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CASE21961: Decumbiture for Warren [Napier] (PERSON16834)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) between 25 February 1605 at 21:00 and 26 February 1605 at 09:49

RN my Sistr Warren went to Newporte about 9 of the clocke feb 25 hor 9. ant m. 1605.

tooke a cold & was extreeme sick of the stone & voyded many stones vomitinge exceeding mutche h. 9. p m

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 221v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE32314: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Willoughby (PERSON26088)

Question asked by the patient and Willoughby (PERSON26087) on 22 October 1607 at 09:30

RN I receaved a lettr frō mr Hugh |Robart| willobe & his brothr certefying me of the taking of his disease by the bath a burning Ague. cā abyde neethr sweet nor sower. Octob. 22 h. 9. 30 ant m 1607. |craveth my opinion touching his sicknes.| the lettr was sent Octob 10.th

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 306r (upper left part of page)

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CASE32307: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne Davis [Playstoe] (PERSON11184) and Old Needle (PERSON24591)

Question asked by Goody Anne Davis [Playstoe] (PERSON11184) on 26 October 1607 or on 27 October 1607 at 10:00

RN Raynold Day|v|yes wife. sick of the plaugue octob. 27 h 10 ant m 1607. did bery Elis Browne her servant 3 wekes before harvest & did bury that day sennight on child. & 3 weekes aftr a nothr & dyed. & 2 more sicke & recovered this daye sēnet. And she hel|r| selfe fell sicke about this day senet in the after noone that her childs sore did break. she hath bene twice {illeg}|p|rayed for. cānot sleepe. hath a sore vndr her left share.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 305r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE48291: Horary consultation concerning Anne Underhill (PERSON25857)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1619 at 14:30

RN my Goddaughter An vnderhill 13. y a fortnight afore candlemas feb 28 h. 2. 30 p m 1619 |of Newport|

grene sicknes

prsented me wth a curious handchetcher of her owne working desyring me to cure her sicknes & to helpe her to a service to some lady

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 181v (upper left part of page)

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CASE13137: Decumbiture for Susan Blundell (PERSON9824)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17774) between 12 February 1597 and 6 September 1597

RN Susan Blundell 1597. feb. 12 die . h in med. noct. 12. 30. m. was evilly handled of her disease. & it first toke her. in the night ready to choake her. /she became as a naturall chaingling. before she dyed & died in yt sort\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘the falling sicknes of wch she dyed’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 175, f. 33v (upper part of page)

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CASE14714: Horary consultation concerning Cooper (PERSON10885)

Question asked by Mr John Lea (PERSON13635) on 29 March 1603 at 16:15

RN Mr lay sent for me marchij 29. hor 4. 15 p m 1603 to come see Coos boy who was sick of the pox.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 35v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE25205: Decumbiture for Henry Willimot (PERSON36883)

Question asked by the patient on 14 July 1610 at 11:00

RN This disease took Henry Wyllymote yesterday Iuly 14|3| {sic} \13./ h||. hor. 9. 15 p m 16i01

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1epilepsia’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 95r (upper left part 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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CASE34584: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Harrison (PERSON31431)

Question asked by Harrison (PERSON23646) on 17 December 1608 at 17:00

RN My Cosen Harryson sent me a letter in the behalfe of his sic{ke} infant now being at luton wth maudly{n} nource Decēb. 17 h {sic} hor. 5. p m 1608.

would know wheather in danger of peyste or water in his infan{cy} directed frō london the 8 of Decēb. 1608.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 273v (upper right part of page)

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CASE47464: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Cheyney (PERSON28883)

Question asked by the patient on 7 September 1618 at 14:25

RN Sr Thomas Chany long sick of the new ague sent for me to come over to him sept. 7 h. 2. 15 \25/ p m 1618

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 25r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE50143: Horary consultation concerning Lady Digby (PERSON11310)

Question asked by the patient on 9 January 1620 at 14:30

RN The Lady Dighby now at Sr Will Andrewes s|w|as very sick & on thursd after had the smale pox & was very sicke Ian 9 h. 2 30 p m 1620.

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 99v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE53938: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON53801)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Myddelton [the son] (PERSON33214) on 21 April 1622 at 18:00

RN Sr Th. Nydleton {sic} touching his servant sick wth a surfet & fall frō a payre of stayres. Ap 21. h. 6 p m. 1622

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 62r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE42491: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Lennard [Lady Dacre] [Mrs Elizabeth Throckmorton] (PERSON36070)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37986) on 30 September 1615 at 08:30

RN Sr Authur Throckmortons man told me yt Mres Elis. Throckmorton Sr Arthers Daugher was very sick after her pils & tooke a great cold & so cōtinueth |Sept 30 h {sic} hor 8. 30 ant m 16i5|

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 196, f. 119r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE18033: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Bird (PERSON9741)

Question asked by the patient on 4 October 1602 at 11:00

RN Mr Byrd eadē hora of havrshā. morbo a {ioynt}t ague or gout

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 214v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE55067: Horary consultation concerning Mr Pots [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON15000)

Question asked by the patient on 4 October 1622 at 10:30

RN Old Mr Pots sick sinc last night 74 y Octob 4 h. 10. 30 ant m 1622

troubled wth the stone desy{ro}s\rous/ {sic} of a clyster & a pipe

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 77r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70739: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON41172) and Anonymous (PERSON41173)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41172) and Anonymous (PERSON41173) between 7 May 1630 at 16:00 and 8 May 1630 at 07:00

RN a man troubled wth a wyndy rupture. |oxic{recū} playster ß|

another wth a flux of his Cons seede |Comfrey ij|

boath ill for a yere

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 194, p. 343 (upper left part of page)

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CASE77266: Horary consultation concerning Lady Penelope Egerton [Napier] (PERSON55172)

Question asked by the patient on 14 May 1633 at 05:15

RN |the lady Penelope sent her water| The ladye Penelope sent her water. may 14 h. 5. p m 1633

was mended god be thanked

[Astrological Chart]

The Lady Penelope Naper at luton. sick of an Ague sinc satterday. & hath eaten litle may 14. h. 5. 15 ant m 1633.

[Astrological Chart]

she mended prsently wth yt

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, pp. 128–129 (p. 128 bottom right, and p. 129 upper left)

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CASE43959: Horary consultation concerning Marshal (PERSON33026)

Question asked by Goody Marshal (PERSON33031) on 30 September 1616 at 08:00

RN Goody Marshall {sic}\chall/ of newp susp on Buckinghās daughter called goody Howet to have harmed her husb. who is sick of the new ague sept 30 h 8 ant m 16i6.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 198, f. 4v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE46570: Horary consultation concerning Goody Winifred Nichols (PERSON24654)

Question asked by the patient on 7 May 1618 at 06:15

RN Rob. Nichols his wife sick of ye new ague may 7 h. 6. 15 ant m 1618 in her back & bone.

was churched on satt last.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 201, f. 88r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE21811: Horary consultation concerning Frances Pound (PERSON15031)

Question asked by Lady Throckmorton (PERSON16431) on 17 December 1604 at 09:45

RN francis Pound of Pauluspery my lady Throckmorton. for a mead of the towne very sicke. 12 y of the purpels Decēb 17. hor. 9. 45 ant m. 1604.

measels Pox or purples.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 197v (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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29;f12-extent-of-transcription=Whole%20entry;f13-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29, accessed 21 January 2025.