Casebooks

RN Iohn Trueman of Willing i9 come lāmas. hath a swellinge in his legs fallen downe lately w^thin this sennet his \belly & body/ was before swollen. he hath taken phisick this 4 yeres. & hath taken Drinkꝭ of many & of M^r Glover of Northampton. Drinkes losing him y^t hath had taken a diet losing Drinke for 3 days fasting & had 2 cakes & hath in a day. his excrementꝭ looke white & his face & eyes all yellowe but a fully faced youthe. 24 of Apr. die ♂ h. 9. 30 p m {sic}. 1599. cathed it w^th a wet & cold. faynt & feeble.

RW M^r Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. ☉. h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, w^ch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled w^th a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto S^r George Sherly M^r Colins houshold physition.

RN Iohn Smyth of Brockholl by Weedon 23 y feb 18 h {sic} hor 1. 15 p m 1615

RN a litle gyrle 14 y very sick head & stomack my lady gave her aloes & syrope of roses & a vomyt w^th {sic} wrought eight 12 tymes & yet is not mended craveth my consell

RN Ihone Persivall of Lo{illeg} 35 yeres about 20 weekes amisse. short winded. hot in her stomack shee hath broken out in her face w^th a flushing heate. payne in her hed her neighbours tell her y^t shee may be breeding of child.. 16 of novemb. die ♃. h. 1.. 1598. broke out in her nose &|f|ace & chin w^th pimpels.

RN Alce Coo of Emmerton 44 y Iune 4 ♀ h. 2 45. p m. 1630

lame in all her ioynts hands arms legs feet

RN Thomas Creaton of Audley {sic} Audley 16 y Iune 13 ☿ h. 12. 20 p m 1632.

RN A gentlewomā of Bedford patient to Dr Ihaunson Apr 30 ☾ h. 10 ant m 16i0 /m^r taylor the Apothecary sent his letter in her behalfe.\

RN M^r Dolling of Exet colledg in Oxf. 16 y devon: ca{illeg}|{me}| to M^r Spicer for his counsell being very sick in his stomacke of longe {tyme} having bene in the Docters hands before almost halfe a yere & was cured by M^r Spicer in 6 or 8 weekes at the most march feb. 6. ♀ h. 9. 30 ant m 1618

RN Mres Ione Davys \a londiner/ 60. y octob. 22. ☾ h. 5 30 p m. 162i

RN M^r Georg Steward the oldest sone of M^r Nich{olas} Steward Dead & the Docter is the yongest of all Aug: 14. ♀ h. 2. p. m 1629 for Theoph Tanfie |he wrote Tanfild| Lunatick & frentick

Theophylus Tanfild a Barbers Surgeon not out of his printishship 24 y Aug 14 14. h 2 p m 1629. /was p^rsent\

Lunatick & frentick

RN Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs y^t on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

RN Rich Coles of Olny 65 y. martij 22. ♂ hor. 1. p m. 1603.¹

RN Mres Tealer of lidlington 28. y. ♃ febr 28 \28 {sic}/ \28 {sic}/ ♃ hor 1. p m. 1605. in p^rsenc her selfe.

RN M^r Thomas Lane of Hitchenden. 14. y. Iune 18 ☾. h. 9. 30 ant m. 162i /pater sine cōsensu  filio\ |6 yeres ill like an Innocent cānot speake readily wheath^r recoaver or not.|

RN M^r Rich leate wrote to D Spicer to meete him at Tocetur or els on munday next t|a|t Stonystratford & to crave my consell for mres Harvey being weake & discontent in mynd may 8 ☿ h. 4. 30 p m 1622.¹

frater  sorore sine consensu

RN The Lady Longeville new come to Billen about on weddensday last sent h a letter to me Iuly 26 ♀. h. 2. p m 1622

how her courses be broken downe & y^t her hedach is nothing so bad as it was wont.

RN Mres An Lucas 21. y last novēb 22 last Iune 22. ♀ h 9 ant m. 1632 /feb. malig: a stitch on her left syde\ |a Tertian extree {sic} weake & feeble|

RN Mres Mary Becket of Bedford 46 y feb: 15 ♃ h. 2|3|. 30 p m 1627

SF Thomas lock of 34 yers 160i in S^t katerens the 7 of feb ♄ an’ m’ at 9 diz