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CASE54856: Horary consultation concerning Old Lady Jane Boteler [Butler] (PERSON28240)

Question asked by the patient on 28 August 1622 at 17:00

RN my old lady Butler \Boteler/ sent her 37s 3d & a letter relating how things wrought Aug 28 h. 5. p m 1622

mutch troubled wth wynd by fits

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 42r (upper right part of page)

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CASE64632: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 22 September 1627 at 12:00

RN Mr H|L|atch {sic} \Latch of the Strand in London/ did writ to me to certify me how it was wth franke the issue did helpe her rheme but still hath greevous fits as before septēb 22 h {sic} hor. 12 1627

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 221r (upper right part of page)

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CASE68399: Horary consultation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient on 7 May 1629 at 18:30

RN my lord sent a kind loving letter interprting {sic} \accepting/ my letter in very kind te may 7 6. 30 p m 1629

his loosenes yt semd to be stayd is somewhat increased intendeth god willing to be wth after whitsontyde may 7 h. 6. 30. p m. 1629 /they tell him yt whitsonday is his last day.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 186r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE77499: Horary consultation concerning Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315) and Old Lady Napier [Mrs Barnes] (PERSON33484)

Question asked by Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315) on 7 June 1633 at 12:00

RN Sr Rob Na ny {sic} br{other} sent me wo{rd} that he is w{ell} amended god {be} thanked & hath {a} good stomack yet paynd {in} making of h{is} water & h{is} ladys swelling is gone Iu{ne} 7 h h. 12. 16{33}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 203 (upper right part of page)

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CASE57972: Horary consultation concerning Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286) and Sir Thomas Neville [Smith] (PERSON55281)

Question asked by Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286) on 22 March 1624 at 18:00

RN The lady Nevill tooke wth her husb. the last dyet Drink & it wroght not vppon waterish humours as Did her first ab. 3 weekes before whitsontyde but Did gripe exceedingly & she Did|ot|h writ now for on yt might worke more kindly on waterish hunours {sic} March 22 h. 6 p m 1624

sent me a draght of this dyet Drink to st {sic} tast. mach {sic} 20 h {h} {sic} 10. 30 ant m. 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 118r (upper left part of page)

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CASE57276: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan [Joanna] Prescot (PERSON57057)

Question asked by the patient on 16 October 1623 at 09:20

RN Mres Prescot sent a letter signifying yt she was neavr the be{illeg}|tt|er for her physick octob 16 h 9. 20 ant m 16231

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a gydynes in her head’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 5r (upper left part of page)

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CASE65844: Horary consultation concerning Mr Euseby Shugborough (PERSON58703)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1628 at 05:00

RN Mr Eusebie Shugb{er}y|or|ough. Ap 18 sent me a letter wch I red about this tyme a tooke a purg & pils for thrice wch wrought well yet remayneth very horse & is very Drye.

no way mended

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 179v (upper right part of page)

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CASE79832: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSONGRP161) and Mrs Alice Spark (PERSON59312)

Question asked by Mr William Spark (PERSON35596) on 12 December 1635 no earlier than 10:20

SRN Mr Sparke of blechley send me word they are all well agayne & to prūe his Daughter Alces fitt desires agayne my aduice for the drawing downe of these

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 340, f. 153v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11645: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Newman (PERSON14391)

Question asked by the patient on 26 August 1598 at 12:30

RN Goodmā|dy| Nueman of Brodwell. of 45 yeres of age found mutch ease by yt wc phisick wc was given her & wrought vpward & downeward wth her & shee was very prety well after it for 2 or 3 days. &|b|ut st the thirde day after it tooke her agayne & she is mutch troubled wth the winde cholick & wth a hot & drye stomacke. & sent her daugh{t}{er} agayne to me. Aug. 26. die h. 12. 30. 1598.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 19r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE42097: Horary consultation concerning Joan Lane [Young Goody Lane] (PERSON32523)

Question asked by the patient on 5 July 1615 at 07:15

RN Ione Lane of this towne Iuly 5 h. 7. 15 ant m 16i5 sent her water. vtrū sit gravida. loosenes well stopt god be thanked wth her bynding elect. but sorely gryped in her chest & belly1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1quærit an sit gravida’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 57r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE54195: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Bird (PERSON28087)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1622 at 16:45

RN Mres Byrd. of havrsham May 17 h. 4. 45 p m 1622 /troubled wth a hot rheume\ |she did send to signifye yt her pils did worke only downe & not vp as her pils onc did 6 y since & thinketh yt they did not worke vppon her head/|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 107v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE23498: Horary consultation concerning Dr Michael Jarman (PERSON32083)

Question asked by the patient on 1 June 1614 at 17:00

RN Mr Iermyn of Exeter colledg & Mr Thomas Harrys 19 y. may Iune 1. h. 5. p. m. 1614. |mr Iernyn feareth eyther Dropsy or cōsūption mutch troubled wth wynd & belly somewhat swelled cānot sleepe. his cordiall I first sent him did him mutch good./|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 17r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE48646: Horary consultation concerning David Deary (PERSON29748)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1619 at 10:30

RN Davy Deery of Bydnā 17. y. may St Davyes day in ye morning sent to me for his lamenes yt last miklemas was so lame yt n in all his body & lims & could not styr. & on warner wth whō he Dwelled. the yere before & now he had mised to dwell wth him yet Anothr gote him thenc & his former mr Warner sayd he had bene as good he had dwelt wth him & then grew lame & would not styr in or frō his bed. came to me monday was 3 weekes or a month for yt had a purge & then he mended more & more & now is fallen into ye bottome of his feete this senet & ankles & is very sore. pricketh & shooteth standing nothing to be sene may 6 {illeg} {sic} h. 10 30 ant m 1619

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 356r (upper right part of page)

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CASE63615: Horary consultation concerning Countess Home [Lady Home] (PERSON51783) and Mrs Craste (PERSON47249)

Question asked by Mary Fane [Countess of Westmorland] [Old Countess of Westmorland ] [Old Lady Westmorland] (PERSON48709) and Grace Fane [Countess of Westmorland] [Lady le Dispenser] [Lady de la Spencer] (PERSON48708) on 13 April 1627 between 07:45 and 08:25

RN The Lady West & the Lady de Lespencer sent for Mres Crosts to goe to her grandmotter Dup & not to come Home to thē for feare of relapse

& sent me 5l for mrs Crosts & the lady West a peece for her child.

quærit vtrū sit gravida

renē{sic} to write to her & to the Bayly for his Child \the falling sicknes/ & to the lady Westmorland & to the lady delespencer et vtrū Her daughter lady Humes be gravida & in ye behalfe of Mres Crosts. \is Costive always// her dyet \purging Drink/ wroght 3 or 4 tys {sic} a day

fearth astringent playsters will bynd it

I had 5l of the lady Delespencer & a peece frō the old lady Westmorland for my Counsell for her child |Ap 13.|

Mres Crost was willed for feare of relapse to goe to her Grandmother Dup for a while I wished her to stay vntill the 8 of May 8.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 227, f. 58r-v (f. 58r bottom right, and f. 58v middle left)

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CASE63413: Horary consultation concerning Sir John Underhill [Mr John Underhill] (PERSON36309)

Question asked by Lady Alice Bacon [Underhill] [Lady Verulam] [Vicountess of St Albion] (PERSON43186) on 15 March 1627 at 19:00

RN The vicomtesse of St Albion: march 15 h. 7. 30 p m 1627 I receaved her letter march.

[Astrological Chart]

will not myt the Doctors to make an Issue vntill I give my Consent |v He is exceedīgly amended & cā Impe {sic} & leape god be thacked {sic} But yet cānot heare|1

she will not myt his Doctors to give him any more Cordials because they dead his stoak but Kitchin physick by wch he is nutch {sic} anended {sic} & growen stronger eateth well & sleepeth well cā Impe {sic} & leape wth out harme & his eyes very cleere & well sighted & better then before

but his hearing is nutch {sic} decayed as when she sent vnto me last

They resolved last monday to have made an Issue but she would not myt thē then in & app to the of & p {illeg}

Sr Iohn Vnderhil for his deafnes

Sr Iohn vnderhill for his extreme Deafnes

Notes:

1 ‘well mended god be thanked but \can see well but not heare at all/’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 25r-v (f. 25r upper left, f. 25r upper right, f. 25v upper left, and f. 25v upper right)

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CASE32581: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Kelly (PERSON24000)

Question asked by the patient on 16 January 1608 at 15:00

RN Her man keld. {sic} \Thomas Kelly/ sick of a burning fever very faynt his loseng wrought vp & downe vehemently & made him very sicke. sent his watr Ian 16 h {sic} hor 3 p m 1608.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 342r (upper right part of page)

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CASE26992: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Haselwood (PERSON19883)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1606 at 07:45

RN young Mres Hazel{rigge}\wood/ of havershā. 19 y march. 27. h. 7. 45. ant m 1606

[Astrological Chart]

shee Did send at this tyme for some syropes to b\r/eake her flegme shee did not like of the electuary but sent it back /& was sick wth it.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 83r (upper left part of page)

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CASE64774: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Muskott (PERSON55125)

Question asked by Mrs Neale (PERSON55225) on 14 October 1627 at 15:30

RN Mres Muskot of Earles Barton 40 y octob 13 14 h 3 30 p m 1627 |a burning feaver|

paynd wth a payne about her belly & navell. back weake vseth to high mtch

1 her vomyt wght {sic} well \2/ had a Cordiall

would know wheathr she should be let blood

vide Octob. 11.

I receaved a nother lettr frō Mres Neale in her behalfe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 241v (upper left part of page)

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CASE31066: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Cicely Hanson (PERSON23610)

Question asked by Mr Henry [Harry] Hanson (PERSON12519) on 6 April 1607 at 15:12

RN Mr Henry Hanson sent vnto me Apr. 6. h. 1|3|. 12. 1607 to signify that his wife cā have no remedy for her tooth ach & that her pils wrought extremely as if shee should dye wth them.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 139r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE42515: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Lennard [Lady Dacre] [Mrs Elizabeth Throckmorton] (PERSON36070)

Question asked by the patient on 9 October 1615 at 10:00

RN Mres Elis Throckmorton. sent me a letter to certify me yt her physick wrought very well & yt her stomacke is freed frō Her old payne & yt she hath & doth vse good exercise yet not wthstanding looketh pale / Octob. 9. h. 10. ant m. 16i5

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 124r (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?f1-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent%3A%3AAt%20unspecified%20location;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment%3A%3ATreatment%20follow-up;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 2 February 2025.