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CASE14059: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Temperance Wilson [Duncombe] (PERSON17160) and Mr Barber (PERSON9431)

Question asked by Old Mrs Duncombe (PERSON11408) on 24 September 1603 at 09:00

RN Mres Duncōbe sent vnto me for her eldest Daughter of 18 y sept 24 hor 9. ant m 1603 her watr good motes in it

& for on Mr Barber. whose watr hath red sand armes & backes & shouldr a bad stomacke

his watr hie coloured full of dregs & heares.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 86r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE54239: Interrogation concerning Cicely Foster (PERSON11860)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 20 May 1622 at 16:39

RN Cicely foster of hanslop 43 y may 20 . h. 4. 39 ant m 1622 had no child this 20 y was swelled in her legs a quarter of a yere & now quite gone vpward & her belly is mutch swelled & her thigh & mutch gryped about her navell and casteth for this halfe yere yt wch she taketh most cōmonly & keepeth her bed this fortnight desyreth but my prayers./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 115v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE32717: Horary consultation concerning Richard Atwell (PERSON21907)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26547) on 5 February 1608 at 11:30

RN Rich Atwell of Stanbridge 3 y feb. 5 h. 11. 30 ant m 1608 the child in prsenc12

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘2 fig.’ infralinear

2 ‘child hand & leg & syde weake a yere & halfe’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 16r (upper left part of page)

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CASE30663: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Hidding (PERSON23745)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26284) on 17 February 1607 at 12:00

RN Elis. Hidding of Olny 9. y feb. 17. h. 12. 1607 armes backe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 82r (upper right part of page)

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CASE19952: Horary consultation concerning Henry Lane (PERSON13555)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18497) on 10 October 1601 at 12:20

RN Henry Lane of Lowten 7 y. Octob. 10 hor 12. 20 ant. p m. 160i troubled wth red drye scurfe in his armes & legs.

taken as is supposed wth eating of a spyder cut into two peeces on halfe on his butter hath broke out anon after as it were in a lepry scurfe hath continued this two yeres be some speckes on his bodye.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 209r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12385: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Richard Yates (PERSON17453)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17692) on 5 May 1599 at 12:30

RN Rich. yeat of Cliften Rayles of 50 yeres old hath kept his bed ever since {D} {sic} March last yere lieth in his right arme & left foote & in his backe & syde. may 5. die h. 12. {11}|30|. m. water whitish & thin & full of scales & motes \& black melancholye/ but thrice vp. ever since

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 151r (bottom part of page)

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CASE14253: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON15242)

Question asked by Goody Reeve (PERSON15241) on 30 November 1603 at 16:15

RN Goody Reeve of our towne brought my God daughtrs water novemb the last 30 hor. 4. 15 p m 1603. miserablely payned in her left syde backe should legs

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 114v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12097: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Isabel Dormer [Young Goody Dormer] (PERSON11358)

Question asked by Goodman Robert Dormer (PERSON11355) on 18 March 1599 or on 19 March 1599 at 09:30

RN Dormar for his wife at Woulverton. 24 yeres old ho payned this 18 of March die h. 9. 30. mi. ant m.

Isbell Dormer of Woulverton 28. sick this quartr of this yere in her stomack & harte & her right side & right arm supposing yt her liver is growing to her side. die . h. 9. 2|3|0. 1599. shee doth swound wth it worst at mornings.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 105r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12303: Horary consultation concerning Margery Toberto (PERSON16459)

Question asked by Toberto (PERSON16457) on 25 April 1599 at 09:43

RN Margery Toberto of Simpson 24 y. last night taken about midnight late at night scriked & tooke taketh her in her syde yt sce shee cannot take wind in her neck & shoulders & hart Ap. 25. die h. 9. 43. m ant m

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 138r (upper right part of page)

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CASE43140: Horary consultation concerning Edward Gardner (PERSON30757)

Question asked by Mr Nichols (PERSON24638) on 6 April 1616 at 07:25

RN Mr Nichols of Wing for on of his fellowes \Edwards Gardiner/ growen into ye scurvy & dropsye yt before a yere sinc was recovered only by scurvygras now growen swelled his legs thighes & belly are very mutch swelled his appetite de{i}ected & 70 y cā take no purge fat corp & well coloured Ap 6 h {sic} hor. 7. 25 ant m 16i6. |breath short|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 51r (upper left part of page)

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CASE57937: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 18 March 1624 at 17:30

RN Mr Latch the Lady Iennings husb. march 18 h 5. 30 p m 1624 the child held wth the dead palsye hath litle or no motion or doth move the arme or leg of the syde affected yet better god be thancked then before

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 113r (upper right part of page)

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CASE18188: Horary consultation concerning Joseph Shawe (PERSON15737)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18324) on 8 November 1602 at 11:25

RN Ioseph Shawe of Brafild in ye Green 16 y. novēbr 8 hor. 11. 25. ant m 1602. fat & hungry frighted in his bed & weakned in his wits & care not whō he striketh not sicke cōplayneth of sore{b}|n|es of his legs armes & sometymes hart.

vide Octob. 11.

cryeth out of a black mā. & black theefe.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 236r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11698: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Newell (PERSON14369)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17606) on 18 September 1598 at 15:00

RN Thomas Newell of Sheringhton 8 yeres old. quærit causā eius deo favente remed. Sept. 18. die . h. 9 3. 1598. sweld in his legs & anckels and stomack & cannot sleepe./

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 30v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12046: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Vans (PERSON16684)

Question asked by Vans (PERSON16673) on 10 March 1599 at 07:45

RN Elisabeth Vans of haversham about 5. shee shaketh & falleth wth it on of her left arme & her left syde of a feare ruddy cōplexion. eateth her meate. her water white & muddish. pater filia. 10 of March 7. 45. 1599. die .

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 97r (upper right part of page)

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CASE70913: Horary consultation concerning William Story (PERSON59714) and Margaret Wyn (PERSON62414)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41199) on 25 May 1630 at 18:20

RN Williā Stoary of St Albions 12 y the 30 of August next twixt 6 & 7 in ye morning at Saraz{ings} head about Easter was 12 monthe may 25. h 6 20 a|p| m 1630.

her mayd cōtinth {sic} Lame & hath spots about her thighs & Knees.

his legs

the child cōplayneth of his loynes& legs & of a payne of his Left syde & also hath a dry cough.

[Astrological Chart]

wheathr fit to make an issue Is lame & goeth wth payne

was prty well sinc Easter was a twelfmonth when & where.

will. Stoary 12 y may 25 h. 6. 30 p m 1630

Lame in his loyns Legs & left syde payned

There mayden yt was Lame. Marg. Wynne at the same tyme.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, pp. 406-407 (p. 406 bottom right, p. 406 bottom left, and p. 407 upper left)

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CASE11901: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Buckingham [Honour] (PERSON10131)

Question asked by Goodman Honour (PERSON12882) on 27 December 1598 at 08:45

RN Goodman Honour of Newport for his wife who hath bene longe sick & is nowe very exceeding ill h {sic} as her husband telleth me. hanc male suspicantr de veneficio

Elisabeth Buckingham. Otherwise Honour about 50. a great pulling in her left syde wc maketh her to Crye/

shee is not able to styrre no meate will tary wth her. shee goeth not onc in a sennet to ground very costive & mutch bounde. 27 of Decēb. die h. 8. 45. ant m. 1598. /complayneth of her hart chest left arme.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 72r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12268: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Somes (PERSON15996)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17684) on 21 April 1599 at 15:53

RN Isbell Somes of Groundon 4 yeres old on whitsonsōday. cōplyneth of the gydines of her hed. left syde & left leg. Ap. 21 die h. 3. 53 p m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 132r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE48569: Nativity for Thomas Malcot (PERSON32901)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38583) on 28 April 1619 at 11:00

RN Thomas Malcot of Bydnā 8 weekes Ap 28 h 11. ant m 1619

swelled ever sinc he was borne but swelleth more & more face hands & cods & swoundeth often {illeg}|b|orne fryday night about on in ye morning. last fryday

nata {sic} feb 26. h h. 13. p m. 1619

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 341r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58958: Horary consultation concerning Robert Favell (PERSON48790)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39961) on 20 August 1624 at 11:45

RN Rob favell very weak g{athes} no strenght. & goeth crosse legs other wise not & his legs & body pyne Aug 1|2|0 h. 11 45 ant m 1624

3 y ch{rim}{illeg}|{s}| {sic} Christmas the sonday senet before Christmas h. 12. 30 in ye morning very early

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 46r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11660: Horary consultation concerning William Pipkin (PERSON14968)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17603) on 30 August 1598 at 17:07

RN Will: Pipkin 6 yeres old at Miklemas payned in the back & neck & head & belly & legs quærit causā eius remediū refuseth his meate Aug 30. die h. p m. 5. 7. m.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 23r (upper 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%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints;f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f13-patient-consent=Not%20specified, accessed 16 February 2025.