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CASE17152: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Chester (PERSON10462)

Question asked by the patient on 9 June 1602 at 08:00

RN Mary Chester of Chichely 12. y. Iune. 9 hor. 8. ant m 1602 for her head feareth an impostume

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 81r (upper left part of page)

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CASE19798: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Draper (PERSON11375)

Question asked by the patient on 15 August 1601 at 12:00

RN Elisabeth Dra of Olny for a sore in her br{illeg}|owe| yt hath a great hole in it Aug 15 h {sic} hor 12. 160i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 181r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE13386: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Ambrose Rudgely (PERSON15505)

Question asked by the patient on 22 December 1597 at 13:16

RN Ambrose Rudgley 1597. 22 of decemb. die . h. 1. 16. mi he feeleth a wonderfull pricking in his head as it were wt Daggers. he hath an impostume in his head

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 182, f. 90r (upper part of page)

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CASE46624: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Poulton (PERSON34433)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1618 at 10:30

RN Ione Poulton of Tyddington 29 y I {sic} may 13. h. 10 30 ant m. 1618 backe & hed & blysters ever since miklemas

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 98r (upper left part of page)

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CASE10472: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Vincen (PERSON16705)

Question asked by the patient on 30 April 1600 at 14:20

RN Agnys Vincen of lidlington mr hils servante./ Ap 30. 160 h. 2. 20 p m. 1600 /18. y.\ had an issue ever since shee was borne in her head & nowe it styrreth. enquireth what is best it doth vomite vp every thinge it taketh

cō the

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 56v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE9437: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON8824)

Question asked by Rowland Yates (PERSON8127) on 21 June 1601 at 09:00

SF Rowland yate of basingstoke 1601 21 Iun an m’ at 9. for the maid of 20 yers that hath the leprosy in her head

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 411, f. 106r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12474: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Freebody (PERSON11943)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1599 at 07:30

RN Agnes free{s}|b|odye of Grafton of 50 y. took her as an ague wth a great burning in her back & hed & hath red sp spots li{ve} leeke pimpels hades {sic} necke & face. 17 of may. h. 7. 30. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 165v (upper right part of page)

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CASE28951: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Mary Haselrigg (PERSON12633) and Mr Donald Haselrigg (PERSON12631)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON21516) on 8 May 1605 at 11:20

RN Mres Mary Hazelrigge 10 y maij 8 h 11. 20 ant m 1605

Mr Donald Hazelrigge 5 y voydeth mutch filth at h at boath his nostrels stincking not sick wth it c{orre} feare of some Impostumation of hed.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 88r (upper left part of page)

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CASE10350: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Lucas (PERSON13824)

Question asked by the patient on 17 April 1600 at 06:45

RN Will: Lucas mr longeveilds servant. 21 y. Apr. 17 die h. 6. {illeg}|4|5. ant m. 1600.

vlcerib. he hath bene a souldier wounded in his head.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 41v (upper left part of page)

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CASE13511: Horary consultation concerning Old Mr James Farnwell (PERSON11652)

Question asked by the patient on 12 May 1598 at 09:30

RN Iames farnell of loughton the 12 of may. die h. 9. 30. mi. 1598. 60 yeres old. /leekely to have an impost in his heade & a very sore eye./\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 186v (upper part of page)

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CASE46788: Horary consultation concerning Anne Scarborough (PERSON35128)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38411) on 5 June 1618 at 06:00

RN An Scarborough of Soulbery 8 y Iune 5 h. 6. ant m 1618. cōpl of her hed & eare impost. feared/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 129v (bottom part of page)

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CASE78366: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Phoebe Hopkins (PERSON51853)

Question asked by the patient on 1 October 1633 at 16:20

RN Mres Phebe Hopkins of Barton hard by Camb\r/idg 24 y octob. 1. h. 4. 20 p m 1633 /fat at 14. & had big breasts now leane head & back shadow & black spots head neaver well in the forete\

[Astrological Chart]

Mres Phebe Hopkins 24 y of Barton 24 y octob 1 h. 4 20 p m 1633.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, pp. 483–484 (p. 483 bottom right, and p. 484 upper left)

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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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CASE68382: Horary consultation concerning Joan Davis (PERSON47620)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1629 at 15:30

RN Ioane Davis of Olny 43|7| 47 y may 5 h. 3. 30 p m. 1629 /nose blystering & sore\ /head ill legs broken out & Issuing\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘rūing Issue’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 180v (upper left, and middle right parts of page)

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CASE12221: Horary consultation concerning Richard Ellis (PERSON11533)

Question asked by the patient on 6 April 1599 at 12:30

RN Rich: Ellys of Hansl: of 46. {f} {sic} of his stomack thenc into his throate & hed. so in his throate yt scarc can swallow his spittle: Apr. 6. die . h. 12. 30. 1599. cannot sleepe. as if his {sic} hed an impostume {bin} a bladder broake. meticulos. cold behind his hed.

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 123r (upper right part of page)

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CASE43990: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Kempton [Bristow] (PERSON32226)

Question asked by the patient on 24 October 1616 at 11:45

RN my Cosen An kimpton Octob 24. vmayed {sic} octob 24. {illeg}|| h. 10 30 \11. 45./ ant m. 16i6. hed ill face wth out blood sinc she was let blood face full of black spots /costive\ desyreth to have a water mudificative {sic} to make her looke young

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 198, f. 9r (upper right part of page)

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CASE10372: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Smith (PERSON15916)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1600 at 14:50

RN Thomas Smith of litlington Ap. 18 die h. 2. 50 p m. 1600 mr Dkons {sic} servāt for an impostume \broken/ in his eare a payne in his head.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 44v (upper left part of page)

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CASE40543: Horary consultation concerning Sara Walbank (PERSON25891)

Question asked by the patient on 31 October 1612 at 10:45

RN Sara \Walbanke/ 20 y octob. 31. h {sic} hor. 10 45 ant m 1612. blystered face. & mutch payned in her hed

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 194r (upper left part of page)

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CASE10885: Horary consultation concerning Joan Dudley (PERSON11395) and Thomas Dudley (PERSON11386)

Question asked by Joan Dudley (PERSON11395) on 19 June 1600 at 14:00

RN Ione dudly 37. \for her head & stomacke eyes hoarse/ of Woulson & Thomas Dudley her sone of 6 y. Iune 19 die h. 2 p m. 1600

Thomas her child for an impostume in his stomack ready to stop his winde.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 114v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE50292: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Plummer (PERSON14975)

Question asked by the patient on 12 February 1620 at 15:20

RN Mr \Edward/ Plūmer of Holcot 50 y. 40 y feb 12 h {sic} hor 3. \20/ p m 1620

about cristmas face & hands mutch swelled as big as two stomack weake cā scarc keepe any thing. I {se}aled blood onc sinc yt mutch payned in his head & mēbers at the end of making water it prickes & throbs wth extreme payne

feareth an vlcer for it is as matter yt cōmeth frō him & maketh it often. 4 tymes in an houre it hindereth slepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 134r (upper 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=shelfmark;f1-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALesions%20and%20abscesses, accessed 17 October 2024.