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CASE11796: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Billington (PERSON9716)

Question asked by the patient on 12 November 1598 at 12:20

RN Margaret Billington who dwelt wth Thomas Billington of Bletchly first cosens nowe Dwelleth wt Mr Vuedale came awaye for a payne of her hed ache back neck & newe at her hart ever since harvest never a daye well Novemb. the 12 die h. 12. 20. mi 1598 20 yeres old in prsenc her selfe.

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE58512: Decumbiture for Mr Thomas Bartloe (PERSON43673)

Question asked by the patient on 22 May 1624 at 18:20

RN yesterday it tooke him May 2i h. 5 p m 1624

then he fell of frō his horse & came not to him selfe in an houres space & did byte his tongue

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 199r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE46030: Horary consultation concerning Mr Page (PERSON33884)

Question asked by the patient on 4 February 1618 at 09:30

RN Mr Page my Lord Dakers chaplyn came to see me & had a great fall frō his horse & did hurt his \left/ brow & face & it was swelled & bled wash it wth white wyne & put finger into the hole. apply a tente of bals. Hyper & Luton salve & playster it feb 4 h. 9. 30 ant m 1618.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 172v (upper right part of page)

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CASE14832: Horary consultation concerning William Roughead (PERSON15478)

Question asked by the patient on 16 April 1603 at 08:40

GJ Will Ruffehead of this howse. For his extreame headache and heat of his stomacke Apr. 16. ho 8. 40 a m. 1603.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 53v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE21964: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Stafford (PERSON16109)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1605 at 14:30

RN Mres Stafford of westbury 29 y feb 26. h. 2. 30 p m 1605 in prsentia hed ill.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 222v (upper left part of page)

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CASE52448: Horary consultation concerning Mary Harvey (PERSON51120) and Harvey (PERSON51090)

Question asked by Mary Harvey (PERSON51120) on 12 May 1621 at 14:15

RN Mary Harvey of Olny a young widow 24|6| y may 12 h. 2. 15 p m 162i

for her legs swelled red eys dym & her litle child wth hot red eyes

child sent

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 138v (upper left part of page)

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CASE71912: Decumbiture for an Anonymous (PERSON41300)

Question asked by Martha [Matthew] Jinkins (PERSON52561) on 27 April 1631 at 09:30

RN yest was month stretched out her hands cōpl of a lightnes in her head her eys {rune} & is sleepish

It tooke her sorely & had \a/ very greevous fit in the morning & so always in her bed h. 6. 30 in aurora martch 30  {sic} |march 29. | h. 6. 30 ant m 163i

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 232, p. 284 (bottom centre, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE30502: Horary consultation concerning William Fowler (PERSON23272)

Question asked by Alice Fowler (PERSON23275) on 21 January 1607 at 10:23

RN Wylliā fowler of Wouften of the greene 31 y Ian 21. h. 22|3|. ant m 1607. /a Carpenter/\

a great cold & a cough harte & hed

whithr he shall scape his wife weeping enquireth hath bene sicke ever since christmas last night very sicke./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 58r (upper left part of page)

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CASE53723: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Susan Kirkland [Foster] (PERSON20095)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1622 at 16:00

RN Mres foster {illeg}|o|f newp 23 y march. 18 h. 4 p m. 1622 /a huzzing in head like rayne wth a gydynes a bad back flushing heat on the left syde of her head\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 26v (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-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20asked%20in%20person%3A%3AAt%20unspecified%20location;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f3-querent-age-band=020-029, accessed 21 May 2025.