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CASE25009: Diary entry

Written by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 13 June 1610 between 06:30 and 08:00

RN I wrote a lettr to the Comissary for Mr Gregory & my mā was gone yt should delivr it Iune 13 h. 6. 30 ant m 16i0 |my mā in ye morning asked me wheathr I had any busynes wth the cōmissary & I answered noe./|

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 65r (upper left part of page)

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CASE9495: Horary consultation concerning Dr Simon Forman (PERSON2824)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1601 at 06:30

SF Best to send the Letter D Bl mal|d| to my L of Canterbery 1601 the 6 of Iulij an’ m’ at 30 p 6/

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 411, f. 114r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE79347: Diary entry

Written by Mr Richard Napier [the nephew] [Sir Richard Napier] (PERSON18784) on 5 June 1635 at 08:50

SRN I receiued letters from Mr Gravius from Bremen Iune. 5. . h. 8. 50. a. m. 1635.

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On ye 22 Aprilis h. 6. Mat. he sayled frō Grauesend wth good wind & fayre weather and about noone they mett with a ship wch made them strike sayles & weiwing them & not finding them to be Dunkerkers they let hem passe. that night the wynd turned & was quite Contrary to yeir voyage & the sea very tempestuous yt they were in great danger of being cast away. 3 ships were missed & lost in ye storme wch were not come in 2 weekes after & so feared to be cast away in yt storme.

On sunday after we beyond yeir expectacon yey arriued at Bremen

Lyes yet at Bremen where he shall not continue here he knowes not how Long

Newenburgh being beseiged wch is a hindearance to all passage

Then only the great \& strongest/ Holds is taken by the Imperialists. & his freinds fled to Cassell

Desirith me to send him some Books yt haue written in the defence of the \rites & ceremonies of the/ Church of England. & also an English Dictionary either Rider or another. And to deliuer them to Mr Alardin in Coven garden a goldsmyth the next doore to ye golden fleece Taverne, who is as he sayes a very honest man. & he is to deliuer to the shipper frō Bremen who purposed to be in England agayne about midsomer is {sic} Name is Henricke Havinc Horst. this mr Alardine hath a brother in Bremen who liues there.

Mr Toman at his being in London did propound a marriage to him wch he refused then & does now desire me to let him know that he desires him to treate noe more of that subject or to perswade with the gentlewoman. so much he told mr Toman then when he made the first motion./.

The lers were dated ye 28th of April.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 412, f. 206r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE66711: Horary consultation concerning Goody Florence (PERSON49110)

Question asked by the patient on 30 July 1628 at 06:25

RN Goody Florenc Iuly 30 h. 6 25. ant m. 1628 /camt {sic} to have ny {sic} letter to the Iudges\

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 208r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE41350: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient between 11 May 1613 at 18:00 and 12 May 1613 at 10:00

RN Ione Smyth may 11 h. 6 p m 1613

intreated me to write a letter to ye cōmissary in her sons behalfe.

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 199, f. 120r (upper right part of page)

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CASE69688: Diary entry

Written by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 12 November 1629 between 07:20 and 12:00

RN I receaved a lettr frō Mr Paule subward{en} of Alsoule college novēb 12 h. 7. 20 ant m 1629

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 342v (upper right part of page)

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CASE20369: Diary entry

Written by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) between 7 February 1602 at 07:20 and 8 February 1602 at 10:20

RN A letter sente by Mr leate febr 6 hor. 5. 20 p m 1602. touching Toby his servāte of whom he cōplayneth & of his accōpt

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 286r (upper right part of page)

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CASE41995: Diary entry

Written by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) between 10 June 1615 at 19:00 and 12 June 1615 at 07:00

RN I receaved a brabling tanting letter frō D Sheph of leycester for taking an old patient out of his hands. the old Iustice Mr Sh Seechiverall whē I knew him not to be his patient. Iune 10 h {sic} hor 7. p m 1615

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 196, f. 39r (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-time-of-day=AM;f2-info=Occupation%20mentioned;f3-question-asked=Personal%20affairs%3A%3ACommunications%3A%3ALetters, accessed 16 April 2025.