Casebooks

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 I had a letters frō young \old/ S^r Robert & young S^r Rob. S^r Th.: Earffild & S^r water Leach Ap 1 \2/0 ♀ h. 2 p m 1632

frō old S^r Rob 6 rabbots & 2 litle troughts

They desyre me to goe w^th S^r Rob & his L into yorke sheere & S^r walter into Devonshire

S^r Thomas ak|c|knowledged|th| y^t my last pouder sent about a fortnight sinc hath recovered the fect{illeg} craveth the same powder.

RN M^r Anthony King his last physick I sent him wrought to fearcely & decayed his spiritꝭ craveth gentle physick /falling sicknes M^r King for his sone M^r Anthony\¹

RW M^ris Norwood of Astw{ood} y. 45. d. ♄ h: 1. p: m: Martij 17. {1621} desireth to know whether shee w{ere} best to bee let bloud; or to ta{ke} physicke. full of payne: hath th{em} well

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 My lady pigget of Lēborough. 34 y may 9 ♂ h. 2 45 p m 1626

|terms stopt 7. weakes| tooke her dyet drink a fortnight sinc troubled w^th y^e pils|e|s & what to doe for the piles & wheath^r to continue her physick drink 4 tyes {sic} it wrought

her sisters physick wroght not wel & thinketh it is to late to take any more/

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

RN Mres Brograve of Braffyn in Hartfordsheere hard by Putchkinge 40|5| y feb. 22 ♃ h. 2. p m 162i

hed gydie full of melancholy would know what tyme best for physick & wheath^r she should come over. & craveth my prayers

would have to be cast & made the 24 of feb some S of ♄. a f{ur} & more here after

w^th a note of there vertues & what certenty of there effects & ve oatus would know the best tyes {sic} for S of ♃ & & the worst tyes {sic} a fit tyme to come vnto me

RN M^r Iohn Browne of Casterton va 28 y Iune 21. ☿ h. 6. 30 p m 1620

sinc he had {sic} \did weare/ his sigill w^ch was some s ten days he was \mutch/ better, sinc he tore it worse & now he hath sent for another of his owne accord/

RN Th D Pilkington sent me a peece Ap 20 ♂ h. 7. p m 1630

hath taken his purge & nowe begyneth to take his dyete drink purging

a pint in the morning & halfe a pint {illeg}|a|t 3 in the after noone

but he loathed the quantity of a pint. desyreth {to} take lesser Draughts & craveth my letter to satisfye him

RN Mres Tyringhā of Emmerton 36 y Ian 18 ♂ h. 2. 30 p m 163i.

she sent me a guilted {purpe} finely wrought. thincketh y^t she is with child craveth eyther Cons. of roses Damask or gentle pils.

RN The Lady Iēnings sent for pils for M^r Th. Ienins for his Dyet Drink wrought to gentlely may 12 ♃ h. 8 an 29 \20/. p m 1631

Mres Elis Ienings craveth pils for her eys

RN Elisab: Cooke 50 y \a gentlewomā/ Sept 16 ♀ h. 1 p m 163i |her some {sic} brought it|

Is god be thanked well mended

will send for a lett on weddens. next

for Mres Cooke Sept 16. 163i

for Mres Cooke 50 y Sept 16 {♀} h. 1. p m 1631

RN M^r S^r Thomas Neavell of Holt craveth last dyet Drink w^ch did well ag{ayne} w^th him

vide Sept 1. ♃ 163i had but of halfe of y^t I p^rscrib

RN M^r Iohn Sparow of Heddinghā Sible Ap 16. ☾ h. 8 \7/ 39 ant m 1632 /29 y\

Ap 16 ☾ h. 7. 40 ant m 1632

his first dyet drink gavehim in 13 days 100 motions

now the 2 bring worketh not at all

now would know what he may take more

RN Rich. for his father S^r Rob. cū consensu A{pr} 6. h {sic} hor 9 p m 163{3}

a relation of his state craving an emulsion

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

RN The lady Hāmer sent for a Cordiall & did not like of y^t \strong water/ will sent her Iuly 2 ♀ h 8. 15 ant m 1630

RN Mary Meade of litle Brickhill at the signe of the George 28 y Iune 3 ♂ h. 10. 38 ant m 1606 came to tell me y^t her medson wrought never a whit & so hath continued & shee never the worse for it

RN Katheron foukes of Hulcot Octob. 20 ☾h. {3} {sic} 3. 25 p m 1606.

vid. Octob. 16.

her medson wrought but litle.

desyreth anoth^r.