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CASE42562: Horary consultation concerning Barry (PERSON27811) and Mrs Gertrude Barry (PERSON27812)

Question asked by Mr Barry (PERSON27810) on 17 October 1615 at 14:39

RN Mr Barry sent me a lettr touching his wifes & his sisters physicks working octob 17 h. 2. 39 p m 16i5

& would have me to send thē something more as I sawe good he will send x days henc his mā to nep|w|port & then send it

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 196, f. 131r (upper right part of page)

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CASE78005: Horary consultation concerning Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400) and Lady Alice Egerton [Young Lady Alice Bridgewater] (PERSON48397)

Question asked by Mrs Quicke (PERSON57232) on 8 August 1633 at 20:20

RN Aug 8 h. 8. 20 p m. 1633

I receaved a letter frō mres Quck {sic} yt the lady Magdalen by means of ye lady {sic} \Countes/ her mother. hath bene forced to vs fast. & to keepe a fast but once the Countes hath made the lady Magd to keepe an exact dyet & fasting & hath abstaynd frō the vse of any prscribed by me & semeth to be mutch better for it

craveth a masse of my pils

the lady Magdalen was lately sick but now mutch amended.

The lady Alce well wthout taking any physick

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 364 (upper right, and bottom centre parts of page)

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CASE10530: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Ellen Neale (PERSON14343)

Question asked by the patient on 10 May 1600 at 18:40

RN Mres Ellen Neale sent me a letter & a token & signifyed yt shee was never a whit the better. may 10 die h. 6 40. |p m| 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 64r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11385: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Morgan (PERSON14266)

Question asked by the patient on 8 November 1600 at 12:40

RN Goody Morgan of Launden sent agayne novembr 8 die h. 12. 3|4|0 p m. 1600

her former phisick wrought not at all sent wardens

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 190v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE16144: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Purrier (PERSON15112)

Question asked by the patient on 8 February 1604 at 14:15

GJ Ellen Purryer of Ecton 19 y. Febr 8 ho. 2. 15 p. m. 1604

She sent her water againe but the messenger brake the glasse by the way vide Ian: 26

She is somewhat amended since her last physicke /

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 192r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE16318: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Goodfellowe (PERSON12222)

Question asked by the patient on 6 September 1604 at 10:05

GJ Mrs Goodfellow sent that her diett Drinke wrought not although she tooke yesterday thrice of it Sept. 6 ho. 10 5. a m. 1604

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 211r (upper right part of page)

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CASE20226: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Page (PERSON14607)

Question asked by the patient on 11 January 1602 at 14:15

RN Mres Page of lathbury Ian xj hor 2 20 15 p m. {s} {sic} 1602 sente to me to shewe me how her physick wrought wth her.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 263v (upper left part of page)

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CASE31840: Horary consultation concerning Lady Digby (PERSON11310)

Question asked by the patient on 2 July 1607 at 16:00

RN my lady Dickby sent a lettr & did like well of her drinke & did desyr my cōpany against {monday} next Iuly 2. h. 4 p m1607.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 241v (upper right part of page)

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CASE32350: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Pain (PERSON24742)

Question asked by the patient on 28 October 1607 at 14:00

RN Mres mary peane octob 28 sent me word that her pils made her mellancholy. octob 28. h. 2. p m 1607.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 310r (upper right part of page)

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CASE35701: Horary consultation concerning Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638)

Question asked by the patient on 12 May 1609 at 12:30

RN The lady Compton sent me word how her pils wrought very many stooles wch were last faynt \sent/ her may 12. h. 12. 30 p m 1609.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 203, f. 39r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE39281: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Coudwell (PERSON29421)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1612 at 11:45

RN mres Codwell sent me a letter & did certiffy me yt she found mutch ease & good by my counsell gods name be blessed for it boath now & ever

She sent me a basket of lēmons feb 28 h. 11. 45. ant m 1612.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 9r (upper right part of page)

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CASE48713: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Vere Bouth (PERSON28281)

Question asked by Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280) on 13 May 1619 at 17:00

RN I receaved a lettr from Mr Bouth Signifying yt his wife took her vomyt & purg & neavr a on wrought at all but made her very sick may 13 h. 5 pm 1619

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 369v (upper left part of page)

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CASE50602: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Tyrringham (PERSON25849)

Question asked by the patient on 7 July 1609 at 06:38

RN young Mres Margaret Tyrringhams Drinke wrou sent Iuly 7. to relate how she had taken her drink & how it wrought 1609 h. 6. 38. ant m

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 94v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53543: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Jane Bartlet (PERSON43670)

Question asked by the patient on 8 February 1622 at 13:30

RN Mres Iane Bartlet hath taken all our medsons prscribed as you may see Ian 25. h {sic} 1622 she sent feb 8 h. 1. 30 p m 1622

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 179r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54098: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Wells (PERSON36653)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1622 at 15:40

RN mary Wels of Redburne 48 y may 4 h {sic} hor. 3. 40 p m 1622.

sent her v\r/yne had S in serico

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 89r (upper left part of page)

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CASE55334: Horary consultation concerning Lady Catherine Dyer (PERSON29811)

Question asked by the patient on 3 December 1622 at 14:39

RN I receaved a lettr from ny {sic} lady dyer of great Stawton Decēb. 3. h. 39 p m 1622

In huntingt|d|on sheere

the fretting of ny {sic} teeth gūs frō ny {sic} teeth amended. her physic wght {sic} easely.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 125r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE63163: Horary consultation concerning Lady Caverley [Littleton] (PERSON45784)

Question asked by Mr Edward Littleton (PERSON53794) on 2 February 1627 at 16:15

RN I receaved at this tyme frō Mr Litleton a letter about his lady feb 2 h. 4. 15 p m 1627 she he sent a lettr to her|is| wife the lady

very vnwilling to take any thinge

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 353v (upper right part of page)

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CASE79567: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Nichols (PERSON55481)

Question asked by the patient on 21 April 1641

SRN Mrs Nicholls sent agayne April. 21. . 1641 found some ease & benefitt in those thing{s} She had last of me

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 295v (middle right part of page)

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CASE63615: Horary consultation concerning Countess Home [Lady Home] (PERSON51783) and Mrs Craste (PERSON47249)

Question asked by Mary Fane [Countess of Westmorland] [Old Countess of Westmorland ] [Old Lady Westmorland] (PERSON48709) and Grace Fane [Countess of Westmorland] [Lady le Dispenser] [Lady de la Spencer] (PERSON48708) on 13 April 1627 between 07:45 and 08:25

RN The Lady West & the Lady de Lespencer sent for Mres Crosts to goe to her grandmotter Dup & not to come Home to thē for feare of relapse

& sent me 5l for mrs Crosts & the lady West a peece for her child.

quærit vtrū sit gravida

renē{sic} to write to her & to the Bayly for his Child \the falling sicknes/ & to the lady Westmorland & to the lady delespencer et vtrū Her daughter lady Humes be gravida & in ye behalfe of Mres Crosts. \is Costive always// her dyet \purging Drink/ wroght 3 or 4 tys {sic} a day

fearth astringent playsters will bynd it

I had 5l of the lady Delespencer & a peece frō the old lady Westmorland for my Counsell for her child |Ap 13.|

Mres Crost was willed for feare of relapse to goe to her Grandmother Dup for a while I wished her to stay vntill the 8 of May 8.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 227, f. 58r-v (f. 58r bottom right, and f. 58v middle left)

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CASE64589: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) and Margaret Abbot [Marsh] (PERSON54311)

Question asked by Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) on 14 September 1627 at 17:30

RN My Cosen Marsh the older sent me a kind letter to signify yt after my clyster & blood letting she was well for 4 days & then payned as before in her hed & arme so greevously betwixt 4 & 5 p m cōnoly {sic} Sept 14. h. 5. 30 p m 1627 she sent to Cambridg to Mr Crane he gave her a pils|l| & also a clyster

had the horse leaches & they were {illeg} naught.

took my pils & Dyet drink & did well for the tyme

her Daughter fond mtch {sic} good by her playster Desyreth a nother & a recept of it

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 214r (upper left part of page)

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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?f10-patient-sex=Female;f11-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent%3A%3AAt%20unspecified%20location;f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment%3A%3ATreatment%20follow-up, accessed 3 March 2025.