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CASE41260: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Phillip Nichols (PERSON24664)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1613 at 15:00

RN nichols Daughter of willing kings evill |20 y| & hole in her throate Apr 26 h. 3 p m 1613.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 105r (upper right part of page)

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CASE54612: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Baker (PERSON27627)

Question asked by the patient on 13 July 1622 at 12:00

RN Elis. Baker of Woburne 40. y. Iuly. 13. h {sic} hor 12 1622. the kings evill vnder her throate she was wth the king but neaver the better./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 188r (upper left part of page)

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CASE58210: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Pickworth (PERSON56724)

Question asked by the patient on 16 April 1624 at 13:00

RN Mres mary Pickworth 20 y Ap 16 h {sic} h. 1. p m 1624. had the kings but it groweth still & increaseth a lethargyie./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 153v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE61901: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Turner (PERSON60572)

Question asked by the patient on 30 March 1626 at 14:30

RN Ellen Turner of lathbury 50 y March 30 h. 2. 30 p m 1626

2 y ill whites the kings evill

terms stopt 12. y

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 139v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE75836: Horary consultation concerning Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400)

Question asked by the patient on 2 November 1632 at 13:00

RN The lady Magdalen {illeg}|{E}|{sic} \Edgerton/ 16 y novēb 2. h. 1. p m 1632

The lady broght her water

wheathr I can doe her good1

[Astrological Chart]

vryne good wth white Dregs & a great sediment

The lady magdalen Edgerton. 16 y novēb. 1|2| {}|| h. 1. p m 1632.

p

aloes ʒij \jß/ Agar ʒjj|ß| |ß| trub ʒjß mochoic ʒ i|j|j|ʒ| |ß| dicta cretici ʒij rub tinct ʒij fiat massa myrh ʒij sav ʒij

Notes:

1{illeg}|S|truma in collo.’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 118 (upper right, and middle left parts of page)

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CASE67929: Horary consultation concerning Alice King (PERSON52984)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1629 at 13:30

RN Alce Knight vtrū her swelling the kings evill {illeg} 26 y ma\r/ch 19 {sic} h 1. 30 p m 1629

mayed {sic} 6 yeres.

a litle knob vnder her chin

Kings evill.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 91r (upper right part of page)

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CASE51921: Horary consultation concerning Alice Knight (PERSON32398)

Question asked by the patient on 15 January 1621 at 11:00

RN Alce Knight of Newport 19. y. Ian. 15. h. 11. ant m 162i |kings evill mynd troubled|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 33v (upper left part of page)

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CASE68116: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Billington (PERSON44175)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1629 at 09:20

RN Margaret Billington. of Whaddon. 44 y Ap 8 h. 9. 20 ant m. 16291

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Kings evill Ioynt ague sinc or Lady Day’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 127r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE74034: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Langford (PERSON53346)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1632 at 17:00

RN Elis: Lanckford of Gothurst 23 y March. 15 h. 5 p m. 1632 |vtrū vus tumor sub cerv sit morb regius halfe a yere| /kings evill susp\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 511 (upper left part of page)

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CASE52404: Horary consultation concerning Andrew Burdon (PERSON45230)

Question asked by the patient on 7 May 1621 at 14:00

RN Andrew Burden of newp 24 y may 7 h. 1 30 \2./ p m 162i /kings evill in his neck & breast\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 132r (upper left part of page)

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CASE59324: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Orpin (PERSON33818)

Question asked by the patient on 18 October 1624 at 13:20

RN Or Eliz Orpyn of Hanslop 25|3| y \whi weddens whit/ octob 18 {illeg}|| h. 1. 20 p m 1624

weddensd whitson weeke 23 y kings evill lame & swelled in her fingers ill in her brayne before mutch phys & dyet drinke.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 94v (upper left part of page)

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CASE70111: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Wright (PERSON62356) and Wright (PERSON62344)

Question asked by Elizabeth Wright (PERSON62356) and Wright (PERSON62344) on 1 March 1630 at 10:45

RN Eliz: write 11. y march. 1. h. 10 45 ant m. 1630 kings evill & her sister pyneth & consumeth.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 124 (upper right part of page)

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CASE25013: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37330)

Question asked by the patient on 13 June 1610 at 09:30

RN on Dobsons mā of london tenat {sic} to my brothr Sandy Iune 13. h. 9. 30. 16i0 for his \right/ cheeke swelled kings evyll & his right knee. mightely swelled.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 65v (upper left part of page)

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CASE44139: Horary consultation concerning Susan Jennings (PERSON32111)

Question asked by the patient on 7 December 1616 at 16:30

RN Susan Iennings of weston vnderwood 52 y decēb. 7 h {sic} hor 4. 30 p m 16i6 a great wen vnder her left eare wch the kings physit call the kings evill very hot pricking sinc the last yere begynning wth a kernell

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 34r (upper right part of page)

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CASE22783: Horary consultation concerning William Hartwell (PERSON51081) and Alice Clause (PERSON46301)

Question asked by William Hartwell (PERSON51081) on 28 August 1630 at 11:00

RN Will Hartwell & Alice Claues young Children of 9 & the boy 13 of Turvey troubled wth the kings evill vnder there chin wth kernels Aug. 28 h {sic} hor 11 ant m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 114v (upper left part of page)

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CASE24078: Horary consultation concerning Rose Lord (PERSON32792)

Question asked by the patient on 8 November 1614 at 15:00

RN Rose lord of Densanger 14 \13./ y novēb 8 h 8 3 p m 1614 |had the kings evill 5 days {sic} yeres ill.| |first her hand began to swell & then her arme & then her necke|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 117v (upper right part of page)

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CASE36694: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON26941)

Question asked by the patient on 3 November 1609 at 12:38

RN a womā came to me for the king evill in her throat & syde of her face wch was exceding hard & full of holes novēb. 4 {sic} h. 12. 38 p m 1609 58 y had it halfe a yere.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘kings evill.’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 203, f. 182r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE76791: Horary consultation concerning Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1633 at 10:00

RN The noble lady magdalen Edgerton

march. 29. h. 10 ant m 1633. |she brought her water. & was prsent.|1

[Astrological Chart]

had thē twice in 3 days before the monthe the first tyme at there ting & had |thē 5 days| & the second tyme a litle before the {sic} came had the flushing 3 days but pale I suppose she had her bleeding before made her have the soner. had a clyster before her pils yest was 3 weekes tooke her pils

Notes:

1 ‘struma heavy sad melanch.’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 407 (middle left, and upper right parts 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)

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CASE48692: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Agnes Hodges (PERSON31748)

Question asked by the patient on 11 May 1619 at 13:00

RN Mres Agnys Hodges of Drayton. 26 y may. 11 h. 1. p m 1619

5 child, 2 living a son & a wench 3 abortions. kings evill & now grown hard terms but few bleedeth a litle at nose.

a great sorenes in her breast & stomack. wch cometh wth a griping yt she cānot fetch her breath. |not sick|

cā abyde no potion but pils a Consūption feared a bad stomack. desyreth milk & drink

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 365v (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-patient-consent=Patient%20asked%20the%20question;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3AScrofula;f4-question-asked=Medical, accessed 3 June 2025.