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CASE66092: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Kent (PERSON52814)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40662) on 14 May 1628 at 17:00

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. . h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheathr the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child prsent wth goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 32r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11911: Horary consultation concerning Old John Risely (PERSON15344)

Question asked by Risely (PERSON15342) on 30 December 1598 at 09:45

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnson sent onc againe to me for my counsell his pain lieth now in his Cods {wc} are swollen as big as ons hed & as hard as a borde he was wont to haue them swollen very big but then lasted but 5 houres & nowe swelled ever sinc weddensday he cannot eate sleepe or goe to ground. troubled wth the wind Cholicke a paine in his backe st{illeg}ry Desirous to take a stro{illeg} but Doubteth he ca shall be able Decēb. filius patre cū consensu. Decēb 30. die . h. 10. \9. 45./ 1598 his water cold red & thi{ck}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 73v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11938: Decumbiture for William Knight (PERSON13461)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18731) on 5 January 1599 at 18:40

RN Will Knight tooke his sicknes die {illeg} Ian 4 die Ian. {sic} 5. die h. 3. in aur. very evill handled wth sicknes vomiteth hath a rising in his stomack leeke an apostume ready to stoppe his breath. burneth very mutch thirsty & drye. 1599.

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 78r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11825: Horary consultation concerning Everard Woodland (PERSON17346)

Question asked by Woodland (PERSON17345) on 27 November 1598 at 11:45

RN Everard \Woodland/ troubled e|i|t tooke him his sicknes tooke him on a weddensday before Barnabe a yere & half old pined & consumed wth it. pale of coleur. refuseth his vittayles & vomiteth it vp wth a coughing the 27 of Novemb. die . h. 11. 45. ant m. 1598. pater filio

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 57v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11741: Horary consultation concerning Smith (PERSON15932)

Question asked by Anthony Smith (PERSON15872) on 10 October 1598 at 11:20

RN Anthony Smith for his sons Daughter 4 yeres old very exceeding sleepy can eat nothing keepeth her bed looketh pale. cōplayneth of her hed & her mouth sore & cannot swallowe. Octob. 10|1| die  {sic}. 11. 25|0|. 1598.

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 41v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12482: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Joan Edmonds (PERSON11483)

Question asked by Mr Richard Edmonds (PERSON11481) on 18 May 1599 at 13:00

RN Mr Edmunds for his wife of Shenly 56. troubled wth the winde cholick wth gripings & pruckins {sic} & very sick a very good water at 18 of may. die h. 1. p m. 1599. /& a great coughe\

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 167r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12980: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Turvey (PERSON16599)

Question asked by Turvey (PERSON16591) and Anonymous (PERSON8899) on 10 January 1600 at 13:00

RN Elisabeth Turuy the fathr & grandfathr for the child 2 y. miserablely troubled wth as it were wth a great quaking & heate. pyning & consuming. Ian. 10 die 1. 1600

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 253r (upper left part of page)

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CASE40006: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37750)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37749) on 1 June 1612 at 09:15

RN On of Wellinborough for a child of 12 y yt is swelled in her legs lame rūne pyneth & cōsumeth & bell hath gone for it

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 108v (upper right part of page)

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CASE40184: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37776)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37777) on 28 July 1612 at 09:00

RN a litle child 3 y. at the same tyme \cānot rest cryeth nevr the better.// belly swelled casteth voydeth wormes cānot rest

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 134r (upper left part of page)

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CASE58158: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Temple (PERSON35948)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39871) on 12 April 1624 at 16:00

RN Sr Peters Temple Daughter bleedeth often vppō satt night at the nose. 5 y Ap 12 h. 4 p m 1624. |It cōmth {sic} wth a cold & a feaver & sweateth.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 146r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58616: Nativity for Anne Bunche (PERSON45182)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39918) on 7 June 1624 at 13:00

RN An Bunch of Risdone 5 y & a halfe borne the 11th of sept about 3 in the after noone 1620. ever sinc she was borne lame in her lims cā speak but dead 1

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cānot speake.

cannot styrre. nor stand litle vse of ye lims./.

Notes:

1 ‘no vse of lims could neavr speake lame borne palsye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 215v (upper right part of page)

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CASE62858: Decumbiture for John Fisher (PERSON48989)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40357) on 3 October 1626 between 10:45 and 11:30

RN Iohn fisher a yere old borne on Barth eve was a twelfmonth being . h. 10 30 at|p| m. 1626.

fell sick on thursday Last wth strong fits swonding & putting out the tongue now the \violent/ fits gone hath a burning feaver

It fell sick sept 28 h. 12. 1626.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 301r (upper right part of page)

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CASE66496: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Tyrlington (PERSON36237)

Question asked by Tyrlington (PERSON60670) on 3 July 1628 at 18:00

RN My Cosen Tyrlington sent me 12 rings cost 18s 6d Iuly 3 h. 6. p. m. 1628

sayth his wife is inwardly very hot, but cold outwardly faynt weake wasteth in her body weak in her back feareth yt shd shall not live longe & hopeth to see me/

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

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CASE71550: Horary consultation concerning Robert Rogers (PERSON57815)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41267) on 14 March 1631 between 16:45 and 19:00

RN Robart Rogars of Heyford 2 y & a halfe. it did fome at mouth & did stare, a weeke sinc. & hath burning & sweates & is very hot.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 169 (upper right part of page)

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CASE71912: Decumbiture for an Anonymous (PERSON41300)

Question asked by Martha [Matthew] Jinkins (PERSON52561) on 27 April 1631 at 09:30

RN yest was month stretched out her hands cōpl of a lightnes in her head her eys {rune} & is sleepish

It tooke her sorely & had \a/ very greevous fit in the morning & so always in her bed h. 6. 30 in aurora martch 30  {sic} |march 29. | h. 6. 30 ant m 163i

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 232, p. 284 (bottom centre, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE10718: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Rawlins (PERSON15183)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17538) on 30 May 1600 at 08:00

RN Alce P

Isbell Rawlings of hanslop 2 yeres old shaketh. & drinketh mutch. may 29 30 die h. 8. ant m. 1600 scoureth mutch

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 89v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11672: Horary consultation concerning John Orrish (PERSON14570)

Question asked by Orrish (PERSON14571) on 5 September 1598 at 08:15

RN Iohn Orrish about a & {sic} hundred yeres old a poer Carpenter of Woulson he hath never sinc friday evening ma{illeg} made water. being the fir{st} of Septemb. at 9. nowe seeketh a remedy this 5 of Sept the Daughtr for the fathr but wth hi{s} consent. he is nowe sw{ol}len & casteth vp his mea{te} & drink. he cannot pisse 1598. 8. 15. ant m die h. 8. 15. Sept. 5

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 25v (upper right part of page)

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CASE17048: Horary consultation concerning William Rudgely [the younger] (PERSON25191)

Question asked by Goody Agnes Rudgely (PERSON15507) on 27 May 1602 at 18:15

RN Goody Rudgly for her child almost 2 y old maij 27 hor. 6. 15. p m 1602 for a scouring starting {&} pricking feareth {worm}es

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 63v (upper right part of page)

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CASE18080: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Euseby (PERSON11616)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18320) on 9 October 1602 at 17:45

GJ Goodwife Eusebyes Childe 3 yeere old for a scowring and vomiting will take no thing but drinke Octob 9 ho. 5. 45 p m.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 222v (upper right part of page)

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CASE25392: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Lane (PERSON32515)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37371) on 29 August 1610 at 10:40

RN Katheron lane of lowton 4 y Aug 29. h. 10. 40 ant m 16i0 apt to swound & worst after night & hath a hoping cough.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 125v (bottom 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;f3-damaged=No;f5-number-of-patients=Single%20patient;f6-patient-knowledge=Not%20specified;f7-judgment=No;f8-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 30 September 2024.