Casebooks

GJ M^r Adrian Fortescue and m^rs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well w^th them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

M^r Adrian sicke w^th his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady thinkꝭ that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for m^r willm Fortescue 10 y. w^ch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud w^th violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

RN Isbell Brayfild of Hanslop. 2 y the s{illeg}|a|tterday. senet aft^r S^t Iames {&} his daye was on fryday. about an hour before sōne setting feb. 25. ♃. h. 10. 15.. ant m. 1608.

RN Mres Dorothy Alway took her physick Iune 20 {♂} h. 7. 15 ant m 1620

RN M^r Ihonson for Mres Maryes {drinke} of Tydington sept 2 ♂ h. 9 ant m. 1623

RN Gabriell Russle 8 y. octob. 13 ☾. h 9 25 ant m. 1623. /of old Stonystratford\

RN M^r francis Gray of Risdon. by Hyemsfery{es} 2{illeg}|9|. octob. 10 ☿ h 9 ant m. 1627.

his playster draweth so mutch y^t the child cānot rest for it.¹

RN francis Bell the ladys sonne. 4 y febr. last 9^th h. 7. p m 163i /vtrū medicus\

RN M^r Edward Gostick borne March. 7 ♂ h. 13. 30 p m. 1620

would know my opinion wheath^r best to let M^r Hill to deale w^th him for his hearing heareth best in the new of y^e moone/

RN Goody A{i}g

Agnes Cowly was Delivered vppon weddensday morning {sic} of a little boy tuesday night. Sept 12 of Sept. of a boy who is tounge tyed. shee sent her sister to me to knowe where the signe is y^t her boyes this 14 of Sept. die ♃ b at h. 2. p 12. m. f|p|ost m fortassis vt linguā nervū abscinderet. 1598 hic puer natus nocte 10. 30. m. natus Setemb. {sic} 12. die ♂ h. 10. 30. ¹

RN An vtile erat linguam eius abscindere. 14 Sept die ♃. h. 2. 12. m. 159{8}

RN |1598| Rawlings mor quærit remediu  morbo p \fere/ filiæ \fere/ sex annos natæ. Iulij 13 die ♃. h. post m 5. 30. \20./

RN pinavi Dno Rob. Dor. Iuniori medicam. quod nō potuit p^r{nanser} assmere {sic} et quoties assūpsit evomuit Aug. 22. h {sic} hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1612.

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^r H|L|atch {sic} \Latch of the Strand in London/ did writ to me to certify me how it was w^th franke the issue did helpe her rheme but still hath greevous fits as before septēb 22 h {sic} hor. 12 1627

RN M^r Latch sent me a letter Ian 24. ♃ h. 7. p m 1628

For his franke 4 y old lame of on syde but otherwise well mended

RN mres frank latch of the Strād her father for her palsy Lanenes {sic} on the right syde & her falling sicknes by onc in a month

hath Issue in her neck. S ♃ & annulus magicꝯ

yet feeleth little good

RN William Downing \of filgrave/ of the his child Abigayle a yere & 3 quarters. old. very sick for 3 houre{s} when it taketh it at 2 a clock morning & at 12 it vomiteth whatsoever it taketh the Drinke & sucke it taketh & handleth very ill for the space of 3 houres Aug 27. die ☉ h. 3. 1598 quærit remediū it loketh pale as ashes at p philgrave.

RW A Childe of Cranfeilde y: 1. d. ☾ h. 4. post merid. Ap may. 1. 1615. voyded iij wormes vpward & iij downeward: he belly swelled & {illeg} The Child was brought in p^rsence. was much altered wheras before it was of a sanguine complection: it was now very bleake & wan.

RN my ladye fortiscue of Saldon sent for a quart of bugloes wat^r decē{b} 20 ♀ h. 12. 1605.

& h|M|res francis fortiscue greene sicknes left syde cough

RN my Neece & lady Earsfild for her daughter 3 y March. 10 h {sic} hor 7 ant m 1632

\grpes {sic} in the pit of her stomacke belly & sydes/ a very hard belly worms suspected¹

Alooes mxed {sic} w^th rub did her no good

nor a bag {illeg}|o|f wormewood steeped in vineg w^th nutmeg applyed nor my oyntment of Savyn & wormewood

What I think of it & what may doe her good