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CASE12294: Horary consultation concerning Nicholas Seer (PERSON15702)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17686) on 24 April 1599 at 14:10

RN Nicholas Seere of 2 yeres & a halfe. had the measels & nowe is very costive & hie coloured. Apr 24 die h. 2. 10 mi p. m. 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 136r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12660: Horary consultation concerning Lawrence White (PERSON17050)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17716) on 7 September 1599 at 17:30

RN Lawrenc white 3 we 3 quarters old. camot {sic} goe to ground is very sicke Sept. 7. die h. 5. 30 p m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 197v (upper right part of page)

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CASE13437: Horary consultation concerning Anne Reeve (PERSON15243)

Question asked by Goody Reeve (PERSON15241) on 21 November 1597 at 10:52

RN Goody Rive sent her daughtr for her litle child my goddaughtr Anne Rive who is hard bound 1597. novemb. 21. die h ant merid. 10. 50|2| mi.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 182, f. 122v (upper part of page)

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CASE15734: Horary consultation concerning Anne Cooper (PERSON10909)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18110) on 16 October 1603 at 15:30

GJ Anne Cowper of Stonton 4 y. Octob. 16 ho. 3. 30 p. m. 1603. bound

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 148r (upper left part of page)

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CASE21723: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Martha Smith (PERSON15928)

Question asked by Mr Ralph Smith (PERSON15860) on 16 November 1604 at 16:25

RN Mr Smith of mylton for his wife brought abed novemb. 16 hor 4. 25 p m 1604.

very costive.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

mres Smith of milton

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 183r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE34803: Horary consultation concerning Old Mr Thomas Trafford (PERSON25780)

Question asked by Mr John Wake [Old Mr Wake] (PERSON16719) on 1 February 1609 at 11:40

RN Old Thomas Trawferd of Wak Sawcy lodge. 60 y Febr. 1. h. 11. 40. ant m 1609 |Mr Wake of ye forest did desyre me right to come over to Mr Trawford to se is extreme costive.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 303r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE50787: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Stocker (PERSON59654)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39083) on 4 May 1620 at 19:12

RW Margaret stocker at Rowes. y. 3 quarters. d. . h: 7. 12. p: m: Maij 4. 1620. much bound in h{is}|{er}| body.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 414, f. 25r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE13007: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Malins (PERSON13893)

Question asked by Goody Malins (PERSON13896) on 18 January 1600 at 10:45

RN Goody Malins the grandmothr for the child almost a yere halfe a yere old Ianuary|| 18 die h. 10. 45. ant m 1600 costive went not to stoole since tuesd last. Doth cast vp her meate.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 257r (upper left part of page)

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CASE24741: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Walkenden (PERSON36405)

Question asked by Mr Matthew Walkenden (PERSON25906) on 14 May 1610 at 10:50

RN mres walkedyne of Stony stratford may. 14 h. 10. \50/ ant m 16i0 |maritus vxore sine cōsensu. very costive. raging.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lunatick.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 33r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE41086: Horary consultation concerning Mary Smith (PERSON35549)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37857) on 29 March 1613 at 15:00

RN mary Snyth of Broug{hton} 1. y. & 3 quarters ma{rch} 29. . h. 3. p m 1613 purples. costive.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 75v (upper right part of page)

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CASE43943: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Barnard (PERSON27758)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38128) on 25 September 1616 at 09:15

RN Iohn Barnard of Hardmead 4 y sept h. 9. 15 ant m 16i6 new ague costive sinc fryday night.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 2r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE49339: Horary consultation concerning Mr Henry [Harry] Dean [Mr Dean [the younger]] (PERSON11228)

Question asked by Mr Christopher Dean (PERSON11226) on 27 July 1619 at 07:00

RN Mr Deanes for his sonne Henry for full of ye smale pox & costive Iuly 27 h. 7. ant m 1619

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 120r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12825: Horary consultation concerning Robert Lucas (PERSON13822)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17740) on 19 October 1599 at 12:30

RN Robart Lucas of Adstock almost an yere old doth skrike wonderfully. & is ill handled mutch Costive & it payneth him mutch when he goeth to stoole Octob. 19 die h. 12. 30 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 221r (bottom part of page)

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CASE13003: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Malins (PERSON13893)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17757) on 16 January 1600 at 14:30

RN Thomas Malins the child of Will Malins not well sinc Christ. costive skremes skriketh & cryeth yt they cannot still him. very costive. exceeding hot. 17 weekes old. Ian. 16. die h. 2. 30 p m. 1600

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 256r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE60700: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Sara Crowly (PERSON47408)

Question asked by Mr Crowly (PERSON47381) on 23 June 1625 at 15:20

RN Mr Crawly of Luton broght his wife Sara 34 y Iue {sic} 23. h. 3. 20 p m. 1625 costive sinc fryday last full of fearfulnes & melancholy

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 129r (upper right 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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CASE21869: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Perry (PERSON14863)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18689) on 2 January 1605 at 10:15

RN Thomas Perry of Woulvrton a quartr of a yere and six weekes Ian 2. . h. 10. 15. ant m 1605. burst in the right syde & the cods {cā} downe almost every day now not once this fortnight. a trusse cryeth wth the payne taketh him on the birthe day.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 206r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE30863: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Martha Smith (PERSON15928)

Question asked by Mr Ralph Smith (PERSON15860) on 13 March 1607

RN march 13. Mr Smith of milton did visite me in kindnes. 1607.

he told me yt his wife is sick aftr a strange maner & feareth yt she is not wth child. ve\r/y costive

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 110r (upper right part of page)

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CASE48935: Nativity for Evington (PERSON30263)

Question asked by Sir James Evington (PERSON30260) on 9 June 1619 at 20:00

RN Sr Iames Evingtons daughtr nata h. 7. 30 p m. feb 3. 16i5 very costive & always bound 3 or 4 days at a tyes {sic} & comoly {sic} 2 days not sick yet a bad stomacke & very leane

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 235, f. 35v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11871: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Miller (PERSON14184)

Question asked by Miller (PERSON24490) on 12 December 1598 at 10:18

RN Elisabeth Miller of Newport Millers wom|th|er {sic} very sick keepeth her bed her daughtr came 68|6| yeres. Decēb. 12 die h. 10. 18. ant m 1598. hed & hart Costive went not to ground this sēnet

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 66r (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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AConstipation;f18-practitioner-is-querent=No;f19-querent-is-asking-about=Others, accessed 19 February 2025.