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CASE76943: Horary consultation concerning John Kingston (PERSON53022)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41826) on 12 April 1633 at 14:15

RN Iohn Kingstone of serv to the Lord of Lincolne Ap: 12 h. 2 15 p m 1633. |57 y|

Lame in the soales & ankles of boath feete mutch swelled & red 3 y. |a Dropsy feared| but lately more this halfe yere full of payne

sometymes cā eate litle for 2 or 3 days

I receaved from my Lord of Lincolnes steward a most kind letter.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 31 (upper left part of page)

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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.

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE44820: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38212)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1617 between 11:50 and 18:00

RN The yong pracher for his cough taking him chiefly at his lying downe & in ye morning it maketh him to cast shere water yellow flegme coming as he thinketh frō the bottome of his stomack

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 144r (upper right part of page)

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CASE51943: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39187)

Question asked by the patient on 19 January 1621 at 16:30

RN The Carier of Hanslop goody filds brother. 54 y Ian. 19. h. 4. 30 p m 1621.

a burning feaver

very faynt & weake cānot eate sodenly taken

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 38r (upper left part of page)

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CASE75328: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Jakeman (PERSON52418)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41628) on 18 August 1632 at 14:25

RN Mr Robert Iackmā of wing a yere {sic} the a yere sinc the 4 of Iune last 1631 being satt h 9. 30 ant m but it was brought to me Aug 18 h {sic} hor. 2. 25. p m. 1632

a drye cough that he cānot sleepe a big belly wasted in the flesh |was very fat & is nutch {sic} pynd by a nource yt was wth child| child was prsent /A Consūption feard\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘wasteth mtch {sic} belly big’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 386 (upper right part of page)

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CASE25478: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37387)

Question asked by the patient on 12 October 1610 at 17:20

RN The ladye freemās gentlewomā. at this time cānot take her drink but casteth it. no amendmēt.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 137v (upper left part of page)

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CASE20239: Horary consultation concerning Susan Bynion (PERSON10288)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18531) on 13 February 1602 at 13:45

RN B Susan Bynion of Woulson the husb. mans Daughtr of heathr woulson 5 y Ian.  {sic} 1. 45 p m 1602 faynt & feble.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 265r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE60682: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40124)

Question asked by the patient on 22 June 1625 at 06:30

RN A poer Chapmā cane {sic} to me for a great cough & flegme Iune 22. h. 6. 30. ant m 16251

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a great cough & voydeth vp flegme’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 126v (upper right part of page)

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CASE25030: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON10105)

Question asked by the patient on 15 June 1610 at 16:00

RN my lord Comptons man for his red sore swelled eye Iune 15. h. 4. p m 16i0

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 68r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE44584: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38188)

Question asked by the patient on 1 April 1617 at 12:20

RN a Chambermayd {sic} \wayting gentlewomā./ of my lady Dormers sick a senet wth a double tertiā. at seaven in ye morning & the next day at 12: cold an hour & child & afterward long hot yt she hath litle intermission 22 y mar Apr faynteth & swondeth this day voyded choler cānot abyde to be styred. Ap 1. h. 12. 20 p m 1617 |Mr Nichols|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 107r (upper part of page)

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CASE49390: Nativity for Agnes Evans (PERSON30240)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38683) on 30 July 1619 at 10:25

RN Agnys Evens of {sic} the pedlers child nata 30 {sic} maij 30 h. 11. p m 16171

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘pyned & wasted’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 128v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12819: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON17739)

Question asked by the patient on 16 October 1599 at 11:00

RN a shephard a great bruse. die h. 11. oct. 16

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 220r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE45310: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38261)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38260) on 19 July 1617 at 08:00

RN the father in law of Mr Beamon surg. of Pollixhill came to me for his wife. brought a bed 3 we{ekes} sinc. taken with the new ague extreme sick & feeble & troubled wth stitches

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 38v (upper right part of page)

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CASE55666: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39620)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39619) on 28 February 1623 at 11:00

RN a womā for the Sadler of Stonystratford yt spitteth blood. feb 28 h. 11 ant m 1623

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 183r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE37090: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON27069) and Anonymous (PERSON27070)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26986) on 22 February 1610 at 11:30

RN A souldier for his two sons wch came out of Erland troubled wth the bloody flux feb 2{2} h. 11. 30 ant m 161{0}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 247v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE72905: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON41423)

Question asked by the patient on 11 September 1631 at 15:00

RN A Creple {C}|S|ouldier came to me for an ach. Sept 11 h 3 p m 163i

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 144 (bottom left part 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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CASE15933: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18123)

Question asked by the patient on 28 November 1603 at 09:30

GJ Sr Arthur Throckmortons man for an ache Novemb 28 ho. 9: 30 a m. 1603

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 166v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE22959: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON60599)

Question asked by the patient on 16 September 1630 at 14:00

RN The Chymny swe of newp 52 y sept 16 h 2. p m 1630

for a great loosnes of long continuanc

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 142v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE30113: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37433)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37432) on 21 May 1610 at 14:00 approx.

RN May 21. I was sent for to goo to my lord Cōpton for his ma Taylor yt was swelled & I went in the after noone about 2 p m 16i0

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 41r (bottom left, and bottom right parts 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-querent-identified=No;f2-info=Occupation%20mentioned;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 27 February 2025.