Casebooks

RN Mres Chester tormented w^th toothach. intollerabl 3 days & nights face swelled may 20 ♀. h. 11. 20 ant m 1614.

desyreth me to come over.

RN Goody Ashburnoure very sorely pained in her head light headed & swelled in her face very red. can take no sleepe nor rest. sent to me. may 4. die ♀. h. 5. 48. mi ant m 1599 hath not had her couses {sic} this two yeres. bledeth nowe & then at the nose.

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 M^r Iohn Smith of Great brickhill sent me a letter Iune 29. ♃|♄| ♄ 5. 45 p m 1605. /itch more, hed gydye\

GJ M^r Mathew Claver of Foskett. sent his water w^th a letter April. 6. ☿ ho. 10. 6 a m. 1603 Wherin he Complayneth of a trembling hastynes and fulnes of his head & sences his body full of wynde, a great noyse in his left eare many tymes troubled w^th a stitche in the small of his backe. The mouth of his stomacke doth most annoy his head for w^ch he hath taken Conserve of Anthos

RN my sister taken sorely in her ey & rā w^th blood like an Impostume w^th deadly payne sent to talke w^th me may 20 ☿ h. 12. at myd night 1618.

RN The earle of kent sent to me for his head eyes. & gums w^th an extreme rheume sept 13 ☾ h. 9. 45 ant m 1619 |I purpose to goe to the Earle sept 21. next god willing|

RN \my Lady/ Mres {sic} Digbye for her |chāber| meaden |Mary Travell| 24 y August 25 ♃ hor 11. ant m. 1603.

sore & lame afore shee hath her sicknes in her bones & hed the mumpes also.

Lady very fearfull & caused her mayd to send her wat^r

RN my lord Mordants litle child ten weekes on satt last it was borne the 19 of marh {sic} last betweene 10 & 11 in y^e morning. it was healthfull vntill weddensday last. may 25. h. 4. 30 ant m it was taken w^th a stretching out of the arms a galling of the eys & skryking & trēbling of all tes vppon may 26. it had 3 fits 2 in y^e morning. & on at noone. & hath an arising in y^e throte w^ch is seene & felt. & by holding downe by hand hath some ease & it riseth moore. the left syde of the throate. sent to me Iune 2. ♃ h. 8 ant m. 1625.

RN At this tyme a greene womā newly delivered sent for her hed cānot sleepe I think goody Pen.

RN I was sent for by the Countes of Rutland to come to Stonystratford for her sonne my lord Rosse had a fit of chāping w^th his mouth & lips cha{r}ged but it bled but a while octob 25. ☿ h. 4 40 p m 16i5

RN M^r Iohn Duncōbe of great Brickhill sent to me for his head & the vertiginousnes therof \30. y./ Octob. 4 h {sic} hor. 9 40 ant m 1628.

RN Water Cheese of Stony stratford borne the last night being ☉ about betwixt 5 & six 20 weekes sinc. her disease & first fit tooke it feb 21 ♃ h 4. p m 1611. it did shake w^th the hands & wryteth {sic} y^e mouth & hed & clutcheth the hands & grypeth. & falleth. the first daye 2 fits. yesterday & this day may {sic} fits.

water good.

{sen}|{wro}|te to me febr. 25 ☾ h. 4. 15. p m 1611.

RN Robart Sandy sick of an ague & swelled in the left eye red & waterish 5 y sent his water feb. 25. ♄ hor. 6. ant m. 1609.

RN Charles Lane of Hanslop 13 y the 2 of Octob last sente feb 8 ♀ h. 4. 25 p m 1633

swelled about his necke ever sinc Christās & is broken in 3 t|p|laces & likely to break in another w^th extreme payne in his head & necke feb 8 ♀ h. 4. 25 p m 1633.

RN Richard Māning of Hartwell 20 yeres sick this 7 weekes & can doe not doe any thing taketh him leeke an ague & when it cōmeth w^th a shaking colde & going away it maketh him as it were blind it so troubleth his hed. sent this 18 of Apr: die ☿ h. 1. 2|1|5. m pnn {sic} 1599.

RN The old lady Ienning Bulbeck of y^e Strand 69 y octob 8: ☿ h. 8. 25 p m 1623. |sent her water indiff. head eys eyes waterish & reddish. & bloodshotten|

RN M^r Barker \of great Horwood/ the cter sent a letter opening his maladyes may 2. h {sic} hor. 6. 25. ant m 1618. a stopping of cold & tough flegme y^t hath bene long a contracting in y^e stomach. a great cough & reareth mutch & the hed w^th senc & feeling went almost in two no great appetite to eate. save liquids & these the thinner & sharper

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. ☿. h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheath^r the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child p^rsent w^th goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

RN D lapworth wrote vnto me frō Oxford & sent for my tincture of Corall & pearle & there dosis|s|ses for on y^t bleedeth at the nose extremely. march 24 ♂. h. 6/ 5. 50 ant m 1612.