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CASE28793: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Susan Brocas [Catesby] (PERSON19228)

Question asked by the patient on 23 April 1605 at 11:31

RN Mres Catesby of Hardmead Mres Broccas daughtr of leycest{er} 24 y Apr 23. 11 31o ant m. 1605.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 62v (upper right part of page)

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CASE50913: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Woodland (PERSON62175)

Question asked by the patient on 22 May 1620 at 21:00

RN On sent to Iohn Byrd \Thomas Woodland of Castle Ashby/ to take my advice & to come & let blood a neighbour of his whose {sic} died yest of the same disease May 22 h. 9. ant \post/ m 1620

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 47r (upper left part of page)

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CASE55405: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Maples (PERSON54193)

Question asked by the patient on 17 December 1622 at 12:00

RN Thomas Maple of long Stoe 40 y Decēb. 17 h. 12. 1622 wife liveth 3 children. \vide octob 14./

[Astrological Chart]

would give me 40s a fee to come & to see him craveth my opinion would have a cooling pill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 138v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE58485: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Longueville (PERSON24254)

Question asked by the patient on 19 May 1624 at 15:39

RN Mr Iohn Longvill for my Consayle may of fosket 30 y may 19 h 3. {illeg}|3|9. p m 1624 for a purg & leeches

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 196r (upper left part of page)

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CASE70723: Horary consultation concerning Lady Freville (PERSON49456)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Jennyson [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON52523) on 6 May 1630 at 09:30

RN Mr Thomas Ienyson of Archester his wife Dyed as I told him of a Dropsy 2 y sinc he craveth my Consayle & advice for his sister the lady frevile in the bishop prick of Durhā 67. y. May 6 . h. 9. 30 ant m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, pp. 338-339 (p. 338 upper left, p. 338 upper right, p. 338 bottom, and p. 339 upper left)

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CASE75563: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007)

Question asked by the patient on 24 September 1632 at 17:00

RN {m}y Cosen she Marsh mres Elis: Septēb 24 h. 5 p m 1632

[Astrological Chart]

Craveth my Consayle

{Tak}eth wormewood Drink & fyndeth good by it craveth the making of wornewood {sic} water & cinanon {sic} water.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 35 (middle, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE73135: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Astone (PERSON43007) and Mr Robert Astone (PERSON43004)

Question asked by Mr William Astone (PERSON43007) and Mr Robert Astone (PERSON43004) on 6 October 1631 at 10:00

RN Sr Will: Ashtens oldest sonne \mr Will Ashton/ 28 y octob. 6 h. 10 ant m 163i /of Tingrith\

[Astrological Chart]

my lady Cleeveland would not have him to take any physick because he hath taken clyst & purge & is very soluble

Craveth my advise & would have Diasc{illeg}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 213 (upper left, upper right, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE78478: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Taylor (PERSON59945)

Question asked by the patient on 18 October 1633 at 16:30

RN Mr Taylour of Brixwort {illeg}|s|ent his his {sic} water & letter craving my Consayle for his gonorhiea oc 50|4| \45/ y octob 18. h. 4. 30 ant m 1633

seminis fluviū of long continuanc1

[Astrological Chart]

wheath dyasaty{ime} magis gratū desc in the pharmacopeia be good

Notes:

1fluv: seminis of long continuanc’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, ff. 10v-11r (f. 10v upper left, f. 10v upper right, and f. 11r upper left)

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CASE13491: Horary consultation concerning Joan Smith (PERSON15961)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1598 at 08:00

RN Ihone Smith came to me for a remedy & for my counsell demaunding of me wheathr it were good to let her bloode. for shee is payned in boath of her armes. backe yt shee ca scarce remove her cloathes being a bed. 1598 Apr. 22. die . h. 8. 6. mi. a swimming in the heade

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 166r (upper part of page)

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CASE76162: Horary consultation concerning John Villiers [Lord Purbeck] (PERSON60854)

Question asked by the patient on 18 December 1632 at 16:20

RN The Lord Purbeck sent me a kind letter certif me yt he is well & lyeth at Sr Francis Bodington at his house by Stāford at Sr Francis Bodinghā. Decēb 18 h 4. 20 p m 1632 /in Leycester sheere\

cōpl of a great cold & cough two months craveth my consayle & some lozenges to be sent vnto him & mynt water & cōmendat to my nephue Richard

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 222 (upper left part of page)

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CASE21524: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Troughton [the elder] (PERSON16576)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Troughton (PERSON16575) on 28 September 1604 at 12:00

GJ Mr Thomas Troughton Came Septemb. 28 ho. 12. in m. to have yor advise for his mother her physicke wrought exceedingly and stayed not

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 151r (upper left part of page)

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CASE24114: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37250)

Question asked by Mr Coudwell (PERSON29417) on 17 November 1614 at 15:40

RN Mr Cawdwell for counsell wheathr best to let a womā 3 myles of frō Barford to take her in hand in a towne called Elden. Goody Barcole. novēber 17 h. 3. 40 p m 1614

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 123v (upper right part of page)

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CASE52302: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Horton (PERSON51893)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1621 at 20:20

RN Mr Iohn Hortan of London marchant sent his water wth a letter Ap 19 h. 8 {20} p m 162i desyring physicke & my counsell.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, ff. 114v-115r (f. 114v upper right, and f. 115r bottom left)

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CASE55217: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Dyer (PERSON48230)

Question asked by the patient between 1 November 1622 at 13:25 and 2 November 1622 at 08:40

RN I receaved a lettr frō Mr Edward Dyer yt he could not broke his pils but did cast thē craved my counsell

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 104r (upper left part of page)

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CASE67447: Horary consultation concerning Mrs King (PERSON52979) and Mr Thomas Anderton (PERSON42696)

Question asked by Mrs King (PERSON52979) and Mr Thomas Anderton (PERSON42696) on 5 December 1628 at 17:30

RN Mres King sent & Mr Anderton for my consayle & for a Ring or anything that is not purging Decēb 5. h. 5 30 p m. 1628.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 342r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE62307: Horary consultation concerning Lady Dorothy Piggot (PERSON14938)

Question asked by the patient on 9 May 1626 at 14:45

RN My lady pigget of Lēborough. 34 y may 9 h. 2 45 p m 1626

[Astrological Chart]

|terms stopt 7. weakes| tooke her dyet drink a fortnight sinc troubled wth ye pils|e|s & what to doe for the piles & wheathr to continue her physick drink 4 tyes {sic} it wrought

her sisters physick wroght not wel & thinketh it is to late to take any more/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 199r (middle left, and bottom parts of page)

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CASE43107: Horary consultation concerning Mr Francis Combs [The older Mr Combs] (PERSON29218) and Mrs Mary Combs (PERSON29219)

Question asked by Mr Francis Combs [The older Mr Combs] (PERSON29218) and Mrs Mary Combs (PERSON29219) on 1 April 1616 at 17:00

RN Mr francis Combes Mr {sic} Apr 1. h. 5 p. m 16i6 cā abyde no wet nor wynd. eys bad dersyreth a direction in writing

his physick wch I sent him did him no good.

Mres Mary Combes. tooke her physick it did her some good but now her other cheeke is swelled. vryne good

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 45r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE79474: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Cotta (PERSON47019)

Question asked by the patient on 22 August 1635 at 10:00

SRN Mrs Cotta of Coventry 40. y. August 22. . h. 10. a. m. 1635.

[Astrological Chart]

Subject to bleeding, hath a burneinge in the insides of her hands & the Soles of her feete. desires my aduise whether it be good for to bleed either by Leeches or in her feete.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 236v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58458: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan [Joanna] Prescot (PERSON57057)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1624 at 13:30

RN Mres Pescot sent a letter to me touching certen ptyes susp to doe her hane {sic} May 17 h. 1. 30 p m. 1624

Mres Prescot was wth goody Mres Kendall who did excuse her selfe &|b|efore she dyed & did put it on her daughter in law that mayed {sic} her sonne called Ellenor Cooke now wife of francis Typsley confessed yt her daughter sent for a mā to cure her mischiefe but they did not fourme it. still is tormented almost in all t of her bodye yet not sicke so yt she is afrayd yt all her adversayes {sic} are not rooted out. this \last/ womā hath a Daughter yt was wth the old womā before she dyed called Anne Typsley. always tormented at hart feareth a cōsūption & craveth my consayle & helpe vnder god.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, ff. 192v-193r (f. 192v bottom left, and f. 193r bottom left)

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CASE69897: Horary consultation concerning Mr Anthony King (PERSON52933)

Question asked by the patient on 31 December 1629 at 14:15

RN Mr Anthony King of Ashbee 22 y Decēb 31. h. 2. 15 p m 1629

[Astrological Chart]

sent me 2 couple of rabbots zonio & plovers.

had but 2 fits in ye day sinc midsomer last but every night hath had sore fits yt him selfe knoweth not of in his bed

keepeth his Issues q still

Desyrous to have salves to heale them. & very desyrous to come to at the spring to take physick Craveth my consayle in this busynes/ |a kind letter, godly & religious|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 34 (upper left, and upper 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;f3-practitioner-is-querent=No;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AMedical%20counsel;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment, accessed 22 May 2024.