Casebooks

RN M^r francis Combes M^r {sic} Apr 1. ☾ h. 5 p. m 16i6 cā abyde no wet nor wynd. eys bad dersyreth a direction in writing

his physick w^ch I sent him did him no good.

M^res Mary Combes. tooke her physick it did her some good but now her other cheeke is swelled. vryne good

RN The lady Tringhā novēb. 17 ♃ h. 5. 20 p m 163i

for the wyndynes of her belly

Mes Anne Tyringhā had 57 occas. w^th vomyt & purg & besydes 8 occas. by her pils taken to day hath a clyn|t|ching of her teeth & cānot open her teeth nor speake for halfe an houre.

RN M^r Alway had \2/ horse leac\h/es fastned to the emrod vaynes Apr. 26. ♀ h. 4. 15. p m 1605. w^ch drew well but the next day felt him selfe worse aft^r it in his syde & could not take any rest on sunday night yet felt him selfe well after it & bled well.

RN M^r Henry Hanson sent vnto me Apr. 6. ☾ h. 1|3|. 12. 1607 to signify that his wife cā have no remedy for her tooth ach & that her pils wrought extremely as if shee should dye w^th them.

RN mres \Eliz./ Norton of Offley 22 y \18 y/ Ap 21. ☾. h. 11. ant m 1617 well amended god be thanked of her greevous fits yet hath every day the hed ach lasting 2 houres betwixt 3 & 4 after noone/

RN Mres Prescot sent a letter signifying y^t she was neav^r the be{illeg}|tt|er for her physick octob 16 ♃ h 9. 20 ant m 1623¹

RN M^r Hales the Earlle of Kents baylye Ian 26 ☿ h. 11 15 ant m 1625. /had a vomyt & a purge of me\ head litle mended 49. y. yet pils he took of M^r Windg every night paynd in his head about seaven

RN Th: Barly of Carington Cotton 8 y I had the palsy his speach & lims neare gone was sinc 3 weekes alhalloutyde soe ill came to me in Christmas holly days last & by gods spec: grace & my oyles mended yet his left hand hath litle feeling

RN Mres Chester of Tylswort M^r Henry Chesters wife 24 y Iune 14. ♂ h. 7 ant m. 163i

terms stopt sinc christas her left leg swelled hot.¹

my pultish made it to blyster. & she applyed Cowe Dung & butter to it

Toke my Dyet Drink & it wroght well for 5 days & abated the swelling & sinc it is cōme agayne |imputeth her swelling to the stopping of her terms|

would know wheath^r good to bleed & in what places.

desyreth to have a good purg. /w^th a fulnes of her stomack.\

RN The Earle of Kent Ap 24 ♀. h. 11. 38 ant m 1618 ill after his dyet drinke /hed belly gryped\

RN Goodmā|dy| Nueman of Brodwell. of 45 yeres of age found mutch ease by y^t w^c phisick w^c was given her & wrought vpward & downeward w^th her & shee was very prety well after it for 2 or 3 days. &|b|ut st the thirde day after it tooke her agayne & she is mutch troubled w^th the winde cholick & w^th a hot & drye stomacke. & sent her daugh{t}{er} agayne to me. Aug. 26. die ♄ h. 12. 30. 1598.

GJ Henry Putman of wolverton 40 y Octob. 7 ♀ ho. 7 50 a m. 1603. His physicke he tooke at 4 of the clocke in the morning, it wrought not. miserably vexed w^th a stitche in his left side and shoulder

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 Ione Lane of this towne Iuly 5 ☿ h. 7. 15 ant m 16i5 sent her water. vtrū sit gravida. loosenes well stopt god be thanked w^th her bynding elect. but sorely gryped in her chest & belly¹

RN Mres Elis Throckmorton. sent me a letter to certify me y^t her physick wrought very well & y^t her stomacke is freed frō Her old payne & y^t she hath & doth vse good exercise yet not w^thstanding looketh pale / Octob. 9. ☾ h. 10. ant m. 16i5

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 M^r Tomlyns of Tinswicke 53 y brought me x^s for mres Stanton of warwick in token of love & kindnes Aug 15. ☾ h. 1. 20 p m. 1625. she found some helpe in her back but applying pigeons but onc to her feete. ma Drow so mutch as y^t s {sic} her sight is weaked. & her eyes swelled |a widow womā|

gave me x^s gratis brought vntome by M^r Tomkins of Tinswicke.

TG Mr Law of whaddon Febr. 19 {☿} h. 10. Mat. 1634.

He tooke his purge w\h/ich he vom{ited} againe & yet gave \him/ 7 stooles.

his paine continueth still in his si{de} backe, had not his fit within these three weekes.

RN Ione Holtome of Saldone 47. y. May 23. {illeg}|♃| h 3. p m. 1622

she was so swelled belly & legs as everyon thought that she would die & yet mended & cane {sic} heather to me

RN Henry lea 29 y of bechampton. his phisick did not worke Decēb^r 13 die ♃ h. 11. pater sine consensu filij paynd in his eye & head. & his {rhee} rheume & ey rūneth. ant m. 1599.