Casebooks

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 The lady Magdalen {illeg}|{E}|d {sic} \Edgerton/ 16 y novēb 2. ♀ h. 1. p m 1632

The lady broght her water

wheath^r I can doe her good¹

vryne good w^th white Dregs & a great sediment

The lady magdalen Edgerton. 16 y novēb. 1|2| {♃}|♀| h. 1. p m 1632.

p

aloes ʒij \℥jß/ Agar ʒjj|ß| |ß| trub ʒjß mochoic ʒ i|j|j|ʒ| |ß| dicta cretici ʒij rub tinct ʒij fiat massa myrh ʒij sav ʒij

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 |young| S^r Rob: Napeir for the Lord Bridgwaters Daughter 15 y Ian sine consensu by means of S^r Th mydleton Ian 16 ☾ h. 11. 25 ant m /a kell over her eye {illeg}|a|lmost blynd a mighty rheume\

pil lucis a 10 days

ey bright pils an Issue in the necke/

SRN For the Lady Magdalen RN |Brigwater {sic}| \Edgerton Bridgwater/ SRN ☉. Octob. 14. h. 7. p. m. 1632.

SRN For y^e Lady Magdalen Egerton Iune 30. ☉ h. 2. p. m. 1633.

℞ Aloes Cicotrina ℥ß. Turbith, and Agarick an. ʒij. Myrabolanj Chebulæ ʒij. Rubarb. ʒj. {v} Masticis calamj aromaticj an ʒj. fiat Massa cū syrupo violaꝝ. in 5. pil. dos. once in 2 dayes. at 5. of clocke before Supper. ad to it of p{ill} Rud ʒj.

A dry Diet Drinke to dry vp y^e Rheume. corroboratinge y^e Animall & vitall spirits Parts.

Take y^e barke of lignū sctū. sarsaperilla, sassafras. roote, calamus Aromaticus of sach ℥iij. Sliced cinamoms nuttmegs. & galingall an. ℥j sliced Angelia canded, enula campana canded myrabulo{u}s condited ℥ij. Bisket Bred made with anyseed ℥iiij beaten & pouderd. verven & Celandine. dryed an. ♏. ij. wood bittony Margerā, & rosemary flowers dryed {illeg}ac. ♏. ij. an ℥ß. Pruons ♏.ß. Licoras Aniseeds & reasons an. ℥vj. flower de Luce roote & flag roote boath dryed & sliced let all these be boyled in 20 pints of spring water boyle it till 4. pints be wasted then adde to it Bittony water, Margerū & Rosemary waters an. lib. ß white wyne lib ij boyle it a little more then strayne it & stop it close in a sweet Iug pot.

Take of this euery morneing ℥vj. & the like at 3. in y^e after noone & supping with 3 slices of Dyet bread drink ℥vj. more & so vse it as long as any Lasteth.

Let her suppers be during this tyme of bisket bread & reasons of y^e sunne. & sometymes ponadoes, with a little bisket bread or 3. slices of dyet bread. \& may drinke after it her dyet drinke before p^rscribed/ at other tymes either citrons, Lemons or oringes Canded or condited & once in 2 or 3 dayes to take before an houre before such a slight supper. 5. smal pils.

Aloes cicotr \ʒij/ rud, \Rud ℥ß/ fætid turb an ʒij. salis gēm ʒß fiat mass pil cū syr de S rad q suff dosis ʒj

The Electuary.

Take of wood Bittony, Dianthos Conserve of \old/ Red Roses, Condited Citrons an. ℥j. Ivory, harts horne specierū de gem̄is powderd an ʒj. venice treacle ʒij. Trochiskes of vipers. ʒj. Let all be well mixed & incorporated with y^e syrupe Acetositate citrj.

Dosis as much as a Nuttmeg in y^e morneing fasting. & then p^rsently drink after it ℥vj of y^e former dyet drinke puting into this draught only in the morneinge Syrup of Roses 2. Spoonfuls. & not in y^t in the afternoone.

RN The lady Magdalen Egerton Iune 29. h {sic} hor. 8. 30 ant m 1633.

Her dyet drink not purging but corrobating {sic} her head p|h|art & all the Animall vitall & naturall ts

Take of cortex lig scti Calami Aromat, sassaf. sarsap an ℥iiij sliced eulacāp & Angelic Cand an ʒij polip ℥ij Ho{un}d ℥ij verven. Calandyne Dryed an iij ij violet & red rose leafes, wood bittony & Cowslop flours rosemary flours an ʒij |verven celand \dryed/ an ♏ j| licoras anyss an ℥vj nutmegs ℥j cinam ℥j galingale ℥j sliced cetum & or{ing} pils Canded an ʒij boyle all. w^th reasons lib ß. in water 24 \30/ pintes. Calamus aromat ℥ß. morning at Dyner. after noone & dyet bread of biscoct w^th anysseeds reasons almonds. Canded \or condited/ citrons & oringes. nutmegs p^rserved {my}rab: ch{eb} Condited succots. or Cons. of Cowslops \violets {raspu}s/ bittony dianthis margerā. verven or Calandyne. no pease. no fish but mutton viyle chicken

pils Clysters./

Aloes ℥ß \ʒvj |℥j|/ turb Agar m{e}ch{e}c rhab an ʒij her{ni}d ʒß \ʒij/ aromatic ros ʒij mastic ʒij myrab cheb ℥ß. cū syr salis gēm ʒj. cū syr viol {q} su{ff}

M^rs Quick d sent her Letter in the Behalfe of the Lady Magdalen Octob. 25. ♀. H. 11. ant. m. 1633

1 Sene ℥iij rhab. agar. an ʒvj mirabola{n} ois gris ℥ij mechoic. ℥ß. Sassafr. Sassail RN \turb rub an ʒvj/ |{illeg} an ℥jß| cart. lig. Sctj an ℥j licorit aniss. an ℥ij. Cinam. nuttm. an ℥j. cal. arom. ℥j

2 pil. aggreg. ℥j alois pil Coch. ʒij

RN vtrū Heroina Magd sit curabilis. 19 y Ap. 5. ♀ h. 6. 30 p m 1633

RN Quærit^r: vtrū lady magdalen vnquā recuperabit salutē Ap 28 ☉ h. 1 p m 1633.

RN mres Quick vtrū expdiat {sic} Dnæ magd to abstayne frō sup & to Drink water Iune 28 ♀ h. 11 20 ant m. 1633.

a drye dyet drink of verv. bitt celandyne alo{e}s an ♏j op{nin}g rootꝭ fenell sly red Dock rootꝭ an ij p{elr}y \roots/ {oi}lacūp. ℥ij Angel ℥ij cut lig scti sarsup an lib ß aq {fontem} lib 20 {som} anysi l{icut} an lib ß