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CASE53326: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Sara Wyllyson [Woullyson] (PERSON62405)

Question asked by Mr Wyllyson [Woullyson] (PERSON62401) on 10 November 1621 at 09:00

RN Mr Woullystan of London vxore extreely mad cānot rest nor will eate novēb 10. h hor 8. 50 ant m 162i

Mr Woullyston of London for his wife mad yt cānot sleepe eate nor Drinke novēb. 10 h {sic} hor: 9. ant m 162i |will not eate.|

wheather her vomyts will serve & the liquid

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, ff. 134v-135r (f. 134v bottom left, and f. 135r upper left)

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CASE56406: Horary consultation concerning William Hopkins (PERSON51833)

Question asked by the patient on 24 May 1623 at 11:30

RN Will Hopkins of Steaphington 54 y May 24 h {sic} hor 11. 30 ant m 1623 |head & right syde cānot eate nor sleep|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 117r (upper right part of page)

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CASE72663: Horary consultation concerning Cuthbert Pippyn (PERSON56824)

Question asked by the patient on 5 August 1631 at 06:30

RN Cutbert Pippin of Corbe 50 y Aug 5 h. 7|6| 30 ant m 163i |cānot eate nor sleepe at all yet not hart sicke|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 73 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE73490: Horary consultation concerning John Nashe (PERSON55178)

Question asked by the patient on 12 December 1631 at 14:45

SRN Iohn Nash of Hattfeild 54. y. Decemb. 12. . h. 2. 45. p. m. 1631

hath a great Cough often vomitts Blood body very sollouble sickned the 5 this month . cannot slee{pe} nor eate

Vryne very high & red RN /exceeding weake & feeble\ SRN

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 342 (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE76560: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Dogget (PERSON47964)

Question asked by the patient on 1 February 1633 at 12:20

Elisabeth Doggett of Westninge. 32. y. March. 1. . h. 12. 20. p m. 1633

a swīming in her head wth a great Cough for a yeare, much wasted in her Bodye Cannot sleepe nor Eate.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 337 (upper right part of page)

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CASE43407: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Norwood (PERSON14527)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1616 at 18:00

RN mres Norwood of Astwood. 40 y may. 20 h. 6 p m 16i6. troubled wth mutch melancholie. / & heavynes stomack full. & hath no appetite & l {sic} careth not to eate any meale. & cānot sleepe & groweth light headed.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 94r (upper 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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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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CASE60893: Horary consultation concerning John Abbot (PERSON42407)

Question asked by the patient on 30 July 1625 at 07:15

RN Iohn Abbots of Lechāsteede 48 y Iuly 30 h {sic} hor 7. 15 ant m 1625 fell sick Iuly 21 tooke a cold now sweateth cānot eate. nor slepe new ague

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 160r (bottom centre, and bottom right 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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CASE13390: Horary consultation concerning George Reeve (PERSON15224)

Question asked by the patient on 21 November 1597 at 13:00

RN George Rive of Caucot/ \{illeg}/ 60 yeres old quærit morbū 1597. Novemb. 21. die . h post meid {sic} ia {illeg}le insōnis est nō pet dormire, nec digere pet cibū et retinere.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 93r (upper part of page)

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CASE12691: Horary consultation concerning Richard Sumner (PERSON16260)

Question asked by the patient on 13 September 1599 at 15:06

RN Richard Sūner of lowten 23. his payne lyeth in his head. cannot sleepe nor goe to stoole eateth very litle is very weake. Septemb. 13. die h. 3. 6 p m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 202r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11911: Horary consultation concerning Old John Risely (PERSON15344)

Question asked by Risely (PERSON15342) on 30 December 1598 at 09:45

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnson sent onc againe to me for my counsell his pain lieth now in his Cods {wc} are swollen as big as ons hed & as hard as a borde he was wont to haue them swollen very big but then lasted but 5 houres & nowe swelled ever sinc weddensday he cannot eate sleepe or goe to ground. troubled wth the wind Cholicke a paine in his backe st{illeg}ry Desirous to take a stro{illeg} but Doubteth he ca shall be able Decēb. filius patre cū consensu. Decēb 30. die . h. 10. \9. 45./ 1598 his water cold red & thi{ck}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 73v (upper right part of page)

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CASE49411: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Ashpole (PERSON27488)

Question asked by the patient on 2 August 1619 at 09:00

RN Elis. Ashpole of Newport. 45 y Aug 2. . h. 9 ant m. 1619 |on satt last swoundeth & somtyes {sic} coplayned {sic} in her backe & belly & cānot rest nor make water cānot eate. maketh not \but/ a sponefull of water at a tyme|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 133r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE53528: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Birckberd (PERSON44197)

Question asked by the patient on 3 February 1622 at 10:00

RW Mr Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. . h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, wch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled wth a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

[Astrological Chart]

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto Sr George Sherly Mr Colins houshold physition.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 176v (bottom left, and bottom right parts 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-extent-of-transcription=Excerpt;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems%3A%3ASleeplessness;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AEating%20and%20drinking%20problems, accessed 11 December 2024.