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CASE56351: Horary consultation concerning Mary Barwick (PERSON43693)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1623 at 09:25

RN Mary Barwicke May. 20 h. 9. 25 ant m. 1623. /40 y\

troubled in mynd & looketh very ill & yellowish

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 107v (upper right part of page)

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CASE52860: Decumbiture for James Smith (PERSON58998)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39281) on 17 July 1621 at 09:45

RN Iames Smyth sickned the 26 of Iune. after noone

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 231, f. 50r (upper left part of page)

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CASE55106: Horary consultation concerning Harry Kent (PERSON13312)

Question asked by the patient on 14 October 1622 at 09:00

RN Henry Kent of this towne octob. 14. . h. 9 ant m 1622. ill since weddensday.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 83r (upper right part of page)

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CASE57478: Decumbiture for Lucy Heywood (PERSON51408)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39781) on 4 December 1623 at 09:40

RN Luce Haywood of Throp sickned novēb 25 h. 9 ant m 1623

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 38v (upper right part of page)

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CASE57881: Horary consultation concerning Lettice Rofe (PERSON57803)

Question asked by the patient on 12 March 1624 at 07:15

RN Lettice Ro\u/u|g|h of Stow{illeg}|e| a poor womā & newly maryed not above six weekes to this second husband 26 y sinc. ill march 12. h. 7. 15 ant m 1624

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 106r (upper left part of page)

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CASE63352: Horary consultation concerning William Dawson (PERSON47648)

Question asked by the patient on 10 March 1627 at 09:30

RN Will Dawson of Risely 22. y. a batch. March 10. h {sic} hor. 9. 30 ant m. 1627. /fell sick last shrovetuesd\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 14v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE58149: Horary consultation concerning Richard Bolt (PERSON44396)

Question asked by the patient on 12 April 1624 at 12:00

RN Rich. {K}|B|olt of Islip by Oxford 50: y: Ap 12 h. 12. 1624 a batch. ten weekes ill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 145r (upper left part of page)

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CASE62473: Horary consultation concerning Clement Griffen (PERSON50414)

Question asked by the patient on 29 May 1626 at 09:00

RN m Clement G{re}{illeg}|ry|ffen of Wootton \vnderwood/. 22. y a batch may 29. . h. 9 ant m. 1626. sick sinc thursday. a tayler.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 226v (upper left part of page)

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CASE65512: Decumbiture for Mrs Sybil Worsly (PERSON62269)

Question asked by Mr William Stap (PERSON59508) on 13 March 1628 at 13:30 or at 13:40

RN was yesterday after eating of a pigeon grew very desp. sick about 12 at night march: 12. h. 12 p m 1628 \full of melanch & disc/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 127Av (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE60048: Horary consultation concerning William Haward (PERSON51191)

Question asked by the patient on 26 March 1625 at 12:40

RN Will: Hayword of Olnye 18 y. marh {sic}. 26 h {sic} hor. 12. 40 ant m. 1625 talketh idlely /a fortnight ill\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 31v (upper right part of page)

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CASE68755: Horary consultation concerning Mary Bignell (PERSON44151)

Question asked by the patient on 15 June 1629 between 16:20 and 18:00

RN Mary Bignell 25 {y} \of feny Compton/ mayed {sic} 10 yeres & breeding of child is tempted to kill her children troubled wth tempt kepeth her bed & will eate well

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 406, f. 57Av (middle right part of page)

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CASE66410: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) and Anonymous (PERSON40698)

Question asked by Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) on 19 June 1628 at 18:00

RN {I}ohn Evans of the Mynrys in London Iue {sic} 19 h. 6 p m. 1628

writeth for a gent mā

first vnfoldeth his owne greefe how he is wrōged & cosened of all yt he hath & therby he his wife & childrē broght to great want & misery craveth my Counsell & instruction

Also writeth in the behalfe of a gentlemā yt having taken an extreme cold & prsently an exceeding greefe for the Death of his wife & {th}erby cast Downe into sicknes & mutch melancholy of a sanguyne cōplexion his sicknes & melancholy is mutch abated & now his voice is almost Lost yt he s cānot {sic} \on cānot/ spea heare on \him/ that speaketh {sic} \to speake/ a yard of

cōplayneth of something about the pit of his throate his voice is only low & weake but not troubled wth any fault in noncing but cleere inough every where no physick but cōplayneth of the coldnes of his stomack & head & sone {sic} stoppage about the begying of his nose cold flegme & cold head & defect in hearing hath 2 great manyscripts of physick yt he is Desyrous I should vse craveth vnder god my consayle for the frind his gentleman

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 80r (upper left part of page)

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CASE69818: Horary consultation concerning Lady Dorothy Hanmer (PERSON50771)

Question asked by the patient on 10 December 1629 at 08:45

RN The lady Hāmor sent her water Decēb 10 h. 8 45 ant m 1629 ready to faynt & to have her breath stopped had a very ill night & feareth death

full of melancholy

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 1 (upper right part of page)

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CASE50178: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Stokes (PERSON35785)

Question asked by the patient on 23 January 1620 at 14:30

RN Mr Stoake \of Wing/ very sick of melancholy head stōacke cānot sleepe. Ian 23 h. 2. 30 p m 1620 |is very weake|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 112r (upper left part of page)

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CASE60263: Horary consultation concerning Alice Carter (PERSON45685)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1625 at 15:30

RN Alce Carter of Thorne Coote in Bedfordsheere 41 y Ap. 19 h. 3. 2|3|0 p m. 1625: /sick this fortnight wth an ague\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 65v (upper right part of page)

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CASE53224: Horary consultation concerning Alice Hutchinson (PERSON52244)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39333) on 10 October 1621 at 10:15

RN Alce Hutchinson of March in the Isle of Ealy 45 y octob: 10 h. 10. 15. ant m. 162i /sinc the 5 of Ian after yt she was {broug}ht abed grew to be ill. & fell to casting\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 117r (upper left part of page)

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CASE51805: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Tyrrell (PERSON60682)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39171) on 20 November 1620 at 14:30

RW Mris Elizabeth Tyrrell of Thornton. y. 8. d . h: 2. 30 p: m: Novemb: 20. 1620.

by fits verie ill: sometimes eateth her meale well, at other times doth not. giveth goeth vp & downe verie melancholily

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 13r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54019: Horary consultation concerning Joan Russell (PERSON58066)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39420) on 27 April 1622 at 18:00

RN Ione Rus{illeg}|s|ell of St {illeg}|y|eedes 7 y Ap 27 {illeg}|h| {sic} hor. 6 p m 1622. |sick sinc Christmas last.| /belly & chest.\ /he rageth by fits\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 76v (upper left part of page)

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CASE55470: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Monson [Baronet] [Mr Monson [the elder]] (PERSON5064) and Young Mr John Monson (PERSON33305)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Monson [Baronet] [Mr Monson [the elder]] (PERSON5064) on 6 January 1623 at 17:00

RN Sr Th. Mounson. for his owne fortune touching his busines wth ny {sic} lord treasourer & how Th Marq of Buckingham & the young gentlemā will befrynd him to have an end of his busynes & also of his sons health & when he is to prsent his gyft to ye king. Ian. 6. h. 5. p m. 1623

Mr Iohn is better then he was of his cold & keepeth still his chāber his ioynt are weake his father craveth my advice for him Ian. 6. h. 5 p m 1623. full of melanch

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 150v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE55849: Horary consultation concerning Mr Skinner (PERSON58865) and Mr Edward Hurst [Goodman Hurst] (PERSON31990)

Question asked by Mr Skinner (PERSON58865) on 24 March 1623 at 15:29

RN Mr Skynner an Attorney of Hitching 55 y for his neighb Mr Hust & also for his owne disease wch is a shaking palsy not benūmed & mutch troubled wth the wynd Cholick |wheathr bath good.| body drye cōpl melanch.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 33r (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?f10-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29;f11-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind;f8-date=1620-1629, accessed 16 January 2025.