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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)

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CASE51822: Horary consultation concerning Edward Brandon (PERSON44677)

Question asked by the patient on 27 November 1620 at 14:30

RN Edward Brandon of Droughton 22 y a batch novēb 27. h. 2. 30 p m 1620 melancholy mightely troubled in mynd & cānot sleepe & costive head paynd & greatly payned in his stomack.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 15v (upper left part of page)

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CASE50666: Horary consultation concerning Mr Dr James [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON52432)

Question asked by Mrs James (PERSON52439) on 20 April 1620 at 15:20

RN D Iames of Oxford st|ran|gly {sic} \straungly/ taken wth a palsye on the left syde of the face hand & leg taken at church & great red blatches in t|H|is fac & bodye & his ey swelling & f|H|is face a yere before & sinc he contenting certen sup witches & on being acquitted he felt his strange stitch on his s {sic} left syde by fits he supposeth yt the womā susp for a witch but quitted by the Iudges did hurte him the 24 of feb. sep a ap yt night at sup first taken. had his first fit after he talked wth mr Rob. Conye. feb 18. in ye after noone his first fit but his worst fit the 24 of feb when the sup witch was acquitted/

Mres Iames mentioned Mr Doctor Iames |of oxford| Ap. 20 h. 3. 20 p m. 1620 /she related all at this tyme/\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 5r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE50293: Horary consultation concerning Mr Pedder (PERSON34163)

Question asked by Mrs Susan Pedder (PERSON24871) on 12 February 1620 at 18:00

RN Mres Pedder for her husb. plexed wth greefe for certen writings cōmitted to Mr Nichols sonne & cānot sleepe to crave my counsell feb 12 h {sic} hor 6 p m 16201

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mightely troubled in mynde cānot sleepe’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 134r (upper right part of page)

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CASE50209: Horary consultation concerning John Field (PERSON30349)

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

RN Iohn Field his sonne of Luton 14. y payned frō the head to the sole of the feete 2 days before newyers day. taken in a cold morning full of great wheales all over. his body as big as great beanes exceding poer & weake knoweth no body, nor can styr any te of his body very thirsty goeth to stoole well Ian 27 h. 3 p m 1620

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 118r (upper right part of page)

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CASE50256: Decumbiture for an Anonymous (PERSON38783)

Question asked by the patient on 7 February 1620 at 12:30

RN on fryday night about 12 of the clock was taken very strangly backe belly & every where as it were wth huc\coc/kes fryday & satterday night lay as on yt should dete

feb. 4. h. 12. at night

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 127r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE51713: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Jennyson (PERSON52524)

Question asked by the patient on 26 October 1620 at 12:30

RN Mres Iemyson of Irchester. 56 y octob 26. h. 12. 30 p m 1620 /faynting outwardly cold inwardly hot swelled\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 211r (upper right part of page)

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CASE51863: Horary consultation concerning Mary Houghton [Hutton] (PERSON12928)

Question asked by the patient on 27 December 1620 at 12:20

RN Mary Hooten of Lathburye 29 y Decēb 27. h. 12. \20/ p m 1620

stomack head & throate eyes drye & yet spitteth

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 22v (upper right part of page)

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CASE50178: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Stokes (PERSON35785)

Question asked by the patient on 23 January 1620 at 14:30

RN Mr Stoake \of Wing/ very sick of melancholy head stōacke cānot sleepe. Ian 23 h. 2. 30 p m 1620 |is very weake|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 112r (upper left part of page)

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CASE51150: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Talbot (PERSON35895)

Question asked by the patient on 30 June 1620 at 16:45

RN Mres \Mary/ Tabout of Saldon 20. y. \last miklemas/ Iune 30 h. 4 4{5} p m. 1620

[Astrological Chart]

hath had 3 false cōcept. & this last on wedde{ns} mornīg wth gre{at} payne & travel{l} & many throw{es} nothing but a bla{dder} & nothing in it1 hath neavr but {a} fewe vseth mutch fasting & also a sparing dyet.

enquireth the ca{use} & what remedy

wheathr this defect ceed not as well frō the husb. as the wife. by reason there wanteth only the shape thought good to goe to the spawe for thē boath & what I think therof. what best for dyet. & hereafter what physick & for ye prsent wheather cond elect or losenges.

Notes:

1 ‘late abortion’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, ff. 94v-95r (f. 94v upper right, and f. 95r upper left)

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CASE51851: Horary consultation concerning Goodman George Cockayne (PERSON29119)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39175) on 20 December 1620 at 12:00

RN Georg Cockin of newp. 31. y mayed {sic} Decēb: 20: h. 12. 1620

16. y. troubled in mynd & discontented

raging

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 20r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE51856: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39177)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39176) on 21 December 1620 at 15:00

RN on of Woulverton for his Daughter 17 y Decēb 21. h. 3. p m 1620 a stitch on her syde fallen downe on her legs yt she cānot goe. swelled & sore

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 21r (upper right part of page)

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CASE50263: Horary consultation concerning Goody Ellen Basse (PERSON27841)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38785) on 8 February 1620 between 16:30 and 16:59

RN Ellen Basse of Waresley 58 y feb 8. h. 4 {30} p m. 16201

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mutch troubled in mynd.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 128v (upper right part of page)

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CASE50288: Horary consultation concerning Frances Partridge (PERSON34091)

Question asked by the patient on 12 February 1620 at 12:45 or at 13:00

RN francis Partridg of Barcōbestede 50|3| y febr 12 h {sic} hor 12 45 p m. 1620

[Astrological Chart]

francis Partridg of Barcōbestede 53 y feb 12 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1620 /mopish tempted\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 132v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE50750: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Reynolds (PERSON57520)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1620 at 17:50 or at 16:00

RN Mres Elis: Raynolds of Cassington 43 y Ap 28 h. 6 p m 1620

mres Elisab Raynolds \of Cassington/ 43. y Ap 28 h. 5. 50 pm 1620

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 18v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE51051: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dorothy Alway (PERSON42662)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1620 at 16:00 or at 16:38

RN mres Dorothy Alwaye Iune 14 h 4. p m 1620 /a cough of the longues/\

[Astrological Chart]

Mres Dorothy Alway. of {sic} Iune 14 h. 4. 38 p m 1620

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 74r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE50706: Horary consultation concerning Nichols (PERSON55476)

Question asked by William Cowly (PERSON29449) on 24 April 1620 at 16:38

RN Will Cowly care {sic} to tell me yt Th. Nichols care {sic} for his sister & sayd yt she was very sick & yt the sleeping syrope lyeth at her stomacke & yet cānot sleepe wth it Ap 24 h. 4. 38 p m 1620

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 11v (upper right part of page)

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CASE51133: Horary consultation concerning Young Sir Henry [Harry] Longueville (PERSON13774)

Question asked by the patient on 27 June 1620 at 15:40

RN Sr Henry Longevill Iune 27 h. 3 40 p m. 1620

his 2 purges wrght {sic} exceding well

is swelled more then before

desyreth an oyntmēt

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 91r (upper right part of page)

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CASE51572: Horary consultation concerning Em Barniam (PERSON43612)

Question asked by the patient on 19 September 1620 at 16:15

RN {C} {sic} Em Barneiā of Newp. mayed {sic} sinc Weddensday last. & yt night sprayned her leg yt she cā not goe sept: 19. h. 4. 15 p m. 1620

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 179v (upper left part of page)

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CASE50165: Horary consultation concerning William Newcombe (PERSON33563)

Question asked by the patient on 20 January 1620 at 13:50

RN Williā Nuecōbe of Meades Morten 53 y Ian 20 h. 1. 50 p m 1620

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 107v (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=volume-name;f1-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry;f12-date=1620-1629%3A%3A1620;f4-question-asked=Medical;f5-extent-of-transcription=Excerpt;f6-time-of-day=PM;f8-language=English;f9-practitioner-is-querent=No, accessed 5 August 2024.