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CASE25478: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37387)

Question asked by the patient on 12 October 1610 at 17:20

RN The ladye freemās gentlewomā. at this time cānot take her drink but casteth it. no amendmēt.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 137v (upper left part of page)

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CASE44584: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38188)

Question asked by the patient on 1 April 1617 at 12:20

RN a Chambermayd {sic} \wayting gentlewomā./ of my lady Dormers sick a senet wth a double tertiā. at seaven in ye morning & the next day at 12: cold an hour & child & afterward long hot yt she hath litle intermission 22 y mar Apr faynteth & swondeth this day voyded choler cānot abyde to be styred. Ap 1. h. 12. 20 p m 1617 |Mr Nichols|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 107r (upper part of page)

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CASE37288: Horary consultation concerning Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638) and Mrs Savell (PERSON25267)

Question asked by Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638) and Mrs Savell (PERSON25267) on 26 October 1610 at 09:00

RN the lady Compton & her gentlewomā Mres savell wer leet {sic} blood the lady in her right foote the gentlewoman in her right arme. the ladyes blood good the gentl black thick melancholy for her splene & hed ach cōtinuall. octob. 26 h. 9. ant m 16i0.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 329, f. 102r (upper part of page)

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CASE74220: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Piggot (PERSON56765) and Mrs Margaret Anderson (PERSON42694)

Question asked by Mrs Anne Piggot (PERSON56765) on 4 April 1632 at 14:50

RN Mres Piggot gentlewomā to Sr Rich Anderson & governes to all his Daughters 30 y Ap. 4 . h. 2. 50 p m 1632

languishing fearth eyther a consūption or the grne {sic} sicknes

|would be resolued| wheathr it ceede frō her body or nynd {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 48 (upper left part of page)

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CASE13098: Horary consultation concerning Florence Tickle (PERSON16434) and Anne Wilson (PERSON17199)

Question asked by Florence Tickle (PERSON16434) and Anne Wilson (PERSON17199) on 19 February 1600 at 13:30

RN florenc Tickle of Woulverton servant to \old/ Mres Longfild 19 y. for the greene sicknes pale & white coloured. febr. 19 die  {sic}. 1. 30 p m. 1600.

An Wilson young Mr Harry Longeveilds chambr {sic} mayd 21. y. pale & ill Coloured feb. 19 die h 1. 30 p m. 1600.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 272v (upper right part of page)

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CASE22841: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON57042)

Question asked by Anne Wentworth [Countess of Cleveland] [Lady Wentworth] (PERSON36662) on 2 September 1630 at 13:00

RN The Countes of Cleeveland Sept. 2 h. 1. p m 1630 in the behalfe of an old Cooke of the Countesses |61 y| troubled wth a vertigo sep 2 h. 1 p m 1630

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 123v (upper left part of page)

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CASE13950: Horary consultation concerning Mary Travell (PERSON16548)

Question asked by Lady Digby (PERSON11310) on 25 August 1603 at 11:00

RN \my Lady/ Mre{sic} Digbye for her |chāber| meaden |Mary Travell| 24 y August 25 hor 11. ant m. 1603.

sore & lame afore shee hath her sicknes in her bones & hed the mumpes also.

[Astrological Chart]

Lady very fearfull & caused her mayd to send her watr

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 67v (upper left part of page)

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CASE18390: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Mary Blundell [Paxton] (PERSON9823)

Question asked by the patient on 10 December 1602 at 16:00

RN Mary Blundell my ladys pellams weating gentle Wom 19 y Decēb. 10 hor. 4. p m. 1602.

for ye rising of her stomacke & flushing in her face & red swelling about her eyelids

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 266r (upper right part of page)

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CASE27959: Horary consultation concerning Goody Jays Rutland (PERSON15545) and Dorothy Haselwood (PERSON19884)

Question asked by Goody Jays Rutland (PERSON15545) on 13 August 1606 at 10:30

RN Dorothy Hazelwood 15 weekes old Aug 13 h. 10. 2|3|0. ant m 1606. this child is full of bleatch & byles & pyneth.

Goody Rutland her Nurce brought her own watr that I might see wheathr shee was wth child or noe /

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 247r (upper right part of page)

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CASE52698: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39262)

Question asked by the patient on 20 June 1621 at 14:30

RN nurce at will being very sick sent for me Iune 20 h. 2 30 p m 162i {treat}eth wynde

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 231, f. 21v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE57634: Horary consultation concerning Anne Towars (PERSON60364)

Question asked by the patient on 22 January 1624 at 11:00

RN A{g}|{n}| {sic} An Towers of {sic} wayting gentlewo{mā} on the old lady Digbe of 27 y Ian 22 h. 11 ant m 1624 a gryping on her body.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 66v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12300: Horary consultation concerning Alice Buttolph (PERSON10267)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 at 08:09

RN Alce Buttoll of Gothurst 34|3|. mr Moulsos servant & cooke. this 10 yeres serv. did vomite about a 12 moneth a great deale of blood but never sinc nowe a great paine m {sic} about her harte & backe Apr 25. die h. 8. 9. m. ant m 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 137v (upper right part of page)

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CASE37437: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37462)

Question asked by the patient on 6 October 1611 at 14:30

RN A wayting gentlewomā of my lady Barcley mutch troubled wth the greene sicknes. & the swelling & hardnes of the spleene {O}|3| {sic} 30 y Octob. 6. h. 2. 30 p m. 1611.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 334, f. 153r (upper part of page)

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CASE46279: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Allen (PERSON27343)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1618 at 13:00

RN Mes Elis Allen gentl attend. to my lady Lovet of Soulbery 27. y. mach {sic}. 28. h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1618 is marvelously griped in her armes & should

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 37r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE52001: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Agnes [Anne] Jewell (PERSON32115)

Question asked by the patient on 9 February 1621 at 10:00

RN An Iewell of Chābermayd of Broughton feb. 8 9 h. 10 ant m 162i /feb malig a great cold\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 50r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE54199: Horary consultation concerning Judith Piggot (PERSON56770)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1622 at 11:00

RN Iudith Piggot \21 y./ of Olny. chābergentlewomā to the lady Tyringhā hath whom she hath bene wth her. a fortnight may 18. &|h| {sic} hor. 11. ant m. 1622 |light headed not sick but light headed|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 108v (upper right part of page)

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CASE71655: Horary consultation concerning Tyrringham (PERSON63071)

Question asked by Mrs Alice Tyrringham (PERSON60702) on 26 March 1631 at 16:30

RN Mres Tyringh{ā} march. 26 h {sic} {hor} 4. 30 p m 163{1}

[Astrological Chart]

\6 months old/ |It hath \a/ loosenes bluish| wheathr the nurce be wth child

wheather the nu{rce} be wth chil{d} or els what imfecti{on}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 197 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE64352: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON50816) and Mrs Craste (PERSON47249)

Question asked by Anne Wentworth [Countess of Cleveland] [Lady Wentworth] (PERSON36662) and Anonymous (PERSON50816) on 26 July 1627 at 20:45

RN The Countes of Cleevland sent me a horse for ny {sic} mā Williā to Let Mres Crast blood yet because of her coldnes left it to my discretion as appeareth by her letter written to me wth her owne hand also enquireth my consayle for her cough Cook who by reason of a sore cough is rūing into a Consūption. Iuly 26. h. 8. 45 p m. 1627 |Mres Crasts she is bettr wheathr good to let her blood|

[Astrological Chart]

vtrū the Lady Cleevelands Cooke recuperabit sanitatē or wheathr he will rūne into a cōsūption he sent me a letter Iuly 26 {illeg}|| h 8. 45 p m 1627

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 173r (bottom right, and bottom left parts 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?f18-querent-sex=Female;f19-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f20-info=Occupation%20mentioned%3A%3AHousehold%20staff%3A%3ASpecific%20roles, accessed 19 March 2025.