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CASE50348: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Lawrence (PERSON32592)

Question asked by the patient on 9 March 1620 at 10:30

RW Mris Laurence of Bedford. y. 47. d. h: 10. 30 ant: m: Martij. 9. 1620. ill a fortnight. tooke a vomite the last weeke of Mr Banister: will have no more of his counsell. Cannot sleepe. is loose full of death. & verie hot.

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 139v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE57709: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne Matthews (PERSON33108)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1624 at 08:00

RN Goody Mathew of Newp 38 y febr 21 h {sic} hor. 8. 30 ant m 1624. |now her head & eares ill cānot sleepe|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 78v (upper left part of page)

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CASE16991: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Catesby [Old Mrs Catesby] [Anne Tyrringham] (PERSON16626) and Young Mrs Mary Catesby (PERSON10382)

Question asked by Mrs Anne Catesby [Old Mrs Catesby] [Anne Tyrringham] (PERSON16626) and Young Mrs Mary Catesby (PERSON10382) on 22 May 1602 at 12:00

RN Mres An Tyringham of Hardmead Mr Catesbys Mr Catesbys {sic} wife 57 on 25 of March next came to me maij 22 hor 12. 1602.

Mres Mary Catesby. of hardmead a meaden 27 y. on the 25 of March next. on a weddensday as they suppose. maij 22. hor 12 1602 hypocond pass. head ill cānot sleepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 55r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE75152: Horary consultation concerning Mary Harding (PERSON50851)

Question asked by the patient on 23 July 1632 at 08:30

Mary Hardinge of Shiddlington 18. y. Iuly. 23. . h. 8. 30. a. m. 1632 maryed at Christmas last pained in her Heart & stomack hath litle or noe appetite to her meate, cannot sleepe, ill 3 weekes. RN /standeth as on in a trance\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 332 (upper right part of page)

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CASE51471: Horary consultation concerning John Ferry (PERSON48854)

Question asked by Ferry (PERSON48852) on 29 August 1620 at 12:40

RN Iohn feary of Bozzet 17 weekes old the morrow after May day in the morning about betwixt 3 & 4 at the {illeg}|d|ay breake./ his father came for him. August 29. h. 12. 40 p m 1620. ill almost ever sinc he was borne mutch troubled wth heate for a month & cā not rest in his cradle.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 161r (upper left part of page)

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CASE52033: Horary consultation concerning Rose Bates (PERSON43762)

Question asked by the patient on 15 February 1621 at 12:50

RN Rose Bates servant to Mr Allen of Goldington 25 y febr. 15 h. 12. 50 p m 162i.

ill ever sinc Chistmas by fits cōplayning of the left syde & cā take no rest day nor night.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 56v (upper left part of page)

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CASE44324: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Arnold (PERSON27453)

Question asked by the patient on 22 February 1617 at 12:15

RN Thomas Arnoll of Amptill 28. y. sept febr: 22. h {sic} hor 12 15 p. m. 1617. a batch. a burning feaver Chest ill. spitteth blood. sometymes cānot sleepe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 68r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE50330: Horary consultation concerning John Amyas (PERSON27374)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1620 at 10:40

RW Iohn Amyas of Southhill in Bedford sheire. y. 65. d. . h: 10. 40 ant. m: Feb. 28. 1620. ill sinc Tuesday \Fryday/ last. cannot vomite nor goe to the stoole. Eateth nothinge: drinketh sometimes. Cryeth out of his body; sleepeth not.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 138r (middle left part of page)

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CASE73309: Horary consultation concerning William Butes (PERSON45394)

Question asked by the patient on 7 November 1631 at 16:00

RN Will: Buts of Oxford shere in Sherburne 46 y mayed {sic} 6 or 8 child ill a fortnight novēb 7 h 4 p m 163i

a fat mā & sang. surfet |cā not eate for a fortnight nor sleepe|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 274 (upper right part of page)

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CASE19244: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Balle (PERSON9404)

Question asked by the patient on 23 April 1601 at 08:00

RN Ione Baal of Walten 40 yeres Ap. 22|3| die {illeg}|| hor 8. ant m. 160i

her teeth chatter head ill & hart resteth not all the night longe. quærit an sit gravida.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 87r (upper left part of page)

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CASE76185: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Rumbole (PERSON58024)

Question asked by the patient on 21 December 1632 at 15:00

RN An Rūboll of Buntinford. 26 y Decēb 21 . h. 3. p m. 1632

|2 child living| cānot sleepe cōpl of her backe sweateth mutch

had a vomyt 2 a Cordiall yet still ill faynting f{ear}es for 10 weeks sinc yt she was brought a bed

[Blank Astrological Chart]

An Rūball Decēb 21. h 3 p m 1632

An Rūball 26 y Decēb 21. h. 3 1633 {sic}

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 227 (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE16025: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Brightwell (PERSON10015)

Question asked by the patient between 1 January 1604 at 19:00 and 2 January 1604 at 09:30

RN Agnys Brightwell of newport 46 y maried. i6 yeres sinc had a child. never sinc any, a cough had not had her sicknes this yere hed ill stomacke bound cānot abyde the sent of meate no sleepe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 177r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE49365: Horary consultation concerning William Deverell (PERSON29794)

Question asked by the patient on 28 July 1619 at 17:30

RN Will: Devearell of Swāburn 42 y Iuly 28. {h} {sic} h. 5 30 p m 1619 every d{ay} {sic} day ill sinc satterday but worse some day then other a flushing heate is vp in the mydl of the day sleepeth litle. a stitch vnder his right syde / doth make him cough a litle.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 124r (upper right part of page)

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CASE55541: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Reeve [Warren] (PERSON57469)

Question asked by the patient on 25 January 1623 at 15:25

RN my Cosen Warren \Reeve/ sent me a letter Ian 25 h {sic} hor 3 \25/ p m 1623 last weeke voyded vp blood 3 tymes. to the quantity of halfe a pynt is very ill feaversh {sic} weake & feeble & cānot slepe

[Astrological Chart]

desyrous of some cordiall & of my advice

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 162r (upper right part of page)

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CASE60650: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Ellis (PERSON48481)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1625 at 16:00

RN Th Ellys of Raunson 50 y Iune 14. h 4 p m. 1625 /head ill a great cough & cold cānot sleepe ach in his bones\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 121v (upper right part of page)

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CASE23110: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Tossle (PERSON60354)

Question asked by the patient on 6 October 1630 at 10:30

RN Elis: Tossle of yardly Gubbin 38 y octob. 6 h. 10. 30 ant m 1630

5 weekes ill legs mightely hoaven a great cough cānot sleepe her belly & thigh wer swelled but now are not

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 168r (upper right part of page)

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CASE68360: Horary consultation concerning John Rutland (PERSON15540)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1629 at 09:30

RN Iohn Rutland m|o|f Havrshā may 4. . h. 9. 30 ant m 1629 /six weekes ill but a fortnight \more/ ill but excedding ill a weeke faynt weake cā not eate nor sleepe\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 177r (upper right part of page)

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CASE19839: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Risely (PERSON15356)

Question asked by the patient on 25 August 1601 at 08:00

RN Elisabeth Risely of Rawnson mill 25 y Aug 24 {sic}. hor 8. ant m 160i

twelfe days since delivered of a daughter. but very ill ever sinc full of payne & swounded onc or twice on sunday last was ill. head chest bound & costive this 6 days. heavy of sleepe & slepeth not /burneth.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 188v (upper right 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;f35-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29%3A%3AIllness;f37-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems, accessed 27 February 2025.