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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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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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CASE12187: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Dorman (PERSON11349)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1599 at 11:15

RN Thomas Dorman on friday last on his side & hart came wth a cold & hath a cough. Aprill 2. die . h. 11. 15. ant m 1599

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 119r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12240: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Buckingham [Honour] (PERSON10131)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1599 at 14:30

RN Goody Honour cōplayneth of a paine in her hart throbbing & beating leeke an ague came on her at the first. shee sweateth with it yt on may wring her cloathes at 2|A|pr. 18 die h. 2 30. mi. p m. 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 126r (upper right part of page)

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CASE28547: Horary consultation concerning Henry Fisher (PERSON11750)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1605 at 07:30

RN Henry Fishr 40 y my man will. vnckle Apr 8. {h}|| hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1605. brought again his water. being not well. |metuit veneficiū|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘strāgly handled hed harte backe. a cold temples gydy headed’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 28r (upper right part of page)

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CASE52899: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Whitton (PERSON36803)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1621 at 13:00

RN Elis. Whitten of Stonystra{tford} 24 y Iuly 25 h. 1 p m 162i head mutch payned wth a cōtinuall noyce paynd about her harte black Iandis wth ye greene sicknes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 56v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12956: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Dennet (PERSON11254)

Question asked by the patient on 7 January 1600 at 11:30

RN Dorothy Dēnet of husb: Crawly a wench of some 15|7| yeres for the greene sicknes Ian. 7. die hor. 11. 30 ant m. 1600 /harte & heade.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 249v (upper left part of page)

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CASE37993: Horary consultation concerning Lawrence Courtnall (PERSON10970)

Question asked by the patient on 29 April 1611 at 08:00

RN lawrenc Cortnall of Sherington. 48 y. Apr 29 h. 8 ant m 1611 harte ill. 3 weekes. like an ague was v{ery} cold & shivering

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 79v (bottom part of page)

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CASE10490: Horary consultation concerning William Taylor (PERSON16346)

Question asked by the patient on 3 May 1600 at 11:50

RN Williā Tealer of Winsloe. 24. may 3 die h. 11. 50 ant m 1600. a cold ague. harte belly head was hot & nowe cold d{illeg}d{illeg}i

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 58v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE21028: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Rawson (PERSON15187)

Question asked by the patient on 11 April 1604 at 13:00

RN Elisabeth Rasone of Northāpton 19 y Apr. 11. hor. 1 {illeg} p m 1604.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘greene sicknes harte parteth {sic}. shortwyded’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 74v (upper right part of page)

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CASE16963: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Scrugs (PERSON15684)

Question asked by the patient on 19 May 1602 at 13:10

RN Thomas Scrugs of Harlington in bedford sheere m 31. y a batchelor. Maij 19 hor 1 10 p m 1602.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Strangury. gryping about his hart and backe.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 50v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11880: Horary consultation concerning Alice Denton (PERSON11279)

Question asked by the patient on 17 December 1598 at 09:18

RN Alce Denton of haversham 36. maried this 10 yeres 3 children last childe had a yere & more agoe feareth lest shee have taken a cold wth a nurcing child an old Disease ever since shee was a servant a great payne at her harte, doth vomit ever sinc shee was maried {b} twice or thrice in a yere but very mutch this last weeke & never well vntill shee have it vp, els very sicke. a pert woman. sent to me by her husband this 17 of Decēb. die . 9 – 18.. 1598.. best a bed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 68r (upper left part of page)

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CASE30502: Horary consultation concerning William Fowler (PERSON23272)

Question asked by Alice Fowler (PERSON23275) on 21 January 1607 at 10:23

RN Wylliā fowler of Wouften of the greene 31 y Ian 21. h. 22|3|. ant m 1607. /a Carpenter/\

a great cold & a cough harte & hed

whithr he shall scape his wife weeping enquireth hath bene sicke ever since christmas last night very sicke./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 58r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12301: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bourton (PERSON9905)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 at 08:30

RN An Bourton of Olny 26 yeres old. sick the ever sinc Lent tooke her in her hed hart & backe maried this 7 yeres had but on Child but yt god hath taken to his mercy. {s} {sic} it holdeth her nowe as an ague shaking her every day. & hat sweateth & is very hot after the shaking & hath as it were a thing lūbring in her chest very corpulent faynt & very feeble. hath a very painfull cough ready to Drawe vp hart & hall wth it & fetcheth blood very short winded. fetcheth vp fleume & water as cleare as a bell. Ap. 25 die . h. 8. 30. mi ant m. 1599. hath a very sore ague every day yt maketh her sweate exceedingly. hath not had this moneth her Courses sinc shee voyded a litle porrengr of clompered bloode/

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

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CASE11682: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient on 11 September 1598 at 15:53

RN R N. valde ægrotabat corde capite et stomacho. quæritur causā. Sept. 11. die . h. 3. 53 m. post m. 1598 apoplexia et verti

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 27v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12166: Horary consultation concerning Alice White (PERSON17071)

Question asked by the patient on 30 March 1599 at 08:15

RN Alce White of Milton of 5i. at Candlemas a longe time ill by fits. & was had the stone cholick. 7 yeres since nowe in her lims share. harte. & legs back wth a pricking. March 30 die h. 8. 15. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 116r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE57431: Horary consultation concerning Joan Nightingale (PERSON55540)

Question asked by the patient on 26 November 1623 at 09:20

RN Ione nightingale of Wootton. 72|6| y novēb 26 h. 9 20 ant m. 1623 /a great cold & cough. chest & hart Costive\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 30r (upper right part of page)

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CASE79224: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Jones (PERSON52675)

Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1635 at 14:00

SRN Elizabeth Iones. 22. y. servant to mrs Katharen Tyringhā. Ian. 14 h. 2. p. m. 1634.

Troubled with ye greene sicknes Looks pale, faynt, & troubled with a panting at her heart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 172r (upper right part of page)

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CASE64425: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Smith (PERSON35539)

Question asked by the patient on 10 August 1627 at 09:00

RN Margaret Smyth. of Broughton 43 y Aug. 10. . h. 9 ant m. 1627 |hath an ague every day sinc christmas|

strangly taken wth a rising at her hart likely to swound sa a knife & feareth to see a knife & trēbleth at it.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 185r (upper left part of page)

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CASE50339: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Goodwine (PERSON31049)

Question asked by the patient on 29 February 1620 at 09:40

RW Mris Godwine of Cardington. y. 39. d. h: 9. 40 ant: m: Feb: 29. 1620. hath had a cold 3 week: & a great cough: wch settled to her right |left| side: but is removed frō thence: Cryeth out of her heart: & sayth it swimmeth in water: is much plexed & troubled. cannot sleepe nor take rest for 4 nights now togither. her stomacke is so ill that she can not take anie thinge but posset ale & broths.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 138v (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%3ATorso%3A%3AHeart;f11-number-of-patients=Single%20patient;f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29, accessed 19 March 2025.