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CASE45092: Horary consultation concerning Lawrence Chamberlain (PERSON28808) and Mr Richard Adams (PERSON9031)

Question asked by Lawrence Chamberlain (PERSON28808) and Mr Richard Adams (PERSON9031) on 7 June 1617 at 09:00

RN Lawrenc Chamberlayne kinsmā to Mr Adams of Stachden 39 y Iune 7. h {sic} hor. 9. ant m 1617 /& Mr Adams him selfe.\

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Adams of Stachden well recovered but his mouth is very soare the skyn of his stomack is so hot faynt & sickly a bad stomack Iune 7 h {sic} hor 9 ant m 1617 desyrous of a cool{in}g syrope or other cōforta{ter}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 1v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE21536: Horary consultation concerning Sir Edwin [Edward] Sandys (PERSON15613)

Question asked by the patient on 3 October 1604 at 12:45

RN Syr Edwyn Sandes sent a letter for pils for his stomacke. Octob. {sic} & backe Octob 3. hor 12 45. p m 1604.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 153v (upper left 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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CASE26666: Interrogation (Treatment) concerning Richard Balle (PERSON18959)

Question asked by the patient on 25 January 1606 at 09:39

RN he began to annoynt his body Ian 1{illeg}|8|. 8 \20/ p m 1606.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 215, f. 32v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE33557: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Hopkins (PERSON12944)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 17 June 1608 at 13:40

RN Goody Hopkins of this towne for her backe Iune 17. h. 1. 40 p m 1608 quæro {vt}rū empl. derit1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘back mightely tormēted.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 127r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE79005: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Turvey (PERSON60601)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1634 at 13:00

TG Mr Richard Torvy of Coverton 52 y. Apr. 8 h. 1 p m. 1634.

had a vomite which he tooke on sunday, but bracht vp very litle & some bitter stuffe lieth still in his stomake, & item had a syrup.

Desireth noe phisick but somewhat to procure him sleepe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 120r (middle left part of page)

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CASE57859: Horary consultation concerning Mr Neville (PERSON55277)

Question asked by the patient on 8 March 1624 between 14:00 and 17:00

RN Mr Neavyll mutch troubled wth a \an extreme/ payne in in {sic} his backe & flanke like gravell. would know what tyme wilbe fit for him to take his dyet Drinke.

Mr Neavill would have something to avoyd gravell.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 101v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE73936: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas (PERSON42279)

Question asked by the patient on 5 March 1632 at 17:20

RN Sr Thomas desyreth a dyet drinke for the rectifying of his livr this spring march. 5. h. 5. 20 p m 1632

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 482 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE70938: Horary consultation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient on 27 May 1630 at 17:00

RN my Lord fynding him selfe ill at hart sent to me for a Cordiall may. 27 h. 5. p m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

At this he craved a Cordiall./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 414 (upper left part of page)

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CASE74714: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Neville [Smith] (PERSON55281)

Question asked by the patient on 29 May 1632 between 10:15 and 14:00

RN Sr Th neavell wheathr he may take māna cū Cassia onc a weeke for his back may 29.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 192 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE16206: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Thomas Sherman (PERSON15776)

Question asked by the patient on 23 June 1604 at 07:00

GJ Tho. Sherman of woolverton 35 y Iune 23 ho. 7. a m. 1604

He sent his water agayne and desyred to have something to drive it from his hart.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 200r (upper right part of page)

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CASE73625: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Spenser (PERSON59353) and Mr William Harrison (PERSON50994)

Question asked by Mr William Harrison (PERSON50994) on 14 January 1632 at 16:15

RN Elis. Spencer nata 1610 of the house 21 y of Ashbe dwelleth {illeg}|w|th Mr Rich king Mr Harryson yt wayteth on Mr Anth King Ian 14 h {sic} hor 4. 15 p m 1632.

nata tuesd before mydsomer h 6 ant m 1610

the mother causing swounding arising on the Left syde

Mr Harryson craveth of me how to vse two Bullets of . /and a vomyting lozeng of 5d.\

sent a 12d for 2|t|hese 2 people

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 391 (upper left part of page)

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CASE58181: Horary consultation concerning Mr George Spenser (PERSON59333)

Question asked by the patient on 14 April 1624 at 07:00

RN Mr Georg Spencer of Stawton the Great. 50 y Ap 14 h. 7. ant m 1624 mutch Distressed wth fearfull temptat desyrous to have some thing to avoyd the fumes arising frō the spleene

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 149r (upper right part of page)

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CASE55380: Horary consultation concerning Mr Davenport (PERSON47574)

Question asked by Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280) on 12 December 1622 at 10:00

RN Mr Will Bouth for Mr Davenport h a counseller & his kinsmā 2|d|ecēb. 12 h. 10 ant m. 1622 /thought to have a cōsūption & longs vlcered of Chessome.\ /he sent for balsanū {sic} sulph:\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 134r (upper right part of page)

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CASE59898: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Bletsoe (PERSON44283)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Bletsoe (PERSON44282) on 10 March 1625 at 12:30

RN Mr {illeg}|B|letsoe of Rusdon \ vxore vtrū sit gravida/ 22. y. . h. 12. 30 p |m| 1625. /terms stopt about miklemas milke in her breast water & milke.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1quærit etiā an vtile sit ei sang miniere {sic}.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 7v (upper right part of page)

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CASE65244: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 24 January 1628 at 19:00

RN Mr Latch sent me a letter Ian 24. h. 7. p m 1628

For his franke 4 y old lame of on syde but otherwise well mended

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 75r (upper right part of page)

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CASE78555: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON42024)

Question asked by Mr William Marsh [March] (PERSON33018) on 1 November 1633 at 15:00

RN Mr marsh for a neighbour a Smyth. yt wth a kick hath his C{illeg}|bow| {sic} bowels out novēb 1. h. 3. p m 1633.

wilbe cut for it as a newp surgion vndertaketh for 5 pounds.

wheathr good to cut him for his bowels

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 22r (upper left part of page)

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CASE23615: Horary consultation concerning Mr Alexander Jarman (PERSON23967)

Question asked by the patient on 25 June 1614 between 14:40 and 19:25

GJ Mr Alexander Iermin his swelling in his groyne Continueth

He Desyreth to have some cordialls and something to make him sleepe

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 35r (upper left part of page)

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CASE15706: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Richard Cole [Old Cole] (PERSON10714)

Question asked by the patient on 8 October 1603 at 14:30

GJ Her husband hath a fistula in his right syde. 63 y. old Sent to know whether he were best to go to Clement of Ownde{l} or what course he were best to take. /

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 145v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE16213: Horary consultation concerning Richard Green (PERSON12345)

Question asked by the patient on 29 June 1604 at 06:00

GJ Richard Greene of Stoke golding 60 y Iune 29 ho 6 a m. 1604

Stuffed in his chest, sent for a vomitt

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 201v (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?f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment;f15-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f16-querent-sex=Male, accessed 14 March 2025.