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CASE64308: Horary consultation concerning Lady Mitton (PERSON54830) and Mrs Magdalen Napier [Mitton] [Sandy] (PERSON33485)

Question asked by Lady Mitton (PERSON54830) and Mrs Magdalen Napier [Mitton] [Sandy] (PERSON33485) on 20 July 1627 at 18:30 or at 19:40

RN Receaved a lettr the lady Mytton Iuly 20 h. 6 30 p m 1627 hath casted 3 weekes. would have a playster for the spleene

sent her things agaynst next fryday.

Mres mytton \my Cosen magd myt{ton}/ sent Iuly 20 h: 7 40 p m 1627

hath casteth 3 weekes Craveth my Consell & also a playst for ye spleene

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 167r-v (f. 167r middle left, and f. 167v upper right)

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CASE60788: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Magdalen Napier [Mitton] [Sandy] (PERSON33485)

Question asked by the patient on 11 July 1625 at 10:00

RN My Neece Magd Napere Write to send for a playster for ye spleene Iuly 11. {illeg}|| 10. ant m. 1625

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 142v (upper left part of page)

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CASE65933: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Brograve (PERSON44913)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1628 at 06:30

RN Old Mres Brograve of Brayfild sendeth for a purg for her chest Ap 27 h. 6. 30 ant m 1628.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 2v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE70684: Horary consultation concerning Lettice (PERSON42373)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1630 at 05:40

RN my mayd lettice may 2 h. 5. 40 b{i} ant m 1630

had a vomyte yest craved a nother for her stomack is nutch {sic} oppressed hath thē well

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 321 (upper right part of page)

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CASE42437: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Rose Throckmorton (PERSON36076)

Question asked by the patient on 18 September 1615 at 15:00

RN Mres Rose Throckmort{on} of Paulusperry 35 y sept 18 h. 2|3|. p m 1615 a mayden

[Astrological Chart]

desyrous to have a vomyt stomack ill/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 110v (upper right part of page)

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CASE60280: Horary consultation concerning Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1625 at 11:00

RN The lady Neavell of Holt Ap. 22. . h. 11 ant m 1625.

desyreth some speedyer thing Inward & outwardto helpe her emrods & fundament yt {bleede} & Issues

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 67v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE26498: Interrogation (Marriage) concerning Mrs Dorothy Bruarton [Bannister] (PERSON1384)

Question asked by the patient on 15 February 1600 between 09:00 and 09:30

SF 1596 30 of Iune p mr at 30 p 41

DB {illeg}maried the 30th of Iune betwixt foure and five aclocke in the evening in the yeare of our Lord i596 being xxvth yeres ould at that time being being borne on Saynt mathes Daye betwixt xii and one at night SF \1571 / Dority {borne} borne at Barthelemutide the day and time vnsertayne being of of {sic} the age of five ag or sixe and thirty nowe Desiring yow to make the playster for my backe agaynst friday or saterday if posiple yow can for I indure great payne yow may tell this berar howe I must vse the oyle for hearing wch yow gave me whether I must take it whote or CouldeSF

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mrs banister maried/’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 236, f. 23r, f. 23Ar-v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE53827: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Wilson [Wyn] (PERSON61954)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1622 at 12:30

RN mres Wylson of Wadon Abby Mr Wyns Daughter. 26 y Ap 8 h. 12 30 p m 1622

a weake backe.

desyreth a purge

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 43v (upper left part of page)

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CASE59646: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007)

Question asked by the patient on 15 January 1625 at 15:30

RN my Cosen shee Marsh my deerest Neece 45 y Ian 15 h {sic} hor 3. 30 p m 1625 a bad stomack

crateth the same pils yt she had last

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 142r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70614: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Catherine Tyrringham (PERSON60705)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1630 at 16:00

RN Mres Katherin Tyringhā 24 y Ap 27. h. 4. p m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

stopt about her chest desyrous of a vomyte

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 300 (upper left part of page)

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CASE62545: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Twisden (PERSON60639)

Question asked by the patient on 3 June 1626 at 20:30

RN The younger gentlewomā mrs \An/ T{illeg}|w|isdon sent me a lettr Mres An Twisden 20 y Iune 3 h {sic} hor 8. 30 p m 1626

at her stomack

would weare some playster for her backe yt had a good smell

afrayd to be let blood yet will she sayth henc forth if I will advise her therto.

would have some cōfortable thing to breake wynd for her stomack to digest her meate.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 238r (upper left part of page)

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CASE13515: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Miller (PERSON14184)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1598 at 13:00

RN Goody Miller quærit quid sit vt salutare morbo suo. remediu quæritat. cor caput sibi dolent. the 17 of may. die h. 1a

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 189v (upper part of page)

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CASE57439: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Arpe (PERSON42876)

Question asked by the patient on 28 November 1623 at 08:40

RN Mres Orpe of London writeth to me to send her more {c}|o|f the Cordiall pils & cordiall electuarie novēb. 28 . h. 8. 40 ant m. 1623

[Astrological Chart]

cōpl of her old disease bad longus.

desyreth \her former/ cordiall pils & cor: electuarie

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 31v (upper left part of page)

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CASE70905: Horary consultation concerning Lady Marge Brete (PERSON44753)

Question asked by the patient on 25 May 1630 at 11:50

RN The lady Bret was let blood & tooke her vomyt {wch} {sic} gave her 3 vomyts & 12 stooles & Mr Wallys gave her a sleeping pill & after her awaking is sick & so also after meate

& cā not take any thing but it cometh vp & now is so weake as she is forced to keepe her bed Continually may 25 h 11. 50 p|a|nt m 1630.

Clysters & Cooling almond milkes her vryne thick & red desyreth another playster of {opicacū} for the splene

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 194, p. 404 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE72336: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Judith Chester (PERSON46005)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1631 at 07:00

RN Mres Chester of Tylswort Mr Henry Chesters wife 24 y Iune 14. h. 7 ant m. 163i

[Astrological Chart]

terms stopt sinc christas her left leg swelled hot.1

my pultish made it to blyster. & she applyed Cowe Dung & butter to it

Toke my Dyet Drink & it wroght well for 5 days & abated the swelling & sinc it is cōme agayne |imputeth her swelling to the stopping of her terms|

would know wheathr good to bleed & in what places.

desyreth to have a good purg. /wth a fulnes of her stomack.\

Notes:

1 ‘her left leg swelled’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 422 (upper left part of page)

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CASE79204: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Claire Wright (PERSON37112)

Question asked by the patient on 21 December 1634 at 11:00

SRN My Cozon Clare wright of Southwarke London. 50. y. Decemƀ 21.  {sic}. h. 11. a. m. 1634.

[Astrological Chart]

hath kept her bed this sennight a weake bad digestion. her meate rises sometymes like hard egs wch causes a great payne both in stomack & backe.

she can eate little or nothing she desires to haue something to strengthen her stomack. /much troubled with a stitch in her right side with a continuall payne in her stomack.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 165r (upper left part of page)

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CASE65305: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Brewer (PERSON44769)

Question asked by the patient on 4 February 1628 at 09:00

RN Mary Bruer of this towne 36 y feb. 4. h. 9 ant m 1628

Is lame in all her body & her |left| kne swelled & foot & is lame in it cōplayneth of her backe & syde & is desyrous to be let blood great wth child quickened at St Thomas

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 90v (upper right part of page)

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CASE70625: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Sanders (PERSON58243)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1630 at 15:30

RN Mres \mary/ Saunders1 of welford hard by Cole Ashbee 24 myles henc Ap 40. y. Ap 28 h. 3. 30 p m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

she Desyreth her old dyet drinke wch I sent her. and a purg gaynst melanch.2

{s} {sic} & a playster for ther splene

Notes:

1’ in the left margin

2 ‘melanch.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 304 (upper left, bottom centre, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE34240: Horary consultation concerning Goody Markham (PERSON13956)

Question asked by the patient on 20 October 1608 at 17:38

RN Goody Marcū \of this towne/ did send for 6\d/ of cynamon water. was sick vndr her syde. Octob. 20 h. 5. 38. p m 1608 /was very sick to day thrice\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 221v (upper right part of page)

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CASE48806: Horary consultation concerning Anne Abdy (PERSON27227)

Question asked by the patient on 24 May 1619 at 06:39

RN Ione \Anne/ Abdy of this towne 30 y May 24 h. 6. 39 ant m 1619 past her {illeg} {sic} {illeg} tyme 3 quaters {sic} of a yer{s} {sic} & a fortnight beasts {sic} doe not swell as before legs swell very big in her body desyrous of physick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 13r (bottom 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-querent-sex=Female;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment%3A%3ARequesting%20treatment;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso, accessed 27 October 2024.