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CASE13037: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Oakley (PERSON14550) and Thomas Burgess (PERSON10196) and Mary Burgess (PERSON10203)

Question asked by Catherine Oakley (PERSON14550), Thomas Burgess (PERSON10196) and Mary Burgess (PERSON10203) on 2 February 1600 at 12:00

RN Katheron Ocklie of Turvie 60 y. payned in her legs & bodye wch are mightely swollen & a payne in her cheste wth a cold. Doth spit blood also feb. 2 die . h. 12. Thomas Burges \of Astwood/ 50 yeres for a great cough & payne in the chest very short winded. 16001

[Astrological Chart]

the womans watr is very red & thick Mary Burges troubled about the hart wth a coughinge her watr hath black melancholy humour. her husb & ss troubled wth a cough.

Notes:

1 ‘a coughe’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 263v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12191: Horary consultation concerning Anne Winkles (PERSON17270)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1599 at 13:00

RN An Winkles of Hanslop. 60. amisse this 20 yeres: vndr her left side pricketh leeke a dagger. cōbred wth colour. wth slymy black reping geere. goeth vp to her belly & backe. Apr. 2. die . h. 1. 1599. sad & hevye.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 119v (upper left part of page)

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CASE14020: Horary consultation concerning Roger Woodward (PERSON17368) and Joan Woodward (PERSON17372)

Question asked by Roger Woodward (PERSON17368) and Joan Woodward (PERSON17372) on 17 September 1603 at 11:00

RN Rogar Woodward of Stadgdon. 62 y sept 17 h {sic} hor. 11. ant m 1603. for sore eyes./

Ione Woodward of his wife 60 y sept 17 hor 11. ant m 1603.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 81r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE21107: Horary consultation concerning Goody Isabel Coates (PERSON10692) and Richard Coates (PERSON10687)

Question asked by Goody Isabel Coates (PERSON10692) and Richard Coates (PERSON10687) on 21 April 1604 at 13:00

RN Isbell Cotes of Olny 60 y Apr 21 h {sic} hor 1 p m 1604

hed ill this twelfmoneths

Rich. Cotes of Olny 64 y Apr 21 h {sic} hor 1. p m 1604.

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 86r (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE69701: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Neville [Smith] (PERSON55281) and Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Neville [Smith] (PERSON55281) and Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286) on 13 November 1629 at 14:45

RN Sr Th. Neavell & his lady novēb 13. h. 2. 45 p m 1629 |he sent me a physition|

[Astrological Chart]

Sr Th is well mended

his lady needeth no greene ginger nor prserved nutmegs nor cōserve of barberyes.

would know wheather yt she \may/ eate pomegranet:

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 346r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11564: Horary consultation concerning Mary Battison (PERSON16690)

Question asked by the patient on 19 July 1598 at 09:12

RN Mary R Vattison a widowe 60 yeres old. mittit consilio et morbi remedio. / Iulij 19 th die . h. 9. 12. m. /short winded & puffed vp in her cheste/\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 3r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE12117: Horary consultation concerning Joan Richardson (PERSON15314)

Question asked by the patient on 21 March 1599 no earlier than 11:00

RN Ihone Richardson of yardly mill. 60. sick this 12 moneth by a fit of a cold & cough short winded. & a phis|t|ick & a corpulent woman a good water: – 4d.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 108r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE21939: Horary consultation concerning Alice Cheyney (PERSON10480)

Question asked by the patient on 22 January 1605 at 11:30

RN Alce Cheany a poor widow 60 y of Paulusperry Ian. 22 h. 11. 30 ant m 1605. cōplayneth of her hed. & hart wth a shooting.

weake stomacke & old.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 218r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11619: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Leech (PERSON13676)

Question asked by the patient on 11 August 1598 at 08:49

RN Aig Agnes leach of Caucot the mothr in lawe of Malins Daughter. 68 yeres old. enquireth my counsell for her disease wc hath bene sick this 3 weekes. Aug. 11. die . h. 8. 49 mi. ant m.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 13v (upper right part of page)

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CASE21840: Horary consultation concerning Goody Hobs (PERSON12812)

Question asked by the patient on 27 December 1604 at 10:20

RN Goody Hobs of Gothurst 60|3| y. Decēb 27. hor. 10 20 ant m 1604.

every where swelled in her lyms armes. legs bodye very shortwyded.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 202r (upper right part of page)

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CASE35435: Horary consultation concerning Alice Godfrey (PERSON23428)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1609 at 08:15

RN Alce Godfrey 60 y Apr 18 h. 8. 15 ant m 1609. not sicke. |seemeth to see black visions waking & sleeping.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘very heavy & pensive troubled in mynd. feared to take the cōmunion.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 5r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE53737: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Dobs (PERSON47921)

Question asked by the patient on 21 March 1622 at 12:20

RN tooke a fall march 7 h 9. 45 ant m 162i very faynt & ready to swond. a greevous payne all over.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 28v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE80043: Prescription for Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400) and Lady Alice Egerton [Young Lady Alice Bridgewater] (PERSON48397)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 14 May 1633

RN A note of Directions for the noble lady Magdalen Egerton may 14th 1633.

first give{illeg} \her/ onc a weeke 5 pils especially 2 or 3 days before the new moone & the full moone

But in case the flushing should come, observe the former directions & doe as you have seene me to doe

{illeg}|Th|at is give her a clyster. of Hamec the weight of six sixpences. that is thre shillings {illeg}|m|ixing it with Ierapicra cōposita the weight of twelfe pence sweete {illeg}|b|utter on sponefull salt a sponefull.

And that night apply a pigeon slitte the bloody te to the soales of the feete to each foote going to her bed & halfe a pigeon to the nape of the neck.

In the morning apply give her 5 pils very early to sleepe on them. or els another clyster as you did before in the after noone betwixt 3 & 4. & pigeons agayne to the soales of her feete

onc a fortnight you may apply to the outsyde of the foote |right leg| two leaches. & a week after two leaches to the outsyde of the left leg. this to prvent

But if the flushing heate will not leave her suddenly then it is good to apply 4 leaches to the emrod vaynes.

onc in a month it weare very behoofehull {sic} to take four graynes of the vomyting pouder & to soake it all night in thre onces of white {illeg}|w|yne on the gentle hot embers then in the morning to passe it thorough a lynen cloath into a cup & to Drink it fasting all at once & hot buttered posset Drink always after casting

If at any tyme you feare yt her flushing heate will come on her. then you may be pleased to give her a vomyte to evacuate the humours. & a cl{illeg} washing clyster of clere hot posset Drink 3 quarters of a pint, sweete butter two sponefuls Hony a sponefull & white salt a sponefull. & if you please the next day about four of the clock a purging clyster of hamec & Ierapicra wch is before described

If it so happen yt before you can make ready this purging dyet Drink wch followeth the flushing heate should Bine \be feared/

Brine four \or five/ gallons of good Ale worte & when it is tūned into a fitting & a convenient barle Then Take of Sene six onces, of rubarbe, Agarick, turbith of each on once \sliced/ a halfe. & of Calamus aromaticus, sassafras, sarzaperilla of each two onces sliced licoras anys seedes of each sliced & bruised four onces, cinamon nutmeg of each brused halfe an once citron & lemon pils of each a quarter of an once whit & yellow sanders sliced of each a quarter of an once, Divide all the stuffe into 3 lynen bags having a peeble stone in each bag after it is a weeke old, Drink of it liberally as you Did wth vs & eate no flesh. till it hath d|w|rought well/ you may Drink hot posset Drinke to set it a working. & may dyne wth potched egs & so m{illeg} it at sup.

If I say you cā not prpare this purging dyet drink soone inough to prvent her infirmity. Then be pleased to make this purging Decoction following

Take of Sene on once & a halfe turbith on once & a halfe, Agarick mechoicā & rubarbe of each six Drams the Weight of a dram is about six pence, mirabolans Called Chelulæ & Citrini of each on once all fynely sliced. hermedactils two onces sliced, licoras & anys seeds of each an ounce & a halfe boyle all these in six pints of water & two pints of white wyne boyle it to halfe strayne it. of this the lady Magdalen is to take six onces & to adde to it two sponefuls of syrope of roses & to Drink it for 3 mornings but the lady Alce is to take but four onces of this licour & to adde to it two sponefuls of syrope of roses.

The oyntment we vsed to ye lady Magdalen was cōpounded of oyle of lillyes two onces of Capons greace two sponefuls of oynt|ment of| Dialthea a sponefull all weare melted & so vsed

& also her former playster some 3 onces eyther to be applyed {be}t{wix}t her shoulders & also the soales of her feete & on of those playsters to be applyed to the lady Ac|l|ces splene.

For the Lady Alce

When you shall see especiall cause they {sic} give to the lady two sponefuls & a halfe of the vomyting syrope mixed wth a sponefull of white wyne let her Drink it fasting, taking always after laying vp of the stomack cleere hot posset Drinke

If her ladyship cōplayne of any gryping in her belly or any ach of her head then give this clyster.

Take of motherworte, wild thyme, lovage, rosemary, balme of each a quarter of a handfull bay beryes, Iunipor beryes, anys seedes Dill seedes of each a sponefull flours of cāmomyll a very litle boyle all in a quarte of posset Drinke made of malmesye or white muskadyn & milke of each a pinte take away the Curde & boyle all the forenamed species in it to halfe, strayne it & Take halfe a pinte of this decoction melt in it a sponefull of sweete butter, hony a sponefull, white salt a sponefull. let this be her clyster.

If you see occasion give her 5 litle pils Weighing about four pence about 5 in the morning

\let her smell to Her pomander./

And there after give the lady of the gentle purging decoction before named in the Description of it for the lady Magdalen. giving her of this Decoction four onces. syrope of roses a sponefull, & of the elect purging electuary prpared for the lady Alce the Weight of ten pence let albe well dissolued & give her this potion blood warme fasting betwixt six{t} & seaven & thin broath two hours after.

When you make of the purging dyet Ale, then be pleased to give her a good Draught of it in the same maner as her ladyship tooke it here with vs at linford

you have thre ounces of cōfortable lozenges to give vnto the lady Alce {illeg} on lozeng in a day for 3 or 4 mornings togeather fasting especially after a vomyte or a purge. & so to be vsed as occasion shalbe mynistred

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 1488, pp. 213-216 (p. 213 upper, p. 214 upper, p. 215 upper, and p. 216 upper)

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CASE11924: Horary consultation concerning Joan Harvey (PERSON12623)

Question asked by the patient on 2 January 1599 at 09:00

RN Ihone Harvy of Northcrowly 60 yeres old not well this 5 weekes for this 3 weekes shee hath well nie kept her bed cannot well goe to ground sent her sonne to me die {sic} Ian. 2. die h. 9. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 76r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12143: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Lea (PERSON13644)

Question asked by the patient on 26 March 1599 between 10:50 and 12:00

RN Agnes lea 62. of lowton a hie coloured water & fits of an ague. hart sick. hath taken {sic} a great greefe. a widowe.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 112r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE21672: Horary consultation concerning Mary Green (PERSON12365)

Question asked by the patient on 31 October 1604 at 11:15

RN mary Greene of Hogson 60 y Octob 31 hor. 11. 15 ant m 1604.

very sick in her stomacke & keepeth her bed when her fits cōme vppon her greeved aftr eating any thinge.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 173v (upper right part of page)

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CASE21859: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Jane Farmer (PERSON11648)

Question asked by the patient on 31 December 1604 at 11:00

RN Mr {sic} Farmer of Burcot 63 y Decēb 31. hor. 11. 16041

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘troubled & distempred in mynde.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 204v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE78839: Horary consultation concerning Anne Refish (PERSON57485)

Question asked by the patient on 18 February 1634 at 07:30

RN An Refish of litle Holton 60 y Feb 18 h. 7. 30 ant m 1634 /widow 10 y.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a quaking fearfull mynd tempted to kill a child’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 89v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11662: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Leech (PERSON13676)

Question asked by the patient on 31 August 1598 at 10:00

RN An leach \60 yeres of age./ of Caucot would request me to send her some what for to remove that wc lieth in her chest & shee is troubled wth a stitch vnder her right side shee hath bene sick ever sinc midsomer. Aug. 31. die h. 10. ant m. 1598 a widowe woman.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 23v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11923: Horary consultation concerning Alice Phillips (PERSON14904)

Question asked by the patient on 1 January 1599 at 08:40

RN Alce Phylip of Eaton 60 yeres old sick sinc St Steaphens day at night. betwixt 9 & 10 at night. sent to me being very weake this 1 of Ian 1599. troubled wth a stitche vnder her side.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 75v (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-language=English;f3-querent-age-band=060-069;f4-question-asked=Medical;f5-treatment=No, accessed 28 March 2024.