Casebooks

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

RN Williā Walton of neyther winchington 8 y twelfe eve being weddnensday about x. h 10. 30 p m his father came to me for physick to my howse Ap 19 ♀ h. 9. 45 p {sic} ant m 1611.

RN I came to S^r Peeter Temples child & sawe it & gave it a suppository Decēb 28 h {sic} hor 3 40 h. {sic} 4. p m 16i6

RN Mres Dorothy Alway took her physick Iune 20 {♂} h. 7. 15 ant m 1620

RN M^r Ihonson for Mres Maryes {drinke} of Tydington sept 2 ♂ h. 9 ant m. 1623

RN for the lady Earffilds da\u/ghter 4 y novēb 8 ♃ h. 7 p \m/ 1632

TG For S^r Iames Evingtons Sonne aoꝝ 6. Febr Mart. 7 ♃ h. 8 p m.

RN M^r Edward Gostick borne March. 7 ♂ h. 13. 30 p m. 1620

would know my opinion wheath^r best to let M^r Hill to deale w^th him for his hearing heareth best in the new of y^e moone/

RN Goody A{i}g

Agnes Cowly was Delivered vppon weddensday morning {sic} of a little boy tuesday night. Sept 12 of Sept. of a boy who is tounge tyed. shee sent her sister to me to knowe where the signe is y^t her boyes this 14 of Sept. die ♃ b at h. 2. p 12. m. f|p|ost m fortassis vt linguā nervū abscinderet. 1598 hic puer natus nocte 10. 30. m. natus Setemb. {sic} 12. die ♂ h. 10. 30. ¹

RN An vtile erat linguam eius abscindere. 14 Sept die ♃. h. 2. 12. m. 159{8}

RN |1598| Rawlings mor quærit remediu  morbo p \fere/ filiæ \fere/ sex annos natæ. Iulij 13 die ♃. h. post m 5. 30. \20./

RN pinavi Dno Rob. Dor. Iuniori medicam. quod nō potuit p^r{nanser} assmere {sic} et quoties assūpsit evomuit Aug. 22. h {sic} hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1612.

RN Mres Alice Iēmings of Offley. S^r Rich Spencers Daught^r for her child. of halfe a yere old {o}|D|\o/rothy Iennings Ap 3. ♃ h. 10 ant m. 1617

I receaved a letter

1 first pe{r}ydays left behind

2 how the pouder is to be vsed

3 wheath^r Dragon water be to be vsed

4 the cap & w of pa & wheath^r it may be left of.

5 to send her oliban’ ℥ij sterny ℥ß. /starteth in her sleepe\

wheath^r to forbeare the sucke. suckes well sleepes well is sol{u}{s}

RN M^r Latch the Lady Iennings husb. march 18 ♃ h 5. 30 p m 1624 the child held w^th the dead palsye hath litle or no motion or doth move the arme or leg of the syde affected yet better god be thancked then before

RN M^r H|L|atch {sic} \Latch of the Strand in London/ did writ to me to certify me how it was w^th franke the issue did helpe her rheme but still hath greevous fits as before septēb 22 h {sic} hor. 12 1627

SRN M^rs. Eloner Aylett of Magdalen Laver. |for her selfe & her child./.|

October. 7. ♂. h. 9. 45. a. m. 1634. /she sent hither y^e 22^th of septemb^r\

There was a match propounded her for her daughter & it brake of agayne. now there is another oferd & desires to know the issue whether it will be good to hearken to it or noe.

RN The lady Ienins of the Strad {sic} sent to me for y^e same Iulep for Mes Franke & some thing for y^e cold & craveth for her & mrs Elis a dyet drink stronger then before.

Mres Frank Latch 5 y feb. 14. ♃ h. 7. p m. 1628.

Mres Iennings of y^e Strand in London s {sic} 17. y. febr: 15|4| ♀ \♃/ h. 2. p. m. h. 6 7 p. m. 1628

RN M^r Hatch U[1622–4] \Latch/ RN for his child a yere old la {sic} the last day of febr last Mach {sic}. 3. ☿ h. 11. ant m 1624

the gentlewomā y^t giveth her suck hath for these 3 weeks had her courses w^ch doe yet continue & make her sickly & know not wheath^r she had a mischanc doe feare her sucking to hurt the child would know my opinion & what dyet drink Mres Elis: might take & what w|p|hysick & wheath^r they should bing {sic} Downe the child

RN M^r Latch sent me a letter Ian 24. ♃ h. 7. p m 1628

For his franke 4 y old lame of on syde but otherwise well mended

RN mres frank latch of the Strād her father for her palsy Lanenes {sic} on the right syde & her falling sicknes by onc in a month

hath Issue in her neck. S ♃ & annulus magicꝯ

yet feeleth little good