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CASE26065: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Sandy [Stocker] [Berry] [Napier] [Stock] (PERSON15611)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1602 at 07:00

RN My Cosen Agnys Sandy for her infirmityes 22 y Apr 19 hor. 7. ant m 1602.

quærit causā of her sudden flushes shortwyndines fayntnes of stomacke & backe. throate ill yt she cānot eate in the bottome of her belly wonderfully

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 37r (upper part of page)

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CASE59478: Horary consultation concerning Jane Hopkins (PERSON51848)

Question asked by the patient on 26 November 1624 at 14:30

RN Iane Hopkins of Silson \a mayden/ 30 y novēb: 26 h. 2. 30 p m 1624 |head & backe 6 days| /{kep}t her bed 7 days Dangerous sick\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 117r (upper left part of page)

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CASE45183: Horary consultation concerning Mary Austin (PERSON27569)

Question asked by the patient on 20 June 1617 at 10:50

RN Mary Ausen of Shitlington 21 y Iune 20 h. 10 50 ant m 1617 |hed & chest ill.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 17v (upper right part of page)

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CASE27419: Horary consultation concerning Joan Hughes (PERSON13024)

Question asked by the patient on 29 May 1606 at 14:00

RN Ione Hues of litle brickhill hed & back 41 y may 29 h. 2. p m 1606. /hed & back extreeme sicke.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 152v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE14228: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Emerson (PERSON11584)

Question asked by the patient on 26 November 1603 at 12:00

RN Alce Emmerton of Whaddon 42 y novemb 26. h {sic} hor. 12. in m. 1603. hed ill & stomacke.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 111r (upper right part of page)

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CASE14572: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON17984)

Question asked by the patient on 5 March 1603 at 12:40

RN It a wench of 14 y at th of the same towne hd at the same tyme. hed & stomack very ill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 15v (upper right part of page)

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CASE49343: Horary consultation concerning Joan Bundy (PERSON28533)

Question asked by the patient on 27 July 1619 at 11:20

RN Ione Bundea a widow womā of Roxon 50 y Iuly 27. h. 11. 20 ant m 1619. |head & stomacke & is very sick & weake.|

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

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CASE44841: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Isabel Parnam (PERSON34019)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1617 at 10:00

RN Isabell Parnā of litlington pa\r/ke 40 y may 5 h. 10 ant m 1617 is very faynt ready to swound. bleedeth at the nose every day. |chest ill. after taking of vnicones hornes faces & hands swelled.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 147r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE33766: Horary consultation concerning Margery Hickford (PERSON23743)

Question asked by the patient on 16 July 1608 at 07:28

RN Margery Hickford his wife 43 y. Iuly 16 h {sic} hor 7. 25 ant m 1608 hed a swying in her hed back ill/

margery Hickford of fæny stratford. 43 y Iu{ly} 16. h {sic}. hor 7. 28 ant m 1608. |quærit an si{t} gravida|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 160v (bottom left, bottom right, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE21491: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Stokes (PERSON16192)

Question asked by the patient on 21 September 1604 at 09:30

RN Katheron Steele of Hanslop 13. y. sept 21. . hor. 9. 30 ant m. 1604. hed ill. & chest very pale coloured.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 143r (upper right part of page)

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CASE46553: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Ellis (PERSON30164)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1618 at 10:20

RN Thomas Ellys of Hanslop 12 y a fortnight before candlemas last may 5 h. 10. 20 ant m. 1618 sick of ye ague satt was senet now & kept his bed most t of ye weeke. hed was ill. & belly. & last night the purples came out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 85v (upper 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)

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CASE14404: Horary consultation concerning Joan Cole (PERSON10732)

Question asked by the patient on 21 January 1604 at 09:20

RN Ione Coles of lowton serv to mes furze 24 y. Ian 21 || hor 9. 20 ant m 1604 back syde & hed. keepeth her bed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 136v (upper left part of page)

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CASE17194: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Ellis (PERSON11546)

Question asked by the patient on 11 June 1602 at 13:00

RN Elisabeth Ellys of hanslop 27 y. her youngest child x weekes old. Iune xj hor. 12. 1. p m 1602

head ill. /backe ill.\

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 87v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12392: Horary consultation concerning Mary Clark (PERSON10628)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1599 at 12:45

RN Mary Clarke of Launden. 30. vnmarid servant to Stonebanck of Emmerten for her infirmitye may 6 die h. 12. 45. 1599. for her harte & hed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 152r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE12431: Horary consultation concerning Alice Fisher (PERSON11770)

Question asked by the patient on 11 May 1599 at 11:08

RN Alce fisher of Hanslop. about 80. sicke to morow wilbe sennet. nowe kepeth her bed. sent to me this for her hed & left syde may this Maij 11: die . h. 11: 8 mi ant m. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 158v (upper left part of page)

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CASE54267: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Longueville (PERSON32776)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39453) on 23 May 1622 at 11:00

RN Mr Rob. Longevill at litle Billing 4 y next nydsomer {sic}. may. 23. {illeg}||. h. 11. ant m 1622. had the measles. cane {sic} out on his face & body. well.

but the child is ill. & feaverish & costive sinc sonday.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 121r (upper left part of page)

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CASE19606: Horary consultation concerning John Holman (PERSON12861)

Question asked by the patient on 13 July 1601 at 06:00

RN Iohn Holman of Newport 34. y. Iuly 13 die hor 6. ant m 160i1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘head light. backe il had a bruise long sinc & a payne in his syde. faynt.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 149r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12243: Horary consultation concerning Anne Sammon (PERSON15566)

Question asked by Sammon (PERSON15562) on 19 April 1599 at 08:12

RN An Samon of Betchington Mill. 43. sick ever sinc tuesday was sennet. sent by her husband this 19 of Aprill die . h. 8. 12. mi ant m: 1599. cōplayneth of her stomack thenc goeth into her teethe. & so into her hed. her youngest Child. halfe a ye{re} old.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 126v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12122: Horary consultation concerning Richard Bentley (PERSON9658)

Question asked by the patient on 22 March 1599 at 09:00

RN Rich: Bently of Newporte a day labourer. 60 yeres. cannot rest all night criyeth out on his harte. feareth yt he hath taken a greefe. sick this fortnight. on a sunday next wilbe fortnight on his hed hart & bones Martij 22. die . h. 9 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 108v (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?f18-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f19-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29, accessed 20 March 2025.