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CASE11718: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Honour (PERSON12890)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17609) and Anonymous (PERSON17610) on 27 September 1598 at 09:15

RN Elisabeth Honour of Woulverton about 26 maried this 2 or 3 yeres. shee is lunatick & hath not the vse of her wits. about 3 a clock in the after noone 26 of Septemb. die they cam to my howse but I was not at home they came agayne about 9. 15 in moring {sic} wth her consent

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 35r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11724: Interrogation (Missed question) concerning Goody Elizabeth Honour (PERSON12890)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17609) and Anonymous (PERSON17610) between 26 September 1598 at 15:01 and 27 September 1598 at 09:15

RN Elisabeth Honour of Woulverton septemb. 26. die h. 3 p m. 1598 shee is lunatick. at this tyme I was not at home.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a Lunatick’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 36v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11725: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Honour (PERSON12890)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17609) and Anonymous (PERSON17610) on 27 September 1598 at 09:15

RN Elisab. honour of Woulverton septemb. 27. die hor. 9. 15 m ant m.. 1{illeg} 1598. I was then at hom{e} Lunatick.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Lunaticke’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 36v (upper right part of page)

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CASE13893: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Linge (PERSON13726) and Elizabeth Linge (PERSON13727)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17902) on 6 July 1603 at 10:00

RN An lingnes of great brickhill 10 y. Iuly. 6. hor. 10. ant m 1603. Esila Elisabeth lingne 9 y.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1metuit veneficiū malarū linguarū.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 59v (upper right part of page)

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CASE22100: Horary consultation concerning Joan Parrot (PERSON56262) and Elizabeth Parrot (PERSON56252) and Susan Parrot (PERSON56274)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38934) on 8 June 1630 at 13:30

RN Ioane Parrot of Lillingston Loavell 8. y \a fortnight before St Th his day h. 12 30 p m/ Iune 8 h. 1. 30 p. m 1630

kings evill on her finger of her left arme

Susan her sister 3 of may being holy thursd was 3 y a swelling in her f {sic} left foote 8 weeks sup to be the kings evill

Elis Parret her sister 5 y \on tuesd/ a weeke before St Androus day h. 5. 30 p m 1630

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 238, f. 11v (upper left part of page)

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CASE62132: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40288) and Anne Wentworth [Countess of Cleveland] [Lady Wentworth] (PERSON36662) and Anonymous (PERSON40290)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40289) on 22 April 1626 at 14:30

RN The lady Wentworts sisters \daughter/ 5 y \& a halfe/ Ap 22 h {sic} hor 22 2. 30 p m 1626

my lady sends for 6 or 7 vomyts my young ladyes mayd 20 y

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 174r (middle 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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CASE25538: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Lane (PERSON32515) and Arnetrue Lane (PERSON32514)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37389) on 20 October 1610 at 10:00

RN Katheron lane of lowton 4 y \half a yere |a quartr of a yer|/ octob. 20 h {sic} hor 10 ant m. 16i0 Arnetrue lane 17 /metuit veneficiū\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 144v (upper right part of page)

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CASE54679: Decumbiture for Goody Elizabeth Cockayne (PERSON46446)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39510) on 25 July 1622 at 11:11

RN She was taken strangly & sodenly but more yesterday then before Iuly 24. h 4|5| \5/ p m 1622. at sermō tȳe wth strāg convulsions taking away her speach. & vse of her armes & her belly Did burne & trēble & was & is ever mightely tormōted wth sore tēptatiōs when she is most willing to serve god1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tēptation’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 8r (upper right part of page)

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CASE64602: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Horrell (PERSON51887)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40516) on 17 September 1627 at 07:30

RN Elis Hurrell of Barton by Cambridge a widow 60 y sept 17. h. 7 30 ant m. 1627. Distracted of her wits sinc mydsomer. Doth Will curse & talk continually & be doing of some ill except she be tyed & will teare her cloathes & is senceles. fretfull & furious & cā sleepe litle light headed1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘frentick senceles & furious’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 216r (upper right part of page)

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CASE52423: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Harte (PERSON51039) and Ellen Harte (PERSON51041)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39226) on 9 May 1621 at 14:38

RN Elis: Hart of bishops Hatfild 14 y may 9. h. 2. 38 p m 162i grene sicknes |sine consensu| |Ellen Hart staggereth rising riding on her horse. ready to fall|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 135r (upper left part of page)

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CASE24796: Horary consultation concerning Sara Paulin (PERSON34115)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37309) on 19 May 1610 at 12:50

RN Sara Poling of North Crowlye 40 y may 19 h {sic}. hor. 1. \12 50/ p m 1610 /sine consensu.\ |calleth vppon god|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mopish foolish sencles. raveth & laugheth.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 39r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE55192: Horary consultation concerning Anne Cooper (PERSON46959)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39564) on 28 October 1622 at 15:15

RN An Coo of Northāpton octob. 28 h. 3. 15 p m 1622 |gydines of Brayne of a rawe rheumatick stomacke.|

mad f|&| foolish. 16|5|. y.

nata Decēb. 6. h. 12 nocte. 1606. |idle hea{ded} was prsent| |not well sinc she was litle satt. {sic}| 7. y. very ill.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 99v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE61556: Decumbiture for Margaret Howlet (PERSON52018)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40223) on 30 January 1626 at 08:00

RN troubled wth strang convulsions the wench the morow on \St/ Stephens Daye sep a ap . p h. 8 ant m 162{6}|5| & swounded at that tyme & hath bene troubled wth convulsiōs ever sinc

[Astrological Chart]

Marg Howlet taken wth strang fits of convulsions & wythering of her face & neck St {sic} Decēb. 26 h. 8 ant m 1625

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 82r-v (f. 82r bottom right, and f. 82v upper left)

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CASE68264: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Scrope (PERSON58396)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40889) on 24 April 1629 at 14:00

RN Mres Eliz child to the lord of Sunderland a yere & a halfe Ap. 24. 2. p m 1629

[Astrological Chart]

hath a cough & a great loose{nes} & eateth litle

quæritr vtrū laborat Dentib ventre vl vermbis {sic} metuit vermes stomach

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 156v (upper right part of page)

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CASE78332: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Newman (PERSON55374)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41998) on 25 September 1633 at 07:45

RN Agnys Nuemā of Havrshā 8. y. sept. 25. h. 7. 45 ant m 1633.

sick sinc satt last at night a litle after 12.

Casteth all that she taketh & had a loosenes before a fortnight. |cōpl of her bell voyded on worme|

vryne red & aguish

Is paynd every where

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 471 (upper left part of page)

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CASE20483: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Piggot (PERSON14937) and Mrs Anne Piggot (PERSON14935)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18550) on 28 February 1602 at 14:30

RN {sic} Katheron 7 y. Anne Pigget 4 y of lowton. febr. 28. hor. 2. 30 p m 1602.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 304v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE26349: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Audley (PERSON62537) and Anne Middleton (PERSON4997)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18465) on 13 June 1601 at 09:00

RN An Middleton

Margaret Audley 6{0}|2| y. {I} {sic} & An Middleton. 12 y. Iunj {sic} 13. die hor. 9. ant m. 160i cū consensu.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 204, f. 7r (upper left part of page)

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CASE30881: Horary consultation concerning Anne Gardner (PERSON23355) and Elizabeth Gardner (PERSON23356)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26304) on 17 March 1607 at 12:00

RN An Gardner of Chichely. a twelfmoneth old. & Elis Garner {her} sistr 3 weekes old march 17. h. 12. 1607.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 113r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70791: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON41179) and Anonymous (PERSON41180)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41178) on 15 May 1630 at 10:00

RN on of Risely by Bedf 6. nyles {sic} frō Bedf for a{n} old womā 6i y may 15 h {sic} hor 10 ant m 1630

& also for a y{oung} womā of 40 y for her gyping {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 360 (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-querent-sex=Unknown;f2-practitioner-is-patient=No;f3-practitioner-is-querent=No;f5-question-asked=Medical;f6-querent-identified=No;f7-patient-sex=Female, accessed 28 March 2024.