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CASE69872: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Leavens (PERSON53578)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1629 at 16:40

RN Ioane Leavins of Imly 22 y a wench Decēb 23. h. 5 \4. 40/. p. m 16291

[Astrological Chart]

her secreat places burne exceedingly & swell wth sutch payne yt she cā hardly make water & yet maketh very litle

hath a Droutch yt nothing well quench her thirst

hath a hot & a dry liver & a cold stomack

craveth a cooling playster for her liver hath 2 dig

wheathr she shall vse her cels of pouder every day or othr day cānot make water/

Notes:

1 ‘2 fig’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 24 (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE53723: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Susan Kirkland [Foster] (PERSON20095)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1622 at 16:00

RN Mres foster {illeg}|o|f newp 23 y march. 18 h. 4 p m. 1622 /a huzzing in head like rayne wth a gydynes a bad back flushing heat on the left syde of her head\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 26v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11838: Horary consultation concerning James Greenwood (PERSON12385)

Question asked by the patient on 2 December 1598 at 10:15

RN Iames Greenewood of water eaton Doctr Spark tennet {sic} 50 yeres old. complayneth of his of h an old dysease of his harte now well & lusty but not long sinc almost ded in it. troubled wth a stitch on his right side & cometh over his hart ready to swounde. very cold wth it. of a high colour. stuffed in his Chest yt he can scarce tak his winde quærit Decēbr. 2. die . h. 10. 15. mi. 1598. his hart trembleth muday {sic} last sick lame.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 60r (upper right part of page)

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CASE28861: Horary consultation concerning Goody Cowly (PERSON19397)

Question asked by the patient on 30 April 1605 at 07:00

RN Goody Cowly of our towne same tyme.

Goody Cowly a deadly payne in the hynder te of her head yt shee cānot rest for it rūneth into her backe. & chill & cold. chest hard gyrded. Apr 2|3|0 y {sic} {illeg} Apr. h. 7. ant m 1605.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 73r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE11781: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Archer (PERSON9204)

Question asked by the patient on 7 November 1598 at 09:06

RN Margaret Archer of Calverton’ 34 yeres quærit remediū 7 of novemb die  {sic}. 9. 6. mi. 1598 shee hath her bene maried this 20 yere nevr had child shee hath them every three weekes but after thick of hearing stopt in the chest meate hath not his passage Downe a cold body & stomacke.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 48r (upper right part of page)

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CASE73441: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Theed (PERSON60020)

Question asked by the patient on 2 December 1631 at 13:00

RN Mr Iohn fil f \phe \p|T|heede {sic} |Theede|// of Libborne of Moulton par{ish} 55 y Decēb 2. h. 1 p. m. 163i /voydeth mutch flegme\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a great cough of the Longues feaverish.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, pp. 321-322 (p. 321 upper right, and p. 322 upper left)

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CASE50453: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Franklin (PERSON30628)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1620 at 10:40

RN Mres Margaret Franklin of Bonehurst 24 y march 29. h. 10. 40 ant m 1620 \worst fasting/ hed full & dissye wyndy a cold stomacke hot liver full of melancholy greefe sinc her fathers death. face flushing hot & breaking out /vnmayed {sic}.\ /cold feete hot head\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 153r (upper right part of page)

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CASE22447: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne Reeve (PERSON34661)

Question asked by the patient on 17 July 1630 at 10:30

RN Goody Reeve of filgrave 39 y Iuly 17 hor 10. 30 ant m 1630 body loose head ill stomack very cold

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 63v (upper left part of page)

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CASE72972: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Rowe (PERSON57967)

Question asked by the patient on 20 September 1631 at 10:00

RN {ma}rgaret Row of Gothurst 43 y Sept 20 h. 10 ant m 1631 faynt harted new malig feaver

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 164 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE56386: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280)

Question asked by the patient between 24 May 1623 at 17:00 and 25 May 1623 at 06:40

RN Mr Bouth of Chesheere for flushing obstruct & rank swelling vnder the arme pith

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 113v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE20851: Horary consultation concerning Richard Hamden (PERSON12499)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1604 at 15:00

GJ Richard Hambden of Clyfton 28 y Martij 18 ho 3. p. m. A great payne at his hart tooke him last night about midnight keepes his bed ever since mightely puld about his hart. a shepheard

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 50r (upper left part of page)

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CASE10800: Horary consultation concerning Francis Townsend (PERSON16508)

Question asked by the patient on 10 June 1600 at 10:00

RN Francis Townesind Mr Androwes servant 33. Iune 10 die h 10. ant m. 1600 for a payne about his harte. sweateth & looketh yellowe/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 102v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11780: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Page (PERSON14607)

Question asked by the patient on 7 November 1598 at 13:45

RN Mres Page of Lathbury for her bad stomack & mutch treating vpward full of winde stone cholick. cold & Drye. Novemb. 7. die h. 1. 45. 1598.

Mres Page of lathbury in her owne son.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 48r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE19730: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18482)

Question asked by the patient on 4 August 1601 at 09:15

RN at this tyme a woman of Willing 80 y for an exceeding burning about her hart & chest leeke a burning fever this 7 y

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 169r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11782: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Miller (PERSON14177)

Question asked by the patient on 7 November 1598 at 15:00

RN Agnes Miller of Newport sick ever sinc Miklemas. 30 yeres old troubled wth fleume wth a quivering & trembling in her body as it were wth a palsye. wth a gret rising in her stomacke hed novemb. 7. die h p. m. 3. a whitish water before it was turned full of heres spot & dregs thin & yellowish

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 48v (upper left 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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CASE14795: Horary consultation concerning Mr Nathaniel Bird [Kirkland] (PERSON9750)

Question asked by the patient on 10 April 1603 at 19:30

GJ Nathaniell Kirkland of Haversham. Apr. 10 ho. 7. 30 p. m. 1603 sent for a prparat & pilles a Cold stomacke, and troubled wth flegme

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 48r (upper left part of page)

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CASE73745: Horary consultation concerning Mary Longstaffe (PERSON53864)

Question asked by the patient on 6 February 1632 at 12:00

TG Mary longstaff of La{illeg}|t|hbury. affectu uterino laborans et febri stomacho, capite et membrorum doloribus.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘1632. Febr: d. 6. h. 0. 0.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 428 (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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CASE11133: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Dudley (PERSON11392)

Question asked by the patient on 7 August 1600 at 11:00

RN Agnys Dudley of shenly 5|6|0 y. Aug. 7 die h. 11. ant m 1600 brest harte & syde & a flushing heate./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 152r (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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFevers%2C%20chills%20and%20sweating;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 8 April 2025.