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CASE50329: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Cranwell (PERSON29536)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1620 at 06:30

RW Mris Anne Cronwell of sympson. y. 5|4|4. d. h: 6. 30. ant: m: Feb: 28. 1620. vomiteth much: all things seeme bitter vnto her. hath beene {verie} soluble lately. sleepeth {verie} vnquietly. ill a fortnight. keepeth 1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘her bed almost alltogeither now for 4 or 5 dayes’ in chart

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

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CASE59056: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Musgrave (PERSON55121)

Question asked by the patient on 6 September 1624 at 11:00

RN Ellen Musgrave of Swinsteed 21 y Sept 6. h 11 ant m 1624 |extree {sic} sick a pestilent loosenes.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a pestil loosens {sic}’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 58v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE79273: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Lutwyche (PERSON53993)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1635 at 13:30

SRN Mr Luttwich wrote me his letter that yesterday he had bin ill agay{ne} & was troubled with a loosness & did vomitt after supper Rheumes doe much trouble h{im} he sent hor. 1. 30. p m. Martii 28 . 1635.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 187v (upper right part of page)

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CASE50335: Horary consultation concerning Henry Shephard (PERSON35259)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1620 at 11:30

RW Henry Sheepheard. of Sympson. y. 60. d. h. 11. 30 ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. hath beene sicke ever since Christmas. is swelled in his body: & his belly hard: legs swelled & hath a little issue in each of them: hath kept his bed these two dayes. Eateth his meate prettily well: is rather loose then costive

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 138r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE70773: Horary consultation concerning Alice Goodridge (PERSON50106)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1630 at 09:20

RN Alce Goodridg. of Em{mer}ton. 10 y & a halfe 5 weekes ill.

Alce Goodridg of Emmerton 10 y & a halfe may 13. h. 9. 20 ant m 1630.

To stay her loosenes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, pp. 354-355 (p. 354 bottom right, and p. 355 upper left)

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CASE13031: Horary consultation concerning William Perry (PERSON14864)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17763) on 31 January 1600 at 07:30

RN Williā Perry of Woulverton halfe a yere old. sick of a hot ague skriketh & starteth. Was bound & nowe is loose. Doth cough sore Ian. 31. die h. 7. 30. ant m 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 262r (upper right part of page)

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CASE50348: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Lawrence (PERSON32592)

Question asked by the patient on 9 March 1620 at 10:30

RW Mris Laurence of Bedford. y. 47. d. h: 10. 30 ant: m: Martij. 9. 1620. ill a fortnight. tooke a vomite the last weeke of Mr Banister: will have no more of his counsell. Cannot sleepe. is loose full of death. & verie hot.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 139v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE78332: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Newman (PERSON55374)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41998) on 25 September 1633 at 07:45

RN Agnys Nuemā of Havrshā 8. y. sept. 25. h. 7. 45 ant m 1633.

sick sinc satt last at night a litle after 12.

Casteth all that she taketh & had a loosenes before a fortnight. |cōpl of her bell voyded on worme|

vryne red & aguish

Is paynd every where

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 471 (upper left part of page)

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CASE48638: Horary consultation concerning Mr Hickby (PERSON31625)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1619 at 14:45

RN Mres Iohn Ba{k}

Mr Hickby myste{r} {sic} of great Gydd{ing} 71 y may 5. h. 2. 45 p m 1619

sick of & on evr sinc the 2 of Aug in harvest.

It tooke him in as an ext ague & vnkindly age not alwys at so{me} tȳes & ever si{nc} christas vseth to cast his Drink{e} & meate/ now a bad stomack {l}|y|et a loose body

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 354v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE11939: Horary consultation concerning Widow Nichols (PERSON14449)

Question asked by the patient on 6 January 1599 at 17:45

RN Widow Nichols what is good for hed. back belly but most in her hed. sick ever since sunday last. Ian. 6. die . h. 5. 45. 1599. loose bodyed ever sinc St Androwe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 78r (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?f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADiarrhoea%20and%20bloody%20flux%3A%3ALooseness;f15-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29;f16-number-of-patients=Single%20patient, accessed 27 January 2025.