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CASE17983: Horary consultation concerning Peter Chalfonte (PERSON10401)

Question asked by the patient on 25 September 1602 at 11:45

RN Peter Chalfonte 25 y. maried sept 25. hor 11. 45. ant m 1602 had a great s {sic} bruise frō a fall of a horse & spitteth white corruption every f{oot}e feareth the wasting of his lungs lyeth most in his left syde. & is troubled wth yellow choler. ready to stop his breath.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 209r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE21537: Horary consultation concerning Frances Hawkins (PERSON12678)

Question asked by the patient on 3 October 1604 at 12:00

RN frauncis Hawkins of great Horwood 14|5| y Octo. 3. hor. 12. 1604.

backe & sydes rūning vp & downe over sinc mydsomer. goeth vp & down very short wyded bloweth thick as on yt should det out of the world & looketh pale.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 153v (upper right part of page)

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CASE25950: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Jones (PERSON52664)

Question asked by the patient on 2 September 1622 at 12:00

RN Robert Iones of Dunstable my L Wentwor{ts} sadler Sept 2. h 12. 1622

a consūpt feard a great hoarsnes.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a cōsūpt of ye longs feared’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 174, p. 331 (middle, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE77308: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Barber (PERSON43431)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1633 at 08:20

RN Thomas Barber of Brampton 30 y may 17. h. 8. 20 ant m. 1633 |back syde wynd shortwȳded| /a Consūption feared\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 140 (upper right part of page)

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CASE50354: Horary consultation concerning Marmaduke Patsey (PERSON34099)

Question asked by the patient on 10 March 1620 at 16:12

RW Marmaduke Patsey of okeley \Fosket/ y. 30. d. h: 4. 12. p: m: Martij. 10. 1620. did voyde the last night very neere a quarte of bloud: hath a very great & deepe coughe & hath had it a quarter of on yeare. much wasted in his bodie

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 140r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE57561: Horary consultation concerning Mr Oliver Boteler (PERSON28235)

Question asked by Lady Anne Boteler [Farrar] [Butler] (PERSON28242) on 3 January 1624 at 11:45

RN The lady \An/ Butler for her mr Oliver Butler 9 y next march bone {sic} 28 or 29 about 12 & on in the night. of Harolde sent to me for this child Ian 3 h {sic} hor 11. 45 ant m 1623 {sic}. extree {sic} weake & feeble & cā take no physick taken wth strang fits plucking his \right/ syde & rūneth to his back being holden harde & an extree {sic} cough almost halfe a yere. & is pyned & cā not stand nor goe Ill tong suspected

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 53r (upper right part of page)

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CASE56020: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Lane (PERSON53332)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39652) on 14 April 1623 at 14:00

RN Agnys Lane of Lowton was here wth me three quarters old Ap 14 h. 2. p. m. 1623 /had a great cough hard belly pyned & consumed\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 56v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE53773: Horary consultation concerning George Impy (PERSON52289)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1622 at 14:30

RN Georg Impye of London Apprentice 21 y march. 28 . h. 2. 30 p m. 1622 /8 weekes ill a cough reareth flegme back sydes & hart & head by fits very\ /a cōsumption feared./\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 35r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE52283: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Faldo (PERSON19580)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1621 at 11:00

RN Mr Iohn Faldoe of Goldington 30 y Ap 18 h. 11 ant m 162i

1 for his cōsupt {sic} feared stitches on his left syde. 2 his cough. 3 cold sweat. 4 his costivenes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 109r (upper left part of page)

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CASE76560: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Dogget (PERSON47964)

Question asked by the patient on 1 February 1633 at 12:20

Elisabeth Doggett of Westninge. 32. y. March. 1. . h. 12. 20. p m. 1633

a swīming in her head wth a great Cough for a yeare, much wasted in her Bodye Cannot sleepe nor Eate.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 337 (upper right part of page)

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CASE58203: Horary consultation concerning Mr Mainwaring [The Lord Keeper’s Purse-Bearer] (PERSON54055)

Question asked by Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280) on 15 April 1624 at 18:00

RN Mr Boath for Mr Mānering who feareth a Consūption. my lord Kees purse bearer Ap 15 h 6 p m 1624

To have pils of the extrat of sulph. for the cough of the longs

he desyreth to have 2 Doses of pils but to have more ruberbe in them. & an ex|bals|ome of br{u}pstone for the longues.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 152r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE75328: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Jakeman (PERSON52418)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41628) on 18 August 1632 at 14:25

RN Mr Robert Iackmā of wing a yere {sic} the a yere sinc the 4 of Iune last 1631 being satt h 9. 30 ant m but it was brought to me Aug 18 h {sic} hor. 2. 25. p m. 1632

a drye cough that he cānot sleepe a big belly wasted in the flesh |was very fat & is nutch {sic} pynd by a nource yt was wth child| child was prsent /A Consūption feard\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘wasteth mtch {sic} belly big’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 386 (upper right part of page)

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CASE12318: Horary consultation concerning Mary Nubie (PERSON14536)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 at 17:30

RN Mary Nuby 28 of Grafton Lodge. for a rising at her stomack. her legs. Double vndr her faynt & feeble & pineth in her body & yet can earte {sic} had not her termes never sinc her sicknes almost for a yere. Ap. 25 die h 5. 30. p m. 1599 |cannot sleepe troubled wth a great cough at night.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 139v (upper right part of page)

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CASE48692: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Agnes Hodges (PERSON31748)

Question asked by the patient on 11 May 1619 at 13:00

RN Mres Agnys Hodges of Drayton. 26 y may. 11 h. 1. p m 1619

5 child, 2 living a son & a wench 3 abortions. kings evill & now grown hard terms but few bleedeth a litle at nose.

a great sorenes in her breast & stomack. wch cometh wth a griping yt she cānot fetch her breath. |not sick|

cā abyde no potion but pils a Consūption feared a bad stomack. desyreth milk & drink

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 365v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11853: Horary consultation concerning John [Joan] Malins (PERSON13880)

Question asked by Goody Joan Malins (PERSON13903) on 7 December 1598 at 15:30

RN Iohn Malins a yere & a quarter lacking a fortnight as it were pined in all her lims & bodye hed a poer bare creature. cannot sleepe not at any time in a moneth or fortnight but crye and Drinke mater adduxit se{cū} filiolā veretr ne sit maleficio vl veneficio afflictus. Decēb. 7. die hor. 3. 30. mi. 1598 very short winded.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 62v (upper right part of page)

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CASE50566: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Elizabeth Clark (PERSON29018)

Question asked by the patient on 15 April 1620 at 10:25

RW Mris Clarke of Perry. y. 35. d. h: 10. 25. ant: m: Aprill 15. 1620. troubled with a wheesinge; feareth a Consumption: payned in her backe & legs: ill 4 yeeres.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 173r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12199: Horary consultation concerning Edward Newton (PERSON14403)

Question asked by the patient on 3 April 1599 at 10:00

RN Edward Newnton sick this 14 week of Stony stratford a weaver hart & everywhere sick pined & yet eatet skin & bone. & yet will eate any thing. 60 yeres old. faynt. hard bound {illeg}|y|et onc in 24 houres. feareth lest he be b{edr}ed a drie coughe. this 8 yeres. Aprill 3 die h. 10. 1599. reareth fleme, in a cōsumption. hart hele & stronge.

E Newton.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 120r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE78041: Horary consultation concerning John Farre (PERSON48756)

Question asked by the patient on 14 August 1633 at 09:00

RN Iohn Farre of Litle Brickhill 48 y Aug. 15|4| h. 9 ant m 1633.

swelled in his leg. & thigh in his left syde 3 weekes but was ill 7 weeks before & very mutch wasted in all his body wth sweates & burning |no stomack all this while bellye wyndye| /litle cough\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 376 (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE52069: Horary consultation concerning Constance Marks (PERSON54287)

Question asked by the patient on 24 February 1621 at 09:30

RN Constanc Markes of North Crowly. 22 y febr. 24. h {sic} hor. 9. 30 ant m 162i

hath thē not well normally heretofore but not sinc Whitsondtyde had thē. pyneth cōsumeth cougheth a gydynes a long sore scouring |back ill|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 65v (upper 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?f11-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AWasting;f13-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ARespiratory%20problems, accessed 10 March 2025.