Casebooks

RN my ladye Rotherā sent to me for her old extremity Decēb. 16 ☾ hor 5. 30 p m. 1605.

in great extremity back thighes belly.

RN Mres farrer of Harrold. 54. y Decēb. 22 y ☾ h. 12. 30 p m. 1606¹

RN Chrystopher Abraham the lady Dickbyes fowl{er} {sic} fowler: 38 y mayed {sic} dwelling in Stockgolding febr. 13 ♃ h. 1. p m. 1617 /was p^rsent him selfe.\

The lady Dickby wrote a kynd letter in y^e behalfe of this mā troubled in mynd & seemeth very desyrous of my p^rsenc gods holy name be blessed febr. 13 ♃ h. 1. p m 1617.

RN Mres Alice Iēmings of Offley. S^r Rich Spencers Daught^r for her child. of halfe a yere old {o}|D|\o/rothy Iennings Ap 3. ♃ h. 10 ant m. 1617

I receaved a letter

1 first pe{r}ydays left behind

2 how the pouder is to be vsed

3 wheath^r Dragon water be to be vsed

4 the cap & w of pa & wheath^r it may be left of.

5 to send her oliban’ ℥ij sterny ℥ß. /starteth in her sleepe\

wheath^r to forbeare the sucke. suckes well sleepes well is sol{u}{s}

RN Bidget Markū of Glouson Ap. 17 ☿ h. 6. 30 ant m 1622 /28 y.\ then the messeng spake vnto me for her

but her letter I rceaved {sic} & read Ap 16 ♂ h. 8. a|p| m 1622

her sences gone 6 weekes sinc {h}er mutch troubled in mynd & prayeth always & growen mopish & cry lord Deliv^r me frō Iue & water./

RN The Lady Longeville new come to Billen about on weddensday last sent h a letter to me Iuly 26 ♀. h. 2. p m 1622

how her courses be broken downe & y^t her hedach is nothing so bad as it was wont.

RN Goody Gale for her Thomas Gostick a yere & a halfe old borne the weddensday after mysdsomer. sent Ian. 28 ♂ h. 11. ant m 1623.

It doth pyne & eate litle & doth not sper nor cānot goe it is so weake.

Elner Warner her next neighb. Elis Steaphinson who dwell boath togeath^r her mother hanged

cānot kepe his water.

RN The Lady \Elis/ fisher of Tyrringhā. Ap. 17 ♃ h. 10 ant m 1623.

her great bleeding hath left her her leaches dead {illeg}|s|endeth for moe leach to vse every fortnight.

\wheath^r to take them when she hath her sicknes or noe.// but sorely payned w^th the emrods y^t she cānot rest day nor night.

RN Mres Susana lyster \of Chesten street /a myle beyond Tybbols\/ 55 y Aug 1623 or thereabout mutch payned div^rse tymes in her head back & sydes but most of all in her bellye often tyms moved to goe to stoole suddenly y^t she can not keepe it but is forced to let it goe sent to me A feb. 19 ♃ h. 10 ant m 1624

RN for the Ladye Harding to be sent by the cayer {sic} on monday. to S^r Thom Darnell. betwixt the 2 sarecens in the vp end of Holbone.

RN M^res Stas sent for a Sygill or a Charat agyst {sic} the kings falling sickes {sic} y^t a child of hers hath & she sent me 20^s may 23 30 ☾ h. 5 30 p m 1625.

RN The noble lady of Westmorland \de la Spencer/ young S^r Rob Napers sister in Law by the maryg of her sister she Directed a letter to me touching a gentlewomā y^t wayteth on her on Mres Crost 21 y march. 15 ♃ h. 2. 25 p m 1627 /of Aptharpe\ /her wits & menory {sic} decayed & cānot be kept in her\¹

RN My Cosen Marsh the older sent me a kind letter to signify y^t after my clyster & blood letting she was well for 4 days & then payned as before in her hed & arme so greevously betwixt 4 & 5 p m cōnoly {sic} Sept 14. ♀ h. 5. 30 p m 1627 she sent to Cambridg to M^r Crane he gave her a pils|l| & also a clyster

had the horse leaches & they were {illeg} naught.

took my pils & Dyet drink & did well for the tyme

her Daughter fond mtch {sic} good by her playster Desyreth a nother & a recept of it

RN The lady Hāmor sent her water Decēb 10 ♃ h. 8 45 ant m 1629 ready to faynt & to have her breath stopped had a very ill night & feareth death

full of melancholy

RN mres Mary Sanders 40 y from Welford Decēb. 15 ♂ h: 3. p m. 1629

tooke not the playster at the day appoynted & is desyrous when and at what day she may apply it

2 hath taken the pouder once

3 Dareth not to bleed vntill she shall come to me

4 is mutch troubled w^th the wynd y^t she cānot keepe cōpany w^th her frinds, & if she represse it, then it fumeth vp to her head

5 vseth fasteth on fish days w^th butter, egs & salte fish wheath^r good

6 hath taken a clyster made w^th anysseeds boyled in water to w^ch she putteth now milke & sugar. thus she hath done twice, wheath^r I like it

7 wheath^r good to take at breakefast a toast sugar & spice & also to eate of the tost. w^ch she hath vsed to doe heretofore

RN Mres Tod of Cūberton. 24 y. Ma\r/ch 12 ♀ h. 6 {sic} \5. 5{0}/ p m 1630 |stomack weake lame frō her huckle{bone}/bone\ {sic} to h{er} heele & arme of the right sy{de}|

Mres Tod of Cūberton by Cābridg 3 ryiles {sic} sent March 12 ♀ h. 5. 50 p {sic} 1630

a bad stomack

witchery suspected by Goody Wode to whō she gave a peticoate. her mother & neighbous {sic} suspect it vehemently

sent me a wrought Cap

RN M^r Mauds of Byfild 55 \52/ y Novēb 28. ☾ h. 10. 45 ant m. 163i |octob 2. was 52 y| /the son of that towne.\

troubled w^th the stone in the kydneys in most vehement maner growen very weake & a fayntnes of the hart. |not at chuch {sic} 5 frydays|

hath taken pils & other physick frō other Doctos.

sickned weddens was a month.

Mres Walcot wrote to me in h{er}|is| behalfe |vncōfort & very weake.|

SRN M^rs. Katherin Norwood. frō Nunam for a gentleman a frend of hers. Octob. 9. ☿ h. 8. 30. p. m. 1633. RN |wythibrooke a stranger.| SRN

RN she craveth my opinion of the water she sent me of a gentlemā & my Counsell touching him she craveth no physick at this p^rsent except his water & disease of necessity Doth require it

craveth my opinion touching M^res Cottens Disease & wheath^r to be cured.

SRN M^rs. Cotta of Coventrey. sent her ler Novemƀ. 14. ♄ h. 10. a. m. 1635.

The vomitt did worke, vpward & 5 tymes downeward. the pills wrought well & she was let blood arme & Foote:

hath not had y^em since March Last, now finds her Liuer distemperd & a payne there. desires the opening drinke or the receipt

RN Mres Ellen Trot & ms Elis Trot of Eaton did send for a vomyt each of thē octob. 1 ☾ h 4 p m 1627