Casebooks

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 Williā Rose of Olny a black smyth. yet vseth to let blood very well in all places may 27 ☾ h. 8 ant m. 1622.

RN M^r Rich. Dyer of Great Stawton Decē. 4. ☿ h. 11. 45 p {sic}. 1588. but came to me for my counsayle Sept 5 ♃. h. 4. 15 p m. 1622.

a Smyth in London in cow lane on Hopkins opened the drūps of his ears & once in a yere & tooke out black coarns & then heard but sinc cometh agayne & is troubled w^th a continuall n hissing & buzzing

vtrū ducet quā cupit

RN M^r Gerenc wheath^r it were good to deal with his phisicion.

GJ Her husband hath a fistula in his right syde. 63 y. old Sent to know whether he were best to go to Clementꝭ of Ownde{l} or what course he were best to take. /

RN the barber of Newp: Thomas Edmunds 30 y Apr 3. ♀ h. 3. 20 p m 1607 very costive onc in 44 houres voydeth wormes.

RN Mres Ruly came to Dresse my mouth Iuly {sic} 27 ☾ h. 9. 45. ant m 1608 |ego quæro nū sit can|c|er in ore.|

RN Th laughton of laundon 13. y. Aug. 9. ☿ h. 9 15 ant m. 1620. |M^r nichols phys of Cambridg ever agaynst the mater|

RN M^r Andrews th{e} Surg. \of Patenā/ came sep{t} 16 ☾ h. 3. p m 1633

RN The surgions in Oxford began to cut M^r Thomas Longfilds head & afterward seered his scull & afterward Did Drill his skull that is poure vppō his skull some corrosives that so they may {sic} g|m|ight get out a bladder w^c they thought caused his madnes. but he the {sic} begā to cut his head the 5 of Decēb. die ☿ h p m 3. 30. mi. 1599. but he dyed the weddensday moneth after or the tuesday

RN my Apothecary Deted frō me novemb. 14. ☾ hor 2. p m. 1603.

He deted very vnwillingly.

GJ Sibill Fisher of Cokenho 23|4| y August 1. ☾ ho 12 15 p. m. 1603

Light headed laug{illeg}|h|es, but at first tooke it w^th a weeping lookꝭ ghastly. \a/ fleering lookꝭ settꝭ her teeth. one night did nothing but sweare and curse /

Sibill Fisher she knowes not of her husbandꝭ cōming for her, knowes nobody they bynde her handꝭ and feete. when she is loose she is so strong that they cannot Deale w^th her. singꝭ idle songꝭ. Desyres to daunce. She had 2 midwives the first vnskilfull the 2 froward & would not meddle w^th her because she was not first sent her, suspected to be a witche, the woman well layd but a weeke after fell into these fittꝭ & at first speaking of her 2 midwyfe sayd. what doest thou there w^th thy blacke hen. & such like speeches

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RN M^r Pigget sent to me to coe over to let him blood & to bringe on w^th me I was purposed to goe but I found Iohn Byrd y^t should let him blood was gone from hence & soe I wente not for y^t let. Martij 6 die ♀ hor 7 ant m. 1601

RN M^r Samuell Harryson of Apothecary of london quærit vtrū his frind who was borne Iune 4 h. 13 m. 36. 1579.

RN Iohn Byrd came to me to knowe wheath^r it were good that moore should take his wife to cure Octob. 8 ☿ h. 9. 30. ant m 1606

RN M^r Tylliare of St Albons A{pothec} quarit vtrū h {sic} moth^r in lawe be w{illeg}|bew|orded & how longe to live Decēb. 2. ☾ h. 9 ant m. 1605.

RN M^r fox sent a Surgeon frō london to vs hearing y^t we weare not well Iuly 12. ☉ h. 9 ant m 1607.

RN Doctor Ashworte came not vntill feb. 3. ☿ h. 3. & then felt her pulse. feb. 3. ☿ h. 3 p m. 1607|8|

he inquired of me many quest where her sicknes was vtrū in aialibꝯ nat et spir. & discoursed like a Docter.

RN M^res fountayne a gentlewomā by Alebery 36 y feb. 4. ♃ 2. p m. 1608 |for her disease in the stomacke| |at this tyme Mres Midlemore brought her water to the D Ash who sayde she had rotten kidneys|

RN Cicely of Stony stratford 40 y. marche 17. ♂ h. 8 ant m 1612

on Thomas lie y^t dwelleth not

m^r lea sent for opiū ʒii on Thomas lye y^t dwelleth not far frō. Stony stratford hath taken in hand to heale this mad womā Cicely of Stonystratf{ord}