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 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}

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

RN {T}he lady Magdalen Egertons clyster taken by my appoyt {sic} at london

Hamec ʒvj Ierop cōp ʒj syr of roses ℥j ß war{m} in 12 onces of whey clarifyed {illeg}|&| warmed

secondly apply y^t night halfe a pigone to each foote

The next morning give her Coch ℈ij rud ℈j

Her oyntment suppling

oleū lilior ℥ij ros ℥j D{i}alth ℥j Capons greac ℥j empl. Paracelsi

for the lady Alce Edgerton

{mus} chri {}lat hartes ho\r/ne, Ivory white {san}ders white corals bezoar. white ambers vnicorns horne sugar rose water. amber greec gr iiij

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 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

RN Aug 8 ♃ h. 8. 20 p m. 1633

I receaved a letter frō mres Quck {sic} y^t the lady Magdalen by means of y^e lady {sic} \Countes/ her mother. hath bene forced to vs fast. & to keepe a fast but once the Countes hath made the lady Magd to keepe an exact dyet & fasting & hath abstaynd frō the vse of any p^rscribed by me & semeth to be mutch better for it

craveth a masse of my pils

the lady Magdalen was lately sick but now mutch amended.

The lady Alce well w^thout taking any physick

SRN M^rs Quicke Attendant on the Lady Bridgwaters Daughter sent her lerFeb. 8. ♀ h. 2. p. m 1633

She desires to know when she may apply the Leaches to my Lady Magdalen.

And whether the {lady} Alce should take any thing to prevent her fitts before the spring

M^rs Quick sent her Lettr Concerning the Lady Magdal: & Lady Alice Egerton. at the same time ℞ likewise a Letter from M^r Wright & another from M^r Tho: Iennins. febr. 21. ♃ h. 8. p m. 1633

RN also M^r Thomas Iennins vtrū maritabit

y^e Lady Magd. had y about y^e full moone. her courses come downe & was swelled

y^e Lady Alice had some sad fits fortnight since.

RN The Lady Magd

Lady magdalen had taking her strong purg: pils 2 or 3 days before the full her terms came down & neav^r before & suddenly ceased & her face swelleth|d| & was ill

pil spl. ʒj aloes ʒij rud ʒj|i|j myrh sav. an ℈ij croci ʒß. olei nyist gut vj

let her blood vnder the ham or saph. or apply leaches

for the Lady Alce: syr vomit cocl iij {illeg} q {mitt} \{illeg}|El|ect ♂ gr iiij aq ced {c}ocl {sic}/ cocl jß vini albi cul / aq cinina cul j pil: cossaf ʒß rud ℈ß. an ʒj spl an ℈ij 15 pils

febr 23. ☾ for thrice olei myust gut iij

her vomyte wrought excedingly & made her very sicke.