Casebooks

RN The lady Earfild wrought \wrote/ for the ring {ctra} abortionē & wheather the gentlemā shall obtayne mres Sara novēb. 10 ♃ h. 5. 40 p m 1625

RN M^res Smythe of Milton 30 y. Martij 25 ♃ hor 7. ant m. 1602.

cōplayneth of her stomack sendeth to have tab stib. weight of 4.^d quær p{o}t an sit gravida. \deus opt max. benedicat/

RN D. Sheph of London. march 27. ♃ h. 6. 20 p m. 1606. lra  lras quærit

D Shephard of London & Sarah his wife march 27. ♃ h. 6. 25 p m 1606.

his wife for physick & to cause fruictfulnes

also wheath^r there fath^r will like of the mariadg betwixt her sist^r martha hall & Beniamyn Barloe boath tyes agreed but martha feareth least her fath^r wyll break it

the Doctor quæ plaga cæli cōmodior ad divitias acquerendas.

RN Mres Sparkes of Bletchley 30 y may {7} ♀ h. 5. 30 ant m 1630

would know vtrū sit gravida els would be let blood in her foote

RN my young lady Temple S^r Peeters lady vtrū sit gravida Aug 28 h {sic} hor 4 25 p m. 1619

RN Mres Spencer \of Offley/ M^r Iohn Spencers wife S^r Rich Sp. daughter 30 y novēb 11 ♃ h. 4. 45. p m 1619

supposeth her selfe to be w^th child yet hath her courses would have some s{tren}ghting thing to goe out her tyme

RN Goody Stiles of newp 40. y Iune 27 ☿ h. 7. 15 ant m 1621 /quærit an sit gravida wheath^r good to let blood\

RN The lady Rotheram wheath^r w^th child novēb. 16 h {sic} hor 9. ant m 1611 \quærit an sit gravida nescit/ 8 weekes stopt \sendeth to take physick/

RN An B{illeg}|o|teler of Harold 30 y octob 28 ☾ h 9. 38 ant m 16i6.

desrous to know directly wheath^r w^th child hath sent 4 tyes {sic}. would not be w^th child

RN Mres Carter of Barford Bridg 4 miles from Bedford Northāpton. 30 y. febr. 16. ♃ h. 3. 2|3|0. p m. 1615

wheath^r good to stop her courses or noe

termes stopt 15 or 16 weekes would know wheath^r conceaved.

RN Mres An lewys of A Earles Barton. 37 y Iune 28 ♄ hor. 11. 45 ant m 1606.

SRN M^r Iohn Tyringham of Henwicke Decemb^r 10. ♄. hor. 12. in merid. 1631. /M^rs Tyringham misit aq vrinā & quærit vtrum sit grauida/.\

The vomitt gaue him much ease for y^e stoppinge of his stomach. The Cordiall hath somewhat abated his Cough he desyres a nother of y^e same He is sometymes troubled with y^e Crampe in his thyghes & legs & feete.

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 Ellen Routh of Dunstable 47 y Sept 8 h {sic} hor 11 ant m 1632.

a gydines in her head¹

quærit vtrū gravida or where she may be let blood

RN Mres Morton \of Abrey/ Norton 36 y may 30 ♀ h. 8 ant m 1623 /of Abray in Hartford sheere\. /quærit an sit gravida\

RN M^r Will Duncōbe 22 y of Litlington parke march. 13. ♀. h. 12. 1618.

for his wife troubled w^th a waterish humour rising in her stomack. & very sick w^th all lyeth heavy as if she had surfeted it voketh her to cast. casteth mutch water.

Imagyneth she may be w^th child. & therfore craveth gentle physick.

RN Mres Beale of Walton

Mres Sara Edmūds of Holborne 26 y mydsomer Eve ♄ hor 11 p. m. 1626 {sic} but her mother came to me for her Daughter Apr. 1. h {sic} hor. 2. 30 p. m 1626

is fallen out w^th her husb: who bound her w^th fetters

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 The Lady West & the Lady de Lespencer sent for Mres Crosts to goe to her grandmotter Dup & not to come Home to thē for feare of relapse

& sent me 5^l for m^rs Crosts & the lady West a peece for her child.

quærit vtrū sit gravida

renēb {sic} to write to her & to the Bayly for his Child \the falling sicknes/ & to the lady Westmorland & to the lady delespencer et vtrū Her daughter lady Humes be gravida & in y^e behalfe of Mres Crosts. \is Costive always// her dyet \purging Drink/ wroght 3 or 4 tys {sic} a day

fearth astringent playsters will bynd it

I had 5^l of the lady Delespencer & a peece frō the old lady Westmorland for my Counsell for her child |Ap 13.|

M^res Crost was willed for feare of relapse to goe to her Grandmother Dup for a while I wished her to stay vntill the 8 of May 8.

RN M^r {illeg}|B|letsoe of Rusdon \ vxore vtrū sit gravida/ 22. y. ♃. h. 12. 30 p |m| 1625. /terms stopt about miklemas milke in her breast water & milke.\¹