Casebooks

RN Goodmā|dy| Nueman of Brodwell. of 45 yeres of age found mutch ease by y^t w^c phisick w^c was given her & wrought vpward & downeward w^th her & shee was very prety well after it for 2 or 3 days. &|b|ut st the thirde day after it tooke her agayne & she is mutch troubled w^th the winde cholick & w^th a hot & drye stomacke. & sent her daugh{t}{er} agayne to me. Aug. 26. die ♄ h. 12. 30. 1598.

GJ Nathaniell Kirkland of Haversham. Apr. 10 ☉ ho. 7. 30 p. m. 1603 sent for a p^rparat & pilles a Cold stomacke, and troubled w^th flegme

RN The younger gentlewomā mrs \An/ T{illeg}|w|isdon sent me a lett^r Mres An Twisden 20 y Iune 3 h {sic} hor 8. 30 p m 1626

at her stomack

would weare some playster for her backe y^t had a good smell

afrayd to be let blood yet will she sayth henc forth if I will advise her therto.

would have some cōfortable thing to breake wynd for her stomack to digest her meate.

RN S^r Walter Leach. of Cadley. for his wife novēb 8 ♃ h 7 p m 1632. boath at Cadley hath a fulnes at her stomack & a litle oppression at her hart & a kind of heaving vnderneath it craveth my helpe

RN my old Lady Harington 60 y may. 26. ♃ h. 2. 20 p m 163i

1 her oldest daughter p^rty well /Mres Iane Harrington 21 y\

2 but the younger mutch at on & ill in her stomack as before no appetite to eate cōpl of extreme payne in her syde of the right syde feareth y^t she is liv^r growen

RN M^r Will Duncōbe 22 y of Litlington parke march. 13. ♀. h. 12. 1618.

for his wife troubled w^th a waterish humour rising in her stomack. & very sick w^th all lyeth heavy as if she had surfeted it voketh her to cast. casteth mutch water.

Imagyneth she may be w^th child. & therfore craveth gentle physick.

RN Iohn Spencer of W|S|^r Robartꝭ Spencers servant. Martij 30 ♂ hor. 8. 9. ant m. 1602. cōplayneth of his left syde & spleene & swelling of his legge.

quærit {illeg}|r|emediū  Aloysia faulkner 23 y. troubled w^th the greene sicknes hath taken many vomits but noone would worke w^th her craveth a vomit sick in y^e stomacke quærit an \an {sic} alce faukner/ virū diligit nec ne.¹

RN M^r Vilvayne of Exet^r colledge feb 5 die ♃ hor. 6. p m. 1601 quærit remediu  capitis dolore assiduo stomacho. et byle 6. 15 p m

RN The Lady Neavell of Leycester 63|4| y Decēb 17. ☿ h. 6 p m 1623.

Wheath^r good to vse scurvy grasse/ her Daught^r Mres Kays not somutch troubled w^th melanch as before but yet still troubled w^th wynd & payne in her stomacke/

M^rs Mathewe of Braddin 40. y. Febr. 24. ♀. h. 12. 40. p m. 1632

An Extreame fluxe of her Termes the space of a fortnight, they come downe in clotts. desireth to knowe whether shee may safely stop them Before they came downe shee was much pained betweene her Belly & stomack

M^rs. Norwood sent her Lady Letter for the Lady Dunsmores Daughter. Oct. 18 ♀. h. 12. 15. pm. 1633

RN ha\r/d to vomyt vppō any occasion D Gifford & d^r Cadymā her former physitions for the greene sicknes after the {sic} had made triall of of {sic} vomyts & saw how vntowardly it wrought followed some other course/

desyreth vomyt purg rath^r then vomyts to clense her hot & drye stomack.

RN Mres francis Digbye S^r Evarets sister nata the tuesday before the 30 of novēb^r. before 7 in y^e morning /1588.\ send for my Directions may 1. hhor {sic} 4. 40 p m 1619. /vnmayed {sic}\ |30 y|

mutch troubled w^th melanch pass apt to weep w^thout any iust case.

nata Octob 29 ♂ h. 7. ant m 1588. a great heavynes in y^e stomacke & a beating & trembling at the hart. w^th a |continuall| payne at her hart at y^t tyme of all on her left syde

SRN The old Lady Temple of Darsett 66. y. March. 29. ♂. h. 3. p. m. 1636.

The pills j sent her did worke very well & did her very much good.

Is now short wynded & much hoven in y^e stomacke & weake in her knees & A{illeg}k|nc|kles, as she was then

hath at this tyme a great hoarsenes & straytnes in her throate. desires the note of y^e Dyet drinke. & pills.

RN my Neece & lady Earsfild for her daughter 3 y March. 10 h {sic} hor 7 ant m 1632

\grpes {sic} in the pit of her stomacke belly & sydes/ a very hard belly worms suspected¹

Alooes mxed {sic} w^th rub did her no good

nor a bag {illeg}|o|f wormewood steeped in vineg w^th nutmeg applyed nor my oyntment of Savyn & wormewood

What I think of it & what may doe her good

RN M^r Chāberlyn of Wicken son 30 y D {sic} Ian. 3. ♀ h. 11. ant m 1611 {sic} tooke his purge & pils. & wrought sorely many stooles & is very sick & ill after them. & troubled w^th mutch wyndynes of stomack & flushing heate.

RN Mres francis Blowfild {illeg} of flitwick 50|4|. y. may 10 ☿ hor 4. p m 1626.

she is clogged at her stomack ready to stop her wynd

her flux downward somwhat stayd yet voydeth mutch thick blood at her nose in clotters

she Desyreth some of her old syrop y^t she had in may Last

RN M^r Th. Quatermā of StoakeTalmage 33 y Iuly 6. ☿ h. 5. 20 p m. 1631. he sent here to fore 3 tyms for a swelling in his right arme & right foot as if it would teare him in peeces /head well & stomack\