Casebooks

RN On of Hitchin \Thomas Gadstone./ an Attorney of 64 y Iune 21. ☿ h. 7. 2|3|0 p m 1620

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 Mes Alce Watson of London at Temple barre: 40 y at the figure of the Bryde 40 y march 17 ♃ h. 7. p|2|0 p m. 1625

would know wheath^r it be good to goe to y^e bath.

RN my Cosen marsh sent me a letter cōpl of her daughter back Iune 3 h {sic} hor 8. 30 p m 1626.

wheath^r good to take her leaches

RN Aug. 23. ♃ h 7

Aug. 23. ♃ h 7 p m 1627. |make y^r oynt adv^rsus veneficiū|

RN Rich my godson tooke his vomyte Ap. 18 ♀ h. 6. ant m 1628

it wrought well god be thancked

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 S^r Th mydleton vtrū p^rstet et conducat ei  calculi termine spm Inii {sic} vna cū oleo terebynth chimco {sic}  p^rstantisso medicamēto feb 24 ☉ h 7. 38|0| p m 1622

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 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 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 Gray of Hincksworth. 56 y march 7 ♃ h. 9. 30 ant m. 1622.

is was mended of her leg & the swelling but then her head & eys were ill but sinc of late it brake agayne is p^rty well amended her leg i {sic} Issueth blod & hath always so done. |x y sinc had a bloody water./|

would know wheath^r the humour be hot.

And wheath^r an Issue will doe her serv. \nell/ good & when. craveth no physick but m|b|y ridgmont.

RN The Lady Neavell of Leycester 63|4| y Decēb 17. ☿ h. 6 p m 1623.

Wheath^r good to vse scurvy grasse/ her Daught^r Mres Kays not somutch troubled w^th melanch as before but yet still troubled w^th wynd & payne in her stomacke/

RN M^r Edw. Dyer of gre{at} Stawton 30 y feb. 24 ☾ {h} 3. 30 p m 1623.

RN Sara Beake of Dynton 20 y. a mayden febr 4. ☿ h. 8 ant m. 1624

RN Sam. Wels of Harold 44 y febr. 22. ☿ h. 1. p m 1626.

lame the morow was twelfmonth.

Leg shattered.

wheather his leg be to be cut of

RN The ladye Anne Morton sent to me her water. 38 y sept 15. ☾ h. 3. p m 1628

RN Mres \Mary/ Tabout of Saldon 20. y. \last miklemas/ Iune 30 ♀ h. 4 4{5} p m. 1620

hath had 3 false cōcept. & this last on wedde{ns} mornīg w^th gre{at} payne & travel{l} & many throw{es} nothing but a bla{dder} & nothing in it¹ hath neav^r but {a} fewe vseth mutch fasting & also a sparing dyet.

enquireth the ca{use} & what remedy

wheath^r this defect ceed not as well frō the husb. as the wife. by reason there wanteth only the shape thought good to goe to the spawe for thē boath & what I think therof. what best for dyet. & hereafter what physick & for y^e p^rsent wheather cond elect or losenges.

RN Mres Anderson her letter London may 6 ♀ h. 11 25 1625

wheath^r leaches are good for her {illeg}|b|y tyes & what good to vse for the extrme {sic} heat in her hands & coldnes of her feete 3 what to quench her great drouth & thirste. 4 to make her sleepe

Is cōtinually Drye would know my iudg touching her fortune

RN M^r King the older for his sonne Anth. march. 11 ☿ h. 6. 20 p m 1629.

mtch amended pettysh & full of melanch.

morbus pedicularis/

1 would know the cause why liberty & liberall dyet should doe him so mtch {sic} good

2 craveth sinc he hath vsed to take physick 4 y. Gentle purg.

3. Letting of blood because he voyded blood

4 ryding abroad & hunting

5 what is good for that putrid rotten Humr {sic} y^t causeth lice