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CASE13858: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Digby (PERSON11309)

Question asked by the patient on 21 June 1603 at 08:15

RN Mr Thomas Dickby of Gothurst 26 y Iune {illeg}|21| hor. 8. 15. ant m 1603. for a bruise of synewes in his huckle bone wth great ache & payne.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 54r (upper left part of page)

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CASE73839: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Anderson (PERSON42694)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1632 at 13:10

Mrs. Margaret Anderson. \of Tringe/ 16. y. Febr 21. . h. 1. 10. p m. 1632

Shee tooke her Phisick wch wrought very well, but her Leggs doe nowe swell very much toward night, & pitt into the flesh wth great paine, her thighes & Belly swell alsoe

Desires to knowe what should bee done:

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 455 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE18466: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Chester (PERSON10459)

Question asked by the patient on 28 December 1602 at 14:00

GJ Elsabeth Chester. of Olney 17 y Decemb. 28 ho 2. p m. a breaking out in her legg and itching over her hole body

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 277v (upper left part of page)

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CASE21769: Horary consultation concerning Nicholas Yervey (PERSON17459)

Question asked by the patient on 27 November 1604 at 10:50

RN Nicholas yerbe of Potters Perry 25 y a batcheler on yt dwelt wth Rive of or towne 6 weekes henc novēb. 27 h. 10. 50 ant m 1604.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

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armes bones legs did swell

cānot styrre nor bow his armes

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 190v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12386: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Faith Gibbs (PERSON12125)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1599 at 10:30

RN Mres fayth Gybbes 50 sent to me againe the 5 of May. for a stiffnes in t & swelling & knobbes in t her wrest & inside of her wrests & hands, for a paine in her sinewes an {sic} an ache in her bones, hands & knees. altering from place to place. die . h. 10. 30 m ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 151r (upper right part of page)

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CASE25809: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37423)

Question asked by the patient on 11 January 1611 at 11:45

RN Another

A womā 36 y for a swelling & broken rūning sore leg Ian 11 . h. 11. 45. ant m 1611.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 185r (upper right part of page)

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CASE25926: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Lawrence (PERSON20155)

Question asked by the patient on 15 December 1620 at 10:45

RN M{res} Lawrenc Decēb. 15 h. 10. 45 ant m 1620 for her paynfull sore broken Leg yt rūneth & the whit cānot rest /no tens {sic} a yere & a halfe.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 174, p. 299 (upper part of page)

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CASE11034: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Bricknell (PERSON9990)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSONGRP12) on 17 July 1600 at 11:00

RN Thomas Gr Bricknell of hardmead his frinds at Simpson. Iuly the 17 die h. 11 ant m. 1600 over heate his legs & breake out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 136v (upper left part of page)

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CASE27607: Horary consultation concerning Joan Russell (PERSON58065)

Question asked by the patient on 19 June 1606 at 11:00

RN Ione Russell of Mylton Greenes \Bryant/ 35 y. Iune 19 h. 11. ant m. 1606 /her leg riseth wth purples\

[Astrological Chart]

Ione Russell of mylton Bryant 35 y Iune 19 h. 11. ant m 1606

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 186r-v (f. 186r bottom left, and f. 186v upper left)

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CASE27677: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON21372)

Question asked by the patient on 28 June 1606 at 12:40

RN on came this day Iune 28 h. 12. 40 p m 1606 for his hand broken out & itchy a longe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 199v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE44500: Horary consultation concerning Leonard Woullen (PERSON37077)

Question asked by the patient on 21 March 1617 at 11:25

RN Leonard Woullan of Weston vnderwood 45 \50/. y. march. 21. y. . h. 11. 25 ant m. 1617 boath legs broken & sore

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 95r (upper left part of page)

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CASE70832: Horary consultation concerning Joan Andrews (PERSON42776)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1630 at 20:00

RN Ioane Androws of Weston of the Greene 23 \21/ y May 18. h. 8. p m 1630 /legs. full of scurfe & itch.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 375 (upper left part of page)

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CASE70913: Horary consultation concerning William Story (PERSON59714) and Margaret Wyn (PERSON62414)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41199) on 25 May 1630 at 18:20

RN Williā Stoary of St Albions 12 y the 30 of August next twixt 6 & 7 in ye morning at Saraz{ings} head about Easter was 12 monthe may 25. h 6 20 a|p| m 1630.

her mayd cōtinth {sic} Lame & hath spots about her thighs & Knees.

his legs

the child cōplayneth of his loynes& legs & of a payne of his Left syde & also hath a dry cough.

[Astrological Chart]

wheathr fit to make an issue Is lame & goeth wth payne

was prty well sinc Easter was a twelfmonth when & where.

will. Stoary 12 y may 25 h. 6. 30 p m 1630

Lame in his loyns Legs & left syde payned

There mayden yt was Lame. Marg. Wynne at the same tyme.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, pp. 406-407 (p. 406 bottom right, p. 406 bottom left, and p. 407 upper left)

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CASE77634: Horary consultation concerning Alice Goodman (PERSON31016)

Question asked by the patient on 18 June 1633 at 12:30

RN Alce Goodmā of Woufton \a very still hot humour sweateth mutch/ 40. y. Iyne 18. h. 12. 30 p m 1633. |burneth & sweath {sic} face full of drye pymples & her armes|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 244 (upper left part of page)

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CASE19173: Horary consultation concerning Mary Ashburnor (PERSON9243) and Agnes Ashburnor (PERSON9239)

Question asked by Agnes Ashburnor (PERSON9239) on 14 April 1601 between 14:00 and 15:00

RN Mary Ashburnour a yere old of Olny Ap 14. troubled wth swelling over all her body leg left leg. hard |a hard thing in her left syde.|

Agnys Ashburnour of Olny. 40 y.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 75v (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE12278: Horary consultation concerning Amy Fuller (PERSON11987)

Question asked by the patient on 23 April 1599 at 14:50

RN Amy fuller 30. her \right/ shoulder right leg. & her hand hath as it were a crampe & of late broken out. swelled & blistered & very hot & a thin face but well coloored her toes will not styrre Apr. 23. die h. 2. 50. m p m. 1599. whitsontide wilbe a twelmoneth. of Cranfild.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 134r (upper left part of page)

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CASE46555: Horary consultation concerning Mary Farrar (PERSON30291)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1618 at 11:00

RN Mary farrow of Earles Barton was 14 y last twelfday last the morne after on satterday morning in ye morning before day came to me for her right hand broken out like a great bloody sore & vnder her armes wth bunches thighes & hips wth many issues all looke red & bloody hād swelleth mutch may 5 h. 11. ant m 1618.

was full of bleatch being a child & was noynted & neaver sinc well.

kings evill hath bene wth the king but smal amendmēt

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 85v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12322: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Faith Gibbs (PERSON12125)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1599 at 09:30

RN fayth Gibbes of Wicken 46. amisse in her sinewes cannot gripe any thing wth her hands so feeble & weake sometimes in hir feete & knees all swollen & keepe there naturall colour. of a good cōplex. & light harte. sent to me this 26 of Ap. h. 9. 30. ant m. 1599. a great paine in her armes. could not cut her meate.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 140v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53391: Decumbiture for James Langwrite (PERSON53371)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39360) on 28 November 1621 at 08:39

RN It tooke him first on sonday last wth a trēbling all over. & tooke away the vse of his lyms & now his sences & all 25 h. 9. 30 ant m sodaynly taken 162i /will take nothing nor speak cānot keepe his water\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 146r (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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f19-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AWhole%20body;f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints, accessed 17 March 2025.