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 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 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 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 Rich Powell of london natus Septemb 4. ♂ h. 4. p m. 1624.

natus Sept 4. ♂ h 4 p m

he fyndeth his elect & pils very effectuall.

natus Sept 4 ♂ h 4 p m 1582

{de}syreth somewhat to purg & coole the Raynes.

would know wheath^r Tobac be good

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

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 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.

RN M the lady An P{igot} of Dodershall 50 {y} Ap 5 ♂ h. 4. 30 {p m} 163i |22 y mayed {sic} about Christmas|

The lady An Pigot Ap 5. ♂ h. 4 30 p m 163i |M^r Bodely wrote|

what I conceave of the disease wheath^r I will vndertake the cure, or wheath^r she shall come over vnto me what course fitteth for Her.

SRN M^res An Tyringham Decemb. 13. ♂. h. 10. a. m. 1631.

tooke her vomitt which gaue her vi vomitts, & hath not bin troubled since, nor noe grudgeing of her former fitts. cannot keep what she eatꝭ desires somethinge to settle her stomach.

RN The Lady \Elis/ fisher of Tyrringhā. Ap. 17 ♃ h. 10 ant m 1623.

her great bleeding hath left her her leaches dead {illeg}|s|endeth for moe leach to vse every fortnight.

\wheath^r to take them when she hath her sicknes or noe.// but sorely payned w^th the emrods y^t she cānot rest day nor night.

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.