Casebooks

RN M^r Anth. Light foote craveth my consell for him selfe & his family concerning the plaugue Aug 17. ☿. h. 3. 40 p m. 1625. of Glouson other {illeg}|w|ise Gr|l|ouston

3 Dyed of y^e plauge in a Londyners house

a young mā, & his wife w^th \severall {sic}/ ch his wife in another house {illeg}|g|reat w^th child & 2 childrē. on 4 y. thother two.

what is best to sweeten & to clense the house. & how long it may be till they {illeg}|M|ay come abroad a month. |M^r light foote.|

Also for him selfe & his people 8 of them

3|4| men & 3 maydes besyde him selfe.

& for Th. Huglescote y^t was w^th the old mā. 34 y.

for him selfe & his mayde

another poor mā his wife & his father./ & a chil a

will As{p}land {sic} Aspland his wife & a o{illeg} {sic}

RN S^r Will: Ashtens oldest sonne \m^r Will Ashton/ 28 y octob. 6 ♃ h. 10 ant m 163i /of Tingrith\

my lady Cleeveland would not have him to take any physick because he hath taken clyst & purge & is very soluble

Craveth my advise & would have Diasc{illeg}

RN t|T|wo honest men of Naash came to me for my counsell to p^rvent the plaugue Apr 4 h {sic} hor 1. 20 p m 1607

telling me y^t on dyed of the purples y^t sent to me anoth^r sick & dyed yesterday & two oth^r extreme sick who tooke it by on y^t had the sicknes.

RN Burby of litle Brickhill came to me for counsell & for the plaugue Iune 13 ♀ h. 7 ant m 1606.

RN Wylliā Goodmā sent to my broth^r for my counsell marche 14. ♂ h. 7. 15. ant m 1609 |feareth the falling sicknes.|

RN Iames Pickering of lowten w^th m^r farnell 9 y the 7 of August next the weddensday befor it he was borne. |1603.| but came heather & was p^rsent craving my consell Apr 24 ♀ h. 7. 30 ant m 1612 subiect to the falling sicknes

RN M^r foster of Allington Iune 2|3|0 ☿ h. 11. 30 ant m. 1619.

he sent for my counsell at this tyre {sic} boath to kill malig. posy|o|nsome {sic} humours & also witch

RN On sent to Iohn Byrd \Thomas Woodland of Castle Ashby/ to take my advice & to come & let blood a neighbour of his whose {sic} died yest of the same disease May 22 ☾ h. 9. ant \post/ m 1620

RN Thomas Maple of long Stoe 40 y Decēb. 17 ♂ h. 12. 1622 wife liveth 3 children. \vide octob 14./

would give me 40^s a fee to come & to see him craveth my opinion would have a cooling pill

RN M^r Iohn Longvill for my Consayle may of fosket 30 y may 19 ☿ h 3. {illeg}|3|9. p m 1624 for a purg & leeches

RN M^r Th. Audlye of Houghton Conquest 25. y. March. 22 ☾ h 1. 39 p m 1630 |vide march 17. past.|

1. craveth my Consell for water guell {sic}

2 Panada

3 An egge Cawdle

& what he may take in the after noone about thre of the {illeg}|cl|ocke when his stomack dyet bread {holly}

wheath^r he may eate a Ielly. of a boc {sic} of a a {sic} bisket bread. mutch speaking A drye hollow bisket

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 Farindon sent to me for my Counsell for his passion of his hart. very s {sic} vsuall & easely cured w^th every small sturring & continueth w^th him 3 dayes. & for the Correcting of the spleene w^ch is supposed by the docters to be the cause therof. becaus he feeleth him selfe not well in the spleen sent his letter. may the 8. die ♂ h. 7. 50 8. ant m. 1599.

RN R on sent to me of Bechāpton for to staunch blood Mossye M^r Piggets servant Martij 28 ☉ hor 8 p m. 1602. for my cōsell he chopt his hand

RN M^r Taylour of Brixwort {illeg}|s|ent his his {sic} water & letter craving my Consayle for his gonorhiea oc 50|4| \45/ y octob 18. ♀ h. 4. 30 ant m 1633

seminis fluviū of long continuanc¹

wheath dyasaty{ime} magis gratū desc in the pharmacopeia be good

RN S^r Th. Mounson. for his owne fortune touching his busines w^th ny {sic} lord treasourer & how Th Marq of Buckingham & the young gentlemā will befrynd him to have an end of his busynes & also of his sons health & when he is to p^rsent his gyft to y^e king. Ian. 6. ☾ h. 5. p m. 1623

M^r Iohn is better then he was of his cold & keepeth still his chāber his ioyntꝭ are weake his father craveth my advice for him Ian. 6. ☾ h. 5 p m 1623. full of melanch

RN M^r Wyllyscot of Barksheere sent {illeg}|f|or my opinion touching the rags in|&| whites in his water sinc his cutting May 6 ♃ h. 8. 45 ant m 1624 |{w}rote it Ap 16. 1624| /for p^rservation frō the breeding of the {sic} another stone\

he sent me x^s in gold for my Consayle & craved my opinion whenc his {sic} voydeth in his vryne now then sand sometyms matterye whytish clots. these 2 sink downe to the bottome of the vrinall Downye woolly lintie cobwebby threads rags & drags somtys {sic} higher or lower in his vryne according to ther thīnes lightnes thicknes & heavines of substanc & matter ceeding as some think frō the vlcer y^t was in his bladder 2 others frō the foulnes of his bladder 3 others frō the bake 4 others frō the vaynes & the whole body generally.

he is Desyrous to know whenc it comes fearing least it should be a wast of nature & a weakning of his body.

RN Iohn Whitaker of Newport c{illeg}|u|tler of 40 yeres olde fell sick & came to a misfortune the 2 of octob. die ☾ ca sent to me for my counsell this 16 of october die ☾. h. 10. ant m 1598. he keepeth his bed ever sinc except he be lifted.

RN Tymothy Brereton of Alsbury 40 y Ian 27 ♃ h. 3 40 p m 1625

RN M^r Greenā of Leachāstede for his sone w^ch hath a burning ague. Apr. 3. die ♃ h. 3. p m. 1600 requesteth me to come over vnto him s {sic} & craveth my counsell for his blood letting