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CASE10571: Horary consultation concerning William Ribchester (PERSON15282)

Question asked by the patient on 14 May 1600 at 11:30

RN Williā Ribchester of Ridgmont 60 y. a fat man. canot abyde ye sight of meate but is very hot & sweateth excedingly. May. 14 die h. 11. 30 ant m. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 69r (upper left part of page)

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CASE28948: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Wincot (PERSON21207)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1605 at 10:12

RN my lady Dentons mans wife maij 8 h. 12. 10. 12. ant m 1605. |Margaret Wincot 44 y|

hath taken her selfe to be wth child sinc twelfetyde to Easter. but hath had a great many of her sicknesses & doe follow her ever since but she is as big as if shee were wth child & shee thincketh yt shee feeleth something styrr as if shee were wth child. very sick frō 3 in ye morning to 2 in ye aftr noone yt she cā take no rest. neithr a bed nor vp.

shee maketh & laboureth sometymes to vomite but brin{k}|g|eth vp nothing but watr eateth nothing but breath. shee is very dry.

Margaret wyncot 44 y. maij 8 h. 10. 12 ant m 1605.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 87v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE21881: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Franklin (PERSON11915)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18692) on 6 January 1605 at 09:00

RN Thomas franckling of Marston 5 y Ian. 6. h. 9. 1605.

this child Did swound 2 or 3 night & will eate nothinge.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 208r (upper left part of page)

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CASE14712: Horary consultation concerning Goody Frances Marshal (PERSON14021)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1603 at 14:00

RN fraincis Marcholl of Newport 26 y. martij 28. hor 2. p m. 1603. a poer widow womā yt hath 4 children.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘meate stoppeth in her stomacke.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 35r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE18729: Horary consultation concerning Judith Merrit (PERSON14126)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18390) on 14 February 1603 at 12:15

GJ Iudith Meirret of Ashton 3 y. Febr 14 ho. 12 15 will not take any thing. forsakes the meat

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 314v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE19376: Horary consultation concerning William Walcot (PERSON16732)

Question asked by the patient on 7 May 1601 at 08:30

RN willia walcot of Thornborowe 24. y canot Digest his meate. maij 7 die hor. 8 30 ant m. 160i

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 110v (upper left part of page)

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CASE19581: Horary consultation concerning Robert Orchard (PERSON14565)

Question asked by the patient on 10 July 1601 at 08:30

RN Ge Robart Orchard of Calverton 80 y. Iuly 10 hor. 8. 30 ant m. 160i

canot hold his meate it will not tarye wth him.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 145r (upper right part of page)

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CASE21620: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Parkins (PERSON14683)

Question asked by the patient on 20 October 1604 at 10:00

RN Edward parkins grosse & corpulent 5{0}|6| y Octob 20 h {sic} hor 10. 1604. a bad digestion. a child 4 y. old.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 166r (upper right part of page)

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CASE13097: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Hunsdon (PERSON13075)

Question asked by the patient on 19 February 1600 at 13:15

RN Mres Katheron Honsdon Mr Gascoynes sister y. 22. cannot Digest her meate gnowen about the harte as it were wth chest wormes. maried a fortnight afore miklemas. febr. 19 die  {sic}. 1. 15 p m. 1600 /of Woulverton\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 272v (upper left part of page)

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CASE18080: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Euseby (PERSON11616)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18320) on 9 October 1602 at 17:45

GJ Goodwife Eusebyes Childe 3 yeere old for a scowring and vomiting will take no thing but drinke Octob 9 ho. 5. 45 p m.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 222v (upper right part of page)

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CASE13089: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Reeve (PERSON15246)

Question asked by the patient on 18 February 1600 at 07:00

RN Kate Rive 16 y of Great Linf nevr had her womans sicknes. payned neck yt shee cannot swallowe backe Costive feb. 18. die h. 7 ant m. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 271v (upper left part of page)

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CASE13028: Horary consultation concerning Alice Ford (PERSON11815)

Question asked by the patient on 30 January 1600 at 12:00

RN Alce forde of betchampton 60 y. payned in her body went not to stoole twice this 2 monets taketh no thing. but drinke Ian 30 die h. 12.

she is swelled in her bodye. & very hot. wamblie in her bodye.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 261v (upper right part of page)

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CASE17484: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Jarvis (PERSON13183)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18261) on 12 July 1602 at 09:00

GJ Elsabeth Iarvyes of Kempson ix y. Iulij 12. ho 9 a m. eates nothing but drinkes.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 133v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE17776: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Price (PERSON15063)

Question asked by the patient on 23 August 1602 at 13:38

RN Mres Mary Price of Warrick sheere August. 23. hor 1. 38. p m. 1602. 44|6| y. /very weake stomached.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 182r (upper right part of page)

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CASE20230: Horary consultation concerning Young Lady Catherine Longueville [Mrs Catherine Carey] (PERSON13783)

Question asked by the patient on 12 January 1602 at 10:30

RN Mres katheron longvild can eate nothing stomacke full 23 y Ian xij hor. 10. 30 ant m. 1602.

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

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CASE21234: Horary consultation concerning Richard Parrot (PERSON14709)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18608) on 7 May 1604 between 15:00 and 15:26

RN Rich Parret of Castle Throp 2 y & a halfe p m. 1604 hed ill a weake stomacke

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 103r (upper right part of page)

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CASE21254: Horary consultation concerning Mary Bouskill (PERSON9906)

Question asked by the patient on 11 July 1604 at 14:40

RN mary Bouskill of litlington 50 y. Iulij 11. {illeg}|h| 2. 40 p m 1604 in her stomack cānot relish any thing

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 106r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE34047: Horary consultation concerning Goody Newman (PERSON24622)

Question asked by the patient on 5 September 1608 at 15:20

RN Goody nuemā of fardingoe thre mils frō Banberye. 4{illeg}|6| y Sept 5. . h. 3. 20 p m. 1608. amys a longe tyme troubled in her stomacke cānot Digest any meate but Doth cast her meate aftr shee hath eaten it or els fyndeth no ease Doth keepe her bed./ they doe watch her.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 199v (upper left part of page)

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CASE33140: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON26589)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1608 at 10:30

RN A womā of fanystratford strangly handled gyped {sic} belly casteth alwys eateth litle kind to Iohn Rutland Mach {sic} 28 h. 10 30 ant m 1608

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 80v (upper right part of page)

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CASE10603: Horary consultation concerning Richard Richardson (PERSON15295)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1600 at 08:15

RN Rich. Richardson for a swelling in his throate wa{illeg} yt he cannot let any thing downe may 18 die h. 7{sic} 8. 15. ant m 1600 Rich. Smiths servant at little Linford.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 72v (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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AEating%20and%20drinking%20problems;f11-date=1600-1609;f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 19 March 2025.