Casebooks

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

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 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 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

RN my lady ventres of Campton sent for mirab. Aqua y^t day. & afterward fell very sick./ but is somewhat amended god be thanked

The Lady Ventres of Campton 56 y march. 9 h {sic}. hor. 12. 16i6

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 my Cosen he & She marsh did boath writ vnto me she for her selfe wheath^r good to sweat & also for her Daughter. & to bleed her in y^e foote at y^e fall w^ch would not bleede

RN Mres Reade of Abington took a vomyting tabulate of ♁ 5 gr Aug 24 ☾ h. 7. ant m 1618. & it wrought neyth^r vp nor downe & she was neaver sick w^th it nor did chide

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

RN M^r Iohn Browne of Casterton va 28 y Iune 21. ☿ h. 6. 30 p m 1620

sinc he had {sic} \did weare/ his sigill w^ch was some s ten days he was \mutch/ better, sinc he tore it worse & now he hath sent for another of his owne accord/

RN The Lady Neavell 66 y march 8 ☾ h. 3 30 p m 1624 /sent me 20^s.\

wheath^r she may have an Issue or be let blood in her foote

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

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S^r Henry Th. Neavell & his lady sent me 20^s in gold may 2. ☾ h 3. p m. 1625.

S^r Th. {toake} 4 days thrie {sic} a day & it night 8 tymes a daye & is sinc s{illeg} growen very hot. would know wheath^r he may take of it any longer.

RN Receaved a letter frō M^r Wa{illeg}|t|s sept 11. ♂ h. 7. 30 \20/ ant m 1627.

his dyet drinke wrogt well taken 3 sondry tymes. was let blead twice rotten blood wasteth mtch {sic} in his flesh craveth his sweating pouders for thrice

RN Edward Wathers of Dunstable 30 y March. 20 ♃ h. 1. 30 \12 30/ p m. 1628 /liveth at Hartwell\

RN Rich my godson tooke his vomyte Ap. 18 ♀ h. 6. ant m 1628

it wrought well god be thancked

RN S^r Anthony Hazlewood sent for a dyet Drink for his lady. acknowledging that she hath receaved mutch good by her physick & my advice god have the prayse therof to whō only it is Due sent for the dyet drinke Sept 25 {sic} h {sic} hor 2. p m 1629

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