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CASE36757: Horary consultation concerning Old Lady Dormer [Elizabeth Brown] (PERSON19498) and Anonymous (PERSON26945)

Question asked by Old Lady Dormer [Elizabeth Brown] (PERSON19498) on 20 November 1609 at 11:00

RN The lady Dormer of Wing novēb. 20 h 11 ant m 1609

sayth that her pils at the 2 first tymes came vp & at the latter kept thē. her frinds wrought not so kindly.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 193v (upper left part of page)

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CASE72092: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Jennings (PERSON52509) and Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Jennings (PERSON52509) between 13 May 1631 at 15:30 and 14 May 1631 at 07:30

RN Tho. Ienyns of the Strand his Dyet Drink wrought not well craveth pils.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 337 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11898: Horary consultation concerning John Smith (PERSON15888) and Old Smith (PERSON15866)

Question asked by John Smith (PERSON15888) on 23 December 1598 at 10:09

RN Iohn Smithe sent againe his phisick wrought well. but his fathers not or very litle. Decēb. 23. die . h. 10. 9. yet was very sick.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 71v (upper left, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE42562: Horary consultation concerning Barry (PERSON27811) and Mrs Gertrude Barry (PERSON27812)

Question asked by Mr Barry (PERSON27810) on 17 October 1615 at 14:39

RN Mr Barry sent me a lettr touching his wifes & his sisters physicks working octob 17 h. 2. 39 p m 16i5

& would have me to send thē something more as I sawe good he will send x days henc his mā to nep|w|port & then send it

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 196, f. 131r (upper right part of page)

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CASE44796: Horary consultation concerning James Heywood [Haward] (PERSON31621) and John Price (PERSON34476) and John Holmes (PERSON31790)

Question asked by Lady Mary Morrison (PERSON33398) on 29 April 1617 at 11:00

RN Iames Haywoods serv to ye lady Morryson 30 y Ap. 29. h. 11. ant m 1617 \of Wardon/ gentlemā of the wyne /celler\ gentlemā vsher.

Iohn Price weaker sinc his physick they feare his death \life/. no more physick

Iohn Price the Cooke my lady desyrous to heare wheathr they will die

Iohn Holmes Clarke of the Citchin./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 141r (upper right part of page)

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CASE60380: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Neale (PERSON55216) and Lady Neale (PERSON55223)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Neale (PERSON55216) and Lady Neale (PERSON55223) on 2 May 1625 at 15:00

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Sr Henry Th. Neavell & his lady sent me 20s in gold may 2. h 3. p m. 1625.

Sr Th. {toake} 4 days thrie {sic} a day & it night 8 tymes a daye & is sinc s{illeg} growen very hot. would know wheathr he may take of it any longer.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 81v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64361: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Tresham (PERSON60449) and Tresham (PERSON60450)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Tresham (PERSON60449) on 28 July 1627 at 11:20

RN Mr \Tho/ Treshā \26. y./ Iuly 28. y|h| {sic} hor 11 20 ant m. 1627 /of Newton neere Kettering\

this vo

there vomyts wroght well.

& His pil but going abroad it made him very sick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 174v (upper right part of page)

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CASE68391: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Norton (PERSON55661) and Mr Norton (PERSON55646)

Question asked by Mrs Mary Norton (PERSON55661) and Mr Norton (PERSON55646) on 6 May 1629 at 14:00

RN mary Norton of Cotherstocke & her husband tooke 2 vomyts yt wrought extremly giving thē each a peece. 12 vomyts & weare ill a weeke after sent to me {me} {sic} May the 7 h. 2. p m 1629

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 182v (upper right part of page)

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CASE72081: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Jennings (PERSON52509) and Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517)

Question asked by Lady Dorothy Jennings [Mrs Jennings] (PERSON52513) and Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517) on 12 May 1631 at 20:20

RN The Lady Iēnings sent for pils for Mr Th. Ienins for his Dyet Drink wrought to gentlely may 12 h. 8 an 29 \20/. p m 1631

Mres Elis Ienings craveth pils for her eys

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 334 (upper left part of page)

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CASE73481: Horary consultation concerning Captain John Tyrringham (PERSON25848) and Young Mrs Anne Tyrringham (PERSON60704)

Question asked by Young Mrs Anne Tyrringham (PERSON60704) on 10 December 1631 at 12:00

SRN Mr Iohn Tyringham of Henwicke Decembr 10. . hor. 12. in merid. 1631. /Mrs Tyringham misit aq vrinā & quærit vtrum sit grauida/.\

[Astrological Chart]

The vomitt gaue him much ease for ye stoppinge of his stomach. The Cordiall hath somewhat abated his Cough he desyres a nother of ye same He is sometymes troubled with ye Crampe in his thyghes & legs & feete.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 340 (upper left part of page)

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CASE74377: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Ersfeild [Mr Ersfeild] (PERSON48585) and Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315) and Mr Alexander Napier [Sandy] (PERSON25251)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Ersfeild [Mr Ersfeild] (PERSON48585) and Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315) on 20 April 1632 at 14:00

RN I had a letters frō young \old/ Sr Robert & young Sr Rob. Sr Th.: Earffild & Sr water Leach Ap 1 \2/0 h. 2 p m 1632

frō old Sr Rob 6 rabbots & 2 litle troughts

They desyre me to goe wth Sr Rob & his L into yorke sheere & Sr walter into Devonshire

Sr Thomas ak|c|knowledged|th| yt my last pouder sent about a fortnight sinc hath recovered the fect{illeg} craveth the same powder.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 96 (bottom left, and middle right parts of page)

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CASE77499: Horary consultation concerning Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315) and Old Lady Napier [Mrs Barnes] (PERSON33484)

Question asked by Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315) on 7 June 1633 at 12:00

RN Sr Rob Na ny {sic} br{other} sent me wo{rd} that he is w{ell} amended god {be} thanked & hath {a} good stomack yet paynd {in} making of h{is} water & h{is} ladys swelling is gone Iu{ne} 7 h h. 12. 16{33}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 203 (upper right part of page)

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CASE78005: Horary consultation concerning Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400) and Lady Alice Egerton [Young Lady Alice Bridgewater] (PERSON48397)

Question asked by Mrs Quicke (PERSON57232) on 8 August 1633 at 20:20

RN Aug 8 h. 8. 20 p m. 1633

I receaved a letter frō mres Quck {sic} yt the lady Magdalen by means of ye lady {sic} \Countes/ her mother. hath bene forced to vs fast. & to keepe a fast but once the Countes hath made the lady Magd to keepe an exact dyet & fasting & hath abstaynd frō the vse of any prscribed by me & semeth to be mutch better for it

craveth a masse of my pils

the lady Magdalen was lately sick but now mutch amended.

The lady Alce well wthout taking any physick

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 364 (upper right, and bottom centre parts of page)

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CASE57972: Horary consultation concerning Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286) and Sir Thomas Neville [Smith] (PERSON55281)

Question asked by Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286) on 22 March 1624 at 18:00

RN The lady Nevill tooke wth her husb. the last dyet Drink & it wroght not vppon waterish humours as Did her first ab. 3 weekes before whitsontyde but Did gripe exceedingly & she Did|ot|h writ now for on yt might worke more kindly on waterish hunours {sic} March 22 h. 6 p m 1624

sent me a draght of this dyet Drink to st {sic} tast. mach {sic} 20 h {h} {sic} 10. 30 ant m. 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 118r (upper left part of page)

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CASE63615: Horary consultation concerning Countess Home [Lady Home] (PERSON51783) and Mrs Craste (PERSON47249)

Question asked by Mary Fane [Countess of Westmorland] [Old Countess of Westmorland ] [Old Lady Westmorland] (PERSON48709) and Grace Fane [Countess of Westmorland] [Lady le Dispenser] [Lady de la Spencer] (PERSON48708) on 13 April 1627 between 07:45 and 08:25

RN The Lady West & the Lady de Lespencer sent for Mres Crosts to goe to her grandmotter Dup & not to come Home to thē for feare of relapse

& sent me 5l for mrs Crosts & the lady West a peece for her child.

quærit vtrū sit gravida

renē{sic} to write to her & to the Bayly for his Child \the falling sicknes/ & to the lady Westmorland & to the lady delespencer et vtrū Her daughter lady Humes be gravida & in ye behalfe of Mres Crosts. \is Costive always// her dyet \purging Drink/ wroght 3 or 4 tys {sic} a day

fearth astringent playsters will bynd it

I had 5l of the lady Delespencer & a peece frō the old lady Westmorland for my Counsell for her child |Ap 13.|

Mres Crost was willed for feare of relapse to goe to her Grandmother Dup for a while I wished her to stay vntill the 8 of May 8.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 227, f. 58r-v (f. 58r bottom right, and f. 58v middle left)

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CASE64589: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) and Margaret Abbot [Marsh] (PERSON54311)

Question asked by Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) on 14 September 1627 at 17:30

RN My Cosen Marsh the older sent me a kind letter to signify yt after my clyster & blood letting she was well for 4 days & then payned as before in her hed & arme so greevously betwixt 4 & 5 p m cōnoly {sic} Sept 14. h. 5. 30 p m 1627 she sent to Cambridg to Mr Crane he gave her a pils|l| & also a clyster

had the horse leaches & they were {illeg} naught.

took my pils & Dyet drink & did well for the tyme

her Daughter fond mtch {sic} good by her playster Desyreth a nother & a recept of it

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 214r (upper left part of page)

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CASE79832: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSONGRP161) and Mrs Alice Spark (PERSON59312)

Question asked by Mr William Spark (PERSON35596) on 12 December 1635 no earlier than 10:20

SRN Mr Sparke of blechley send me word they are all well agayne & to prūe his Daughter Alces fitt desires agayne my aduice for the drawing downe of these

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 340, f. 153v (upper right part of page)

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CASE43107: Horary consultation concerning Mr Francis Combs [The older Mr Combs] (PERSON29218) and Mrs Mary Combs (PERSON29219)

Question asked by Mr Francis Combs [The older Mr Combs] (PERSON29218) and Mrs Mary Combs (PERSON29219) on 1 April 1616 at 17:00

RN Mr francis Combes Mr {sic} Apr 1. h. 5 p. m 16i6 cā abyde no wet nor wynd. eys bad dersyreth a direction in writing

his physick wch I sent him did him no good.

Mres Mary Combes. tooke her physick it did her some good but now her other cheeke is swelled. vryne good

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 45r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE53661: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Thomasin Gray [Old Mrs Gray] (PERSON50270) and Ellen [Eleanor] Lattyn (PERSON53402) and Lady Kniveton (PERSON53180)

Question asked by Mrs Thomasin Gray [Old Mrs Gray] (PERSON50270) on 7 March 1622 at 09:30

RN Mres Gray of Hincksworth. 56 y march 7 h. 9. 30 ant m. 1622.

is was mended of her leg & the swelling but then her head & eys were ill but sinc of late it brake agayne is prty well amended her leg i {sic} Issueth blod & hath always so done. |x y sinc had a bloody water./|

would know wheathr the humour be hot.

And wheathr an Issue will doe her serv. \nell/ good & when. craveth no physick but m|b|y ridgmont.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 16r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54505: Horary consultation concerning Sir George Manners (PERSON54141) and Mrs Sutton [Manners] [Lady Sutton] (PERSON59808)

Question asked by Sir George Manners (PERSON54141) and Mrs Sutton [Manners] [Lady Sutton] (PERSON59808) on 25 June 1622 between 16:00 and 17:30

RN Memorandū yt Sr Georg Mānors first 2 purges did better agree wth him th{en} the 2 latter & brought away more melanch blacke stuff.

hed hot & dye {sic} & apt to sweate

mres Sutton his Daughter hot & drye

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 167v (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?f16-document-type=Case;f17-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment%3A%3ATreatment%20follow-up;f18-number-of-patients=Multiple%20patients, accessed 6 February 2025.