Casebooks

RN mres Mary Sanders 40 y from Welford Decēb. 15 ♂ h: 3. p m. 1629

tooke not the playster at the day appoynted & is desyrous when and at what day she may apply it

2 hath taken the pouder once

3 Dareth not to bleed vntill she shall come to me

4 is mutch troubled w^th the wynd y^t she cānot keepe cōpany w^th her frinds, & if she represse it, then it fumeth vp to her head

5 vseth fasteth on fish days w^th butter, egs & salte fish wheath^r good

6 hath taken a clyster made w^th anysseeds boyled in water to w^ch she putteth now milke & sugar. thus she hath done twice, wheath^r I like it

7 wheath^r good to take at breakefast a toast sugar & spice & also to eate of the tost. w^ch she hath vsed to doe heretofore

RN I had a letters frō young \old/ S^r Robert & young S^r Rob. S^r Th.: Earffild & S^r water Leach Ap 1 \2/0 ♀ h. 2 p m 1632

frō old S^r Rob 6 rabbots & 2 litle troughts

They desyre me to goe w^th S^r Rob & his L into yorke sheere & S^r walter into Devonshire

S^r Thomas ak|c|knowledged|th| y^t my last pouder sent about a fortnight sinc hath recovered the fect{illeg} craveth the same powder.

RW M^ris Norwood of Astw{ood} y. 45. d. ♄ h: 1. p: m: Martij 17. {1621} desireth to know whether shee w{ere} best to bee let bloud; or to ta{ke} physicke. full of payne: hath th{em} well

RN M^r Anthony King his last physick I sent him wrought to fearcely & decayed his spiritꝭ craveth gentle physick /falling sicknes M^r King for his sone M^r Anthony\¹

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 My lady pigget of Lēborough. 34 y may 9 ♂ h. 2 45 p m 1626

|terms stopt 7. weakes| tooke her dyet drink a fortnight sinc troubled w^th y^e pils|e|s & what to doe for the piles & wheath^r to continue her physick drink 4 tyes {sic} it wrought

her sisters physick wroght not wel & thinketh it is to late to take any more/

RN Mres Mary Throckmorton of Weston 26 y Ap 13. ☉|☾|. h. 12. 50 a|p| m 1629 /Courses Duly 3 or 4 yers\

desyrous to take ♁ p^rpard for twice for cold moyst humours

hath thē now but very litle who had thē before very well for 3 or 4 yers

p^rsumeth y^t her body is distempered w^th cold moysture y^t Deadeth naturall heate & therfore Desyrous to take ♁ p^rp for twice & then to bleede in her foote troubled a litle w^th the whitꝭ

RN Mres Brograve of Braffyn in Hartfordsheere hard by Putchkinge 40|5| y feb. 22 ♃ h. 2. p m 162i

hed gydie full of melancholy would know what tyme best for physick & wheath^r she should come over. & craveth my prayers

would have to be cast & made the 24 of feb some S of ♄. a f{ur} & more here after

w^th a note of there vertues & what certenty of there effects & ve oatus would know the best tyes {sic} for S of ♃ & & the worst tyes {sic} a fit tyme to come vnto me

RN The lady Hāmer sent for a Cordiall & did not like of y^t \strong water/ will sent her Iuly 2 ♀ h 8. 15 ant m 1630

W M^ris Sara Tristrā of Hitchin came at the same tyme to be lett bloode in the foote shee had her sicknes soome .5. days a goe for .3. days but somwhat waterish⸫

The phisick shee had last gaue her the first tyme of takinge .5. stools the .2. tyme .9. stools⸫

W M^r Paule Dorrell Iune 30. ☾ {sic}. hor. 1. 30 P. M. 1612⸫ sent his man w^th a letter he had not vsed the powder, so he had nothinge: for his wife

RN Mary Meade of litle Brickhill at the signe of the George 28 y Iune 3 ♂ h. 10. 38 ant m 1606 came to tell me y^t her medson wrought never a whit & so hath continued & shee never the worse for it

RN Katheron foukes of Hulcot Octob. 20 ☾h. {3} {sic} 3. 25 p m 1606.

vid. Octob. 16.

her medson wrought but litle.

desyreth anoth^r.

GJ Tho: Abbot of Sympslon 60 y May 20 ho. 7. a m. 1605

His purg wrought not at all he sent for a vomit

RN M^r Charles longfildtooke his physick vppon Apr 8 ☿ it gave him 30 stooles & made him very weak

☾ sep a △ ♀ ap ☌ ♄.

his mā came in the morning Apr 9 ♃ to aske wheath^r it should be stopped. h. 7. 30

RN The lady Dickby of Gothurst Iune 24. ☿ h. 6. 38 ant m. 1607. hath spent her dyet Drink drinking no oth^r drinke hath taken it some six days & thre days it gave her four stooles a daye & two dayes but 2 a daye it weakneth not yet giveth litle amendment.

had them lately but pale.

would know wheath^r shee is to vide any more./

RN Ione Basse came Sept 19 ♄ came for her dyet drinke {se} h. 10 ant m 1607 her letting of blood & her dyet drink made her so sick as if she should dye w^th it. h 10.

RN The lord \Henry/ Barkley for his sone Apr 17. ☿ h 5. 15. p m 1611. | filio|

desyring me to come to his sonne or to cure on y^t will come & heale him.

his dyet drinke wrought litle for he tooke litl.

RN Goody Iounson of Newp found mutch good by the v|g|entle purge sent her. gods name be blessed for it. & is desyrous to know wheath^r an easy vomyt or a nother like purge would not be good for her/

RN M^r Barry sent me a lett^r touching his wifes & his sisters physicks working octob 17 ♂ h. 2. 39 p m 16i5

& would have me to send thē something more as I sawe good he will send x days henc his mā to nep|w|port & then send it