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CASE52244: Decumbiture for Catherine Green (PERSON50322)

Question asked by the patient on 3 April 1621 at 15:00

RN Katherine Grene /25\ first taken wth \it tooke/ an arising frō her stomack ready to stop her wynd Martij 7. h. 11. p m 162i |is so sick yt she cā take no rest.|

It tooke her in her hart & left sy right & short ribs pricking like needles. |suckleth a child halfe a yere old|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 102v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE50666: Horary consultation concerning Mr Dr James [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON52432)

Question asked by Mrs James (PERSON52439) on 20 April 1620 at 15:20

RN D Iames of Oxford st|ran|gly {sic} \straungly/ taken wth a palsye on the left syde of the face hand & leg taken at church & great red blatches in t|H|is fac & bodye & his ey swelling & f|H|is face a yere before & sinc he contenting certen sup witches & on being acquitted he felt his strange stitch on his s {sic} left syde by fits he supposeth yt the womā susp for a witch but quitted by the Iudges did hurte him the 24 of feb. sep a ap yt night at sup first taken. had his first fit after he talked wth mr Rob. Conye. feb 18. in ye after noone his first fit but his worst fit the 24 of feb when the sup witch was acquitted/

Mres Iames mentioned Mr Doctor Iames |of oxford| Ap. 20 h. 3. 20 p m. 1620 /she related all at this tyme/\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 5r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE12996: Horary consultation concerning Agnes King (PERSON13388)

Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1600 at 13:30

RN Agnes Kinge servā to Mres Burchmore of tottle end 22 y payned hart stomack & head. sodenly ready taken at night for an hour lost her speake munday last about 12 a clock at night came in her owne son Ian 14 die h. 1. 30 p m. 1600.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 255r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11912: Horary consultation concerning Alice Buttiphant (PERSON10266)

Question asked by Buttiphant (PERSON10265) on 30 December 1598 at 13:53

RN Alce Buttyphant of Chichly borne a fortnight a fore Miklemas day on {sic} a tuesday on wedensday even about an houre or 2 after sonset pater filio {sic} came to me almost dead on sct Thomas eve. troubled wth the Chin cough. Decemb 30. die . h. 1. 53. 1598 wth a hooping ready to stoppe her wind now it falleth into a bleeding at the nose

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 74r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12450: Horary consultation concerning Cicely Cripple (PERSON11049)

Question asked by the patient on 14 May 1599 at 09:45

RN Cicely Cripple of newport of {26} {sic} 26. vnmaried. looketh wth a yellowish & {gren}ish colour very ill coloured ever sinc Easter. at her harte & back no meate will tarye wth her. Chest May the 14 die h 9 30|45| mi p m {sic}. 1599 in pria sona

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 161v (upper right part of page)

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CASE13552: Interrogation (Question) concerning Goodman Thomas Reeve (PERSON15234)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 11 July 1598 at 12:09

RN Thom. Rive sent to me to come vp to him 1598. Iuly 11 die . h. 12. 45.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

|Thomas Rive| 1598 |Iulij 11. die h 12 {sic}| h. 12. 9. mi. p merid. in ipsa merid Tho. Rive. he is payned all over head harte chest he is very drye.

[Astrological Chart]

Th. Rive vtru vivet vl no.

[Preliminary Geomantic Chart]

[Geomantic Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, ff. 219v-221r (f. 219v upper, f. 220r upper, f. 220v upper, and f. 221r upper)

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CASE44112: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Napier [the nephew] [Sir Richard Napier] (PERSON18784)

Question asked by the patient on 27 November 1616 at 13:45

RN Rich Napier my godson novēb 27 h. 1. 45. p m 16i6 left cheeke mutch swelled1

[Astrological Chart]

I came wente to luton novēb 25 sep a vac ap p p . p

I returned novēb 27. sep a ap & at my coming home I found my boy Rich cōplayning of his swelling

Notes:

1 ‘a mighty had {sic} swelling in his f|m|outh & face.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 28v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11823: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Smith [Holliday] (PERSON15934)

Question asked by the patient and Goody Joan Smith (PERSON15958) on 27 November 1598 at 08:49

RN Agnes Smithe of 13 yeres old at last mikelmas it tooke her {9} of novemb. wth a gydines in her hed & hart & so ceme Downe to her h {sic} belly hard came for my counsell this 27 of November 1598 die h. 8. 49. mi. ant m. mater cū filia quærit

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 57r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE13349: Horary consultation concerning William Green (PERSON12348)

Question asked by the patient on 8 March 1597 at 12:30

RN Will. Grene venit ad me quærens morbū 1597 Martij 8. die h. 12. 30 m. after noone he had a sore legg wounded & broken wth a coggle. his principall disease his leg is swollen & ranckled.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 62r (upper part of page)

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CASE54882: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Dyer (PERSON48232)

Question asked by the patient on 5 September 1622 at 16:15

RN Mr Rich. Dyer of Great Stawton Decē. 4. h. 11. 45 p {sic}. 1588. but came to me for my counsayle Sept 5 . h. 4. 15 p m. 1622.

a Smyth in London in cow lane on Hopkins opened the drūps of his ears & once in a yere & tooke out black coarns & then heard but sinc cometh agayne & is troubled wth a continuall n hissing & buzzing

vtrū ducet quā cupit

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 46r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE60952: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Stanton (PERSON59498)

Question asked by Mr Tomlin (PERSON60287) on 15 August 1625 at 13:20

RN Mr Tomlyns of Tinswicke 53 y brought me xs for mres Stanton of warwick in token of love & kindnes Aug 15. h. 1. 20 p m. 1625. she found some helpe in her back but applying pigeons but onc to her feete. ma Drow so mutch as yt{sic} her sight is weaked. & her eyes swelled |a widow womā|

gave me xs gratis brought vntome by Mr Tomkins of Tinswicke.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 170r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE64317: Nativity for Thomas Smith (PERSON59062)

Question asked by the patient on 21 July 1627 at 17:50

RN Thomas Smyth \of or towne of or towne {sic}/ natus the weddensday before alhallou day /octob 29. \ h 9 p m 1627 |1617.| |always sickly kernels in his neck.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 168r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE33627: Interrogation (Treatment) concerning Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient on 27 June 1608 between 09:45 and 11:30

RN Mres Ruly came to Dresse my mouth Iuly {sic} 27 h. 9. 45. ant m 1608 |ego quæro nū sit can|c|er in ore.|

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 138r (upper left part of page)

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CASE51962: Horary consultation concerning Young Mr Thomas Duncombe (PERSON19514)

Question asked by the patient on 26 January 1621 at 10:30

RN Sr Francis

Mr Francis Duncōbe

Mr Thomas Duncōbe natus in Warwicksheere 27 y last Easter day came him selfe Ian 2{6} h. 10. 30 ant m 162i. /a stitch under his left syde\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 41v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE73266: Interrogation (Treatment) concerning Sir Kenelm Digby [Mr Kenelm Digby] (PERSON22921)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 28 October 1631 between 09:30 and 11:00

RN Sr Kenelme Digbie \being wth me/ had of me 2 glasses of the pul philosoph & on glas cū liquore sufused on the pulvis octob 28 h 9 30 ant m 163i |for vertigo & cōfort thīgs for ye breane|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 258 (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE72599: Horary consultation concerning Mr Reynolds (PERSON57500)

Question asked by the patient on 23 July 1631 at 15:00

RN Mr Reanolds \a gentl wth mr Towers/ came to me Iuly 23. h {sic} hor 3 p m. 1631 Cordis palpitatio{ne} et Iecor

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 55 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11717: Horary consultation concerning John Richardson (PERSON15293)

Question asked by the patient on 27 September 1598 at 08:05

RN Iohn Richardson of Newport 21. yeres St Iames day moring {sic} eithr {sic} halfe an houre before or after sun rising came to me morbo the 27 of Septemb. h die h. 8. 5. 1598.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘for a sore rūning leg.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 35r (upper left part of page)

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CASE17639: Decumbiture for Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient on 4 August 1602 at 00:54

RN R N. Aug. 4. hor. 11|2|. 54. Aug 3. hor 11. 55. p m. 1602. valde ægrotabat ventre. et vomebat.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 161r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE21203: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Thomas Reeve (PERSON15234)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1604 at 16:20

RN Goodmā Rive came for physick maij 4 hor 4. 20 p m 1604. stomacho flegmatico laborat

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 99r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE36787: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON26953)

Question asked by Old Lady Dormer [Elizabeth Brown] (PERSON19498) on 11 December 1609 at 13:00

RN The lady Dormer sent for me to come to winge Decēb. 10 h. 11. ant m 1609 | sep a * ap p .|

I went to Winge Decēb. 11. h. 8 ant m. 1609. | sep a {illeg} ap |

I was kindly vsed her man yt was troubled wth the Ague mended god be thancked.

About on yt Day Decēb 11 h: 1 p m 1609

I sawe a very sore foot toe as if it grow to mortification & to a canker whē I wished to take the advice of Mr van otten.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 198r (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-language=English;f2-language=Latin;f3-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20asked%20in%20person;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f5-number-of-astrologers=Single%20astrologer;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 3 July 2024.