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CASE12156: Horary consultation concerning Andrew Foddy (PERSON11805)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1599 at 14:45

RN Andrewe foddy of Stony Stratford. 40 yeres. never maried. a glover. very sick & keepeth his bed sick this 5 or 6 days so faynte & feble about ye harte. 27 Marcij die h. 2. 45. mi. p. m.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 114v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11905: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Barrat (PERSON9502)

Question asked by Old Barrat (PERSON9498) on 21 December 1598 at 09:30

RN Thomas Barret of stony stratford servant to Iohn Smith of haversham tayler {vousued} to nothing extreeme weake cannot stirre out of his bed. the 28 of Decēb. die . h 9. 30. m. ant m. 1598 pater filio.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 72v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12468: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Eling (PERSON11512)

Question asked by the patient on 16 May 1599 at 14:30

RN Margaret Elyng of Walton 54. weak a long tyme. but keepeth not her bed. may the 16 die h. 2. 30. p m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 164v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE24199: Horary consultation concerning Mr Sherington Montgomery (PERSON33312)

Question asked by the patient on 29 December 1614 at 10:30

RN Mr MūGūbrye of Sherington. 45. y Decēb. 29. h. 10. 30 ant m 1614.

his pill wrought so mutch yt he is grown very weake & feeble & keepeth his bed1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘long sick’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 141r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12769: Horary consultation concerning Susan Cole [Eastone] (PERSON10737)

Question asked by the patient on 1 October 1599 at 14:00

RN Susan Coles 18 yeres of Olnye. three weekes sicke since satterday die h. 2. p m. 1599. lyeth very weake in her bed & cannot styrre in her bead except shee be turned. Octob. first die  {sic}. 2 p. m. 1599 /Love sicke.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 212v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE49617: Horary consultation concerning Joan Barwell (PERSON27830)

Question asked by the patient on 6 September 1619 at 11:25

RN Ione Barwell of Wilsomsteede 40 y sept 6. h. 11. 25 ant m 16i9 it tooke her yest was a fortnight in the morning very sick & keepeth her bed & apt to swound a thing rising in her stomacke like an Impostume

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 175r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11814: Horary consultation concerning Goodman John Andrews [Ambrose] (PERSON9148)

Question asked by the patient on 19 November 1598 at 08:39

RN Iohn Androwes of Willan 44 yeres old maried about xx yeres. sick by fits this moneth. in his hed yesterday this day keepeth his bed & sometimes so ill yt he knoweth not what he doth. a very fat faced man. Novembr 19. die . h. 8. 39. mi. 1598 a gydines in his hed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 55r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12551: Horary consultation concerning Harry Barton (PERSON9524)

Question asked by the patient on 20 August 1599 at 12:20

RN Harry Barton of NorthCrowlye of the east end Aug. 20 die h. 12. 20. 1599. keepeth his bed very weake & sicke.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 180r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70905: Horary consultation concerning Lady Marge Brete (PERSON44753)

Question asked by the patient on 25 May 1630 at 11:50

RN The lady Bret was let blood & tooke her vomyt {wch} {sic} gave her 3 vomyts & 12 stooles & Mr Wallys gave her a sleeping pill & after her awaking is sick & so also after meate

& cā not take any thing but it cometh vp & now is so weake as she is forced to keepe her bed Continually may 25 h 11. 50 p|a|nt m 1630.

Clysters & Cooling almond milkes her vryne thick & red desyreth another playster of {opicacū} for the splene

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 194, p. 404 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE74035: Interrogation (Medical episode) concerning Michael Lambert (PERSON53273)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1632 between 17:00 and 18:45

RN Michael Lambart suddenly taken wth \a/ swounding fit \being at plow/ h. 1. p m. 1632.

& hath kept his bed ever sinc head & all his body legs stiffe as a stake |morbus Caducus|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 511 (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE38965: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Davers (PERSON29645)

Question asked by the patient on 13 December 1611 at 09:39

RN Elis: Davers of lebbarne 17 y Decēb. 13. h. 9. 3{illeg}|9| ant m 1611.

ve\r/y weake

hath a great cough & is very weake & keepeth her bed. cā bring nothing

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 203r (upper right part of page)

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CASE55470: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Monson [Baronet] [Mr Monson [the elder]] (PERSON5064) and Young Mr John Monson (PERSON33305)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Monson [Baronet] [Mr Monson [the elder]] (PERSON5064) on 6 January 1623 at 17:00

RN Sr Th. Mounson. for his owne fortune touching his busines wth ny {sic} lord treasourer & how Th Marq of Buckingham & the young gentlemā will befrynd him to have an end of his busynes & also of his sons health & when he is to prsent his gyft to ye king. Ian. 6. h. 5. p m. 1623

Mr Iohn is better then he was of his cold & keepeth still his chāber his ioynt are weake his father craveth my advice for him Ian. 6. h. 5 p m 1623. full of melanch

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 150v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE12345: Horary consultation concerning John Scriven (PERSON15668)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1599 at 10:00

RN Iohn Scriven of Hanslop. 46. a maried man had|th| a disease yt holdeth him as an ague. & mutch Disquiteth him in his belly chest & head. very faynt & feeble & Did sweate mutch could not tary vp frō his bed a great griping in his belly Ap. 28 die h. 10. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 144r (upper left part of page)

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CASE38840: Horary consultation concerning Alice Mariot (PERSON32981)

Question asked by the patient on 1 November 1611 at 13:00

RN on Maryot a wench 15 y novēb 1. . h. 1. p m. 1611 cānot goe but kepeth her bed it lyeth in her lyms weake & feeble

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 183v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE53528: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Birckberd (PERSON44197)

Question asked by the patient on 3 February 1622 at 10:00

RW Mr Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. . h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, wch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled wth a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

[Astrological Chart]

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto Sr George Sherly Mr Colins houshold physition.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 176v (bottom left, and bottom right parts 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?f13-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29%3A%3ABedridden;f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint, accessed 10 February 2025.