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CASE68755: Horary consultation concerning Mary Bignell (PERSON44151)

Question asked by the patient on 15 June 1629 between 16:20 and 18:00

RN Mary Bignell 25 {y} \of feny Compton/ mayed {sic} 10 yeres & breeding of child is tempted to kill her children troubled wth tempt kepeth her bed & will eate well

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 406, f. 57Av (middle right part of page)

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CASE21964: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Stafford (PERSON16109)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1605 at 14:30

RN Mres Stafford of westbury 29 y feb 26. h. 2. 30 p m 1605 in prsentia hed ill.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 222v (upper left part of page)

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CASE48042: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Teare (PERSON35944)

Question asked by the patient on 7 January 1619 at 16:15

RN Agnys Teare of Hutchin 55 y Ian. 7 h. 4. 15 p m 16i9. /troubled in mynd chest ill hed light\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 131r (upper right part of page)

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CASE7956: Horary consultation concerning Susan Cuckson (PERSON2119)

Question asked by the patient on 2 August 1600 at 12:45

SF Susan Cuckson of 40 years 1600 the the {sic} 2 Aug at 45 p 12 Diz

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 236, f. 181r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12504: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Alice Moulsoe (PERSON14295)

Question asked by Mr Moulsoe (PERSON14292) on 23 May 1599 at 14:00

RN Mres Moulsoe. sore sicke ha{th} no minde to speake. whose greefe lyeth every where. her husb. sent for her for shee hath no minde on any thinge may the 23 die h. 2. p m 1599 sine consensu.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 170v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE18275: Horary consultation concerning Jeremy Fisher (PERSON11752)

Question asked by the patient on 23 November 1602 at 12:30

RN Iheremy fishr of h {sic} Chalten in Blūnā parish 52 y novemb. 23. hor. 12. 30 p m. 1602. long diseased

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 250r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE44166: Horary consultation concerning Roger Gifford (PERSON30867)

Question asked by the patient on 16 December 1616 at 13:00

RN Rogar Gyfford of Hanslop. 18 y Decēb. 16 h. 1. p m 16i6 sick a fortnight

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 39r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58149: Horary consultation concerning Richard Bolt (PERSON44396)

Question asked by the patient on 12 April 1624 at 12:00

RN Rich. {K}|B|olt of Islip by Oxford 50: y: Ap 12 h. 12. 1624 a batch. ten weekes ill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 145r (upper left part of page)

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CASE71930: Horary consultation concerning Alice Simonds (PERSON58775)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1631 at 13:45

RN Alce Simmonds the fullers wife 2 child at on byrth sinc |41 y| ill in sences. her child dyed Ap. 28 || h. 1. 45 p m. 163i 11 child

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 290 (upper left part of page)

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CASE65512: Decumbiture for Mrs Sybil Worsly (PERSON62269)

Question asked by Mr William Stap (PERSON59508) on 13 March 1628 at 13:30 or at 13:40

RN was yesterday after eating of a pigeon grew very desp. sick about 12 at night march: 12. h. 12 p m 1628 \full of melanch & disc/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 127Av (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE22070: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Brown (PERSON45039)

Question asked by Brown (PERSON44987) on 5 June 1630 at 12:40

RN Agnys Browne of Hallyton 29 y. the weddens before May day was 29 y. about 12 of the clocke in the daye tyme but sent for her husb. for wife. Without her privity. Iune 6 {sic}. h 12. 40 p m 1630

Is very vnruly In her bed will not rise will not speake hath 3 child: no child this 12 month Ill ever sinc the fryday after 12 daye last about 9 or 10 a clock in the forenoone

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 6r (upper left part of page)

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CASE60048: Horary consultation concerning William Haward (PERSON51191)

Question asked by the patient on 26 March 1625 at 12:40

RN Will: Hayword of Olnye 18 y. marh {sic}. 26 h {sic} hor. 12. 40 ant m. 1625 talketh idlely /a fortnight ill\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 31v (upper right part of page)

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CASE33081: Horary consultation concerning Thorpe (PERSON25723)

Question asked by William Thorpe (PERSON25724) on 18 March 1608 at 12:00

RN Williā Thorpe his child of Blūnā a yere 2 yeres old thre the next thre week before whitsūtyde {illeg}|O|n sonday halfe an houre. before son rising marti 18 h. 12. 1608 quærit pater filio sine s {sic} cōsensu. pyneth will laugh & then ill ready to dye /

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 72r (upper left part of page)

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CASE40648: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Middleton (PERSON33224)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37823) on 28 November 1612 at 15:00

RN Margaret myddleten of Hushon. 11 y novēb. 28 h {sic} hor 3. p m 1612

yes sick two days. & yesterday frentick. suspect goody Cambell

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Marg. myddleton of Hus te|h|hō 11 y. novēb. 28 h {sic} hor. 3. p m 1612

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, ff. 215v-216r (f. 215v bottom left, and f. 216r bottom right)

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CASE66410: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) and Anonymous (PERSON40698)

Question asked by Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) on 19 June 1628 at 18:00

RN {I}ohn Evans of the Mynrys in London Iue {sic} 19 h. 6 p m. 1628

writeth for a gent mā

first vnfoldeth his owne greefe how he is wrōged & cosened of all yt he hath & therby he his wife & childrē broght to great want & misery craveth my Counsell & instruction

Also writeth in the behalfe of a gentlemā yt having taken an extreme cold & prsently an exceeding greefe for the Death of his wife & {th}erby cast Downe into sicknes & mutch melancholy of a sanguyne cōplexion his sicknes & melancholy is mutch abated & now his voice is almost Lost yt he s cānot {sic} \on cānot/ spea heare on \him/ that speaketh {sic} \to speake/ a yard of

cōplayneth of something about the pit of his throate his voice is only low & weake but not troubled wth any fault in noncing but cleere inough every where no physick but cōplayneth of the coldnes of his stomack & head & sone {sic} stoppage about the begying of his nose cold flegme & cold head & defect in hearing hath 2 great manyscripts of physick yt he is Desyrous I should vse craveth vnder god my consayle for the frind his gentleman

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 80r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12171: Horary consultation concerning Frances Thomson (PERSON16408)

Question asked by Thomson (PERSON16388) on 30 March 1599 at 12:30

RN Frauncis Tomson by her husband of lowton 30 of March. die h. 12 30. mi. morbo. 1599 caput phantastijs melancholicis laborat. timore spiritu’. 42. yeres. /muscam metuit et {muo}rē\

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 116v (upper right part of page)

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CASE44470: Horary consultation concerning Anne Simons (PERSON35347)

Question asked by Lady Wainman (PERSON21059) on 17 March 1617 at 16:40

RN my lady Weanemā march 17 for a young gentlewomā distracted march |i|{sic}. {5}|{4}|0 p m 1617 /of 20 yeres {sic}\ /An Symons 20 y of Brightwell\ /was troubled wth ye mother. /6 weekes ill\\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘light headed & distracted.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 89v (upper left part of page)

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CASE50178: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Stokes (PERSON35785)

Question asked by the patient on 23 January 1620 at 14:30

RN Mr Stoake \of Wing/ very sick of melancholy head stōacke cānot sleepe. Ian 23 h. 2. 30 p m 1620 |is very weake|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 112r (upper left part of page)

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CASE60263: Horary consultation concerning Alice Carter (PERSON45685)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1625 at 15:30

RN Alce Carter of Thorne Coote in Bedfordsheere 41 y Ap. 19 h. 3. 2|3|0 p m. 1625: /sick this fortnight wth an ague\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 65v (upper right part of page)

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CASE24210: Horary consultation concerning Alice Ashpole (PERSON9276)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37262) on 4 January 1615 at 14:15

RN Alce Ashpole. 47 y. Ian 4th. h. 2. 15. p m. 1614 {sic}

every where sick she cōplayneth eve\r/y where

out of memorie & remēbranc & knoweth none

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 143r (bottom 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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29;f12-time-of-day=PM;f13-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind, accessed 16 April 2025.