Casebooks

RN D Hugs sent me a crowne voydeth cravell & sometyms a litle blood craveth something to keepe him soluble for he is cōmonly Costive Iuly. 6 h {sic} hor 4. 20 p m 1633.

RN Agnys Deere of Elso her purge wrogh{t} but twelf twice for dysynes.

RN Thomas Barnesey of P|S|teppo{illeg}|n|. 72 y Ian 15 h {sic} hor. 3. p m 1625.

had the palsye but not now & hath lost the vse of boath armes of a red & highe cōplexion

would knowe wheath^r good to let blood 4 or 5 ounces hath a short ptysicke.

Thomas Barnesye of Steaphington 72 y Ian. 15 h {sic} hor 3. 15 p m 1625 |a very leane mā|

wheath^r good to let blood hath no vse of his arme a palsy 6 weekes

RN S^r Henry Longevill Iune 27 ♂ h. 3 40 p m. 1620

his 2 purges wrght {sic} exceding well

is swelled more then before

desyreth an oyntmēt

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

RW M^ris Norwood of Astw{ood} y. 45. d. ♄ h: 1. p: m: Martij 17. {1621} desireth to know whether shee w{ere} best to bee let bloud; or to ta{ke} physicke. full of payne: hath th{em} well

GJ M^r Michaell Iermin Troubled w^th wyndines Desyres something for it and for indigestion.

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 Elis Ienings of London hath taken her vomyt & dyet drink w^ch wroght well w^th her. yet looketh pale & hath not her floures cānot eate flesh & yet hath a good stomack craveth my Directiōs vppon Monday next Iune 26 ♃ h. 4. 39 p m 1628

RN S^r will. fortiskues fit took him Aug 28 ♀. h. 11. \at night/ & cōtinued vntill 5

desyreth a purge

RN Rich Day of Laundon for his sonne for aches who mended w^th his drinkes./

RN The lady Twisden of London 51. y. may 27 h {sic} hor. 1 p. m 1626

by her sleeping & scouring she hath nutch {sic} mended sinc S^r will wrote Last y^t is thursday last.

yet the last night was more troublesome then before

this Day cōplayneth of a sournes rising out of her stomake supposeth y^t a vomyt would doe her good yet dare not to adventur it by reason of her weaknes & scowring. w^ch we dare not to stay seing the goodnes of it yet fyndeth no aptnes to cast but a soure belching

desyreth a nother box of the pils 10 and an answ to his lett & to this.

The lady Twisden of London may 27 h 1. p m 1626

very weake & feeble yet sitteth vp & eateth p^rty well. scoureth mtch {sic} hath a soure belching yet no aptnes to cast.

would know wheath^r fit to give her a vomyt considering her \great/ weaknes & sither her scouring Doth her so mutch good craveth an answere to his forme & to this Letter also.

wheath^r any other course for mending of the sourenes will not helpe w^th out a vomyt.

RN Memorandū y^t S^r Georg Mānors first 2 purges did better agree w^th him th{en} the 2 latter & brought away more melanch blacke stuff.

hed hot & dye {sic} & apt to sweate

mres Sutton his Daughter hot & drye

RN M^r Boath for M^r Mānering who feareth a Consūption. my lord Kees purse bearer Ap 15 ♃ h 6 p m 1624

To have pils of the extrat of sulph. for the cough of the longs

he desyreth to have 2 Doses of pils but to have more ruberbe in them. & an ex|bals|ome of br{u}pstone for the longues.

RN |old| Goody Robinson 1598 13 of Maij 3 37 ♊ {sic} die ☾ h. 2. 18. post {sic}: quærit remed.  pruritu.

GJ M^r Brough of Stony stratford Decemb. 2. ♀ ho 4 15 p m. 1603 sent for a comfortable thing to stay his laske w^ch he tooke by taking a tabulat yesterday.

RN Robert Cardwell of Patshill 41. y Aug 5 ♃ h 1. 20 p m 1630

taken wth a sore loosens & may {sic} so soddenly taken dye suddenly

Craveth p^rservatives for this

M^r Burkit the vicar craveth also some p^rserv. for him selfe

RN My Cosen Warren {pis} for my hot wat^r for to swage her extreme payne Iuly 27 ☉ h 6. 30 an|p| m 1606

RN The Capitayne maij 2. ♃ hor. 5. 20 p m 1605 for a dyet drinke. for his corpulency & swelling

RN M^r furthoe Octob. 26 ☉ h. 7. p m 1606. {2} tyme nothing bett^r for his pils. vrine good.