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CASE11932: Horary consultation concerning Toucher (PERSON16500)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1599 at 12:09

RN Mr {sic} Charels Tutcher Charles at Stonystratford at the swan of 2 neckes. 45. sick this fortnight. sonewhat {sic} Costive shee doth bleede & is very mutch stuffed in her chest can scarce tak her winde. ready to sound a grosse & fat woman. sent a poer woman. Ian. 3. die . h. 12. 9. mi. 1599. \at 1. p m /|twice & thrice a day bleedeth at ye nose. half a pint at a time \every othr daye/|

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Charels Touchers wife hath not had her termes this 6 yeres her stomack hoven & her hed ill & backe her wombe & chest stuffed short winded. hart ill water good. yellowe but thin. taken a greefe for payment of monyes for her husb. brother for s{ur}tiship. 200li

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 77r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE11789: Horary consultation concerning Ralph French (PERSON11964) and Anne French (PERSON11967)

Question asked by Ralph French (PERSON11964) on 9 November 1598 at 11:30

RN Radolp: french. 46. s minister of Stock hamon. 9 of november. die . h. 11. 45. 30. for his reume & his wife. arising frō his belly to his chest leeke led hard & hoven in his belly full of winde |1598|

an his wife an ach & gydines in her hed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 50r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12322: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Faith Gibbs (PERSON12125)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1599 at 09:30

RN fayth Gibbes of Wicken 46. amisse in her sinewes cannot gripe any thing wth her hands so feeble & weake sometimes in hir feete & knees all swollen & keepe there naturall colour. of a good cōplex. & light harte. sent to me this 26 of Ap. h. 9. 30. ant m. 1599. a great paine in her armes. could not cut her meate.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 140v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12345: Horary consultation concerning John Scriven (PERSON15668)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1599 at 10:00

RN Iohn Scriven of Hanslop. 46. a maried man had|th| a disease yt holdeth him as an ague. & mutch Disquiteth him in his belly chest & head. very faynt & feeble & Did sweate mutch could not tary vp frō his bed a great griping in his belly Ap. 28 die h. 10. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 144r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12075: Horary consultation concerning Joan Burton (PERSON10231)

Question asked by the patient between 13 March 1599 at 14:30 and 14 March 1599 at 11:10

RN Iohn Ione Burten of Olney for her diseased chest 44. yeres. lame in her back. fallen downe into her legs. a great hoven in her belly body back wth cold & a trembling ach in her back.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 101v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11841: Horary consultation concerning John Phillips (PERSON14892)

Question asked by the patient on 4 December 1598 at 09:15

RN Iohn Phylip sick ever sinc thursday being the 30 of Decēb \novemb/ sent to me agayne the 4 of Decemb sick very greevously in his hart & body he is swelled in his body from the belly vnto his hart. he is Costive & so hath cōtinued ever sinc thursday last & is very exceeding ill & weeke. Decēber. 4. \die ./ h: 9. 15. ant m. 1598 his hart \is good/ & his tonge talketh cheerf but his body swelled.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 60v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12288: Horary consultation concerning Anne Trueman (PERSON16583)

Question asked by the patient on 24 April 1599 at 10:00

RN An Trueman of Willing 40. y. sick this fortnight backe & harte. & armes full of ach every foot ill keepeth her bed many times. stomack bad wth it. Ap. 24 die h. 10. ant m. 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 135v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11620: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Blundell (PERSON9815)

Question asked by the patient on 12 August 1598 at 08:00

RN Mr Blundell enquireth what his disease the cause therof & the remedy & he cōplayneth of the winde cholick & seemeth to be troubled wth stone & strangury. August the 12 die . h. 8. ant m. 1598.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Mr Blundell

Goodman Blundell enquired in his owne son & was well when he enquired Aug. 12 die hor. 8. 15981

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a wind cholicke’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 14r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE11734: Horary consultation concerning Joan Hull (PERSON13061)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1598 at 15:50

RN Ihone Hull of Newport of 46 yees {sic} for the rising of her & greeping of her hart by fits shee hath had it a longe time: somewhat leek an impost ready to stop her wind & can hardly swallowe her spittle. Octob 5. die . h. 3. {illeg}|5|0. p m. 1598. arising leeke the mother.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 40r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11753: Horary consultation concerning John Whitaker (PERSON17034)

Question asked by the patient on 16 October 1598 at 10:00

RN Iohn Whitaker of Newport c{illeg}|u|tler of 40 yeres olde fell sick & came to a misfortune the 2 of octob. die ca sent to me for my counsell this 16 of october die . h. 10. ant m 1598. he keepeth his bed ever sinc except he be lifted.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 43r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11797: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Thorne (PERSON16417)

Question asked by the patient on 13 November 1598 at 12:06

RN Margaret Tarelton \Thorne/ the wife of Will Tarelton a tealer \of Newport./ 40 yeres old 16 yeres maried sick & hath had her disease growing vppon her this 12 monets {sic} & better quærit novemb. it taketh her every foote. Novemb. 13 die . h. 12. 6. mi 1598. shee was so weak shee could not come but sent her servant mead it ariseth from her hart vpward to her throot ready to stop her winde

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 51v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE11804: Horary consultation concerning Reynold Davis (PERSON11179)

Question asked by the patient on 16 November 1598 at 08:00

RN Raynold Davyes of the glover of Stonystratford sent his boy wth his water keepeth his bed most of all but sometimes riseth vppon the 11 of novembr it took him first, but was very ill handled wth it vppon die sent his boy to me for my consell this 16 of novemb die h. 8. ant m. 1598 he thincketh he took it wth a bruise he took wth the caring of hides a yere since. 40 yeres old.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 53r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12063: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Buckingham [Honour] (PERSON10131)

Question asked by the patient on 13 March 1599 at 07:45

RN Elisabeth Honour of Newp 40. never well sinc Christmas. troubled wth the mothr {sic}. and hath not her course ready to stop her winde & casteth vp all her meate. payned at her harte. 13 of Marche. die  {sic}. 7. 45. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 100v (upper left part 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.

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE12285: Horary consultation concerning Richard Ellis (PERSON11533)

Question asked by the patient on 24 April 1599 at 08:15

RN Rich. Ellys of Hansl. 46: t Apr 24 die h. 8. 15. ant m. 1599. troubled wth cordis calore stomachi ardore. ariditate Linguæ et a stomacho ascendit ad caput illud male afficit affligit

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 135r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12290: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Impy (PERSON13103)

Question asked by the patient on 24 April 1599 at 11:15

RN Thomas Impy of Marst{illeg}|on|e Morten 43 for a lame hand swelled yt he can lift it vp to his hed. 24 of Apr. {di}e h. 11. 15. ant m. 1599. {taken} wth a surfet of wet & cold. yt fell into his armes.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 136r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12390: Horary consultation concerning Goody Susan Simons (PERSON15816)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1599 at 15:22

RN Susan Simons of Brodwell 40 yeres old. hath bene mightely troubled wth a iandish an itch a paine in her hed. & a swelling in her left leg yt itcheth wounderfully. maij 5 die . h. 3. 22. mi. p m. 1599. not well this 7 yeares. sinc shee had a iaundish. very drie.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 152r (upper left part of page)

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CASE13536: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Miller [Richardson] (PERSON15311)

Question asked by Goodman Thomas Richardson (PERSON15301) on 14 July 1598 at 07:45

RN Millers 1598 Iul. 14. die h. 7. mi. 12. 45 m. Thomas Richardson for his wife. to know what wilbe her end. about 30 yeres old. shee suspecteth shee hath bene bewitched light headed & talketh mutch of the devill shee can not speake sometimes in her fit letteth out her excrement.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 209v (upper part of page)

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CASE11794: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON17627)

Question asked by Mrs Agnes Uvedale [Croutch] (PERSON16663), Mr John Uvedale (PERSON16658) and Anonymous (PERSON17628) on 12 November 1598 at 08:15

RN Mres vuedales meade sickly hath not her courses. supposed \by Mr Vuedale/ to be wth child wth & by her {L} \{Kinsmā}/ that last was question made. Novemb. 12 die h. 8. 15. 1598.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 51r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11623: Horary consultation concerning William Ashpole (PERSON9207)

Question asked by the patient on 14 August 1598 at 08:20

RN Williā Arch{b}|p|ole 40 yeres maried. at Newp: Goodmā Gardners some {sic} in lawe Aug: 14. die h. 7. 49. m ant. m. he complayneth of a stitch & a drye coughe. back & chest.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘set this at 8. 20.’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 14v (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?f1-date=1590-1599;f2-querent-age-band=040-049;f3-question-asked=Medical, accessed 19 April 2024.