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RN at this time Mary Pen of Straford sent me her water. w^ch was full of motes & scales & had gravell in the bottome. her former phisick I gave her wrought vpward. hath a great gydines at in her heade hart feeble bellye.

RN fayth Gibbes of Wicken 46. amisse in her sinewes cannot gripe any thing w^th her hands so feeble & weake sometimes in hir feete & knees all swollen & keepe there naturall colour. of a good cōplex. & light harte. sent to me this 26 of Ap. h. 9. 30. ant m. 1599. a great paine in her armes. could not cut her meate.

RN M^r Mauds of Byfild 55 \52/ y Novēb 28. ☾ h. 10. 45 ant m. 163i |octob 2. was 52 y| /the son of that towne.\

troubled w^th the stone in the kydneys in most vehement maner growen very weake & a fayntnes of the hart. |not at chuch {sic} 5 frydays|

hath taken pils & other physick frō other Doctos.

sickned weddens was a month.

Mres Walcot wrote to me in h{er}|is| behalfe |vncōfort & very weake.|

RN Elis. Spencer nata 1610 of the house 21 y of Ashbe dwelleth {illeg}|w|^th M^r Rich king M^r Harryson y^t wayteth on M^r Anth King Ian 14 h {sic} hor 4. 15 p m 1632.

nata tuesd before mydsomer h 6 ant m 1610

the mother causing swounding arising on the Left syde

M^r Harryson craveth of me how to vse two Bullets of ♀. /and a vomyting lozeng of 5^d.\

sent a 12^d for 2|t|hese 2 people

RN Goody Fisher sent her water to me to know what was good for her Aug. 14. die ☾ h. 7. 45 shee is troubled w^th the mother & was wont to swound w^th it very often. at 7. 30. 20.¹

Goody fisher head back.

RN Mres Prescot sent a letter signifying y^t she was neav^r the be{illeg}|tt|er for her physick octob 16 ♃ h 9. 20 ant m 1623¹

RN M^r Taylour march 19 ♀ h 9 30 ant m. 1630 |ptysick cōsūption & dropsy feared|

\weake feeble legs swell towards night/ A cōsumption & dropsy feard ☌ ☉ ☿ ap vntill to morow 6 a clock.

He sent his water & the wench broak the glasse

RN Will Roughead sent his water vnto me cōplayning of his chest princip & of the lightnes of his head Sept. 6 die ☿ h. 6. 50 m. ant m. 1598.

RN The lady Twisden of London 51. y. may 27 h {sic} hor. 1 p. m 1626

by her sleeping & scouring she hath nutch {sic} mended sinc S^r will wrote Last y^t is thursday last.

yet the last night was more troublesome then before

this Day cōplayneth of a sournes rising out of her stomake supposeth y^t a vomyt would doe her good yet dare not to adventur it by reason of her weaknes & scowring. w^ch we dare not to stay seing the goodnes of it yet fyndeth no aptnes to cast but a soure belching

desyreth a nother box of the pils 10 and an answ to his lett & to this.

The lady Twisden of London may 27 h 1. p m 1626

very weake & feeble yet sitteth vp & eateth p^rty well. scoureth mtch {sic} hath a soure belching yet no aptnes to cast.

would know wheath^r fit to give her a vomyt considering her \great/ weaknes & sither her scouring Doth her so mutch good craveth an answere to his forme & to this Letter also.

wheath^r any other course for mending of the sourenes will not helpe w^th out a vomyt.

RN M^r Nicholas langford sent his water agayne because it was not well p^rserved as I wished him to doe. novemb. 11. ♃ hor. 9. ant m. 1602.

a swyming in y^e hed a raw stomack mutch fleme.

RN Alce Phylip of Eaton 60 yeres old sick sinc St Steaphens day at night. betwixt 9 & 10 at night. sent to me being very weake this 1 of Ian 1599. troubled w^th a stitche vnder her side.

RN My Cosen Tyrlington 34 y febr. 1. ♀ h. Ian. 31. ♃ h. 6. 20 p m. 1628. |a bad back & weake| /sent her water\

RN M^r Iohn Duncōbe of great Brickhill sent to me for his head & the vertiginousnes therof \30. y./ Octob. 4 h {sic} hor. 9 40 ant m 1628.

RN Avis saell of Pitstone 45|4| y 25 of Apr. sent to me march. 27. ☿ h. 10 20 ant m. 1622. |mother swoundeth onc in a month for a yeres space by fits now onc in 3 weekes {n}|a|lways but onc in her bed & sleepe|

RN Iohn Phylip sick ever sinc thursday being the 30 of Decēb \novemb/ sent to me agayne the 4 of Decemb sick very greevously in his hart & body he is swelled in his body from the belly vnto his hart. he is Costive & so hath cōtinued ever sinc thursday last & is very exceeding ill & weeke. Decēber. 4. \die ☾./ h: 9. 15. ant m. 1598 his hart \is good/ & his tonge talketh cheerf but his body swelled.

RN M^r {sic} Charels Tutcher Charles at Stonystratford at the swan of 2 neckes. 45. sick this fortnight. sonewhat {sic} Costive shee doth bleede & is very mutch stuffed in her chest can scarce tak her winde. ready to sound a grosse & fat woman. sent a poer woman. Ian. 3. die ☿. h. 12. 9. mi. 1599. \at 1. p m /|twice & thrice a day bleedeth at y^e nose. half a pint at a time \every oth^r daye/|

Charels Touchers wife hath not had her termes this 6 yeres her stomack hoven & her hed ill & backe her wombe & chest stuffed short winded. hart ill water good. yellowe but thin. taken a greefe for payment of monyes for her husb. brother for s{ur}tiship. 200^li

RN Mres Tod of Cūberton. 24 y. Ma\r/ch 12 ♀ h. 6 {sic} \5. 5{0}/ p m 1630 |stomack weake lame frō her huckle{bone}/bone\ {sic} to h{er} heele & arme of the right sy{de}|

Mres Tod of Cūberton by Cābridg 3 ryiles {sic} sent March 12 ♀ h. 5. 50 p {sic} 1630

a bad stomack

witchery suspected by Goody Wode to whō she gave a peticoate. her mother & neighbous {sic} suspect it vehemently

sent me a wrought Cap

RN Chrystopher Woodfild lying long sicke wrote \sente/ vnto me to come to him martij 31. ♃ hor. 1. {p}|15| p m 1603. troubled w^th a shortnes of wynd ready to stop his wynd an aso{illeg}|m|a. hed gydye a burning in his body desyrous to have his neighbours forgive him as making no oth^r reckning then of death.

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. ☿. h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheath^r the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child p^rsent w^th goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

RN Mres Muskot of Earles Barton 40 y octob 13 14 ☉ h 3 30 p m 1627 |a burning feaver|

paynd w^th a payne about her belly & navell. back weake vseth to high mtch

1 her vomyt wght {sic} well \2/ had a Cordiall

would know wheath^r she should be let blood

vide Octob. 11.

I receaved a nother lett^r frō Mres Neale in her behalfe