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CASE32634: Horary consultation concerning Alice Durante (PERSON22993)

Question asked by the patient on 28 January 1608 at 14:00

RN Alce Durrand for the payne in her backe. |26 y| Ian. 28 h. 2. p m 1608. for her backe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 4v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE51821: Horary consultation concerning Mr Marshal (PERSON54326)

Question asked by the patient on 27 November 1620 at 14:15

RN Mr Marshall servant to Mr Talbot of Saldon 46 y novēb 27 h. 2. 15 p m 1620

in his backe cānot styr

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 15r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE65288: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Tyrlington (PERSON36237)

Question asked by the patient on 31 January 1628 at 18:20

RN My Cosen Tyrlington 34 y febr. 1. h. Ian. 31. h. 6. 20 p m. 1628. |a bad back & weake| /sent her water\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 87v (upper left part of page)

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CASE69250: Horary consultation concerning Goody Knight (PERSON32388)

Question asked by the patient on 23 August 1629 at 15:00

RN Goody Knight of our towne for a payne in her back Aug 23 h. 3 p m 1629

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 138r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE10283: Horary consultation concerning Richard Brittain (PERSON10039)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1600 at 14:15

RN Rich. Britten of Cichely 33. y Ap 8. die h. 2. 15 p m. 1600

for a payne in his backe. taken wth a strayne / & a spice of a wind cholicke.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 32r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12412: Horary consultation concerning Alice Brown (PERSON10108)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1599 at 12:45

RN Thomas Browne

Alce Browne of hanslop above 40. payned in her backe: scoureth yellow I g at 1. may 8 die 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 155r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE44803: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Heath (PERSON31566)

Question asked by the patient on 30 April 1617 at 15:00

RN Mres Heate of Grafton 45 \38/ y Ap. 30 h. 3 p m 1617 a weakenes of ye backe a pricking of a yeres cōtinuance. hath thē well but fewer then heretofore./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 142r (bottom part of page)

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CASE51819: Horary consultation concerning Richard Sharpe [Cole] (PERSON58506)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39173) on 27 November 1620 at 14:00

RW Richard Coles \Sharpe/ of this towne y. 4. d. h. 2. p: m: Nouemb: 27. 1620.

troubled wtha paine in his backe. something cometh ouer him hee sayth at night about 8 of the clocke. screameth & scratcheth when the fit cometh: wch is always about 8 of the clocke at the night.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 15r (upper right part of page)

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CASE19241: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Freeman (PERSON11957) and Anonymous (PERSON18429)

Question asked by Elizabeth Freeman (PERSON11957) and Anonymous (PERSON18429) on 22 April 1601 at 14:15

RN Elisabeth. Freman 50 y. at higha in northapton sheere & a wenche yt bordeth wth her. at her. howse of 17 y. Apr. 22. die . at 2. p 15. p m. 16011

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a payne in her back. gravell’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 86v (upper left part of page)

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CASE13103: Horary consultation concerning Goody Agnes Dickins (PERSON11301)

Question asked by the patient on 20 February 1600 at 14:30

RN Agnes Dickins of Wavendon 36 lyeth in h {sic} childbead th|y|esterday was fortnight. her right leg hath lost the vse of it full of ache & payne sweateth & is swelled. payned in her backe. wth a pricking & shooting feb. 20 die h. 2. 30 p m. 1600. /delivered of a boye\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 273v (upper right part of page)

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CASE48394: Horary consultation concerning Mr Bates (PERSON27852)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1619 at 15:00

RN Mr Bates of Maydes Mo\r/ton 3 months ill a full stomach. shortwȳded & sinc satterday last wth great heat & fayntnes. back hot a flushing heate a flegmatick stomack march 15 h. 3. p m 1619

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 202v (upper left part of page)

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CASE15969: Horary consultation concerning Lady Dorothy Piggot (PERSON14938)

Question asked by the patient on 15 December 1603 at 12:15

GJ Dorothy Piggott of Lenborough 22 y. almost a yeere maried Faynt and weake a payne in her backe and rising in her stomack

quærit vt sit gravida

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 170v (upper right part of page)

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CASE10198: Horary consultation concerning Frances Goodman (PERSON12262)

Question asked by the patient on 24 March 1600 at 15:00

RN Francis Goodman of Newport 17. y for a payne in her back a stitch in her syde March. 24 die h. 3. p m. 1600

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 20r (middle right part of page)

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CASE12611: Horary consultation concerning John Stubley (PERSON16239)

Question asked by the patient on 30 August 1599 at 13:15

RN Iohn Stublye of Shenlye Au{illeg}|gus| 30 die h. 1. 15. p m. 1599. for a greate payne in his backe & a heaving in his body

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 189r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE39255: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Wodell (PERSON37006)

Question asked by the patient on 24 February 1612 at 14:00

RN Thomas Wo{o}dill of Sawford 29 y febr. 24. h. 2. p m 1612.

payned in his left syde most by night & wth cold |wth pricking & shooting & rūning into his backe|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 5v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53833: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Bicklye (PERSON28029)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1622 at 16:15

RN Mres Bickley of Sandey 30|9| y for her stone cholick & a burning in her back wth a picking {sic} & shooting Ap 8 h. 4. 15 p m 1622.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 44v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE76185: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Rumbole (PERSON58024)

Question asked by the patient on 21 December 1632 at 15:00

RN An Rūboll of Buntinford. 26 y Decēb 21 . h. 3. p m. 1632

|2 child living| cānot sleepe cōpl of her backe sweateth mutch

had a vomyt 2 a Cordiall yet still ill faynting f{ear}es for 10 weeks sinc yt she was brought a bed

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An Rūball Decēb 21. h 3 p m 1632

An Rūball 26 y Decēb 21. h. 3 1633 {sic}

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 227 (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE76430: Horary consultation concerning James Wit (PERSON62069)

Question asked by the patient on 9 February 1632 at 12:00

TG Iames Witte {illeg}|2|3 of Woottē die 9 Febr. \H. 12 merid./ 1632.

was takes this day sendis hath much paine in his backe, cannot take anything in his mouth & is very weekey\e/ {sic}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 303 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE73829: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Sanders (PERSON58231)

Question asked by the patient on 20 February 1632 at 13:00

Mrs Elizabeth Sanders. of Perry. 25 \32/ y Febr. 20. h. 1. p m. 1632.

Sicknesse 2 nights, hote & colde by fitts stopping in her stomack, can nether eate not rest well, the great paine in her Back, feares a Consumption makes water very difficultly 6. or 7 weekes

Desires yt shee may take noe Phisick

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 453 (upper 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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ABack;f3-time-of-day=PM;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 20 March 2025.