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CASE40546: Horary consultation concerning John Billington (PERSON9709)

Question asked by the patient on 31 October 1612 at 10:40

RN Iohn Billington of fæny stratford. 84. y. octob. 31 {illeg}|h| {sic} hor. 10. 40 ant m 1612

cānot see but dyly as if he saw a myst betwixt.

left ey. Right ill1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dyme sight’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 194r (upper right part of page)

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CASE59684: Horary consultation concerning William Tyms (PERSON60660)

Question asked by the patient on 24 January 1625 at 08:39

RN Will: Tyms \of Moulton in North sheere/ yt is ill sighted wth a pyn in his eyes. Ia 44 y Ian 24 h|| h. 8 39 ant m 1625

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 148v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE49295: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Roughead (PERSON18813)

Question asked by the patient on 21 July 1619 at 08:30

RN Thomas Rufhead came to me for my consell for his \right/ eye prick & shooting only for a sudden a dynes of his ey Iuly Iuly. {sic} 21. h. 8. 30 ant m 16191

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dynes of his sighte’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 111v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE59840: Horary consultation concerning Sir John Underhill [Mr John Underhill] (PERSON36309)

Question asked by the patient on 24 February 1625 at 20:15

RN Mr Iohn Vnderhill quærit vtrū medicus qui sanationē mittit deo volente efficerit Febr 26|4| h. 8. 15 p m 1625 |feb. 24|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘sight & hearing mutch decayed.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 176r (upper right part of page)

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CASE75416: Horary consultation concerning Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400)

Question asked by the patient on 9 September 1632 at 08:25

RN Quæritr de causa morboū {sic} heroine D magdalenæ \Bridgwater Edgerton/ 15 y Sept 9 hora 8. 25 ant m. 1632. /eys darke\1

[Astrological Chart]

|In novilunio & first quarter./| \melancholick ill/ 6 y troubled hath had Issues in her neck two {illeg}|A|nd 2 in her arms & two nowe in boath feete hath bene let blood {illeg}|b|oath arme & feete 3 or 4 tyms. It came after the smale pox. a full pletherick body |hath had purges pils dyet drinks & An Angle frō king Iams & also this king /her face swelleth a litle wthin these 2 months her swelling\| |neaver had her terms| |hath bene let blood twice in her armes & twice in her feete & twice in her hands & leaches at her lips & thighs & fundament|

It is of in 26. 45. in tripl et ter et fac 2

Notes:

1 ‘Struma’ in chart

2 ap. ap. ap’ in the left margin

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 416, p. 416 (upper left part of page)

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CASE49079: Horary consultation concerning Anne Hore [Watts] [Goodwife Watts] (PERSON12956)

Question asked by the patient on 24 June 1619 at 15:00

RN An Hore \& or Wats/ of Woulverton. 60 y Iune 24 h. 3. p. m. 1619. swelled in face & eyes ill & cānot see nor lift vp her eyes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 62r (upper left part of page)

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CASE13690: Horary consultation concerning Silvester Clark (PERSON10634)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1603 at 11:45

RN Sylvestr Clarke of litlington. 45 y Apr 26 hor. 11. 45. ant m. 1603

for her dyme sight & waterish eyes.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 25v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE30171: Horary consultation concerning Christopher Wren (PERSON17396)

Question asked by the patient on 25 October 1606 at 10:00

RN Chrystopher of Wren of Hanslop. 60 y octob. 25 h {sic} hor. 10 ant m 1606.

for his eyesight red & waterish.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 3v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE13072: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Carter (PERSON10349)

Question asked by the patient on 13 February 1600 at 11:00

RN Mr Carter \67 yeares./ of husband Crowlye cānot take his winde. ever sinc Eastr can ride but not goe afoote feb. 13. die h. 11 ant m 1600 can scarce see a ringin{g} of bels. full of fleme

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 268v (upper right part of page)

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CASE46606: Horary consultation concerning Emery Miles (PERSON33261)

Question asked by the patient on 12 May 1618 at 09:30

RN Emry Miles of Stony stratford 21 y may 13 12. h. 9. 30 ant m 1618. alwas troubled in her head wth a gydines & a lightnes & taketh away her sight dym & mutch payned sight taken away wth it as wth a myst of {sic} most at full troubled

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 95r (upper right part of page)

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CASE51075: Horary consultation concerning Richard Glover (PERSON49899)

Question asked by the patient on 18 June 1620 at 18:00

RN Rich: Glover of Hanslop 30 y Iune 18 h 6 p m. 1620 /febr malig.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘sences lost & memory.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 79r (upper right part of page)

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CASE17837: Horary consultation concerning Henry [Harry] Parkins (PERSON14684)

Question asked by the patient on 3 September 1602 at 18:30

RN Henry Parken of Tempsford 3 24 y a batcheler. Sept 2|3|. hor 6. 30 p m 1602. head chest & backe bound in ye body mutch fleme dym eys Dull in hearing.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 191v (upper right part of page)

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CASE18152: Horary consultation concerning William Bunche (PERSON10176) and Margaret Simpson (PERSON15830)

Question asked by William Bunche (PERSON10176) and Margaret Simpson (PERSON15830) on 2 November 1602 at 13:45

RN Williā Bunts of hanslop for a terrible payne in on syde of his head the left syde eyes rūning & bloodshotten & a cataracte in his \that/ eye. novemb 2. hor. 1. 45. p m. 1602.

Margaret Sympson of Newport 40 y. for a payne in her head |as a cold water maketh her eyes thicke vnmaried| novenb {sic} 2. hor. 1. 45. p m 1602. hath her sicknes but badly

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 231r (upper left part of page)

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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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CASE18941: Horary consultation concerning Joan Coast (PERSON10682) and Alice Wheeler (PERSON17014)

Question asked by Joan Coast (PERSON10682) and Alice Wheeler (PERSON17014) on 21 February 1601 at 13:00

RN Ione Coast of Marsten 8 75. y feb. 21. die hor. 1: p m. 1601 payned in her hed & eyes ca scarse see.

Alce Wheeler of Cranfild 23. y. d|f|eb. 21. die hor. 1. p. m. 1601 in her armes & legs cannot styrre. backe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 38r (upper left part of page)

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CASE47008: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Clark (PERSON22538)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1618 at 10:00

RN Mr Rich: Clarke of the Whitlewood forest. 56. y. Iuly. 4 h {sic}. hor 10. ant m 1618 |a quartyne sinc milkemas shortȳded {sic} taketh away his sences & eysight when the fit cōmeth belly chest.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 167v (upper left part of page)

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CASE48466: Nativity for Mr John Monson (PERSON33306)

Question asked by the patient between 5 April 1619 at 11:30 and 7 April 1619 at 08:30

RN Mr Iohn Mounson \Sr Will sons and haire/ nat Sept. 10 h {sic} hor. 12. p m 1597. wth a {illeg} kell on his face \{k}ell on his {face}/

subiect to \hot/ feavers. hedach vertigo. eyes seemeth to see like motes at his right arme voydeth filthy impostumed stuffe at his nose of late. feeleth a wȳdynes at his stomack

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 219r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE59495: Horary consultation concerning Anne Clark (PERSON46240)

Question asked by the patient on 5 December 1624 at 15:00

RN An Clarke of Adstock 67 y decēb. 5 h. 3 p m. 1624 a wedd next at night 5 weekes Dreamed in the night & was at her waking in a trance her {illeg}|s|ight & sences fayling her & is redy to sink away sodenly by fits in her sight & sences & swȳing of her brayne offreth to cast & to goe to stoole but cānot

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 120r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE52448: Horary consultation concerning Mary Harvey (PERSON51120) and Harvey (PERSON51090)

Question asked by Mary Harvey (PERSON51120) on 12 May 1621 at 14:15

RN Mary Harvey of Olny a young widow 24|6| y may 12 h. 2. 15 p m 162i

for her legs swelled red eys dym & her litle child wth hot red eyes

child sent

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 138v (upper left part of page)

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CASE37401: Horary consultation concerning Cogdell (PERSON19318)

Question asked by the patient on 16 May 1611 at 09:39

RN Cogdall of luton for his \right/ eye hit wth a chip may 16. h 9. 39 ant m 1611 he cr\r/aved {sic} my counsell1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘hurte wth a chip on the outsyde of ye {eye} & cā see little or nothing.’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 334, f. 77r (upper 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-querent-is-asking-about=Self;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AEye%20troubles%3A%3AEyesight;f4-question-asked=Medical, accessed 4 March 2025.