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CASE21746: Horary consultation concerning Sir Anthony Chester [Mr Anthony Chester] (PERSON10457)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18673) and Anonymous (PERSON18674) on 21 November 1604 at 13:50

RN Mres

Anthony Chester of Chichely 12 y. novēb. 21. h. 1. 50 p m. 1604. at this tyme they sent his water1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘measels. flix pockes’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 186v (upper left part of page)

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CASE21748: Nativity for Sir Anthony Chester [Mr Anthony Chester] (PERSON10457)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18673) and Anonymous (PERSON18674) on 21 November 1604 at 13:50

RN nativitas.

Anthony Chester was borne martij 13. h. 12. 30 p|an||p| {sic} p m 1604 \1593/ 1593. {sic} 16 at Chichely

[Astrological Chart]

Anthony Chestr borne martij 13. 1592. hor 12. 30 p m 1592.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 186v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12235: Horary consultation concerning Richard Lingard (PERSON13722)

Question asked by Lingard (PERSON13720), Lingard (PERSON13723) and Anonymous (PERSON17678) on 17 April 1599 at 14:35

RN Richard Lingard this a yere & halfe old. troubled wth an ague & wth the wormes. & leekely to have the iandes the child is weaned sent to me by there sister. the fathr & the mothr boath Apr. 17. die h. 2. 30|5| p m. 1599. of Simpson a great cold.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 125r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12113: Horary consultation concerning John Windmill (PERSON17221)

Question asked by the patient on 21 March 1599 at 08:20

RN Iohn Wind {sic}

Iohn Windmill of yardly Gubbin 34 yeres old maried sick sinc munday night at wood lyeth at his chest cannot sleepe nor take any rest on his bed or any vp or Downe. sent his water reasonable good a cold taken vppō a heate. somewhat to yellowe & somewhat Costive. as red as skarlet his face a very strong lusty man \21 of/ March. die h. 8. 3|2|0 mi ant m. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 107r-v (f. 107r bottom right, and f. 107v upper left)

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CASE70268: Horary consultation concerning Mr Taylor (PERSON59914)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1630 at 09:30

RN Mr Taylour march 19 h 9 30 ant m. 1630 |ptysick cōsūption & dropsy feared|

[Astrological Chart]

\weake feeble legs swell towards night/ A cōsumption & dropsy feard ap vntill to morow 6 a clock.

He sent his water & the wench broak the glasse

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 179 (upper right part of page)

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CASE78774: Horary consultation concerning Anne (PERSON42326)

Question asked by Mr Lin [Esquire] (PERSON53749) on 30 January 1634 at 11:00

RN Annys Anne |a poor wench| /13 y\ of Southwick in Northāptonsheere by Owndall |Mr Lynn Esquire wrote in her behalfe| It tooke her 16. Ian 16 fell into her fits of convulsions swonding fits wth quaking & trēbling Ian 30. h. 11 ant m 1634 taketh away her speach swoundeth convuls1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1Epilep: cū convuls’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 78v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12338: Horary consultation concerning Joan Hatch (PERSON12642)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1599 at 15:00

RN {sic} Ione Hatch of Simpson 53. payned in her hed & back & every where. & hath a great mist over her eyes. / sent to me for phisick was vp taketh her as an ague very Cold. & litle hot. Apr 27. die h. 3. ps m {sic}. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 143r (upper left part of page)

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CASE14296: Horary consultation concerning Old Father Campion (PERSON10301)

Question asked by the patient on 12 December 1603 at 08:38

RN fathr Campian sent his water. Decēb. 12 hor. 8. 38. ant m 1603. |hath a great cold on him & a great cough.|

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 120r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE37857: Horary consultation concerning Mr James Mordaunt (PERSON24518)

Question asked by Old Lady Mordaunt (PERSON24519) on 17 April 1611 at 17:38

RN the lady Mordant for mr Ianes Apr 17. h. 5. 38. p m. 1611.

feare a plurisy hath vomyted mutch yellow stuffe./

desyrous yt I should come ovr to thē.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 59v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE42242: Nativity for Joseph Marson (PERSON33045)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37966) on 18 August 1615 at 15:00

RN Ioseph. Marston of Hempsteede in Hartfordsheere borne Ian. 19. h. 6. 40 ant m 16i5 |natus hoc tempore. it {d}oeth fome & hath convuls|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘epileps.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 80r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE55604: Decumbiture for Oliver Newton [Tyrringham] (PERSON55404)

Question asked by Mrs Sybil Tyrringham [Newton] (PERSON25850) on 17 February 1623 at 09:30

RN Oliver Newton of Lavendon grang taken wth the first epilepticall Fit Aug 12 {illeg}|| h. 9 ant m 1622

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 171v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE64792: Decumbiture for Mr Richard Lea (PERSON53525)

Question asked by Sir Francis Kynnestone (PERSON53211) between 17 October 1627 at 10:38 and 18 October 1627 at 09:00

RN Deceb 24. h. 5. 30 p {sic} taken wth an epilept fit 1619.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 244r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE64840: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Lucy Duncombe (PERSON19517)

Question asked by Mr Charlet (PERSON28864) on 26 October 1627 at 12:45

RN Mr Charlet sent me word yt old Mres Duncōbe is troubled wth every days ague octob. 26 . h. 12. 45. p m 16271

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a feaver’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 252r (upper left part of page)

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CASE13481: Horary consultation concerning Joan Gee (PERSON12100)

Question asked by the patient on 26 March 1598 at 07:40

RN Ihone Gee of Raunson 6{9}|7| yeres 67 yeres old mittit morbo. 1598. mart 26 die . h. 7 38 40. mi ant merid extreeme hot within & cannot sclack her thirst. a hot ague.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 156r (upper part of page)

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CASE13630: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Christopher Woodfield (PERSON17334)

Question asked by the patient on 31 March 1603 at 13:15

RN Chrystopher Woodfild lying long sicke wrote \sente/ vnto me to come to him martij 31. hor. 1. {p}|15| p m 1603. troubled wth a shortnes of wynd ready to stop his wynd an aso{illeg}|m|a. hed gydye a burning in his body desyrous to have his neighbours forgive him as making no othr reckning then of death.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 16r (bottom part of page)

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CASE11722: Horary consultation concerning Mr George Sherley (PERSON15789)

Question asked by the patient on 1 October 1598 at 07:39

RN George Shurdley of haversham 25 yeres old fell sick vppon friday night. v at 8 at night but afterwards grue sicke that night sent to me this i of Octob. 1. die h. 7. 39. m. ant m. of a high colour & complexion his mothr feareth a plurisie he is extreeme sicke. 1598. in all his body sick & lims extreeme hot & yet not Drye

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 36r (upper left part of page)

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CASE42577: Horary consultation concerning Young Mr Charles Longueville (PERSON32773)

Question asked by Sir Michael Longueville (PERSON13775) on 21 October 1615 at 16:45

RN Young mr Charles Longevile natus Apr 9. hor. 7. 30 ant m 1612. but his father sent for him Octob 21 h {sic} hor 4. 45 p m 16i5 /hath now on him a great cough & cold.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 196, f. 134r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE49934: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38744)

Question asked by Lady Spencer [Mrs Mary Spencer [Anderson]] (PERSON35617) on 11 November 1619 at 16:45

RN She sent also to to me for a poer woman faynt & yellow as on yt hath the Iaun{dis} Aug novēb 11 h 4. 45. p m 1619

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 53v (upper right part of page)

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CASE41216: Horary consultation concerning Mr Raphael Neale (PERSON24584)

Question asked by Mrs Jean [Agnes] [Joan] [Anne] Baker [Forman] [Neale] (PERSON2826) on 21 April 1613 at 20:20

RN Mr Neale mres formās Husb. 30 y Ap. 21. . h. 8 20 p m. 1613.

extreme sick in his ague. mutch troubled wth cold. /she sent me a peece of Sattyn.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 98r (upper left part of page)

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CASE43492: Horary consultation concerning Jane Smith (PERSON35528)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38084) on 11 June 1616 at 07:00

RN Iane Smyth of Easton Madith 9 y six weekes after milkemas night ab h betwixt 9. & 10. in sent heathr Iune 11. h. 7 ant m. 16i6 /voydeth wormes now & then a xj wormes at on tyme\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘falling sicknes always in her sleepe.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 107v (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?f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f13-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29;f7-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent, accessed 15 February 2025.