Casebooks

GJ She came her self the same day ho. 3. 15 p m

GJ Dorothy Palmer of Ethrop 17 y. Iune 14 ♂ ho. 12. 30 p. m. 1603¹

GJ Elsabeth Clarke of Lidlington 17 y. Ian. 29 ♂ ho. 11. 50 a m 1605.

a scald head had it these 2 yeeres

GJ M^rs Anne Shelton of Bromicham Ian: 30 ☿ ho. 10. 25 a m. 1605

GJ Elsabeth Cowly of Lathbury 17 y. Aprill j ☾ ho. 12 35 p. m. 1605 A great payne in her head

GJ Colmans sonne of Fenystratford 17. y. Decemb. 29 ☿ ho. 2. p m. lyes speechles and hath done so these 3 dayes tooke him first in the head

GJ A great payne in her hed She came her self feb. 8 ♄ ho 2. p. m 1606 /all the right side of her head /\

GJ Iohn Coningham of Newport 17 y. Iunij 5 ☉ ho. 8. 45 a. m       1608

RW Robart Greene of Raunson. y. 17. d. ♀ h: 9. 20 ant m Feb: 25: 1620.

head full of bleach: & so is his bodie w^ch healeth sometimes, & then breaketh out: eateth his meate well & goeth to the stoole orderly

SRN For the Lady Magdalen RN |Brigwater {sic}| \Edgerton Bridgwater/ SRN ☉. Octob. 14. h. 7. p. m. 1632.

SRN {H}eroina Magdalena E. nata 7^o August 1615. inter horas 11 & 12 in merid. die ♀.

SRN For y^e Lady Magdalen Egerton Iune 30. ☉ h. 2. p. m. 1633.

℞ Aloes Cicotrina ℥ß. Turbith, and Agarick an. ʒij. Myrabolanj Chebulæ ʒij. Rubarb. ʒj. {v} Masticis calamj aromaticj an ʒj. fiat Massa cū syrupo violaꝝ. in 5. pil. dos. once in 2 dayes. at 5. of clocke before Supper. ad to it of p{ill} Rud ʒj.

A dry Diet Drinke to dry vp y^e Rheume. corroboratinge y^e Animall & vitall spirits Parts.

Take y^e barke of lignū sctū. sarsaperilla, sassafras. roote, calamus Aromaticus of sach ℥iij. Sliced cinamoms nuttmegs. & galingall an. ℥j sliced Angelia canded, enula campana canded myrabulo{u}s condited ℥ij. Bisket Bred made with anyseed ℥iiij beaten & pouderd. verven & Celandine. dryed an. ♏. ij. wood bittony Margerā, & rosemary flowers dryed {illeg}ac. ♏. ij. an ℥ß. Pruons ♏.ß. Licoras Aniseeds & reasons an. ℥vj. flower de Luce roote & flag roote boath dryed & sliced let all these be boyled in 20 pints of spring water boyle it till 4. pints be wasted then adde to it Bittony water, Margerū & Rosemary waters an. lib. ß white wyne lib ij boyle it a little more then strayne it & stop it close in a sweet Iug pot.

Take of this euery morneing ℥vj. & the like at 3. in y^e after noone & supping with 3 slices of Dyet bread drink ℥vj. more & so vse it as long as any Lasteth.

Let her suppers be during this tyme of bisket bread & reasons of y^e sunne. & sometymes ponadoes, with a little bisket bread or 3. slices of dyet bread. \& may drinke after it her dyet drinke before p^rscribed/ at other tymes either citrons, Lemons or oringes Canded or condited & once in 2 or 3 dayes to take before an houre before such a slight supper. 5. smal pils.

Aloes cicotr \ʒij/ rud, \Rud ℥ß/ fætid turb an ʒij. salis gēm ʒß fiat mass pil cū syr de S rad q suff dosis ʒj

The Electuary.

Take of wood Bittony, Dianthos Conserve of \old/ Red Roses, Condited Citrons an. ℥j. Ivory, harts horne specierū de gem̄is powderd an ʒj. venice treacle ʒij. Trochiskes of vipers. ʒj. Let all be well mixed & incorporated with y^e syrupe Acetositate citrj.

Dosis as much as a Nuttmeg in y^e morneing fasting. & then p^rsently drink after it ℥vj of y^e former dyet drinke puting into this draught only in the morneinge Syrup of Roses 2. Spoonfuls. & not in y^t in the afternoone.

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.

SRN M^rs Quicke Attendant on the Lady Bridgwaters Daughter sent her lerFeb. 8. ♀ h. 2. p. m 1633

She desires to know when she may apply the Leaches to my Lady Magdalen.

And whether the {lady} Alce should take any thing to prevent her fitts before the spring

SRN For the Lady Magdalen Egerton May 13. ☾. 1633.

Pills of Rud. ℈ij Aloes ℈j Salis gem. gr. iiij./ ℥iiij in all.

For a Decoction.

℞ Sene ℥iß Turb. ℥iß Agarick Me{choii}. Rhab an ʒvj. Myrab. cheb. crit. an ℥j. Hermod. ℥ij. Licoras Anys. an ℥jß in 6. pints of water & 2 pints of white wyne to Halfe Colatr. ℥iiij Syr. de 5 rad. & ros. an. ℥ij.

Clysters

The dyet drink to be brued in C{ang}. v. of Ale wort.

Sene ℥vj rhab. Agar. turb. an. ℥iß Calam. Aromat. sassaf. Sarsap. an. ℥ij. Licoras sen. Anglj. an. ℥iiij. cinamom. nuttmeg an. ℥ß citr. Lem̄on pils. an. ʒij sant. albj & Citr. an ʒij.

for Vomitts

Elect. ♂. gr. iiijß some 8 sutch.

Blystering playsters for 4 tymes.

Clysters

40 Leaches. for sundry tymes.

For the \Lady/ Alice Egerton her vomits

Elect. ♂ gr. ijß. 6 dosis.

her pills

℞ pil Splen. ʒß salis ge{m}{m} gr. iiij.

for 8 tymes.

RN Mres Ans fit tooke her Ian. 14. ☾ h. hor 2. p. m. 1633

horrible str{ā}g fits of \the/ motherSRN