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CASE21746: Horary consultation concerning Sir Anthony Chester [Mr Anthony Chester] (PERSON10457)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18673) and Anonymous (PERSON18674) on 21 November 1604 at 13:50

RN Mres

Anthony Chester of Chichely 12 y. novēb. 21. h. 1. 50 p m. 1604. at this tyme they sent his water1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘measels. flix pockes’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 186v (upper left part of page)

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CASE21748: Nativity for Sir Anthony Chester [Mr Anthony Chester] (PERSON10457)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18673) and Anonymous (PERSON18674) on 21 November 1604 at 13:50

RN nativitas.

Anthony Chester was borne martij 13. h. 12. 30 p|an||p| {sic} p m 1604 \1593/ 1593. {sic} 16 at Chichely

[Astrological Chart]

Anthony Chestr borne martij 13. 1592. hor 12. 30 p m 1592.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 186v (upper right part of page)

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CASE66092: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Kent (PERSON52814)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40662) on 14 May 1628 at 17:00

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. . h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheathr the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child prsent wth goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 32r (upper left part of page)

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CASE21123: Horary consultation concerning George Travell (PERSON16529)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18598) and Anonymous (PERSON18600) on 23 April 1604 at 18:45

GJ They sent his water Aprill 23 ho. 6. 45 p m. 1604

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 88r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE21908: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Hawkins (PERSON12674)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18695) and Anonymous (PERSON18697) on 14 January 1605 at 09:15

RN Agnys Hawkins of litlington 23 y. Ian. 14. h. 9. 15 ant m. 1605

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 213r (upper right part of page)

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CASE27196: Horary consultation concerning Edward Hatton (PERSON19885)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON21331) and Anonymous (PERSON21332) on 19 April 1606 at 11:00

RN Edward Hatton of Pyddington. 3. weekes old. on weddensday last borne the 26 of march. h. 7. 30 ant m 1606. sent to me Apr 19 hor. 11. ant m 1606.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 116r (upper right part of page)

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CASE60573: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Mordaunt (PERSON54877)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40112) on 2 June 1625 at 08:00

RN my lord Mordants litle child ten weekes on satt last it was borne the 19 of marh {sic} last betweene 10 & 11 in ye morning. it was healthfull vntill weddensday last. may 25. h. 4. 30 ant m it was taken wth a stretching out of the arms a galling of the eys & skryking & trēbling of all tes vppon may 26. it had 3 fits 2 in ye morning. & on at noone. & hath an arising in ye throte wch is seene & felt. & by holding downe by hand hath some ease & it riseth moore. the left syde of the throate. sent to me Iune 2. h. 8 ant m. 1625.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 110v (upper left part of page)

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CASE76943: Horary consultation concerning John Kingston (PERSON53022)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41826) on 12 April 1633 at 14:15

RN Iohn Kingstone of serv to the Lord of Lincolne Ap: 12 h. 2 15 p m 1633. |57 y|

Lame in the soales & ankles of boath feete mutch swelled & red 3 y. |a Dropsy feared| but lately more this halfe yere full of payne

sometymes cā eate litle for 2 or 3 days

I receaved from my Lord of Lincolnes steward a most kind letter.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 31 (upper left part of page)

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CASE21122: Decumbiture for George Travell (PERSON16529)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18598) and Anonymous (PERSON18600) on 23 April 1604 at 18:45

GJ George Travell of Alderton 3 y Aprill 23 fell sicke Apr: 22. ho. 5. p m. 1604

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 88r (upper right part of page)

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CASE23238: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39056) and Anonymous (PERSON39057)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39056) and Anonymous (PERSON39057) on 1 November 1630 at 18:00

RN The mā & womā of Amptill yt sold me the root of rubarbe sent to me for the quartayne Ague no{vēb} 1. h. 6. p m 1630

husb & wife

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 191v (upper right part of page)

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CASE37610: Horary consultation concerning Walter Cheese (PERSON28872)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37483) on 25 February 1611 at 16:15

RN Water Cheese of Stony stratford borne the last night being about betwixt 5 & six 20 weekes sinc. her disease & first fit tooke it feb 21 h 4. p m 1611. it did shake wth the hands & wryteth {sic} ye mouth & hed & clutcheth the hands & grypeth. & falleth. the first daye 2 fits. yesterday & this day may {sic} fits.

water good.

{sen}|{wro}|te to me febr. 25 h. 4. 15. p m 1611.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 23v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE45823: Decumbiture for Mrs Mary Boddington (PERSON28184)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38318) on 5 December 1617 at 09:45

RN brought a bed vppō satterday last at twelfe at day tyme Novēb 29 h {sic} hor 11. 40 ant m 1617

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 134v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE69828: Horary consultation concerning Winifred Deards (PERSON47746)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41051) on 11 December 1629 at 13:25

RN Winefred Deards daughter to Mr wigs by the last wife 19 y the 15 of Aprill next sent to me Decēb. 11. h. 1. 20|5| p m. 1629 |sine consensu| /troubled in mynd 2 days\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 6 (upper right part of page)

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CASE21150: Horary consultation concerning John Archer (PERSON9196)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18602) on 26 April 1604 at 12:00

GJ Iohn Archer of Lidlington 19 y. Aprill 26 ho 12 in mer. 1604 RN |foolish in his wits & raveth.| GJ

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 92v (upper left part of page)

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CASE38096: Horary consultation concerning John Nichols (PERSON33644)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSONGRP52) on 10 May 1611 at 08:15

RN Iohn Nichols of Kemolton a young mā mopish not well in his wyts may 10. h. 8. 15 p|a|nt m 1611. the parish would send him to me.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 93v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE43492: Horary consultation concerning Jane Smith (PERSON35528)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38084) on 11 June 1616 at 07:00

RN Iane Smyth of Easton Madith 9 y six weekes after milkemas night ab h betwixt 9. & 10. in sent heathr Iune 11. h. 7 ant m. 16i6 /voydeth wormes now & then a xj wormes at on tyme\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘falling sicknes always in her sleepe.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 107v (upper right part of page)

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CASE14392: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON12749)

Question asked by the patient on 19 January 1604 at 13:45

RN Ian 19 hor 1. 45 p m a mā of my lord Spencers sent for ph a spraine taken by leaping over a hedg. by wch spreane he hath taken the gonorrhea.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 134v (upper left part of page)

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CASE16016: Horary consultation concerning William Walduck (PERSON16739)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18126) on 31 December 1603 at 07:30

GJ He sent againe Decemb. 31 ho. 7. 30 a m. 1603

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 176r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE44410: Horary consultation concerning Anne George (PERSON30835)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38172) on 12 March 1617 at 07:00

RN An Georg of Deaddington. 28 \27/{sic} march {sic} 12. 27. y August last 22th. s her neighb: sent march 12 h. 7 ant m. 1617

[Partial Astrological Chart]

her honest neighb. send in her behalf{e} she was a fat wench. but nothing so f{at} nowe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 79v (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=volume-name;f1-deleted=No;f2-querent-identified=No;f3-question-asked=Medical;f4-practice=Napier;f5-practitioner-is-patient=No;f6-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent, accessed 2 June 2024.