Casebooks

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. ☿. h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheath^r the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child p^rsent w^th goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

RN my deere Cosen she Marsh sent vnto me Iuly 17. ♂ h. 5. p m. 1627. /deus benedicat Cognatæ meæ\

\no good of y^e oyntnent {sic}/ her head ill & mutch payned, the vayns in her tēples swelled & arme so weake y^t she cānot vse it & the vaynes be sore to her foote

extremely payned

desyrous to have williā Rufhead to let her blood

would have something to incease {sic} good blood

desyrous to know when to send her coach.

RN Rich: Lucas of G Nortot a yeomans sonne 30 27 of Ap 27. 1595. about 12. ☉ at noone sent march. 3. ☿ h. 5. 39 p m. 1624. /mayed {sic} 2 yeres. on child a twelfmoth {sic} old\

3 quart of a yere ill in his head mynd braye {sic} & head troubled mopish & fe{l} careles of his busynes. |Worst at the full of y^e moone 3 days before or after/|

boath the fathers obst{in}at of & on in y^ere maage {sic} pater sine cōsensu. et vxor cū Consensu sed nō filius wheath^r they should bring him heather.

RN Gillane Sansome by temple Barre 50 y Iuly 19 ♀ h. 5. 39 p m 1622 /strangly taken hands shaking & crooked\

thanks for her Daughters strang recoavery

now for her owne selfe troubled w^th heate & cold by fits & sudden flushes flushing in so mutch making her very faynt & to sweate also craveth my helpe.

RN Mres Leate sent her {sic} \a letter in the behalfe of her/ daughter Iane who hath for this twelfemonthe bene troubled w^th a swelling about her gr{y}|o|yne sometys appearing & sometyms not but gone first white & 2 months since burning red & hard almost as big as an egge

she layd to it a litle wax & butter & now & then a poultis of milke & a weddensday last was senet it broke about the 12 of Ap desyrous to have my counsell the 20^th of Apr h. 5. 30 pm 1620 It is broken & did run & voyd filthy \yellow/ stuffe

RN I receaved from my lord p^rsid a kind Hon. loving lett^r craving the same pils because his Honour is mutch bound & swelled in his belly & fumeth vp into his head Iune 19 ♂ {sic} h 5. p m. 1628

RN Goody Gale for her child 7 {sic} \10/ or 10|2| y old sick in|&| lame in the neck & should & arnes {sic} for Edward|Tho.| Gostick sick in the head may 7 ♂ h 5. 40 p m 1622.

RN S^r Th. Mounson. for his owne fortune touching his busines w^th ny {sic} lord treasourer & how Th Marq of Buckingham & the young gentlemā will befrynd him to have an end of his busynes & also of his sons health & when he is to p^rsent his gyft to y^e king. Ian. 6. ☾ h. 5. p m. 1623

M^r Iohn is better then he was of his cold & keepeth still his chāber his ioyntꝭ are weake his father craveth my advice for him Ian. 6. ☾ h. 5 p m 1623. full of melanch

RN M^r vnderhill sent me a booke & desyreth to know wheath^r his disease be naturall or vnnaturall octob 16 ♃ h. 5. 45 p m. 1623

RN M^r Latch the Lady Iennings husb. march 18 ♃ h 5. 30 p m 1624 the child held w^th the dead palsye hath litle or no motion or doth move the arme or leg of the syde affected yet better god be thancked then before

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 Mres Stop of Newport mother \the wife/ of M^r Stop the p^racher brought a bed this Day sennet March 10 h {sic} hor 5 p m 1627 Aguish Costive full of wynd

craveth my Consayle

RN Iohn Hare of Holwell by Hutchinge 39 y Ap 6 ♀ h. 5. 30 p m 1627 /Mres Tyringhā full of fearfull mopish melanch.\

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 a womā came w^th her child y^t was bitten in y^e hed w^th a mad Dog chest hed blead mutch. Aug. 16 {sic} ☉ h. 5. 45. p m 1628 |the boy was p^rsent|

RN m^r Rich Powell Sept 23 {sic} ♀ h. 5. 39 p m 1624

M^r Rich: Powell londin:

Rich: Powell of London 42 y & borne Sept 4^th 1582 die ♂ h. 4. p m but sent to me sept 25|4| ♃|♀| h. 5. p m 1624

Rich Powell 44 lond Sept 24 ♀ h. 5 \30/ p m 1624

RN Rich Powell of london natus Septemb 4. ♂ h. 4. p m. 1624.

natus Sept 4. ♂ h 4 p m

he fyndeth his elect & pils very effectuall.

natus Sept 4 ♂ h 4 p m 1582

{de}syreth somewhat to purg & coole the Raynes.

would know wheath^r Tobac be good

RN S^r Th. Neavell for his old servant of his bedchāber Iuly 20 ☾ h. 5 p m. 1629

M^r Iames Farre serv to S^r Th. Neavell of Holt 40 y Iuly 2{0} ☾ h

M^r Iames Farre serv. to S^r Thomas Neavell of Holte 40 y Iuly 20. ☾ h. 5 45 p m 1629

RN M^r Bryant Anslowe of attendant to my Lord Compton \36. y/ Aug. 23. ♃ h. 5. 30. p. m. 162i mutch greefe. was p^rsent.

very faynt was in love w^th h {sic} a wench. now senceles/

RN Iohn Shermā of Old in Northāptonshere 32. y octob. 16 \♂/ h. 5. 15 ant m 162i |was p^rsent| /mopish will lye a bed fearfull careth for no busynes.\¹