Possible Clues:

• If patient, batting is superior
• It's a provision against something happening at home to sick person
• Where jewels may be kept, to be on the safe side!
• Patient with it seen first, as a precaution
• Should it occur that
• For fear that
• As a plan B
• As a precaution if appearing at court?
• Packed as a precaution?
• "___ of fire, break ..."