CASE70260: Horary consultation concerning Mr Clopton (PERSON46369)
Question asked by the patient on 17 March 1630 at 21:00
Mr. Rous Clopton of Corp. Chri Coll. Oxon 35. y. Mart. 17. ☿. h. 9. p. m. 1630
[Astrological Chart]
A greiuous Headache takes him at Midnight sometimes in one te of ye head & sometimes in ye other te, but especially in ye left side of his heade, wch makes ye places outwardly sore where ye paine hath beene.1
A continually Noyse in his head wth a tearinge paine as yf it would pull one skyn from another, wch comes sometimes suddenly like a strech, & then is gone in an instant
A dizines in ye heade & a leapinge, as it were of blacke mothes before his Eyes
This paine hath continued these 6 weekes,
Desires to knowe whether it ceeds from ye stomack or spleene, from a cold or{illeg} hote cause
Hath beene let Bloud in ye right arme, & vnder the tongue, & in ye forehead, beeinge tolde by the Physitian ythis greife was caused by fullnes of Bloud
Hath taken Pills & Electuaryes sundry times, but his paine noethinge deminished
Hath for many years beene troubled wth a soundinge & noyse in his head, but neuer wth paine till nowe Feareth a Disposition to the Palsye or Apoplexye Desires Receits & Directions to preuent these two capitall Dangers.
Notes:
1 ‘Extreame Headache’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 177 (upper left part of page)
CASE35428: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Emerson (PERSON11584)
Question asked by the patient on 17 April 1609 at 13:00
RN Alce Emmerton of Whaddon 47 y Apr 17. ☾ h. 1. p m. 1609. A noyse in her hed hed light weake & feeble.
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 4v (upper left part of page)
CASE18107: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Susan Langton (PERSON13591)
Question asked by the patient on 17 October 1602 at 10:50
GJ Susan Langton of Molsho 34 y Octob 17. ☉ ho. 10. 50 a m. A lightnes and ringing in her head. a payne in her necke cannot sleepe./
[Partial Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 225v (bottom right part of page)
CASE58705: Horary consultation concerning Alice Whitebread (PERSON61683)
Question asked by the patient on 5 July 1624 at 16:20
RN Alce Whitebread. of Steppinglye 35 y Iuly 5 ☾ h. 4. 20 p m 1624. /a greevous cold taken in breeding a noice in her head head gydye\
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 7r (bottom right part of page)
CASE53723: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Susan Kirkland [Foster] (PERSON20095)
Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1622 at 16:00
RN Mres foster {illeg}|o|f newp 23 y march. 18 ☾ h. 4 p m. 1622 /a huzzing in head like rayne wth a gydynes a bad back flushing heat on the left syde of her head\
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 26v (bottom left part of page)
