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CASE76183: Horary consultation concerning Lady Anne Digby [Russell] (PERSON47864)

Question asked by the patient on 21 December 1632 at 10:15

RN Mres Anne

The lady Anne Digbe 18 y maryed Decēb 21. . h. 10. 15 ant m 1632 |her face was blyst strayns of rednes in her face|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 226 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE43989: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Susan Ekins (PERSON23043)

Question asked by the patient on 24 October 1616 at 12:00

RN mres Susan Ekens of Caldicote 3. 43 y octob 24. y {sic} h. 12. 16i6 had a leaprous face

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 9r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE17454: Horary consultation concerning Martha [Matthew] Edwards (PERSON11492)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1602 at 16:00

RN Mathue Edwards on wch lyeth at Mrs Mansels Iuly 6 hor. 4. p m 1602 for a blystered face. & swelled legs.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 129v (upper left part of page)

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CASE57894: Horary consultation concerning Robert Toppe (PERSON59891)

Question asked by the patient on 13 March 1624 at 13:00 or at 13:20

RN Rob. T{illeg}{y}|ap|. Tappe of fensome {illeg} {sic} 49 y march 13 h. 1. 20 p m. 1624 /tonge & cheeke\

[Astrological Chart]

Robert Top of fensom for a Canker in ye mouth for a peece of flesh yt groweth. in his mouth ready to stop his wynd. march 13 h {sic} hor 1. p m 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, ff. 107v-108r (f. 107v bottom left, f. 107v bottom right, and f. 108r bottom left)

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CASE22331: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280) and Bouth (PERSON44569)

Question asked by Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280) on 1 July 1630 at 14:20

RN Mr Booth for his teeth yt are loosened. for wch he was advised to take oyle of Talke \{Daysyes} to/ fasten them. & for his sisters |yellow| spots in her face & brow wch was holpen by. oyle of Talke h wch I sent him. Iuly 1. h. 2. 20 p m 1630

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 45v (upper left part of page)

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CASE28444: Horary consultation concerning Goodman John Kendall [Mills] (PERSON20057)

Question asked by the patient on 23 March 1605 at 11:00

RN Iohn Kendall of Newport otherwise Mils of 48 y march. 23 h {sic} hor. 11 ant m 1605.

for a great burning & pimples in his face.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 14r (upper left part of page)

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CASE43990: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Kempton [Bristow] (PERSON32226)

Question asked by the patient on 24 October 1616 at 11:45

RN my Cosen An kimpton Octob 24. vmayed {sic} octob 24. {illeg}|| h. 10 30 \11. 45./ ant m. 16i6. hed ill face wth out blood sinc she was let blood face full of black spots /costive\ desyreth to have a water mudificative {sic} to make her looke young

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 198, f. 9r (upper right part of page)

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CASE19834: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18488)

Question asked by the patient on 24 August 1601 at 13:00

RN on \a woman/ of Newport for a swelled & pimpled face & a great rheume August 24. hor 1. p m 160i1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a face swelled red hot pimpled’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 188r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE40543: Horary consultation concerning Sara Walbank (PERSON25891)

Question asked by the patient on 31 October 1612 at 10:45

RN Sara \Walbanke/ 20 y octob. 31. h {sic} hor. 10 45 ant m 1612. blystered face. & mutch payned in her hed

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 194r (upper left part of page)

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CASE31690: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Reeve (PERSON15246)

Question asked by the patient on 17 June 1607 at 07:00

RN Kath. Rive of or towne Iune 17. h. 7. ant m 1607 face hath kernels & like p|b|iles.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 221r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE35452: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Compton (PERSON22637)

Question asked by the patient on 20 April 1609 at 11:20

RN Sr Thomas Compton 36 y Ap 20 h. 11. 20 ant m 1609. face is sawcy & pimpled.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 7r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12692: Horary consultation concerning Christopher Barwick (PERSON9531)

Question asked by the patient on 13 September 1599 at 13:30

RN Christopher Barwicke of Shuttleanger. 46. for a great rume impostumated & broken out into holes in face. Sept. 13 die h. 1 30. mi p m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE73919: Horary consultation concerning Richard Wright (PERSON37100)

Question asked by the patient between 1 March 1632 at 17:00 and 2 March 1632 at 08:15

RN Rich: Write of Stoake golding 20 y f {sic} March a swelling vnder his chyn & neck & a swelling wth 2 rūing holes

hath bene twice wth the king & fyndeth litle remedy.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 477 (middle left part of page)

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CASE59499: Horary consultation concerning William Gibson (PERSON49789)

Question asked by the patient on 6 December 1624 at 12:00

RN Will. Gibson for his neck & face Decēb 6 . h. 12. 1624 /head face neck swelled & red impost feared\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 120v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64852: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40538)

Question asked by the patient on 30 October 1627 at 12:20

RN a womā of Stonystratford for an Impost in her eare & crāpe in her eye & syde of her fa{ce} & dead palsye in her cheeke octob 30 h. 12. 20 ant m 1627

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 256v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12474: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Freebody (PERSON11943)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1599 at 07:30

RN Agnes free{s}|b|odye of Grafton of 50 y. took her as an ague wth a great burning in her back & hed & hath red sp spots li{ve} leeke pimpels hades {sic} necke & face. 17 of may. h. 7. 30. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 165v (upper right part of page)

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CASE36471: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Barnsly (PERSON21989)

Question asked by Mr Nicholas Barnsly (PERSON21988) on 3 September 1609 between 13:20 and 15:00

RN Mr Barneslay mr Stones brother in law for his wife troubled wth arising vp to her throate like the mother. & wth flushshing heate & pushes & pimples in her face.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 148r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE23581: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37214)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1614 at 15:00

RN A widow of Newp for her face broken out in pimpl{es} legs swelled mightely & n{ow} the ague falling into them & ames {sic} pimpled. & blys{te}red. Iune. 14 h. 3. p m 1614.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 31v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64594: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40515)

Question asked by the patient on 15 September 1627 at 13:00

RN The faukners wife to Sr Rob          of Parsnā Sept 15 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1627 wheather festured sore & sw in her left arme broken & rūning & swellings about her face & neck all soft taken by hard labour of a child he {sic} wheathr it be the kings evill as is supposed or a fistula

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 215r (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=Unclear;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALesions%20and%20abscesses;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AFace, accessed 7 January 2025.