Casebooks

RN M^r Alway had \2/ horse leac\h/es fastned to the emrod vaynes Apr. 26. ♀ h. 4. 15. p m 1605. w^ch drew well but the next day felt him selfe worse aft^r it in his syde & could not take any rest on sunday night yet felt him selfe well after it & bled well.

RN Mres Prescot sent a letter signifying y^t she was neav^r the be{illeg}|tt|er for her physick octob 16 ♃ h 9. 20 ant m 1623¹

RN Mres Muskot of Earles Barton 40 y octob 13 14 ☉ h 3 30 p m 1627 |a burning feaver|

paynd w^th a payne about her belly & navell. back weake vseth to high mtch

1 her vomyt wght {sic} well \2/ had a Cordiall

would know wheath^r she should be let blood

vide Octob. 11.

I receaved a nother lett^r frō Mres Neale in her behalfe

RN at this time Mary Pen of Straford sent me her water. w^ch was full of motes & scales & had gravell in the bottome. her former phisick I gave her wrought vpward. hath a great gydines at in her heade hart feeble bellye.

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 Henry Putman of wolverton 40 y Octob. 7 ♀ ho. 7 50 a m. 1603. His physicke he tooke at 4 of the clocke in the morning, it wrought not. miserably vexed w^th a stitche in his left side and shoulder

RN Ione Lane of this towne Iuly 5 ☿ h. 7. 15 ant m 16i5 sent her water. vtrū sit gravida. loosenes well stopt god be thanked w^th her bynding elect. but sorely gryped in her chest & belly¹

RN M^r Tomlyns of Tinswicke 53 y brought me x^s for mres Stanton of warwick in token of love & kindnes Aug 15. ☾ h. 1. 20 p m. 1625. she found some helpe in her back but applying pigeons but onc to her feete. ma Drow so mutch as y^t s {sic} her sight is weaked. & her eyes swelled |a widow womā|

gave me x^s gratis brought vntome by M^r Tomkins of Tinswicke.

TG Mr Law of whaddon Febr. 19 {☿} h. 10. Mat. 1634.

He tooke his purge w\h/ich he vom{ited} againe & yet gave \him/ 7 stooles.

his paine continueth still in his si{de} backe, had not his fit within these three weekes.

RN The Earle of Kent Ap 24 ♀. h. 11. 38 ant m 1618 ill after his dyet drinke /hed belly gryped\

M^rs. Margaret Anderson. \of Tringe/ 16. y. Febr 21. ♂. h. 1. 10. p m. 1632

Shee tooke her Phisick w^ch wrought very well, but her Leggs doe nowe swell very much toward night, & pitt into the flesh w^th great paine, her thighes & Belly swell alsoe

Desires to knowe what should bee done:

RN M^r francis Combes M^r {sic} Apr 1. ☾ h. 5 p. m 16i6 cā abyde no wet nor wynd. eys bad dersyreth a direction in writing

his physick w^ch I sent him did him no good.

M^res Mary Combes. tooke her physick it did her some good but now her other cheeke is swelled. vryne good

RN Henry lea 29 y of bechampton. his phisick did not worke Decēb^r 13 die ♃ h. 11. pater sine consensu filij paynd in his eye & head. & his {rhee} rheume & ey rūneth. ant m. 1599.

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\

RN Mres Chester of Tylswort M^r Henry Chesters wife 24 y Iune 14. ♂ h. 7 ant m. 163i

terms stopt sinc christas her left leg swelled hot.¹

my pultish made it to blyster. & she applyed Cowe Dung & butter to it

Toke my Dyet Drink & it wroght well for 5 days & abated the swelling & sinc it is cōme agayne |imputeth her swelling to the stopping of her terms|

would know wheath^r good to bleed & in what places.

desyreth to have a good purg. /w^th a fulnes of her stomack.\

RN The womā of newp whose throte is cancred Apr 22 ☿ h. 6. 30 ant m 1607.

her throte groweth worse./

RN Mres Margaret Noone a londyner y^t came vnto me w^th M^r Iohn lanckford sent me word y^t her 2 clysters wrought but litle but y^t her dyet drinke did worke well & did her some good for her cold stomack. but y^t her flushing in her face cōtinueth still. as also her swelling espec on the right syde of her bellye craveth my furth^r helpe. Sept 5. ♂ h. 12. 1609

RN M^r Henry Hanson sent vnto me Apr. 6. ☾ h. 1|3|. 12. 1607 to signify that his wife cā have no remedy for her tooth ach & that her pils wrought extremely as if shee should dye w^th them.

RN mres \Eliz./ Norton of Offley 22 y \18 y/ Ap 21. ☾. h. 11. ant m 1617 well amended god be thanked of her greevous fits yet hath every day the hed ach lasting 2 houres betwixt 3 & 4 after noone/

RN M^r Hales the Earlle of Kents baylye Ian 26 ☿ h. 11 15 ant m 1625. /had a vomyt & a purge of me\ head litle mended 49. y. yet pils he took of M^r Windg every night paynd in his head about seaven