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CASE17655: Horary consultation concerning Mary Vanets (PERSON16670)

Question asked by the patient on 5 August 1602 at 09:00

RN Mary Va{ne}ts of Newporte 13 y. Aug 6. 5. hor. 9. gryped as. {sic} ant m 1602 gryped in her belly as if her sydes should be pulled a sunder.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 163v (upper left part of page)

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CASE61645: Horary consultation concerning Sara Bridges (PERSON45090)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40233) on 23 February 1626 at 12:30

RN Sara Bur Brugis 3 y feb 23 {sic}. . h. 12. 30 p m 1626

cōplayneth of her belly borne Iuly 22 || h. 15|7| {sic} |17| a|p| m 1622

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 224, f. 99v (middle left part of page)

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CASE72181: Horary consultation concerning Michael Jarman (PERSON52450)

Question asked by the patient on 25 May 1631 at 09:15

RN my Cosen Germā of Exeter Colledg. came to me may 25 h. 9. 15 ant m 1631

for a hed|a|d ach & payne in his eye wth a hot rheume./.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 232, p. 370 (middle left part of page)

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CASE12702: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Hartwell (PERSON12608)

Question asked by the patient on 15 September 1599 at 13:15

RN Elisabeth Hartwell of Astwood onc Mrs Vuedales servant. 25 y. vnmaried. hath clums of bloode in her mouthe 15 of Sept die h. 1. 15 p m. 15991

[Astrological Chart]

keepeth her bed ever since satterday last. some feare it to be a plurisy some an impost very hot & sweateth mutch It is of in & in . they thought shee would have died.

her watr of a good colour he thick hath motes heares & dust. costive |her water was to hie coloured. & had black humours|

I gave her Diaturb. ʒj. a lytle rubarb. 3 of scam. decoct. j. deco endive j.

gratis./

Notes:

1 ‘clūpers of blood in her mouth’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 204r (upper left part of page)

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CASE77022: Horary consultation concerning Young Margaret Quicke (PERSON57234)

Question asked by the patient on 23 April 1633 at 10:00

RN yong marg. Quick Ap 23. h. 10 ant m 1633 /stitches on the left syde\

vryne hath mutch gravell in it

[Astrological Chart]

vseth to cast in her fit.1

Notes:

1 ‘head ach & stomack. stitch vnder her left syde splene’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 58 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE17662: Horary consultation concerning John Hopkins (PERSON12939)

Question asked by the patient on 5 August 1602 at 15:40

RN Iohn Hopkins of our towne 13|4| y. August 5 hor. 3. 40. p m. 1602.

his eyes rūne wth water cānot see wth candlelight.

It is

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 164v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE73091: Horary consultation concerning Frances Brewer (PERSON44767)

Question asked by the patient on 3 October 1631 at 08:45

RN francis Bruer of the vp end. 36|5| y octob 3. . h. 8. 45 ant m 1631

vtrū gravida did did {sic} bleed mutch at nose & it was stopt wth Isop & hogsdung applyed to her brow

Chest ill & drye & voyded a long worme at her mouth Is very Drye

[Astrological Chart]

her daughter 9 y

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 212, p. 199 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE75416: Horary consultation concerning Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400)

Question asked by the patient on 9 September 1632 at 08:25

RN Quæritr de causa morboū {sic} heroine D magdalenæ \Bridgwater Edgerton/ 15 y Sept 9 hora 8. 25 ant m. 1632. /eys darke\1

[Astrological Chart]

|In novilunio & first quarter./| \melancholick ill/ 6 y troubled hath had Issues in her neck two {illeg}|A|nd 2 in her arms & two nowe in boath feete hath bene let blood {illeg}|b|oath arme & feete 3 or 4 tyms. It came after the smale pox. a full pletherick body |hath had purges pils dyet drinks & An Angle frō king Iams & also this king /her face swelleth a litle wthin these 2 months her swelling\| |neaver had her terms| |hath bene let blood twice in her armes & twice in her feete & twice in her hands & leaches at her lips & thighs & fundament|

It is of in 26. 45. in tripl et ter et fac 2

Notes:

1 ‘Struma’ in chart

2 ap. ap. ap’ in the left margin

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 416, p. 416 (upper left part of page)

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CASE76791: Horary consultation concerning Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1633 at 10:00

RN The noble lady magdalen Edgerton

march. 29. h. 10 ant m 1633. |she brought her water. & was prsent.|1

[Astrological Chart]

had thē twice in 3 days before the monthe the first tyme at there ting & had |thē 5 days| & the second tyme a litle before the {sic} came had the flushing 3 days but pale I suppose she had her bleeding before made her have the soner. had a clyster before her pils yest was 3 weekes tooke her pils

Notes:

1 ‘struma heavy sad melanch.’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 407 (middle left, and upper right parts 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=Yes;f12-extent-of-transcription=Whole%20entry;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body, accessed 20 March 2025.