Casebooks

SRN S^r. Tho. Tyringhā & my Lord Gorge sent to me desireing my advise \& {nos} to come to London/ for a young gentleman who falle{th} into a very great deepe mellancholly passion lat{ly} the lers Came Novemb. 12. ♃. h. 6. 30. p. m.

RN M^r Iohn Busbee {illeg}|s|ent for my iudgment Iul 18 y sept 18 ☉ sept 11 h. \3. 30 p {m}/ 1597.

sent to me Iuly 31. ☾ h. 6. p m 1620 /mutch troubled w^th melancholy to crave my opinion/\¹

RN My Cosen she Marsh sent me the lett^r of S^r francis Long Lee his lett^r {illeg}|C|osen to S^r M^r Bouth & kine to my Lord Purbecke sept 28. ♃ h. 3. p m 1620. to goe the end of this weeke to my lord Purbeck

troubled by fits w^th mutch melancholy my Cosen came frō London but yesterday.

My lord Purbecke desyrous to have me to come to him vppon the high cōmmendation of S^r francis Lee. y^t mayed {sic}

my lord of Burbeck is at Long Compton at my lord of Northāptons my lord doth desyre he would come vnto him

my lord Comptons is gone into Wales.

RN Iohn Wakefild in of Dunstable Houghton 54 y march 30 ☿ h. 11. ant m 1625

mutch plexed w^th melanch. thinketh a purg dyet drink would doe him good.

M^r Kilpine p^racher of Hockly wrote for him

RN His brother Georg sent her his water w^thout his privitye Ian. 20. ♂ h. 11. 15 ant m. 1629¹

RN Iohn Crowtch m^r of art of kings Colledg fellow Cōmoner but no fellow 27 y octob 11. ♂ h. 4. 45 p m 163i |his Cosen m^r Thomas Crowtch wrote in his behalfe|¹

craveth an Answere

RN M^r Wyllison of London for his wife in a maner distracted very mopish & full of melancholy Martch 23 ♀ h. 7 p m 162i sine consensu |in Austen Fryars neare the Dutch church.|

RN Ralph wynter\ton/ fellow of kings college a rare young mā for learning studyousnes & strictnes of life mopish melancholick fell ill by overmutch study & y^t a knight inter{n}ayning him to rede to his sone & yeare mising him 30^l  aiū {sic} put him no mā cā yet leare {sic} the cause after a quart^r of a yere {s} {sic} his father sent for him march 24 ☉ h. 5. 20 p m 1622 |23 y Aug 26. h. 3. 30 p m.|

RN was yesterday after eating of a pigeon grew very desp. sick about 12 at night march: 12. ☿ h. 12 p m 1628 \full of melanch & disc/

RN The lady Hazlewoode of Meadwell 25. y Ian. 5 ♂ h. 3. 36 p m 1630

The Lady Hazlewood of Meadewell 26 y Ian 5 ♂ h. 4. p m 1630

was formerly Amended as her husb the knight wrote but now relapsed into her forner {sic} solitarynes & melanch. w^th fasting & watching

RN florenc Billin of Halston 3 miles beyond Northāpton Decēb 11. ☿ h. 5 p m 1594 but came to me feb. 28 ♂ h. 4. 20 p m. 1632. /Desp. of gods mercy.\ /M^r Morly a minister wrote in her behalfe.\¹

RN Goodmā Cardwell of this towne sent his water march 10 ☉ h. 9. 30 ant m 1622 ¹

RN M^r Stone of Shenly may 3 h {sic} hor 7 ant m 1623 long tyme payned in his head. & mutch melancholy hath vsed many means & neaver the better. small drink & wyne & very stronge drink causeth p^rsently hed ach. if he eate & drink not feeleth no sutch matter. it lyeth in y^e foret of his

{M}^r Stone of Shenly A|m|ay {3}. hor 7. ant m 1623.

RN M^r Georg Spencer of Coaple 50 y mutch distempered in his head by melancholy conceitꝭ to w^ch he yealdeth to overmutch Iuly 10 ♃ h. 11. 45 ant m 1623

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 M^r Georg Farmer of Easton Easton {sic} natus Iuly 29. ♀ hor ♂ hor 6 ant m 1586. |melancholick head always troubled|

RN Michaell Adams of Over. 43. y. may 31. ☿. h 7. ant m. 1626.

melanch false feares touching sathans illusions fearfulnes of synne |apt to sleepe|¹

M^r Baker wrote in his behalfe

RN Mres Anne Hoctor. 18 y new mayed {sic} novēb 1|9|. ☿ h 11. ant m 163i

was cured a yere since as M^r Cade writeth. had thē a vomyte \cānot make water Costive/ melanch pass. stomack chest & head

RN {I}ohn Evans of the Mynrys in London Iue {sic} 19 ♃ h. 6 p m. 1628

writeth for a gent mā

first vnfoldeth his owne greefe how he is wrōged & cosened of all y^t he hath & therby he his wife & childrē broght to great want & misery craveth my Counsell & instruction

Also writeth in the behalfe of a gentlemā y^t having taken an extreme cold & p^rsently an exceeding greefe for the Death of his wife & {th}erby cast Downe into sicknes & mutch melancholy of a sanguyne cōplexion his sicknes & melancholy is mutch abated & now his voice is almost Lost y^t he s cānot {sic} \on cānot/ spea heare on \him/ that speaketh {sic} \to speake/ a yard of

cōplayneth of something about the pit of his throate his voice is only low & weake but not troubled w^th any fault in noncing but cleere inough every where no physick but cōplayneth of the coldnes of his stomack & head & sone {sic} stoppage about the begying of his nose cold flegme & cold head & defect in hearing hath 2 great manyscripts of physick y^t he is Desyrous I should vse craveth vnder god my consayle for the frind his gentleman