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CASE68264: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Scrope (PERSON58396)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40889) on 24 April 1629 at 14:00

RN Mres Eliz child to the lord of Sunderland a yere & a halfe Ap. 24. 2. p m 1629

[Astrological Chart]

hath a cough & a great loose{nes} & eateth litle

quæritr vtrū laborat Dentib ventre vl vermbis {sic} metuit vermes stomach

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 156v (upper right part of page)

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CASE73829: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Sanders (PERSON58231)

Question asked by the patient on 20 February 1632 at 13:00

Mrs Elizabeth Sanders. of Perry. 25 \32/ y Febr. 20. h. 1. p m. 1632.

Sicknesse 2 nights, hote & colde by fitts stopping in her stomack, can nether eate not rest well, the great paine in her Back, feares a Consumption makes water very difficultly 6. or 7 weekes

Desires yt shee may take noe Phisick

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 453 (upper left part of page)

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CASE17776: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Price (PERSON15063)

Question asked by the patient on 23 August 1602 at 13:38

RN Mres Mary Price of Warrick sheere August. 23. hor 1. 38. p m. 1602. 44|6| y. /very weake stomached.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 182r (upper right part of page)

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CASE21234: Horary consultation concerning Richard Parrot (PERSON14709)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18608) on 7 May 1604 between 15:00 and 15:26

RN Rich Parret of Castle Throp 2 y & a halfe p m. 1604 hed ill a weake stomacke

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 103r (upper right part of page)

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CASE37917: Decumbiture for Anne Robbins (PERSON34807)

Question asked by Robbins (PERSON34799) on 24 April 1611 at 15:30

RN on weddensday 3 weekes before miklemas betwixt 8 & 9 in the forenoone sodenly taken in her mouth & face & in her lymms & so cōtinued a weeke & did neyther eate nor drinke

It will say I or no & call her brothr Tom. Sept. 5 h. 8. 30 ant m. 1610.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘at this tyme stroken lame.’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 68v (upper right part of page)

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CASE27703: Horary consultation concerning Goody Arnold (PERSON18902)

Question asked by the patient on 2 July 1606 at 09:30

RN Goody Arnoll of Olny 60 y Iuly 2 h. 9. 30 ant m 1606 cānot keepe her {breate} vp & downe hath no appetite & stomacke pyneth & cōsumeth

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 203v (upper right part of page)

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CASE79204: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Claire Wright (PERSON37112)

Question asked by the patient on 21 December 1634 at 11:00

SRN My Cozon Clare wright of Southwarke London. 50. y. Decemƀ 21.  {sic}. h. 11. a. m. 1634.

[Astrological Chart]

hath kept her bed this sennight a weake bad digestion. her meate rises sometymes like hard egs wch causes a great payne both in stomack & backe.

she can eate little or nothing she desires to haue something to strengthen her stomack. /much troubled with a stitch in her right side with a continuall payne in her stomack.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 165r (upper left part of page)

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CASE76430: Horary consultation concerning James Wit (PERSON62069)

Question asked by the patient on 9 February 1632 at 12:00

TG Iames Witte {illeg}|2|3 of Woottē die 9 Febr. \H. 12 merid./ 1632.

was takes this day sendis hath much paine in his backe, cannot take anything in his mouth & is very weekey\e/ {sic}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 303 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE13028: Horary consultation concerning Alice Ford (PERSON11815)

Question asked by the patient on 30 January 1600 at 12:00

RN Alce forde of betchampton 60 y. payned in her body went not to stoole twice this 2 monets taketh no thing. but drinke Ian 30 die h. 12.

she is swelled in her bodye. & very hot. wamblie in her bodye.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 261v (upper right part of page)

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CASE72195: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Jane Harrington (PERSON50906) and Harrington (PERSON50903)

Question asked by Old Lady Harrington (PERSON50902) on 26 May 1631 at 14:20

RN my old Lady Harington 60 y may. 26. h. 2. 20 p m 163i

1 her oldest daughter prty well /Mres Iane Harrington 21 y\

2 but the younger mutch at on & ill in her stomack as before no appetite to eate cōpl of extreme payne in her syde of the right syde feareth yt she is livr growen

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 375 (upper left part of page)

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CASE53925: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Drapes (PERSON48074)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39411) on 19 April 1622 at 14:15

RN Clare

Dorothy Drape of newp 4 y Ap 2 19. h. 2. 15 p m 1622. hath bene c{or}st 2|4| days vntill this daye cā eate litle. grateth her teeth. head cānot speake.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 59v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE50380: Horary consultation concerning Lawrence Huckerby (PERSON31919)

Question asked by the patient on 14 March 1620 at 10:55

RW Laurence Iuckkerby of Layton. y. 38. d. h: 22. 55. ant. m. Martij 14 1620. put on a shirte not ayred on morninge, & was all that \day/ after it cold & aguish & at night had a great payne with an extreeme stick in his ryght side. can take nothing but liquid matter, & yet hee vomiteth vp that againe If hee doth but stirre his sticke taketh him extreamely. hee is very faynt.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 143v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64524: Horary consultation concerning Alice Clark (PERSON46232)

Question asked by the patient on 28 August 1627 at 12:25

RN Alce Clark of C{au}cot by Hyemsfe{ryes} 44 y Aug 28 {} h. 12. 25 p m 1{627} /cā eate & drink litle gryped in her {sic} her stomake.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 200v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE12418: Horary consultation concerning Agnes King (PERSON13391)

Question asked by King (PERSON13376) on 9 May 1599 at 17:20

RN King of haversham for his wife Agnes yt was brought a bed 7 weekes agoe. in her back syde & belli loynes & hucbones hath no stomacke. hot & boumd {sic} for a weeke. May the 9. die h. 5. 20 p m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 156v (upper left part of page)

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CASE75152: Horary consultation concerning Mary Harding (PERSON50851)

Question asked by the patient on 23 July 1632 at 08:30

Mary Hardinge of Shiddlington 18. y. Iuly. 23. . h. 8. 30. a. m. 1632 maryed at Christmas last pained in her Heart & stomack hath litle or noe appetite to her meate, cannot sleepe, ill 3 weekes. RN /standeth as on in a trance\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 332 (upper right part of page)

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CASE49832: Horary consultation concerning John Cook (PERSON29287)

Question asked by the patient on 17 October 1619 at 09:00

RN on of Watton \Iohn Cocke of Wootton/ desp sick pynd no stomack at meate the 11 of octob he fell to bleed at the nose & mouth the signe being in the head octob. 17. h. 9. ant m 1619 /Iohn Cocke of Watton. 45 y.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 34r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12361: Horary consultation concerning Joan Chivoll (PERSON10506)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1599 at 08:00

RN Ione Chivoll of Woulson for her stomacke & the chest cannot eate well. 67. t{rea}teth wind mutch taketh nothing but breade. sad heavy and vncōfortable. her water of a good Colour. but had a black sediment of melancholy. Maij 2. die h. 8. ant: m. 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 146v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE26409: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Valentine (PERSON62807)

Question asked by the patient on 19 January 1615 at 14:00

RW Margaret Valentine of Turuie. y. 30. d. . h: 2. p. m: Ianuary. 19. 1615. An high water. her stomack gone. pained in stomacke & head.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 204, f. 41r (bottom centre part of page)

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CASE78138: Horary consultation concerning John Hester (PERSON51373)

Question asked by the patient on 28 August 1633 at 08:00

SRN Iohn Haster of Milton y. 30. d. . h. 8. ant m Aug. 28. 1633. no stomacke heaued & swelled in his chest & belly. vrine reasonably good. RN was wont to bleed but hath not this yere

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 409 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE43140: Horary consultation concerning Edward Gardner (PERSON30757)

Question asked by Mr Nichols (PERSON24638) on 6 April 1616 at 07:25

RN Mr Nichols of Wing for on of his fellowes \Edwards Gardiner/ growen into ye scurvy & dropsye yt before a yere sinc was recovered only by scurvygras now growen swelled his legs thighes & belly are very mutch swelled his appetite de{i}ected & 70 y cā take no purge fat corp & well coloured Ap 6 h {sic} hor. 7. 25 ant m 16i6. |breath short|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 51r (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?f17-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f19-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AEating%20and%20drinking%20problems%3A%3AProblems%20with%20appetite;f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 13 February 2025.