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CASE51244: Horary consultation concerning Mr Foster (PERSON49188)

Question asked by the patient on 18 July 1620 at 11:30

RN Mr foster sent his water Iuly 18 h. 11. 30 ant m 1620 /legs & armes\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 113r (upper right part of page)

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CASE53658: Horary consultation concerning Mary Smith (PERSON59216)

Question asked by the patient on 6 March 1622 at 17:30

RN Mary Smyth strangly tormented in her belly & arm{es} that she cā take no res{t} sent her water march {6} h. 5. 30 p m 1622 /of yardly\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 15v (upper right part of page)

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CASE54445: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Thomasin Gray [Old Mrs Gray] (PERSON50270)

Question asked by the patient on 17 June 1622 at 09:25

RN Mres Gray sente her water Iune 17 h. 9. 25 ant m 1622 leg bleedeth her water

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 155r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE57900: Horary consultation concerning Mr Oliver Boteler (PERSON28235) and Ursula Clark (PERSON10635)

Question asked by Lady Jane Boteler (PERSON28244) on 13 March 1624 at 12:30

RN The lady Butler touching her child yt is well amended of his fits ye{d}|t| weake & not able to goe feets & legs swell still & cānot sleepe a weeke togeathr till after a eleaven in ye morning |marh {sic} 13 h {sic} h 12 30 p m 1624| sent for her neighb vrsula Clarke 50 y March 13 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 108r (upper right part of page)

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CASE64842: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007)

Question asked by the patient on 26 October 1627 at 09:00

RN Receaved a lettr frō my Cosen Marsh the elder octob 26 h. 9. ant m 1627

her head well but her arme ill.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 252r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE66497: Horary consultation concerning John Blunket (PERSON44349)

Question asked by Mr Kenelm Kite (PERSON53078) on 5 July 1628 at 07:00

RN Mr Kenelme Kite schoolemaster of Corbye wrote in the behalfe of a poor womās husb. & daughter for my helpe Iohn Blunket lame of in his left arme \3. y./ of Corbye 56 y Iuly {5}{sic} hor 7 ant m 1628

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 95r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE55383: Horary consultation concerning Sir William Monson [Captain William Monson] (PERSON5065)

Question asked by the patient on 12 December 1622 at 17:30

RN M|S|r Will Mounson for his owne body. Decēb 12 h. 5. 30 p m. 1622.

[Astrological Chart]

craveth my answ & opinion touching the state of his body in generall & his legs in ticular resolving only to relye on my counsell.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 135r (upper left part of page)

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CASE60412: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anderson (PERSON42687)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1625 at 11:25

RN Mres Anderson her letter London may 6 h. 11 25 1625

wheathr leaches are good for her {illeg}|b|y tyes & what good to vse for the extrme {sic} heat in her hands & coldnes of her feete 3 what to quench her great drouth & thirste. 4 to make her sleepe

Is cōtinually Drye would know my iudg touching her fortune

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 86r (upper right part of page)

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CASE64289: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007)

Question asked by the patient on 17 July 1627 at 17:00

RN my deere Cosen she Marsh sent vnto me Iuly 17. h. 5. p m. 1627. /deus benedicat Cognatæ meæ\

[Astrological Chart]

\no good of ye oyntnent {sic}/ her head ill & mutch payned, the vayns in her tēples swelled & arme so weake yt she cānot vse it & the vaynes be sore to her foote

extremely payned

desyrous to have williā Rufhead to let her blood

would have something to incease {sic} good blood

desyrous to know when to send her coach.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 164r (upper right part of page)

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CASE65448: Decumbiture for Goody Dormer [Swelpson] (PERSON48011)

Question asked by the patient on 1 March 1628 at 09:25

RN Goody Dormer \before goody Swapson/ of Havrshā the mydwife 50. y: f was stroken wth a Cowe & had her thigh bone broken in two 28 feb. h. 7. 30 ant m. 1628.

[Astrological Chart]

She sent to me mart. 1: h {sic} hor. 9. 25 ant m 1628.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 116v (upper left part of page)

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CASE55514: Horary consultation concerning Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638)

Question asked by the patient on 21 January 1623 at 09:30

RN a kind letter frō the Countesse yt she had a cold & a hard iourney Ian {sic} her face not yet come to his first portion & her ankle swelled & willing not to take any more physick as yet but to heare of her sone Ian 21. h. 9. 30 ant m 1623.

ankle red & swelled

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 159r (upper right part of page)

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CASE56421: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Neville [Smith] (PERSON55281) and Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Neville [Smith] (PERSON55281) and Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286) on 30 May 1623 at 11:40

RN Sr Thomas Neavell \of Holte/ & his lady sent me a very fat lābe 2 cap & 3 couple of Rabbots May 30 h. 11. 40 ant m 1623.

an Ach in his instap{sic} ankles by fits yt at night he cā take no rest

boath of thē cōmend the oation of ther dyet drink purging

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 119v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64589: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) and Margaret Abbot [Marsh] (PERSON54311)

Question asked by Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) on 14 September 1627 at 17:30

RN My Cosen Marsh the older sent me a kind letter to signify yt after my clyster & blood letting she was well for 4 days & then payned as before in her hed & arme so greevously betwixt 4 & 5 p m cōnoly {sic} Sept 14. h. 5. 30 p m 1627 she sent to Cambridg to Mr Crane he gave her a pils|l| & also a clyster

had the horse leaches & they were {illeg} naught.

took my pils & Dyet drink & did well for the tyme

her Daughter fond mtch {sic} good by her playster Desyreth a nother & a recept of it

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 214r (upper left part of page)

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CASE66020: Horary consultation concerning James Stevens (PERSON59564)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40658) on 7 May 1628 at 12:25

RN Iames Steaphens /7 y may 7. h. 12. 25 p m 1628\ of Shellingford natus the 17. of Sept 1622 at betwixt h 7. 30 p m. 1628 {sic} \light headed/ sent to me/ \hath no vse of his lims/ roareth every night

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 19r (bottom right, and upper left parts of page)

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CASE53184: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Thomasin Gray [Old Mrs Gray] (PERSON50270)

Question asked by the patient on 30 September 1621 at 07:30

RN She old Mes Gray sent a letter vnto me relating her owne bad nice stomacke & her sore swelled broken red leg. sept 30 h. 7. 30 ant m. 162i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 106v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE63237: Decumbiture for Robert Burgess (PERSON45255)

Question asked by the patient on 16 February 1627 at 12:50

RN Rob Burges {illeg}|3|6 y I|f|eb 16 h. 12 50 p m 1627.

head ioynts & back & now speachles sinc sonday about sonset. |he sent feb 16 . h. 1. p m 1627|1

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1speachles’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 366r (upper right part of page)

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CASE65128: Horary consultation concerning Venetia Digby (PERSON47865)

Question asked by Sir Kenelm Digby [Mr Kenelm Digby] (PERSON22921) on 27 December 1627 at 13:00

RN Mr Iames sent Sr Kenelmes Dighbees Figure wth his iudg. vppō it Decēb. 27. h. 1. p m 1627

He craveth my opinion touching his wife solely {sic} payned in her right should a long tyme but now hath more strenght in her arme & hand & les payne on the top of her should & towards night some swelling vnder her arme & on her breast & a payne in her brest bone esp in rayny weather

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 49r (bottom part of page)

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CASE60573: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Mordaunt (PERSON54877)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40112) on 2 June 1625 at 08:00

RN my lord Mordants litle child ten weekes on satt last it was borne the 19 of marh {sic} last betweene 10 & 11 in ye morning. it was healthfull vntill weddensday last. may 25. h. 4. 30 ant m it was taken wth a stretching out of the arms a galling of the eys & skryking & trēbling of all tes vppon may 26. it had 3 fits 2 in ye morning. & on at noone. & hath an arising in ye throte wch is seene & felt. & by holding downe by hand hath some ease & it riseth moore. the left syde of the throate. sent to me Iune 2. h. 8 ant m. 1625.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 110v (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;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints;f5-date=1620-1629, accessed 8 October 2024.