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CASE56368: Horary consultation concerning Mr Henry Mun (PERSON14315) and Mun (PERSON55087)

Question asked by Mr Henry Mun (PERSON14315) on 22 May 1623 or on 23 May 1623 at 14:39

RN Mr Henry Mun of Woulvrton May 23 h. 2. 39 p m 1623

Swyne pox.

Henry Mū of Woulvrton filia vtrū exped ei mo dare filiā in vxorē Iuli vno may 23 h. 2. 39 p m. 1623

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 111r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE28470: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Longueville (PERSON13771) and Young Lady Catherine Longueville [Mrs Catherine Carey] (PERSON13783)

Question asked by Young Lady Catherine Longueville [Mrs Catherine Carey] (PERSON13783) on 29 March 1605 at 13:00

RN young lady longfild sent me a lettr touching her child yt is sicke march. 29 h. 1. p m. 1605.

feareth falling sicknes

my lady his mothr quærit an mat{illeg}|rix| |eius| sit gravida. {illeg} {sic}1

[Astrological Chart]

my Edward longfild borne Apr. 17. h. 8. 40 p m 16{illeg} 1604.

Notes:

1 ‘falling sicknes’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 17v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE79896: Horary consultation concerning Rebecca Busbridge (PERSON10233)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1603 at 17:00

RN shee sent Apr i9. h. 5 p m. 1604|3|. 1 fig.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 80r (bottom part of page)

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CASE66926: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Berry (PERSON44050)

Question asked by the patient on 29 August 1628 at 12:30

RN Mres Berry of Cranfild 30 y Aug 29 h. 12. 45 \30/ p m 1628

[Astrological Chart]

wheathr she be wth child & when ther she \shall/ have the smale pox

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 245r (upper right part of page)

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CASE13669: Horary consultation concerning Rebecca Busbridge (PERSON10233)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1603 at 17:15

RN Rebecca Busbridg londinensis a grocers wife 24 y Apr i9 hor 5. 15. p m. 1603.

quærit vtrū sit gravida vl typanitē habeat.

[Astrological Chart]

her husb. brought this watr.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 23r (upper left part of page)

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CASE26119: Horary consultation concerning Rebecca Busbridge (PERSON10233)

Question asked by the patient on 20 April 1603 at 08:20

RN Rebecca Busbridge Londinensis 25 Apr 20 hor. 8. 20. ant m. 1603. \this tyme yt {s}he sent her water./ quærit an sit gravida vl hidropsin habeat. tyme seemeth past1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘2 fig’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 80r (upper part of page)

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CASE59792: Horary consultation concerning Goody Holman (PERSON51743) and Holman (PERSON51739)

Question asked by Goody Holman (PERSON51743) on 15 February 1625 at 10:30

RN Goody Holmā of newport 28 y feb 15 h. 10. 30 ant m. 1625

[Astrological Chart]

a thick white water./

mother broght a bed next thursday a fort{y}|g|{sic} hath child but ever the {sic} dye and after they be borne they dye sore at a qu halfe a yere some a quater {sic} & some a month her selfe is well

but hath on child yt liveth wch another womā did suckell but those yt she suckleth doe all dye this Child is all over yellow as if it had the Iades {sic}

the vyne {sic} scladeth the child

would know wheathr good to suckle {l}|o|r to put it out.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 402, f. 166r (upper left part of page)

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CASE31798: Horary consultation concerning Magdalen Dormer [Curson] [Young Lady Curson] (PERSON22807)

Question asked by the patient on 27 June 1607 at 14:00

RN my lady Curson of As|d|stock. 30 y Iune 27 h {sic} hor 2. p m 1607 I take my selfe to be some so {sic} fortnight quick wth child hath taken a great cold in vehement maner yt I cā not turne me in my bed & feare mutch harme of it because of strayninge /ready to stop her wynde.\1

Notes:

1 ‘2 weekes quicke wth child.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 235r (upper right 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)

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?f11-judgment=No;f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29;f15-question-asked=Sex%2C%20family%20and%20generation, accessed 6 April 2025.