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CASE20753: Horary consultation concerning William Dixon (PERSON11323)

Question asked by the patient on 9 March 1604 at 11:30

RN Wylliam Dickson miller of Gothurst widower 60 y martij 9. hor 11. 30 ant m 1604 a payne in his backe wth shootinge

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 33v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE21262: Horary consultation concerning Joan Clark (PERSON10619)

Question asked by the patient on 13 July 1604 at 10:40

RN Ione Clarke of R {sic} newnton in Oxfordsheere. 26 y Iuly 13. h. 10. 40. ant m 1604.

in an ache in her backe cānot styrre in her bead.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 107v (upper right part of page)

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CASE28511: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne Cooper (PERSON19374)

Question asked by the patient on 4 April 1605 at 11:00

RN An Coo of Sawford 63|4| y Apr 4. hor 11. ant m 1605.

payned in her back yt shee goeth Double./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 23r (upper left 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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CASE78045: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Alice Grendon (PERSON50411)

Question asked by the patient on 14 August 1633 at 10:00

RN Alce Grinday of Flitwick 30 y Aug 14 h. 10 ant m 1633.

ma\r/yed a yere & better nev{er} had child

hath thē monthly.

a weak back & sore

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 377 (upper right part of page)

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CASE12036: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Aloysia Cayno [Old Mrs Cayno] (PERSON10391)

Question asked by the patient on 8 March 1599 at 11:26

RN Mres Ken{illeg}y{sic} Caynho of 35. weak in her back & the ku|e|rnels grieve her. Martij 8 die h. 11. 26. mi. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 95v (upper left 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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CASE39722: Horary consultation concerning Alice Blea (PERSON28137)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37710) on 24 April 1612 at 10:00

RN Goody Blays child 3 y Alce Blay a great bunch in her backe & hollow & cānot goe Ap 24 h. 10 ant m 1612

lame in her loynes

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 69v (bottom right 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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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

[Blank Astrological Chart]

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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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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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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CASE14249: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne Astill [Austin] [Hastings] [Miller] [Holland] (PERSON9296)

Question asked by the patient on 29 November 1603 at 10:38

RN Goody Miller of newport 60 y novemb. 29 hor 10. 38. ant m 1603.

harte & backe. cānot styrre for it.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 113v (upper right part of page)

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CASE16947: Horary consultation concerning Anne Malins (PERSON13901)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18217) on 18 May 1602 at 11:30

RN An Malins 5 yeres maij 18 hor. 11 ant m. 30 m p m 1602. vrina bona head & backe. & cold.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 48r (upper right part of page)

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CASE20841: Horary consultation concerning Goody Bradburn (PERSON9925)

Question asked by the patient on 20 March 1604 at 11:34

RN Goody Bredburne of Newporte 62 y martij 20 hor 11. 34. ant m 1604. carried yesterday a tub of cloathes & now ill \in/ her backe & cā not styrre./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 47r (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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CASE13917: Horary consultation concerning John Cross (PERSON11065)

Question asked by the patient on 11 August 1603 at 09:30

RN Iohn Crosse of Bechāpton. 45. y Aug. 11. hor. 9. 30 ant m. 1603. about his loynes. backe & overthwarte./ cānot rest for payne./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 63r (upper right part of page)

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CASE45321: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Ingold (PERSON32025)

Question asked by the patient on 22 July 1617 at 17:00

RN Elis. Ingold of yardly Hastings 50 y Iune 26 h. 5. 30 ant m 1615

sodenly taken in her back & fell downe dead going into ye yard to milke a cowe

[Astrological Chart]

Elis Ingold was taken in her shins the Monday before St Peeters day in her back & fell downe dead. was 2 years Iune 26. in m {sic} 1615 about son rising a litle before sun rising

no child this 12 y

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 220, ff. 40v-41r (f. 40v bottom left, and f. 41r upper left)

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-treatment=No;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ABack, accessed 10 February 2025.