Casebooks

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 Syr Arthur Throgmorton of Paulus Perry. 48. y Maij 20 ♃ hor. 6. 38 ant m. 1602. sent for me to come to him. |on of his cheekes kerneld & harde & swelled.|

RN {Io}seph Marson sent Aug 18 ♀ h. 3. p m. 1615¹

RN a kind letter frō the Countesse y^t she had a cold & a hard iourney Ian {sic} her face not yet come to his first portion & her ankle swelled & willing not to take any more physick as yet but to heare of her sone Ian 21. ♂ h. 9. 30 ant m 1623.

ankle red & swelled

RN Mres Bridget would intreat you to send her somthing for her black spots in her face but no physick

RN Margaret Raynold for the flushing heate of her face w^c cometh from her stomacke. 40 yeres old. sente to me this. 26|7| of March. die ♂ h. 9. 50 {sic} \12. 0./ m ant m. 1599.

RN Brother Sandy sent to me for my Counsell for Ag Sandy. whose face is swelled & broken & rum {sic} Ian. 17 die ♄ hor. p m. hor. 3. 45 p {sic} 1601. |I thinck he sent w^th out her consent.|

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 my lady fortiscue sent for me to come to her wench {sic} \Daughter/ who was mightely hoven in her belly face stomacke wat^r good francis fortiscue 9 y decēb 28 ♄ |27 ♀| 1605.

they sent her wat^r in the morning h 8 30. ant m 1605.

RN my Cosen Marsh Did {sic} sent me fruit agaynst Christmas Decēb 12 h {sic} hor 10 30 ant m 1629

Is very well

hath bene very well in her head all this sōmer & now in this cold raw weath^r a litle payned in her face w^th a red stroke in her forhead & in her nose.

RN I recaved {sic} a lett frō m^r {sic} \the lady/ marg {sic} \magdalen/ & the lady Alce Egerton & m^res may {sic} Quick y^t the lady margaret {sic} had a rising vp into her face but was taken downe w^th pils clyster pils & a pig appl to her feete & a playster. It tooke her the 15 of Decēb being on sonday I receaved there letters Decēb 20 ♃ h. 5. 50 p m 1632

The Contes would debar her of her sups w^ch would be greevous vnto her

the Countes |of| \Bridgwater/ would debar her of her sup. & would know wheather the leaches

RN Henry Stile of mutch Brickhill 19 y Iune 29 ☾. h. 2. 30 p m 1607 19. y. sick 3 weekes very sore swelled in his body, bothe legs & face. & all other s {sic} of his bodye

Davēport the Appar. wrote to me in his behalfe.

RN Mres Margaret Noone a londyner y^t came vnto me w^th M^r Iohn lanckford sent me word y^t her 2 clysters wrought but litle but y^t her dyet drinke did worke well & did her some good for her cold stomack. but y^t her flushing in her face cōtinueth still. as also her swelling espec on the right syde of her bellye craveth my furth^r helpe. Sept 5. ♂ h. 12. 1609

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.