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CASE29086: Horary consultation concerning John Hopkins (PERSON12938)

Question asked by the patient on 22 May 1605 at 06:00

GJ Iohn Hopkyns of {illeg}|M|uch brickhill 54 y. May 22 ho. 6. a m 1605 A great swiming in his head

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 108v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE34651: Horary consultation concerning Joan Curtis [Old Goody Curtis] (PERSON22810)

Question asked by the patient on 2 January 1609 at 11:00

RN Ione Curtes of lowton 60 y Ian 2. h. 11. ant m 1608 {sic} a gydines in her hed

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 282v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE54282: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Harte (PERSON51042)

Question asked by the patient on 24 May 1622 at 17:00

RN Ellen Ha{i}{r}t th{eir} daughter 24 y may 24. h 5 p m 1622 a gydynes of her head

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 124v (upper right part of page)

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CASE18357: Horary consultation concerning Goody Franklin (PERSON11923)

Question asked by the patient on 6 December 1602 at 13:15

RN Goody franckling of or towne for a swyming in her head eadē hora.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 260v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE73069: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Gowland [Master of Arts] (PERSON50178)

Question asked by the patient on 30 September 1631 at 16:30

RN Mr Gowland sept 30 h. 4. 30 p m 163i

for the gydynes in his head.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 193 (upper left part of page)

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CASE73320: Horary consultation concerning John Bennet (PERSON43964)

Question asked by the patient on 9 November 1631 at 11:00

RN Iohn Bēnet of Thursone 26 y novēb. 9 h. 11 ant m 1631 a light head wth a great staggeringe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 279 (middle right part of page)

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CASE73797: Horary consultation concerning William Jones (PERSON52669)

Question asked by the patient on 15 February 1632 at 13:00

RN Will: Ioanes of Clyfton 20 y feb. 15 h 1. p m 1632.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a gydynes in his head a swying in his head read to fall’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 444 (upper left part of page)

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CASE74022: Horary consultation concerning Rose Sibly (PERSON58720)

Question asked by the patient on 14 March 1632 at 16:10

SRN Rose Sybley of Whett hamsteed 20. y. March. 14. h. 4. 10. p. m. 1632.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘troubled with a gydines & swiinge in her head’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 507 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE57276: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan [Joanna] Prescot (PERSON57057)

Question asked by the patient on 16 October 1623 at 09:20

RN Mres Prescot sent a letter signifying yt she was neavr the be{illeg}|tt|er for her physick octob 16 h 9. 20 ant m 16231

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a gydynes in her head’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 5r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11284: Horary consultation concerning Richard Armfield (PERSON9223)

Question asked by the patient on 15 September 1600 between 08:20 and 09:00

RN Rich Armefild. of lathbury for his gydines of his head & myst of eyes

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 176r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11692: Horary consultation concerning Mr Ralph Vines (PERSON16708)

Question asked by the patient on 16 September 1598 at 09:00

RN Ralfe Vines is troubled wth a gydines in his head yt & clappeth over his eyes. & maketh him not to knowe what{sic} maketh him very Drowsy a youth 13 yeres old at miklemas next. enquireth a remedy & of what it is caused Sept. 1{5}|6| die . horr 9. ant m. 1598.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 29v (upper left part of page)

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CASE14587: Horary consultation concerning Jane Houghton (PERSON12921)

Question asked by the patient on 7 March 1603 at 12:15

RN Iane Hooton of Stockgolding 20 y {s} {sic} martij 7 hor 12. 15 p m 1602|3|. never had sicknes a swymming in her hed

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 18r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE16631: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Charity Ashburnor [Ashbourne] [Ashburton] (PERSON9240)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1602 at 06:15

RN Goody Asburton of or Towne. 40 y. martij 15 hor. 6. 15 ant m 1602. light headed cānot sleepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 3v (upper left part of page)

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CASE21388: Horary consultation concerning Henry Cooper (PERSON10888)

Question asked by the patient on 12 August 1604 at 14:00

RN Henry Coo of Great Horwood h. 2 Aug 12. hor 2. p m 1604 on for his hukkebone & swyming in his head

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 127v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE48774: Horary consultation concerning Giles Blowfild (PERSON28161)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1619 at 11:50

RN Guyles Blowfild of Houghton conquest \40 y/ May 20 h. 11. 50 ant m 1619 |a dysynes in his head a heate in his stomacke|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 8v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE54586: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Wells (PERSON36653)

Question asked by the patient on 9 July 1622 at 16:00

RN Mary Wels \of Redburne/ first taken strangly being devoutely affected wth a gydynes in her head & troubles of mynd & a fearfull trēbling march. 3. h. 7. 40 ant m. 16221

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mynd troubled’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 183v (upper left part of page)

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CASE14308: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Boddington (PERSON9841)

Question asked by Goodman Edward Boddington (PERSON9834) on 14 December 1603 at 11:50

RN Edward Bodington of Cole brayfild decēb 14 hor. 11. 50 ant m 1603.

hath buried on a daughtr yesterday. a sone a fortnight sinc & anothr Daughtr a moneth since

now his wife is not very well & light in her hed & an ache in her thighe also he hath a sōne of xx y & a \younge/ womā. yt was not well mended being let blood.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 121v (upper left part of page)

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CASE71912: Decumbiture for an Anonymous (PERSON41300)

Question asked by Martha [Matthew] Jinkins (PERSON52561) on 27 April 1631 at 09:30

RN yest was month stretched out her hands cōpl of a lightnes in her head her eys {rune} & is sleepish

It tooke her sorely & had \a/ very greevous fit in the morning & so always in her bed h. 6. 30 in aurora martch 30  {sic} |march 29. | h. 6. 30 ant m 163i

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 232, p. 284 (bottom centre, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE52952: Horary consultation concerning Joan Ventum (PERSON60838)

Question asked by the patient on 10 August 1621 at 11:00

RN {sic} Ione Ventom of Brodwell. 60. y. Aug. 10 . h. 11. ant m1621. head gydye.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 66r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54970: Horary consultation concerning Old Mr John Duncombe (PERSON11404)

Question asked by the patient on 17 September 1622 at 14:30

RN Mr \Iohn/ Duncōb the older of great Brickhill sept 17 h. 2. 30 p m. 1622. head gydy

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 61v (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?f13-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint%3A%3ADizziness;f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f15-judgment=No, accessed 14 January 2025.