CASE64357: Diary entry
Written by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 27 July 1627 at 20:45
RN The Lady \Alce/ Bacon of St Albion sent me 12 fyne handkerchers Iuly. 27 ♀ h. 9 {sic} \8.45/ a|p| m 1627 /Sr Iohn vnderhill is still extreme deafe\
[Astrological Chart]
this lady sent me for a token 12 {sic} \14/ fyne handkerchers.
telleth me yt Sr Iohn vnderhill continueth deafe & cānot heare at all. craveth my poer prayers.
Intendeth to goe to her mothers to see wheather the fresh ayer will recoaver him for no physick doth him good
I told her yt she should be ill the 3 of Iune ☾ sep a □ ☉ ap □ ♄ et post sep a □ ♄ ap ap {sic} □ ♂ & about h 11: at night was likely to be choaked wth a pill yt was given her to keepe her from swounding
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 174r (upper left part of page)
CASE63413: Horary consultation concerning Sir John Underhill [Mr John Underhill] (PERSON36309)
Question asked by Lady Alice Bacon [Underhill] [Lady Verulam] [Vicountess of St Albion] (PERSON43186) on 15 March 1627 at 19:00
RN The vicomtesse of St Albion: march 15 ♃ h. 7. 30 p m 1627 I receaved her letter march.
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will not myt the Doctors to make an Issue vntill I give my Consent |v He is exceedīgly amended & cā Impe {sic} & leape god be thacked {sic} But yet cānot heare|1
she will not myt his Doctors to give him any more Cordials because they dead his stoak but Kitchin physick by wch he is nutch {sic} anended {sic} & growen stronger eateth well & sleepeth well cā Impe {sic} & leape wth out harme & his eyes very cleere & well sighted & better then before
but his hearing is nutch {sic} decayed as when she sent vnto me last
They resolved last monday to have made an Issue but she would not myt thē ☾ then in ♊ & app to the □ of ☿ & p □ {illeg} ♄
Sr Iohn Vnderhil for his deafnes
Sr Iohn vnderhill for his extreme Deafnes
Notes:
1 ‘well mended god be thanked but \can see well but not heare at all/’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 25r-v (f. 25r upper left, f. 25r upper right, f. 25v upper left, and f. 25v upper right)
CASE63338: Decumbiture for Sir John Underhill [Mr John Underhill] (PERSON36309)
Question asked by Lady Alice Bacon [Underhill] [Lady Verulam] [Vicountess of St Albion] (PERSON43186) on 8 March 1627 at 19:45
RN This weaknes of head tooke him on the 12 of febr ☾ h. 5. 30 ant m. 1627 |starke deafe|
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 12v (upper right part of page)