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CASE17152: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Chester (PERSON10462)

Question asked by the patient on 9 June 1602 at 08:00

RN Mary Chester of Chichely 12. y. Iune. 9 hor. 8. ant m 1602 for her head feareth an impostume

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 81r (upper left part of page)

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CASE13386: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Ambrose Rudgely (PERSON15505)

Question asked by the patient on 22 December 1597 at 13:16

RN Ambrose Rudgley 1597. 22 of decemb. die . h. 1. 16. mi he feeleth a wonderfull pricking in his head as it were wt Daggers. he hath an impostume in his head

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 182, f. 90r (upper part of page)

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CASE10472: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Vincen (PERSON16705)

Question asked by the patient on 30 April 1600 at 14:20

RN Agnys Vincen of lidlington mr hils servante./ Ap 30. 160 h. 2. 20 p m. 1600 /18. y.\ had an issue ever since shee was borne in her head & nowe it styrreth. enquireth what is best it doth vomite vp every thinge it taketh

cō the

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 56v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE10350: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Lucas (PERSON13824)

Question asked by the patient on 17 April 1600 at 06:45

RN Will: Lucas mr longeveilds servant. 21 y. Apr. 17 die h. 6. {illeg}|4|5. ant m. 1600.

vlcerib. he hath bene a souldier wounded in his head.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 41v (upper 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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CASE12221: Horary consultation concerning Richard Ellis (PERSON11533)

Question asked by the patient on 6 April 1599 at 12:30

RN Rich: Ellys of Hansl: of 46. {f} {sic} of his stomack thenc into his throate & hed. so in his throate yt scarc can swallow his spittle: Apr. 6. die . h. 12. 30. 1599. cannot sleepe. as if his {sic} hed an impostume {bin} a bladder broake. meticulos. cold behind his hed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 123r (upper right 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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CASE10885: Horary consultation concerning Joan Dudley (PERSON11395) and Thomas Dudley (PERSON11386)

Question asked by Joan Dudley (PERSON11395) on 19 June 1600 at 14:00

RN Ione dudly 37. \for her head & stomacke eyes hoarse/ of Woulson & Thomas Dudley her sone of 6 y. Iune 19 die h. 2 p m. 1600

Thomas her child for an impostume in his stomack ready to stop his winde.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 114v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE50292: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Plummer (PERSON14975)

Question asked by the patient on 12 February 1620 at 15:20

RN Mr \Edward/ Plūmer of Holcot 50 y. 40 y feb 12 h {sic} hor 3. \20/ p m 1620

about cristmas face & hands mutch swelled as big as two stomack weake cā scarc keepe any thing. I {se}aled blood onc sinc yt mutch payned in his head & mēbers at the end of making water it prickes & throbs wth extreme payne

feareth an vlcer for it is as matter yt cōmeth frō him & maketh it often. 4 tymes in an houre it hindereth slepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 134r (upper left part of page)

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CASE66437: Horary consultation concerning Mary Clark (PERSON46290)

Question asked by the patient on 24 June 1628 at 18:00

RN Mary Clarke of newp vtū {sic} the kings evill hath litle kernels vnder her chin & hath a reddish rūing issue vnder the chin 2 months felt payne in her hed eyes & every where |a yere| about & feble in her legs yet hath thē well Iune 24 h 6 p m 1628.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 83v (bottom right 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-judgment=No;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALesions%20and%20abscesses, accessed 16 April 2025.