Casebooks

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 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.

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⸫

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 Mres Hellen Spencer 2 18 y Ap 1. ♂ h. 4. 50 p m 1617.

1 wheath^r she may vse her leaches 2 wheath^r she may vse this water sent her. or have another cooling water

wheath^r may wash w^th vinegar & rosewat^r.

RN Mres Androwes would be let blood & have a strong purge Iuly. 29 {illeg} {sic} ♃ h. 7. 30 ant m 1619.

RN Mres Will Leavens of Imlye 21 y march. 26 h {sic} hor 10 ant m 1625.

RN My Cosen Lant vtrū good to accept of ther offer octob 19 ♃ h. 4 45 p m 1626

her pils Did her mtch {sic} good craveth the same agayne

RN M^r \Edmond/ Porter. of Welfo{rd} but now w^th mres Saders. 40 y {m}|A|pr {1} ♃. h. 4. p m. 1630

Desyreth something to cure him a stomack & to digest liveth all w^th broath would know wheath^r bleeding would not doe his head good

RN The lady \An/ Piggot no novēb 8 ♂ h 10. 30 ant m 1631

found no good in her elect

hath the metron Chites would know the vse.

desyreth child.

The Lady An Piggot of Dodersoule. novēb 8. ♂ h. 10 30 ant m 163i

RN M^r Iohn Sparow of Heddinghā Sible Ap 16. ☾ h. 8 \7/ 39 ant m 1632 /29 y\

Ap 16 ☾ h. 7. 40 ant m 1632

his first dyet drink gavehim in 13 days 100 motions

now the 2 bring worketh not at all

now would know what he may take more

RN Rich. for his father S^r Rob. cū consensu A{pr} 6. h {sic} hor 9 p m 163{3}

a relation of his state craving an emulsion

RN M^r S^r Thomas Neavell of Holt craveth last dyet Drink w^ch did well ag{ayne} w^th him

vide Sept 1. ♃ 163i had but of halfe of y^t I p^rscrib

SRN M^rs. Levens of Imly. 25. y. Ap. 26. ♃. h. 2. p. m. 1632.

Had vomitt w^ch wrought 5 or 6 tymes both ways. yet stayd but a quarter of an houre. she desires another vomit.

RN Mres \Mary/ Tabout of Saldon 20. y. \last miklemas/ Iune 30 ♀ h. 4 4{5} p m. 1620

hath had 3 false cōcept. & this last on wedde{ns} mornīg w^th gre{at} payne & travel{l} & many throw{es} nothing but a bla{dder} & nothing in it¹ hath neav^r but {a} fewe vseth mutch fasting & also a sparing dyet.

enquireth the ca{use} & what remedy

wheath^r this defect ceed not as well frō the husb. as the wife. by reason there wanteth only the shape thought good to goe to the spawe for thē boath & what I think therof. what best for dyet. & hereafter what physick & for y^e p^rsent wheather cond elect or losenges.

RN Catherin Woodfild quærit morbu et morbi remediu. the 13 of may die ☾. h. 6. 15. mi. post merid. et quærit an debeat emittere sanguine.