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CASE17472: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Walker (PERSON16752) and Risely (PERSON15349)

Question asked by Thomas Walker (PERSON16752) and Risely (PERSON15349) on 8 July 1602 at 14:20

RN Thomas Walker of Northāpton. 40 y Iuly 8 hor. 2. 20 p m. 1602. |backe & bones not hart sicke.|

{a}nd Risely of Raunson mill. iaundes watr wth plucking & gryping in her backe. backe. {sic}

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 132r (upper left part of page)

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CASE46379: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Foster (PERSON30558)

Question asked by the patient on 11 April 1618 at 09:30

RN Elis foster of newp almost 16 y Ap 11 h {sic} hor 9. 30 ant m. 1618. neaver had them. sick ever sinc mondaye. hed & everywhere & stitch on her right syde & is extreme hot eateth litle nothing but drinke or buttermylke

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 56r (upper right part of page)

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CASE21885: Horary consultation concerning William Ashby (PERSON9254)

Question asked by the patient on 7 January 1605 at 12:40

RN Wylliā Ashby of fænystratford servant 22 y Ian 7. h. 12 3|4|0 p m 1605.

cōplayneth every where backe gryped & belly & syde./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 208v (upper right part of page)

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CASE78879: Horary consultation concerning Anne Stap (PERSON59514)

Question asked by the patient no later than 15 March 1634 at 09:00

TG Ann stapp of stonystreetford 16 y. Mart. 15. h. 9. Mat. 1634. hath beene sicke this 14night. on wensday a stitch in her right side began, & now is pained in all her body. Exceedy|i|ng hote. Keepeth her bed can hardly stirre.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 102r (upper left part of page)

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CASE45640: Horary consultation concerning Jane Reade (PERSON34639)

Question asked by the patient on 21 October 1617 at 13:00

RN Iane Rhead. 16. y. of Simpson octob. 21. h. 1. p m. 1617

casteth mutch cōpl everywhere but specially her left syde ever sinc satterday & hath a very short cough. wth great pricking in her left syde & every where sayth yt her stitch will kill her

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 98r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12189: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Toppe (PERSON16490)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1599 between 11:10 and 12:30

RN Elisabeth Hockni Toppe of Hanslop 30 y. sick ever sinc Ash wenday {sic} at hart a greeping every where hed. & stomack. payned every where doubteth wheathr shee be wth Child or no hath not her courses /after her sleepe in a faynt {snort}\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 119r (upper right part of page)

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CASE50666: Horary consultation concerning Mr Dr James [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON52432)

Question asked by Mrs James (PERSON52439) on 20 April 1620 at 15:20

RN D Iames of Oxford st|ran|gly {sic} \straungly/ taken wth a palsye on the left syde of the face hand & leg taken at church & great red blatches in t|H|is fac & bodye & his ey swelling & f|H|is face a yere before & sinc he contenting certen sup witches & on being acquitted he felt his strange stitch on his s {sic} left syde by fits he supposeth yt the womā susp for a witch but quitted by the Iudges did hurte him the 24 of feb. sep a ap yt night at sup first taken. had his first fit after he talked wth mr Rob. Conye. feb 18. in ye after noone his first fit but his worst fit the 24 of feb when the sup witch was acquitted/

Mres Iames mentioned Mr Doctor Iames |of oxford| Ap. 20 h. 3. 20 p m. 1620 /she related all at this tyme/\

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 5r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE12358: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Rutland (PERSON15542) and Ambrose Rutland (PERSON15539) and John Rutland (PERSON15540)

Question asked by Agnes Rutland (PERSON15542), Ambrose Rutland (PERSON15539) and John Rutland (PERSON15540) on 1 May 1599 at 12:10

RN Agnes Rutland of Newnton Longfild. 53. sick this day fortnight. payned in her hed harte & all the body over. cannot abide vp: costive onc in 2 or 3 days. maij 1. die h. 12. 10. m. 1599.

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Ambrose Rudland of Newton her husband. a payne in his stomack & eyes. a Corpulent man & fully faced. eodem tempore/

Iohn Rutland wth a payne in his Chest & stomacke wyndye & a stitch in his syde

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, 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?f19-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AGripings%2C%20gnawings%20and%20stitches;f22-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AWhole%20body, accessed 11 February 2025.