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CASE11264: Horary consultation concerning Alice Burton [Sprat] (PERSON8968)

Question asked by the patient on 10 September 1600 at 08:30

RN Alce would have some physick for her coughe Sept 10 die h. 8. 30 ant m 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 173r (upper left part of page)

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CASE45381: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Stone (PERSON25598)

Question asked by the patient on 1 August 1617 at 08:12

RN Mr Stone of Aspley son 72 y Iuly Aug 1. h. 8. 12. ant m 1617 /he sent for a syrop to cut his flegme\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 51r (upper right part of page)

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CASE52307: Horary consultation concerning Young Sir William Andrews (PERSON9154)

Question asked by the patient on 20 April 1621 at 13:00

RN Sr Will Androwes of Lathbury Ap 20 h. 1. p m 162i craveth a purg before he goe to london flegme

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 115v (upper left part of page)

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CASE26992: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Haselwood (PERSON19883)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1606 at 07:45

RN young Mres Hazel{rigge}\wood/ of havershā. 19 y march. 27. h. 7. 45. ant m 1606

[Astrological Chart]

shee Did send at this tyme for some syropes to b\r/eake her flegme shee did not like of the electuary but sent it back /& was sick wth it.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 83r (upper left part of page)

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CASE45480: Horary consultation concerning John Dore (PERSON29876)

Question asked by the patient on 18 August 1617 at 08:00

RN Iohn D{ore} of leanden sent his water & would have had a dyet drink & somewhat for the Iaunddish ptysick and Dropsy. & I woud send him none Aug 18 h. 8 {illeg} ant m 1617.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 220, f. 68v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE48891: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Myddelton [the son] (PERSON33214)

Question asked by the patient on 31 May 1619 at 18:00

RN Sr Thomas myddleton came to my howse to take physick for his cough & stone Iune 1. h. may 31. h. 5|6|. p m 1619.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 27v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE75373: Horary consultation concerning Lady Wingfield (PERSON61994)

Question asked by Dr Surcot (PERSON59795) on 27 August 1632 no earlier than 14:38

RN Sr Iames Wynfields lady. 46 \36./ y Aug 27 {illeg}||. h. 2. 2. 38 p m 1632. /at keyston by kemolton\ |D. SibCoate /Syrcot{illeg}{sic}\| /SyrCot{ott}s.\

[Astrological Chart]

\Sr Ians {sic} wynfilds w lady 36 y/ D syrcot Desyreth some revulsion or derivative a great cough very weake.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, pp. 403, 402 (p. 403 upper left, p. 403 upper right, and p. 402 bottom right)

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CASE13095: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Jane Thomson (PERSON16409)

Question asked by the patient on 19 February 1600 at 09:00

RN |Mres| Iane Tomson 30 y. of husb. Crowly. for a longe cough. that shee hath bene long troubled wth. febr. 19 die  {sic}. 9. ant m. 1600 shee is wth Child & would not take phisick but something good for to remove her cough.

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE54740: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Mably (PERSON54036)

Question asked by the patient on 3 August 1622 at 17:30

RN Thomas Mable of Newp 45 y Aug 3. {illeg}|| hor 5. 30 p m. 1622 |cānot reere his flegme/|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 22r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE58615: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Colebeck [Colby] (PERSON46539)

Question asked by the patient on 7 June 1624 at 13:00

RN Thomas Colbeck of Tempsford 54 y Iune 7 h. 1. p m 1624. a great cough

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 215v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58203: Horary consultation concerning Mr Mainwaring [The Lord Keeper’s Purse-Bearer] (PERSON54055)

Question asked by Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280) on 15 April 1624 at 18:00

RN Mr Boath for Mr Mānering who feareth a Consūption. my lord Kees purse bearer Ap 15 h 6 p m 1624

To have pils of the extrat of sulph. for the cough of the longs

he desyreth to have 2 Doses of pils but to have more ruberbe in them. & an ex|bals|ome of br{u}pstone for the longues.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 152r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE22206: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Vines (PERSON60863)

Question asked by the patient on 20 June 1630 at 13:00

RN Mres Vynes sister t{o} Mres Sutlyn of H Irelingborug{h} a wench Iune 19 \20/ {} h 1. p m 1630 /fearfull of Infection.\

[Astrological Chart]

Mres vynes |40 h| sister to Mres. Sutlyn of Irelingborough smalepox a fortnight |Mres Sutlyn her sister tended her wth child mres Sutlyn her sister tended this sister Is very hoarse desyrous of some oyntment.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, ff. 27v-28r (f. 27v bottom right, f. 27v bottom left, and f. 28r bottom left)

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CASE12467: Horary consultation concerning John Wells (PERSON16921)

Question asked by the patient on 16 May 1599 at 14:00

RN Iohn Wels of Wouften in the Greene 2|3|5. tussi qua laboravit {} biduū q. remediū. may 2. {sic} 16 die . h. 2. apt to vomit. short winded

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 164v (upper right part of page)

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CASE79836: Horary consultation concerning Mr Matthias [Matthew] Conny (PERSON46709)

Question asked by the patient on 15 December 1635 at 18:00

SRN Mr Coney sent h. 6. p. m.

his feaver tooke him about 12. yesterday & this day agayne

body loose. Cough not to bad & vehement as before

desires that Iulep I sent last night.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 340, f. 155r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE76162: Horary consultation concerning John Villiers [Lord Purbeck] (PERSON60854)

Question asked by the patient on 18 December 1632 at 16:20

RN The Lord Purbeck sent me a kind letter certif me yt he is well & lyeth at Sr Francis Bodington at his house by Stāford at Sr Francis Bodinghā. Decēb 18 h 4. 20 p m 1632 /in Leycester sheere\

cōpl of a great cold & cough two months craveth my consayle & some lozenges to be sent vnto him & mynt water & cōmendat to my nephue Richard

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 222 (upper left part of page)

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CASE79211: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Lutwyche (PERSON53993)

Question asked by the patient on 30 December 1634 at 09:45

SRN {M}r William Luttwich of Luttwich. {D}ecemƀ 30. . h 9. 45. a. m. 1634.

[Astrological Chart]

Complained of Cramps & weaknes ouer all his body. face, Armes legs were swelld, now thanks be to God are not. was the payne in his back doth not so much trouble him as before his loosenes stayd vpon those things I gaue as Clysters & Cordialls. now his loosenes hath taken him agayne desires something yt may stay it. vryne a little higher yen it hath bin this 3 dayes, no slu{ff}y Sediment, nor so much troubled with the Gonorrhæa as before Laus deo.

Desires at this tyme something for Cough & loosenes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 167r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE16213: Horary consultation concerning Richard Green (PERSON12345)

Question asked by the patient on 29 June 1604 at 06:00

GJ Richard Greene of Stoke golding 60 y Iune 29 ho 6 a m. 1604

Stuffed in his chest, sent for a vomitt

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 201v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE30095: Horary consultation concerning Lady Grace Fortescue [Grace Manners] (PERSON19647) and Young Mrs Frances Fortescue (PERSON19648)

Question asked by Lady Grace Fortescue [Grace Manners] (PERSON19647) on 20 December 1605 at 12:00

RN my ladye fortiscue of Saldon sent for a quart of bugloes watr decē{b} 20 h. 12. 1605.

& h|M|res francis fortiscue greene sicknes left syde cough

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 257v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11808: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Edward Richardson (PERSON15289)

Question asked by the patient on 17 November 1598 at 13:09

RN Goodman Richardson of of {sic} bowbrickle 60 yeres old. sick for this 5 week space. riseth from his bed nowe & then, he scoureth very mutch. is very desirous to have a vomit for the fleume in his Chest novemb. 17. die h. 1. 9. 1598. well mended of yt he was

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 53v (upper right part of page)

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CASE56957: Horary consultation concerning John Warren (PERSON16827)

Question asked by the patient on 27 August 1623 at 18:00

RN My Cosen Warren mutch distempered w{th} a cough & a bur{ning} feaver. Aug 28 {h} 6 p m 1623

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 201v (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?f2-practitioner-is-patient=No;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment%3A%3ARequesting%20treatment;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ARespiratory%20problems, accessed 19 March 2025.