1607

RN The lady Mordant sent {vnto} me to know how her brother Doth after his ph{ysick} I {sic} & also the Cookes state Iuly. 9. ☿ h. 2. {20} p m. 1623

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]