Casebooks

RW Goodwife Denton of this towne great Linford, began to labour w^th childe March the 5. hor: 7. ant: merid: 1615

Goodwife Smithe came vnto me for somethinge for this womon to {illeg}|h|asten her deliuery, who had beene in labour from that time march the 5, vnto the next day, March the 6. hor: 10. ant: merid: at w^ch time shee came vnto mee, & I sent by her; Boracis ℈i Aristolochia r{illeg}d: ʒi. myrrhæ ℈i: dict: cret: ℈i croci gr: 8. cinnam: {myr{illeg}|i|gst}: on: ℈i. in aq. mugw: ℥{illeg}|{illeg}|4.

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 vide Katheron Gadsbury of Brodwell 2 y sinc this next at Christmas was brought a bed & had sutche store of her sicknes y^t faynted her & was leekely to dye w^th them but y^t I gave her & sent vnto her did helpe her god be thancked¹

Apr 23. h. 10 50 ant m 1605 shee would have somewhat to drawe thē downe./

RN The Countes of Bedford sent for her former powder & stuffe for a drinke to drawe downe the Courses may 20. ☾ h 7. ant m 1633

SF M^rs Αλ 1597 the 20 of Iani’ ♃ An’ m’ at 5 p 9 beste to stop her Course or noe/

RN asked what was good for An Byrd of Laundon 19 y to draw them downe./

RN my Cosen Ione Gadstone march 19 ♃|☿| h. 10. 30 ant {sic} {illeg}|i|617

RN Mres. Elis Pemberton of Rusdon 18 y 19 may 4 ♂ h. 11 ant m. 1630

1 had a vomyt 2 pils for 3 tyms, 4 was also in her fooote {sic} let blood

had of me a vomyt 2 let blood in y^e foot 3 pils for thrice 4 a drink to bring thē downe & yet neaver the better

only Desyreth somewhat to bring Downe speedely

RN Mres Leate Aug 22 ♃ desyreth to know wheath^r best for Mres Harvey to goe as she desyreth into the country to her husb h|♃| h 5 45 p m 1622

& also \desyreth a note/ {illeg}|th|e confect of her pils termes stopt.

terms stopt

RN M^r Ruddle for a Wilsheere womā y^t is sorely weakned w^th the reds about halfe a yere what is good for her. Iuly 17 ♀ h. 8. 30 \15/ p m. 1629

TG Goodman Cowlies th|D|aughter of Neoport 21 y. Mart. 25 menstruas purgois habet obstructas.

RN M^r \Thomas/ marshall at Charing crosse sent me a bottle of Canary seck Marh {sic} 7 h {sic} hor 11 ant m. 1629 /his daughter borne Aug 25 h 9 30 p m 1599.\

her courses came dow{ne} & did forbeare taking of her vomyt

his Daughter full of melanch. & stubborne sent for a Sigill.

RN Mres Mary Throckmorton of Weston 26 y Ap 13. ☉|☾|. h. 12. 50 a|p| m 1629 /Courses Duly 3 or 4 yers\

desyrous to take ♁ p^rpard for twice for cold moyst humours

hath thē now but very litle who had thē before very well for 3 or 4 yers

p^rsumeth y^t her body is distempered w^th cold moysture y^t Deadeth naturall heate & therfore Desyrous to take ♁ p^rp for twice & then to bleede in her foote troubled a litle w^th the whitꝭ

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 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

RW M^r Willoughby of Droitwich for his Neece who is troubled w^th a rheme in her eies, & vseth to weepe much: hee is desirous to haue p|a| receipte for pills ad fortiter uocanda menstrua. shee is about 16 or 17 yeares olde.

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

RN Mres Podder \the younger/ of Potters Perry 30|3| y Ap 30 ♃ h 11. 30 p m {sic} 1618.

hath not had the right course of her body these 3 yers.

feareth a cōsumption |& what is good to kepe her frō it|

vyyn {sic} very good.

would have a purge for her selfe & her husb. who feareth his father disease careth not for meate is Iealous of his wife being very honest & chast. & is sometyes {sic} lunatick & mad 4 y. & a halfe every 3 or 4 days.

he thincketh y^t he is bewitched w^th on a womā y^t gave his mother physick./

& M^r Pedders w{at^r} Ap 30 ♃ h.

RN M^r Hatch U[1622–4] \Latch/ RN for his child a yere old la {sic} the last day of febr last Mach {sic}. 3. ☿ h. 11. ant m 1624

the gentlewomā y^t giveth her suck hath for these 3 weeks had her courses w^ch doe yet continue & make her sickly & know not wheath^r she had a mischanc doe feare her sucking to hurt the child would know my opinion & what dyet drink Mres Elis: might take & what w|p|hysick & wheath^r they should bing {sic} Downe the child

RN Elis Symons of Stonystratford. 40 y A {sic} May 1. ☿ h. 2. 45 p m 1622

troubled w^th the reds mightely 3 quaters {sic} of a yere & dayly meade her weake & craved a remedy being p^rsent