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CASE46553: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Ellis (PERSON30164)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1618 at 10:20

RN Thomas Ellys of Hanslop 12 y a fortnight before candlemas last may 5 h. 10. 20 ant m. 1618 sick of ye ague satt was senet now & kept his bed most t of ye weeke. hed was ill. & belly. & last night the purples came out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 85v (upper left part of page)

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CASE30023: Horary consultation concerning Goodman John Leech (PERSON20168)

Question asked by Mr Christopher Miles (PERSON20318) on 4 December 1605 at 16:30

RN Goodmā Miles came to my howse for Iohn Leach yt was sicke & ill diseased in his hed & an ague wth it Decēb. 5|4| h. 4. 30 p m 1605.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 245r (upper right part of page)

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CASE33086: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Wolhed (PERSON17315)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1608 at 10:15

RN Agnys Woulhead of Marson 17 y march. 19 h {sic} hor. 10. 15 ant m 1608 hed ill her {illeg}|r|ight eye rūneth an ague./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 72v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE13854: Horary consultation concerning Bridget Emerson (PERSON11588)

Question asked by the patient on 19 June 1603 at 13:46

RN Bridget Emmerson of Cosgrave. 19. y. |M Whaly| Iune 19. hor. 1. 3|4|6. p m 1603. extreme sick right syde |plurisye.| /19 y.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1quære an sit gravida./’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 53v (upper left part of page)

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CASE18564: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Ruly (PERSON15516) and Goodwife Agnes Blea (PERSON9791)

Question asked by Mrs Ruly (PERSON15516) and Goodwife Agnes Blea (PERSON9791) on 24 January 1603 at 08:20

RN Mres Rulye \45 y/ of our towne sicke & Goody Blea of our towne for her hed & megryme Ianuar. 24. hor. 8. 20 ant m. 1603.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 288r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE56639: Horary consultation concerning John Warren (PERSON16827)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1623 at 07:28

RN Iohn Warren troubled wth his old disease of the syde holding him like a plurisy Iuly 4 h. 7. 28 ant m 1623

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 154r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE53403: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Edmonds (PERSON11482)

Question asked by the patient on 6 December 1621 at 12:00

RN Mr Edmunds of Winsloe sick hart decēb 6 h. 12 162i

new ague

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 149r (upper right part of page)

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CASE32334: Horary consultation concerning Sir John Curson (PERSON19431)

Question asked by the patient on 27 October 1607 at 13:50

RN Sr Iohn Curson of Adyn|t|on 30 y Octob 27 h. 1. 50 p m 1607. a cold hed ill.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 308v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12006: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Susan Andrews (PERSON9163)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1599 at 11:15

RN Mres Androwes very sicke at the hart ready to die last night: water reasonable good full of scales & motes. sigheth mutch in her sleepe: se thincketh shee shall die suddenly. sent to me this 28 of feb. die h. 11. 15. 1599. looketh very pale & white. hath whit the {whites}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 90r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11876: Horary consultation concerning Edmond Hawkins (PERSON12666)

Question asked by the patient on 15 December 1598 at 09:54

RN Edmund Hauckings of Newport 47|8| yeres old came to me reasonable well for ought I could ceave amisse & not sound in body any time 10 yees {sic} commonly at this time of the yeare but taketh him at Alhollantide & holdeth him vnto the springe of the yeare. came for my consell him selfe this 15 of Decembr die h. 9. 54. 1598. of a high reddish Colour of a black hed & beard. this disease hath greeved him a Chilly Cold in his hed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 67v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE46505: Horary consultation concerning Mr Haidon (PERSON31212)

Question asked by the patient on 29 April 1618 at 08:00

RN Mr Hayden of woulvrton Apr 22|9| h 8 ant m 1618 for his chirag & podag.      chest ill.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 77r (bottom part of page)

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CASE21905: Horary consultation concerning Lady Cook (PERSON10852)

Question asked by Mr John Bird (PERSON9741) on 12 January 1605 at 14:40

RN Ian. 12 h. 2. 3|4|0 I was sent for & Intreated by Mr Byrd to goe to my lady 1605. {sic} Cooke who was very ill & sick of a great wyndynes in her stomack & a burning ague

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 212v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE46003: Horary consultation concerning Lady Throckmorton (PERSON16431)

Question asked by the patient on 29 January 1618 at 15:15

RN Lady Throckmorton of /Pery\ I came to her howse Ian 29 h. 3. 15. p m 1618 aguish stomack ill casteth soure stuffe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 167r (bottom centre part of page)

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CASE46164: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Duncombe (PERSON48163)

Question asked by Mr William Duncombe (PERSON29957) on 13 March 1618 at 12:00

RN Mr Will Duncōbe 22 y of Litlington parke march. 13. . h. 12. 1618.

for his wife troubled wth a waterish humour rising in her stomack. & very sick wth all lyeth heavy as if she had surfeted it voketh her to cast. casteth mutch water.

Imagyneth she may be wth child. & therfore craveth gentle physick.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 14v (upper left part of page)

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CASE16760: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Spencer (PERSON16026) and Alice Faulkner [Vescy] (PERSON11680)

Question asked by Mr John Spencer (PERSON16026) on 30 March 1602 at 09:00

RN Iohn Spencer of W|S|r Robart Spencers servant. Martij 30 hor. 8. 9. ant m. 1602. cōplayneth of his left syde & spleene & swelling of his legge.

quærit {illeg}|r|emediū Aloysia faulkner 23 y. troubled wth the greene sicknes hath taken many vomits but noone would worke wth her craveth a vomit sick in ye stomacke quærit an \an {sic} alce faukner/ virū diligit nec ne.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mutch greef & discontment {sic}’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 22r (upper right part of page)

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CASE74092: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Catesby (PERSON45757)

Question asked by the patient on 21 March 1632 at 13:30

RN Mres Margaret Catesbe now soiourning at Hardmead 23 y 4 childrē youngest a quarter of a yere march. 21. h. 1 30 p m 1632.

vtrū gravida. stomack ill |a heate in her hand & purpels.| 5 child living

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 13 (upper right part of page)

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CASE16991: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Catesby [Old Mrs Catesby] [Anne Tyrringham] (PERSON16626) and Young Mrs Mary Catesby (PERSON10382)

Question asked by Mrs Anne Catesby [Old Mrs Catesby] [Anne Tyrringham] (PERSON16626) and Young Mrs Mary Catesby (PERSON10382) on 22 May 1602 at 12:00

RN Mres An Tyringham of Hardmead Mr Catesbys Mr Catesbys {sic} wife 57 on 25 of March next came to me maij 22 hor 12. 1602.

Mres Mary Catesby. of hardmead a meaden 27 y. on the 25 of March next. on a weddensday as they suppose. maij 22. hor 12 1602 hypocond pass. head ill cānot sleepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 55r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE46570: Horary consultation concerning Goody Winifred Nichols (PERSON24654)

Question asked by the patient on 7 May 1618 at 06:15

RN Rob. Nichols his wife sick of ye new ague may 7 h. 6. 15 ant m 1618 in her back & bone.

was churched on satt last.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 201, f. 88r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE25762: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37418)

Question asked by the patient on 27 December 1610 at 12:30

RN {illeg}s wife 25 y d{ec}ēb. 27 h. 12. 30 p m 16{1}0 |back ill & whites/|1

Notes:

1 ‘whites’ infralinear

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 178r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54730: Horary consultation concerning Marge Atwood (PERSON43082)

Question asked by the patient on 2 August 1622 at 09:00

RN Marg Atwood his wife 42 y Aug 2 h. 9 ant m. 1622

back ill cholick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 20r (bottom 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?f10-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29;f11-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29, accessed 3 February 2025.