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CASE32782: Horary consultation concerning Eve Cook (PERSON22664)

Question asked by the patient on 13 February 1608 at 17:00

RN Eve Cooke of Edgeborough 41. y feb. 13 hor. 5. p m 16081

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘back whites’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 29r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE38912: Horary consultation concerning Goody Heywood (PERSON31622)

Question asked by the patient on 27 November 1611 at 12:15

RN Goody Haywood of Nash 60 y novēb. 27. h. 12. 15. p m 1611 /back strangury.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 196r (upper left part of page)

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CASE69330: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Ellen Henchman (PERSON51355)

Question asked by the patient on 3 September 1629 at 17:00

RN Mres Hinchmā of Rusden sept 3. h 5. p m 1629 for a bad backe & whit

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 156v (upper left part of page)

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CASE10489: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Mary Blundell [Paxton] (PERSON9823)

Question asked by the patient on 3 May 1600 at 11:50

RN mary Blundell of Linford 16 y. may 3. die h. 11 50 ant m. 1600

head & backe. cold.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 58v (upper right part of page)

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CASE10554: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Sanders [Young Mrs Leaf] (PERSON13656)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1600 at 15:30

RN Mres leafe of lathbury maij 13. die h. 2|3|. 30. 20. {sic} p m. 1600 /head back whites/\

Mres leafe may 13 die h 3. 30 p m

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 67r, f. 66v (f. 67r bottom left, and f. 66v bottom right)

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CASE59779: Horary consultation concerning Christian Goodman (PERSON50086)

Question asked by the patient on 12 February 1625 at 08:00

RN Christiā Goodmā of Thoneborough. 28 y febr. 12. h {sic} hor 8 ant m 1625

stitches a bad back sister to goodmā fountayne1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘whites a bad back & stitches’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 162v (upper right part of page)

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CASE10371: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Susan Andrews (PERSON9163) and Goody Margaret Scot [Old Goody Scot] (PERSON15663)

Question asked by Mrs Susan Andrews (PERSON9163) and Goody Margaret Scot [Old Goody Scot] (PERSON15663) on 18 April 1600 at 14:00

RN Mres Androwes of broughton for her whites Ap. 18 die h. 2. p m. 1600 Whit

Margret Scot of brogston {sic} head back harte.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 44r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE79801: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Magdalen Napier [Mitton] [Sandy] (PERSON33485)

Question asked by Mrs Christian Napier [Young Lady Ersfeild] (PERSON33479) on 24 November 1635 at 15:30

SRN Sister Ersfeild for my sister mytton 30. y. Novemb 24. h. 3. 30. p. m. 1635

a great weaknes in her back this 3. y. next Aug. much troubled with ye whites & reds.

hath miscarried. hath those continually which weaken

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 340, f. 141r (upper part of page)

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CASE78280: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Archer [the younger] (PERSON42833) and Mr Timothy Archer (PERSON42832)

Question asked by Mrs Archer [the younger] (PERSON42833) on 20 September 1633 at 08:30

RN Mres Archer the younger 29 y sept 20. h 8. 30 ant m 1633. /wynd cholick a weake backe wth whit & red\

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Archer & mrs Archer boath troubled wth melanch. sept: 20.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 455 (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE25762: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37418)

Question asked by the patient on 27 December 1610 at 12:30

RN {illeg}s wife 25 y d{ec}ēb. 27 h. 12. 30 p m 16{1}0 |back ill & whites/|1

Notes:

1 ‘whites’ infralinear

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 178r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54730: Horary consultation concerning Marge Atwood (PERSON43082)

Question asked by the patient on 2 August 1622 at 09:00

RN Marg Atwood his wife 42 y Aug 2 h. 9 ant m. 1622

back ill cholick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 20r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12301: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bourton (PERSON9905)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 at 08:30

RN An Bourton of Olny 26 yeres old. sick the ever sinc Lent tooke her in her hed hart & backe maried this 7 yeres had but on Child but yt god hath taken to his mercy. {s} {sic} it holdeth her nowe as an ague shaking her every day. & hat sweateth & is very hot after the shaking & hath as it were a thing lūbring in her chest very corpulent faynt & very feeble. hath a very painfull cough ready to Drawe vp hart & hall wth it & fetcheth blood very short winded. fetcheth vp fleume & water as cleare as a bell. Ap. 25 die . h. 8. 30. mi ant m. 1599. hath a very sore ague every day yt maketh her sweate exceedingly. hath not had this moneth her Courses sinc shee voyded a litle porrengr of clompered bloode/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 138r (upper left part of page)

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CASE46570: Horary consultation concerning Goody Winifred Nichols (PERSON24654)

Question asked by the patient on 7 May 1618 at 06:15

RN Rob. Nichols his wife sick of ye new ague may 7 h. 6. 15 ant m 1618 in her back & bone.

was churched on satt last.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 201, f. 88r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE40275: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Sara Berry [Brooke] (PERSON22089)

Question asked by the patient on 29 August 1612 at 12:50

RN Mres Sara Bery of {B} now mres Brooke 41. y Aug 29. h {sic} hor. 12. 50 p m 1612

back weake & ill whit/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 149v (upper right part of page)

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CASE51909: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Eastone (PERSON48282)

Question asked by the patient on 12 January 1621 at 16:00

RN Goody Elis Easton of Borton 40 y Ian 12 h 4 p m 162i /a weake back whit is very weake\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 31r (upper left part of page)

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CASE24515: Horary consultation concerning Bridget Lamprey (PERSON32472)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1610 at 11:30

RN Bridget lamprey of preston 37 y {sic} Apr 19 . h. 11. 30 ant m 16i0. maryed 14 y. 3 child the youngest 6 y old. & hath bene long troubled wth the greene sicknes her vaynes doe beate. \back/ & legs swell.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 8r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12995: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Burchmore (PERSON10185)

Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1600 at 12:00

RN Mres Burchmore of Tottell end 33 yeres Ian. 14 die h. 12. habet albos et rubeos successive stomack hed backe. weake of a yellowe coloure. a candell wth cymamon {sic} stayeth her whit when nothing els will troubled with the iaundish & of a yellowish colour.

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

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CASE74478: Horary consultation concerning Lady Bridget Wake (PERSON60925)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1632 at 06:40 or at 06:45

RN The lady \Bridget/ Wake of Sawcy forest 26 y Ap May 1. h. 6. 30 {sic} 6. 45. ant m 1632.

the stone reacheth mutch

[Astrological Chart]

The lady Wake of Sawcy forest. 26 y may. 1. h. 6 40 ant m 1632 back belly payned wth wynd & payne reacheth mutch.

The lady wake of Sawcy forest 26 y may. 1. h. 6 40 ant m 1632.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, pp. 123-124 (p. 123 upper right, p. 124 bottom left, and p. 124 upper right)

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CASE12338: Horary consultation concerning Joan Hatch (PERSON12642)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1599 at 15:00

RN {sic} Ione Hatch of Simpson 53. payned in her hed & back & every where. & hath a great mist over her eyes. / sent to me for phisick was vp taketh her as an ague very Cold. & litle hot. Apr 27. die h. 3. ps m {sic}. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 143r (upper left part of page)

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CASE67136: Horary consultation concerning Lady Myddelton [Mary Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON25254)

Question asked by the patient on 8 October 1628 at 12:00

RN The Lady Nydleton {sic} sickly. subiect to cholick & Iandis & hath not her sicknes kindly a weake back octob 8 h. 12 1628.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 405, f. 280r (upper 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-patient-sex=Female;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ABack;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29, accessed 13 February 2025.