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CASE15423: Horary consultation concerning Mr R. Alway (PERSON9127)

Question asked by the patient on 4 August 1603 at 12:45

GJ Mr Alway sent for me to come to him being very sicke payned in the head having taken a cold August 4 ho 12. 45 p. m. 1603

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 115r (upper left part of page)

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CASE43960: Horary consultation concerning Old Mr John Duncombe (PERSON11404)

Question asked by the patient on 30 September 1616 at 09:00

RN old mr Iohn Duncōbe sept 30 hor 9 ant m. 16i6. gout hed gydy stone cholick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 5r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11876: Horary consultation concerning Edmond Hawkins (PERSON12666)

Question asked by the patient on 15 December 1598 at 09:54

RN Edmund Hauckings of Newport 47|8| yeres old came to me reasonable well for ought I could ceave amisse & not sound in body any time 10 yees {sic} commonly at this time of the yeare but taketh him at Alhollantide & holdeth him vnto the springe of the yeare. came for my consell him selfe this 15 of Decembr die h. 9. 54. 1598. of a high reddish Colour of a black hed & beard. this disease hath greeved him a Chilly Cold in his hed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 67v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE40943: Horary consultation concerning Mr Raphael Neale (PERSON24584)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1613 at 16:00

RN Mr Neale feb 21. h. 4 p m 1613. ague hed necke should

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 50r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE30754: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Matthews (PERSON24424)

Question asked by the patient on 2 March 1607 at 12:20

RN Thomas Mathew of Tyddington 22 y a batch. hed & bones wth a cold. mach {sic}. 2. h 12 20 p m 1607. |hed & bones|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 96v (upper left part of page)

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CASE30409: Horary consultation concerning Goodman John Roughead (PERSON15476)

Question asked by the patient on 1 January 1607 at 08:30

RN Iohan. Rufhed of or towne 45 y. Ian. 1. h. 8. 3|4|0 \36/ ant m a deadly tormēting megrym in his hed. h {sic}1

[Astrological Chart]

se {sic} he sent his water at {illeg}

Notes:

1 ‘a megrym’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 42v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE12333: Horary consultation concerning William Venter (PERSON16691)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1599 at 11:15

RN Will: Venter of Sawford troubled wth a Cold very shortwinded & payned wth a Cough & his hart sore. 31 yeres troubled wth it this fortnight / Apr. 27 die h. 11. 15. ant m. lay first in his hed. & in his neck ready to stop his winde./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 142v (upper left part of page)

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CASE38882: Horary consultation concerning Goodman John Milborne (PERSON14153)

Question asked by the patient on 13 November 1611 at 15:20

RN Iohn Milburne of Stony stratford 40 y novēb. 13 h. 3. 20 p m 1611. hed should new ague

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 191r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE10489: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Mary Blundell [Paxton] (PERSON9823)

Question asked by the patient on 3 May 1600 at 11:50

RN mary Blundell of Linford 16 y. may 3. die h. 11 50 ant m. 1600

head & backe. cold.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 58v (upper right part of page)

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CASE10832: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Harrison (PERSON12589) and John Harrison (PERSON12581)

Question asked by Ellen Harrison (PERSON12589) on 13 June 1600 at 11:40

RN Iohn Harrison of lit Woocom. 8 y. Iune 13 die h. 11. 40 ant m. 1600 payned in ye head & belly. his fathr gone from his mother.

Ellen Harrison 50 y. hath to many of ye whites

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 107r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE77291: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Eleanor Aylet [Goody Aylet] (PERSON43142) and Mrs Eleanor Aylet (PERSON43141)

Question asked by Mrs Eleanor Aylet [Goody Aylet] (PERSON43142) on 16 May 1633 at 07:00

RN Mres Aylet Elner Aylet of Magdalen Laver in Essex 40. May 16 h 7 ant m 1633

came into my prsenc wth there waters

her daughter Elenor Aylet 17 y mopish & idle headed for 4 yeres & her shoulder bone come out & goeth crooked

had a great cold in her head & cānot be removed

her mynd troubled wth divrse conceits & feares

very healthfull in her body.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 136 (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE12301: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bourton (PERSON9905)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 at 08:30

RN An Bourton of Olny 26 yeres old. sick the ever sinc Lent tooke her in her hed hart & backe maried this 7 yeres had but on Child but yt god hath taken to his mercy. {s} {sic} it holdeth her nowe as an ague shaking her every day. & hat sweateth & is very hot after the shaking & hath as it were a thing lūbring in her chest very corpulent faynt & very feeble. hath a very painfull cough ready to Drawe vp hart & hall wth it & fetcheth blood very short winded. fetcheth vp fleume & water as cleare as a bell. Ap. 25 die . h. 8. 30. mi ant m. 1599. hath a very sore ague every day yt maketh her sweate exceedingly. hath not had this moneth her Courses sinc shee voyded a litle porrengr of clompered bloode/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 138r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12804: Horary consultation concerning William Butfild (PERSON10249)

Question asked by the patient on 12 October 1599 at 08:45

RN William Butfild of 17 y of Walton Did Dwell wth good mā Greene for his hed & chest: Octob. 12. die h. 8. 45. ant m. 1599. feareth least he have taken a surfet.

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 218r (upper left part of page)

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CASE58705: Horary consultation concerning Alice Whitebread (PERSON61683)

Question asked by the patient on 5 July 1624 at 16:20

RN Alce Whitebread. of Steppinglye 35 y Iuly 5 h. 4. 20 p m 1624. /a greevous cold taken in breeding a noice in her head head gydye\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 7r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE41818: Horary consultation concerning Ralph Smith (PERSON35455)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1615 at 11:00

RN Ralph Smythe Orage worker the best worker of England. M 36 y may 8. h. 11. ant m. 16i5 |new ague.| /hed back & stomack & casteth all\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 10r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE50337: Horary consultation concerning Anne Warr (PERSON36499)

Question asked by the patient on 29 February 1620 at 09:00

RW Anne Warr of stony stratford y. 46. d. h: 9. ant: m: Feb. 29 1620. a weake pale water. & windie: a weake stomacke: swelled in her face & head: if shee sitteth vp her feete swell also: desireth to drinke eateth nothinge but broth: & {illeg}|v|seth to sucke her water lettinge none of the substance to goe downe. troubled also with the whites too much: Gonorrhea. hath them too much

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 138v (upper left part of page)

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CASE28547: Horary consultation concerning Henry Fisher (PERSON11750)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1605 at 07:30

RN Henry Fishr 40 y my man will. vnckle Apr 8. {h}|| hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1605. brought again his water. being not well. |metuit veneficiū|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘strāgly handled hed harte backe. a cold temples gydy headed’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 28r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12239: Horary consultation concerning Richard Mannings (PERSON13930)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1599 at 13:15

RN Richard Māning of Hartwell 20 yeres sick this 7 weekes & can doe not doe any thing taketh him leeke an ague & when it cōmeth wth a shaking colde & going away it maketh him as it were blind it so troubleth his hed. sent this 18 of Apr: die h. 1. 2|1|5. m pnn {sic} 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 126r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12474: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Freebody (PERSON11943)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1599 at 07:30

RN Agnes free{s}|b|odye of Grafton of 50 y. took her as an ague wth a great burning in her back & hed & hath red sp spots li{ve} leeke pimpels hades {sic} necke & face. 17 of may. h. 7. 30. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 165v (upper right part 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)

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?f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead;f17-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29;f18-info=Urine, accessed 28 April 2025.