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CASE51173: Horary consultation concerning Barber (PERSON43434)

Question asked by Barber (PERSON43421) on 6 July 1620 at 17:00

RN My Cosen Baber of London for his wife wth child at this tyme but 2 month sinc miscaryed nose & face a litle discolourd Iuly {illeg}|6|. h. 5 p m 1620.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 414, f. 100r (bottom part of page)

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CASE61155: Interrogation concerning Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient on 19 October 1625 at 06:00

RN I heard as a great Drone mightely buzzing as if he would eyther enter into my right eare or sting \me m{illeg}/ my neck octob. 19 h. 6 ant m 1625

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 19v (upper right part of page)

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CASE59499: Horary consultation concerning William Gibson (PERSON49789)

Question asked by the patient on 6 December 1624 at 12:00

RN Will. Gibson for his neck & face Decēb 6 . h. 12. 1624 /head face neck swelled & red impost feared\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 120v (upper right part of page)

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CASE59322: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Ward (PERSON61102)

Question asked by Goodman Ferdinando Ward (PERSON61081) on 18 October 1624 at 09:25

RN Ward for his wife of Ravensdon Octob 18 h. 9. 25 ant m 1624

head & neck & heavye

feareth witchery

venef metuit

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 94r (upper right part of page)

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CASE66410: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) and Anonymous (PERSON40698)

Question asked by Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) on 19 June 1628 at 18:00

RN {I}ohn Evans of the Mynrys in London Iue {sic} 19 h. 6 p m. 1628

writeth for a gent mā

first vnfoldeth his owne greefe how he is wrōged & cosened of all yt he hath & therby he his wife & childrē broght to great want & misery craveth my Counsell & instruction

Also writeth in the behalfe of a gentlemā yt having taken an extreme cold & prsently an exceeding greefe for the Death of his wife & {th}erby cast Downe into sicknes & mutch melancholy of a sanguyne cōplexion his sicknes & melancholy is mutch abated & now his voice is almost Lost yt he s cānot {sic} \on cānot/ spea heare on \him/ that speaketh {sic} \to speake/ a yard of

cōplayneth of something about the pit of his throate his voice is only low & weake but not troubled wth any fault in noncing but cleere inough every where no physick but cōplayneth of the coldnes of his stomack & head & sone {sic} stoppage about the begying of his nose cold flegme & cold head & defect in hearing hath 2 great manyscripts of physick yt he is Desyrous I should vse craveth vnder god my consayle for the frind his gentleman

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 80r (upper left part of page)

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CASE50753: Horary consultation concerning Robert Stone (PERSON59681)

Question asked by the patient on 29 April 1620 between 08:20 and 11:00

RN \Robart Stone of Turvy./ a strang disease in t|T|urvy some taken wth a sorenes in there throate. 2 a greevous hed ach & stitch vnder there right syde. some die wthin a weeke, some at the weekes end, some 2 weekes some 3. weekes. craveth a prvention.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 414, f. 19r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE52843: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Swelpson (PERSON59836)

Question asked by the patient on 14 July 1621 at 16:30

RN Goodmā Swelpson of Brodwell 60 y Iuly. 14 h {sic} hor. 4 30 p {sic} 162i hath bleed at nose very mutch. & applyed many things but neavr the bettr worse when it stoppeth hath bled almost a quarte

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 231, f. 46v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53474: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39368)

Question asked by Sir John Underhill [Mr John Underhill] (PERSON36309) on 13 January 1622 at 08:30

RN Mr vnderhill quærit vtrū mulier sine medicamentis curabit Ian 13 h. 40 8. 4|3|0 ant m 1622. \an/ curabit oculos

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 166r (upper right part of page)

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CASE55272: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Anderson [Monson] [Lady Monson] (PERSON5067)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Monson [Baronet] [Mr Monson [the elder]] (PERSON5064) on 13 November 1622 at 18:39

RN for the lady Momson novēb 13 . h. 6 39 p m 1622

her teeth loose & feareth the scurvy.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 113r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE58359: Horary consultation concerning Jane Curtis (PERSON47462)

Question asked by Curtis (PERSON47446) on 3 May 1624 at 12:30

RN Iane Curtis \of Chelson & Caucot/ is 7 y old vppō St Buttolphes eve a litle before sone setting will quake & trēble & cā speak I & no but litle els they feare yt she hath an Impediment \in her/ mouth. \father/ came to me for her wth this note may 3. h. 12. 30 a|p| m 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 175v (upper left part of page)

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CASE67917: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Halford (PERSON50618)

Question asked by the patient on 17 March 1629 at 14:00

RN Mr Edward Halvard of neere Glooson 50 y march 18 {sic} h 2 p m 1629 Lost on of his sights 18 yers old. & by taken vp of the vaynes of the better ey lost the sight

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 89r (bottom part of page)

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CASE50359: Horary consultation concerning Edmond [Edward] Radwell (PERSON34566)

Question asked by the patient on 11 March 1620 at 09:50

RW Edward Rodwell of Kempson. y. 34. d. h: 9. 4|5|0 ant: m. Martij 11. 1620. An ague quotidian now: had a 4ten before vseth to bleed at nose often & moch

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 140v (upper left part of page)

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CASE50315: Horary consultation concerning Robert Green (PERSON31109)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1620 at 09:20

RW Robart Greene of Raunson. y. 17. d. h: 9. 20 ant m Feb: 25: 1620.

head full of bleach: & so is his bodie wch healeth sometimes, & then breaketh out: eateth his meate well & goeth to the stoole orderly

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 137v (upper left part of page)

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CASE50732: Horary consultation concerning Dr John Williams [Dean of Westminster] [Bishop of Lincoln] [Lord Keeper] (PERSON36858)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1620 at 15:00

RN D Williams Deane of Westminster Ap. 27 h. 3 p m 1620

came wth D Hughes frō his D Hughes house to see me & went wth D H to his howse a great cold & stuffed about the head & feaverish

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 414, f. 15v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE50817: Horary consultation concerning Mr Spencer (PERSON59321)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1620 at 12:30

RN Mr Spēcer of Offley may. 13. h. 12. 30 p m 1620 the corner of his ey red would be grosse & have his dyet drinke.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 414, f. 30v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53412: Horary consultation concerning William Valentine (PERSON60788)

Question asked by the patient on 13 December 1621 at 10:39

RN Wyll. Valentyne of Quainton 25 y Decēb 13. h. 10 39 ant m 162ii metuit apostema arising vp to his throat ready to stop his wynd./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 231, f. 153r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE55132: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Dyer (PERSON48232)

Question asked by the patient on 19 October 1622 at 12:00

RN Mr Rich: Dyer of Great Stawton in Huntingdon sheere 33 y octob: 19. |h| {sic} hor: 12. in m 1622 for a hissing in his hed cōtinually 3 y. by fits

2 quærit vtrū mag Dna francklin 26 be f a good match./

3. what course of life best to advanc his fortuns/

4. wheathr likely to mary within a yere & a halfe./.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 88r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE60745: Horary consultation concerning Henry Woollet (PERSON62226)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1625 at 07:00

RN Henry Woollet of Barton 25 y Iuly 4 h. 7 ant m. 1625.

[Astrological Chart]

w|d|esyrous to be let blood for the payne of his head1

Notes:

1 ‘was a yere sinc mopish & foolish toyed headed.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 136r (upper left part of page)

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CASE63567: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280)

Question asked by the patient on 6 April 1627 at 19:20

RN Mr Will: Booth sent a Letter to Mr Baphies at Stony stratford & at 2 months |after a weeke| end send|t| to me Ap 6 h. 7. 20 p m 1627

sent for pil spl. ʒij & something for his memory a medson to prserve the teeth frō rotting |yest 7|8| weekes|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 50r (middle left part of page)

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CASE66108: Decumbiture for Mr Anthony King (PERSON52933)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1628 between 11:30 and 13:15

RN Mr Anth: Kinge had a master fits {illeg}|t|his morning betw sinc 3 in the morning & another strong fit about seaven & halfe an houre after it hath an Arising thin in his throat ready to strangle him

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 34v (bottom left part of page)

Cite this as: Lauren Kassell, Michael Hawkins, Robert Ralley, John Young, Joanne Edge, Janet Yvonne Martin-Portugues, and Natalie Kaoukji (eds.), The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/search?expand=hands;f1-judgment=No;f2-querent-sex=Male;f3-treatment=No;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f5-date=1620-1629, accessed 2 June 2024.