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Aug 2 die ☿ in pubicū dijt et ad{es} no{illeg}{ci}as ve{illeg}t

m’ y^t Susan Blundell who had bene well for a weeke almost & had no fits but at night & y^t but on had on the 3 of octob die ♂ at night from 9 to a 11. 5 or 6 fits {e}t wh {sic} extreeme. voyding mutch water at her mouth 1598.

this 24 of Aug being Bartholomew Day my selfe was very sick all y^t day. I tooke a litle electuary of Roses by way of tast & was very faynt & sicke & scoured exceedingly & had mutch greeping in my guts.

my Servant Alce came to me & I enquired of her state. & vsage in her service w^th me. Sept. 17. die ☉. h p m.

Itm I gave to Goody Brawne of Chichley 2|i| drams of Ieralog & 2 drams of Ieraruff & 2 drams of pulv sctus Ierap: & Ieralog for thrice

Alce piony roote. moles burnt. scull of woman for a woman of a man for man.

Picatrix de m μαγια per περι τθς μαγειας.

Susan Blundell hath bene very sick ever sinc tuesday the 3 of Octob. & handled every night extremely & hath had many fittes & is nowe growen speachles. weake faynt & mopish. as bad as ever & yet was p^rty well cheered before octob 6 die ♀ her mothr told me soe & is now out of comfort that shee ever should doe well. |h. 8. die ♀|

Octob. 6 die ♀ h. 9. p m. I had a scouring w^th a greate col shivering cold. 1598. but it I slept quietly after it & it ceased of it selfe.

even about this time my man told me y^t he had found Colmans ewe & my tithe lambe at Milton & the shepheard w^th whom the questioned p^rsently confessed that he stoll it out of the pen.

Rich Na renibus valde castigab: novemb. 16. die ♃ h. 4. 30 mi in aur.

I gave Richardson of bowe brickle 6 of sc & 6 of st & 3 \grains/ of hel.

Decēb. 9 die ♄ ab hora 4 ad 5^tā ant m. sūmo mane R N. int^r p^rcad{ ū} deo {sint} authori gratia{illeg} {sint} græ {illeg} e{illeg}t. 1598.

Itm Goody Scot of the same towne I gave gratis 2 drams of IherRuff for onc

I gave Old Lovely of Newport 3 of hamec & 3 of diacarith gratis.

hoc die vt opinor tentandi gratia venerit saltem morbum querebait w^c medicinā

I gave Alce Mason 3 of hamec & 3 of diacarth & 6 of stim. & it wrought nothing at all.

Itm’ I gave her a {illeg}atch agane it never wrought.

hoc die int^r 1. martij ego R N. nō solvebar in lachr int^r p^rcandū more solito.

So I gave to M^res Blundels servant meade solida dedi.

Rich. Bacchus. Thomas Browne Alce Brown Alce Lucas a young girle suspecteth de venef.