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CASE12087: Horary consultation concerning John Huggins (PERSON13009)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1599 at 10:30

RN Iohn Huggins of stockgolding cōplayneth of his chest sent this troubled wth fleume./ 15 of March. die . 10 30. ant m. mortē valde metuit.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 103v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53563: Horary consultation concerning Alice Key (PERSON52858)

Question asked by the patient on 15 February 1622 at 09:30

RN Alce kay of north Crowlye 37 y. mayed {sic} I|f|eb 15. ||. h. 9. 30 ant m. 1622. chest hed nescit an sit gravida.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 182v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE67811: Horary consultation concerning Richard Wheeler (PERSON36699)

Question asked by the patient on 1 March 1629 at 07:00

RN Rich Wheeler of Cranfild 29 y f {sic} mart 1 h 7 ant m 1629 /chest stuffed\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 70v (upper right part of page)

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CASE13525: Diary entry

Written by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) between 1 June 1598 and 16 July 1598

RN R. N. 1598 m. d. Iunij 1o die h post merid 9. 6. affectus.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1sick in his chest & stomack.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 195r (upper part of page)

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CASE74294: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edmond Vaughan (PERSON60810)

Question asked by the patient on 11 April 1632 at 21:00

Mr Edmund Vaghan of C. C. C. Oxon. Apr. 11. . h. 9. p m. 1632

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Hee tooke not the vomite yt was sent. 1 because hee is very vnapt to vomite; 2 because his neck is longe & brest somewhat straite; 3 because vomiteinge once by chance by reason of Tobacco blowne into his mouth it brought vp Bloud wth it, & hath beene ye cause of all his infirmity. 4 hee suspecteth his Lunges, for wch hee thinkes vomiteing is very hurtfull.

Took his purge wch gaue him 12 occasions. Hee desireth a Course to bee vsed for his Brest & Lunges.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 71 (upper left part of page)

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CASE12172: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Collins (PERSON10761)

Question asked by the patient on 30 March 1599 between 12:30 and 14:00

RN Agnes Collens of Woulverton 80. yeres old morbo. in pectore ready to stop her wind

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

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CASE42897: Horary consultation concerning Joan Gawden (PERSON30811)

Question asked by Goody Blea (PERSON28133) on 27 February 1616 at 12:15

RN \Agnys lyones \Ione Gauderne of Newp a mayd// A womā of newport came wth goody Blea to know wheather wth child febr. 27. h. 12. 15 p m 1616 \chest ill nescit an sit gravida/

[Astrological Chart]

her Mres enquireth wheathr her sev. {sic} be wth chi{ld}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 6v (upper right part of page)

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CASE67201: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Minshull (PERSON54825)

Question asked by the patient on 17 October 1628 at 17:00

RN Mr Iohn Minc|s|hull of Cābridg of Magd. 23 y. octob 17. h. 5. p m 1628.

pect vitio. et f sem: et melanch.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 293r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11564: Horary consultation concerning Mary Battison (PERSON16690)

Question asked by the patient on 19 July 1598 at 09:12

RN Mary R Vattison a widowe 60 yeres old. mittit consilio et morbi remedio. / Iulij 19 th die . h. 9. 12. m. /short winded & puffed vp in her cheste/\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 3r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE19209: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Parker (PERSON14666) and Parker (PERSON14660)

Question asked by Agnes Parker (PERSON14666) and Parker (PERSON14660) on 18 April 1601 at 11:39

RN \Agys Parker of Westen vndrwood 56|8|/

Apr 18 die hor. 12|1|. 39. {rive}d about her body

vrina {sic} wth a rising in her chest. had a bruise 7 yeres sinc

her husb. for a bruise wth a horse.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 81r (upper right part of page)

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CASE63630: Horary consultation concerning Alice Richardson (PERSON57586)

Question asked by the patient on 14 April 1627 at 09:30

RN Alce Richardson of stoakegolding 50 y Ap. 14 h {sic} hor. 9. 30 ant m 1627 swelled about her chest & legs a fortnight thought that she had bene wth child 40 weekes vtrū sit gravida

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 61r (upper left part of page)

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CASE74877: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Clark (PERSON46261)

Question asked by the patient on 15 June 1632 at 13:50

RN Elis Clarke of St Peters in St Albons 38 y Iune 15 h. 1. 50 p m 1632

swollen about her chest. & left syde /vtrū gravida\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 238 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE77363: Nativity for Mr Ruby (PERSON57988)

Question asked by the patient on 22 May 1633 between 12:40 and 14:20

RN Mr Rubbye scholemaster of Kimbalton in Huntington sheer natus Decēb 8 1591 h. 4 in the morning a stuffing a {sic} about his chest wth a cold

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 155 (middle left part of page)

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CASE42097: Horary consultation concerning Joan Lane [Young Goody Lane] (PERSON32523)

Question asked by the patient on 5 July 1615 at 07:15

RN Ione Lane of this towne Iuly 5 h. 7. 15 ant m 16i5 sent her water. vtrū sit gravida. loosenes well stopt god be thanked wth her bynding elect. but sorely gryped in her chest & belly1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1quærit an sit gravida’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 57r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE10458: Horary consultation concerning Goodman John Commendale (PERSON10796)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1600 at 13:50

RN Iohan. Commendale of 35 Ap 28 die h. 1. 50 p m. 1600.

capitis dolore et pectore Hot drye ague.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 55r (upper left part of page)

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CASE78138: Horary consultation concerning John Hester (PERSON51373)

Question asked by the patient on 28 August 1633 at 08:00

SRN Iohn Haster of Milton y. 30. d. . h. 8. ant m Aug. 28. 1633. no stomacke heaued & swelled in his chest & belly. vrine reasonably good. RN was wont to bleed but hath not this yere

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 409 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE76135: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dorothy Houghton (PERSON51934)

Question asked by the patient on 13 December 1632 at 13:00

TG Mrs Dorothea Hothen of Ocly. 24. y. Dec. 13 h. 1. p m. 1632.

pained in her cheste, ictericía passione et paroxysimis aliquando ferè epilepticis vexata

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 212 (upper left part of page)

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CASE52244: Decumbiture for Catherine Green (PERSON50322)

Question asked by the patient on 3 April 1621 at 15:00

RN Katherine Grene /25\ first taken wth \it tooke/ an arising frō her stomack ready to stop her wynd Martij 7. h. 11. p m 162i |is so sick yt she cā take no rest.|

It tooke her in her hart & left sy right & short ribs pricking like needles. |suckleth a child halfe a yere old|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 102v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11835: Horary consultation concerning John Umny (PERSON16634)

Question asked by Umny (PERSON16636) on 1 December 1598 at 11:39

RN Iohn vmny of Petsoe 6|5|5 yeres old. sick a longe time but most ill sinc last . sundaye. holdeth him & grypeth him at his hart & soe frō his hart goeth to his left side & brest. N|D|ecemb. 1. die h. 11. 35|9|. mi. 1598 vxor coniuge Alces brother in lawe. my. 1598 he keepeth his bed

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 59v (upper left part of page)

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CASE13552: Interrogation (Question) concerning Goodman Thomas Reeve (PERSON15234)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 11 July 1598 at 12:09

RN Thom. Rive sent to me to come vp to him 1598. Iuly 11 die . h. 12. 45.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

|Thomas Rive| 1598 |Iulij 11. die h 12 {sic}| h. 12. 9. mi. p merid. in ipsa merid Tho. Rive. he is payned all over head harte chest he is very drye.

[Astrological Chart]

Th. Rive vtru vivet vl no.

[Preliminary Geomantic Chart]

[Geomantic Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, ff. 219v-221r (f. 219v upper, f. 220r upper, f. 220v upper, and f. 221r upper)

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;f12-language=Latin;f8-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3AChest, accessed 18 March 2025.