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CASE39255: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Wodell (PERSON37006)

Question asked by the patient on 24 February 1612 at 14:00

RN Thomas Wo{o}dill of Sawford 29 y febr. 24. h. 2. p m 1612.

payned in his left syde most by night & wth cold |wth pricking & shooting & rūning into his backe|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 5v (upper left part of page)

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CASE40006: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37750)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37749) on 1 June 1612 at 09:15

RN On of Wellinborough for a child of 12 y yt is swelled in her legs lame rūne pyneth & cōsumeth & bell hath gone for it

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 108v (upper right part of page)

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CASE44821: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38213)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1617 between 11:50 and 18:00

RN a poer mā whose ey is in great payne a hot burning rhume no sight this Dosen yers

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 198, f. 144r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE49458: Horary consultation concerning Richard Briggs (PERSON28373)

Question asked by the patient on 6 August 1619 at 15:20

RN Rich Brigs of Dunstable 61. Aug 6. h. 3. 20 p m 1619.

a lamenes & nūnes of his lyms speach fayleth many tymes & cānot speake & is very testy.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dead palsye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 143v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE50209: Horary consultation concerning John Field (PERSON30349)

Question asked by the patient on 27 January 1620 at 15:00

RN Iohn Field his sonne of Luton 14. y payned frō the head to the sole of the feete 2 days before newyers day. taken in a cold morning full of great wheales all over. his body as big as great beanes exceding poer & weake knoweth no body, nor can styr any te of his body very thirsty goeth to stoole well Ian 27 h. 3 p m 1620

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 118r (upper right part of page)

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CASE50319: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Ward (PERSON36466)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1620 at 12:10

RW Tho: Warde of Turringhā y. 24. d. ho. 0. 10. Feb: 26 1620. A stick in his right side & a drie huskeish cough: \{sic}/ pitteth blood when hee cougheth.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 137v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE56020: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Lane (PERSON53332)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39652) on 14 April 1623 at 14:00

RN Agnys Lane of Lowton was here wth me three quarters old Ap 14 h. 2. p. m. 1623 /had a great cough hard belly pyned & consumed\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 56v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58616: Nativity for Anne Bunche (PERSON45182)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39918) on 7 June 1624 at 13:00

RN An Bunch of Risdone 5 y & a halfe borne the 11th of sept about 3 in the after noone 1620. ever sinc she was borne lame in her lims cā speak but dead 1

[Astrological Chart]

cānot speake.

cannot styrre. nor stand litle vse of ye lims./.

Notes:

1 ‘no vse of lims could neavr speake lame borne palsye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 215v (upper right part of page)

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CASE62447: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40322)

Question asked by the patient on 25 May 1626 at 10:15

RN a womā for her left arme lame a fortnight mutch burning may 25 h. 10. 15 ant m 1626 /Left arme lame\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘left arme exceeding full of ach payne burning & pric’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 222r (upper right part of page)

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CASE67897: Decumbiture for Mr Thomas Anderton (PERSON42696)

Question asked by the patient on 16 March 1629 at 08:30

RN Mr Anderton taken wth a fore flatulent melanch. passion wth a sore beating of his stomack ill after meate & after his first sleepe eating very litle at all tyme a bad Digest stomack full of wynd & choler was taken wth a sore fit Decēb. 11 h. 12. 30 p m. 1629|8|. 1628.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 86v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE71550: Horary consultation concerning Robert Rogers (PERSON57815)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41267) on 14 March 1631 between 16:45 and 19:00

RN Robart Rogars of Heyford 2 y & a halfe. it did fome at mouth & did stare, a weeke sinc. & hath burning & sweates & is very hot.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 169 (upper right 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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CASE76943: Horary consultation concerning John Kingston (PERSON53022)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41826) on 12 April 1633 at 14:15

RN Iohn Kingstone of serv to the Lord of Lincolne Ap: 12 h. 2 15 p m 1633. |57 y|

Lame in the soales & ankles of boath feete mutch swelled & red 3 y. |a Dropsy feared| but lately more this halfe yere full of payne

sometymes cā eate litle for 2 or 3 days

I receaved from my Lord of Lincolnes steward a most kind letter.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 31 (upper left part of page)

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CASE55553: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Gostwick [Goddard] (PERSON50162)

Question asked by Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264) on 28 January 1623 at 11:00

RN Goody Gale for her Thomas Gostick a yere & a halfe old borne the weddensday after mysdsomer. sent Ian. 28 h. 11. ant m 1623.

It doth pyne & eate litle & doth not sper nor cānot goe it is so weake.

Elner Warner her next neighb. Elis Steaphinson who dwell boath togeathr her mother hanged

cānot kepe his water.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 164r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE69872: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Leavens (PERSON53578)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1629 at 16:40

RN Ioane Leavins of Imly 22 y a wench Decēb 23. h. 5 \4. 40/. p. m 16291

[Astrological Chart]

her secreat places burne exceedingly & swell wth sutch payne yt she cā hardly make water & yet maketh very litle

hath a Droutch yt nothing well quench her thirst

hath a hot & a dry liver & a cold stomack

craveth a cooling playster for her liver hath 2 dig

wheathr she shall vse her cels of pouder every day or othr day cānot make water/

Notes:

1 ‘2 fig’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 24 (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE12356: Horary consultation concerning Arthur Smith (PERSON15876)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1599 at 09:30

RN Arthur Smithe of Woulverton. 36. payned in the bodye nowe & lims & knees. & hath a great hote stomack and mutch bounde. arms this 7 yeres & hath spent mutch monye. faynt & feeble. maij 1. die h. 9. {illeg}|3|0. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 145v (upper right part of page)

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CASE17716: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Smith (PERSON15875)

Question asked by the patient on 14 August 1602 at 08:30

RN Anthony Smyth 22 y of Woufton of the greene. Aug 14. hor. 8. 30. ant m 1602.

cougheth a litle & spitteth bloode & ratleth.

metuit plenitudē. spitteth cleare bloode.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 173v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE11929: Horary consultation concerning Mr Matthew Kniveton (PERSON13402)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1599 at 09:15

RN Mathew Knigh|ft|en of Lowton 53. y. sick this satterd. last 3 weekes. a red water & full of rags.

Mr Knifton of Lowton 55 yeres old sick this 3 weekes {illeg} sunday last first in his stomack wth an extreeme cold wc tooke a way his stomack ache in the head neck & legs sweateth divrse times & after troubled wth an itch as exceeded greatly onc in two or 3 days to grounde. nevr vomiteth. the 3 of Ian. die h. 9. 15. 1598. {sic} 1599. bad head greefe taken {in} lawe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 76r-v (f. 76r bottom right, and f. 76v upper left)

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CASE50292: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Plummer (PERSON14975)

Question asked by the patient on 12 February 1620 at 15:20

RN Mr \Edward/ Plūmer of Holcot 50 y. 40 y feb 12 h {sic} hor 3. \20/ p m 1620

about cristmas face & hands mutch swelled as big as two stomack weake cā scarc keepe any thing. I {se}aled blood onc sinc yt mutch payned in his head & mēbers at the end of making water it prickes & throbs wth extreme payne

feareth an vlcer for it is as matter yt cōmeth frō him & maketh it often. 4 tymes in an houre it hindereth slepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 134r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12237: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Thomas Gardner (PERSON12047)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1599 at 07:00

RN Thomas Gardner of Dunsanger of 62 yeres old yt pissed blood & was mended by the herb yt I sent him in a receipte. sinc yt time had on Waly who hath wth his Clisters Done him litle good but is swollen in his belly wc is growen very harde. & mutch payned in his share & can make but a litle water halfe a sponefull at a time would knowe wheathr leekly to die or live. went not to ground sinc munday last about 12 a clocke sent to me this 18 of Apr. die . h. 7. ant m 1599 burneth in his yarde.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 125v (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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f15-question-asked=Medical;startDoc=101, accessed 5 January 2025.