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CASE62669: Horary consultation concerning Spark (PERSON59309)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40343) on 29 December 1626 no earlier than 15:40

RN Alce Sparke at Quaynton his 2 daughter 6 y Decēb 29 h. 4 the first fit tuesd was senet

every other day cōpl of her head

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 265v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64446: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON46481)

Question asked by Goody Sharpe (PERSON58513) on 13 August 1627 at 12:40

RN Goody Sharp for her sone 19 y Aug 13 h. 12. 40 p m. 1627 /head\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 188r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE51388: Horary consultation concerning Anne Rowe (PERSON57961)

Question asked by Rowe (PERSON57952) on 11 August 1620 at 12:00

RN on of Huntingtonshere of Gyddyn |An Rowe of great Gyddyn| |53 y| hed paynd & eares. came for. his wife {h} Aug 11 h. 11 12. 1620

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 145v (upper right part of page)

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CASE54225: Horary consultation concerning Em Wallis (PERSON61046)

Question asked by Wallis (PERSON61023) on 20 May 1622 at 10:00

RN Em Wallys of Sherington borne the fyday {sic} after miklemas wch then was on the satteday at son rising but sent vnto me may. 20 . h. 10 ant m. 1622. /pater filia sine cōsensu.\

3 quarters old head bloatchye. scourth mtch {sic}.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 113v (upper left part of page)

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CASE58246: Horary consultation concerning Mary Harrison (PERSON51013)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39878) on 20 April 1624 at 16:00

RN Mary Harryson of Newp 2 y Ap. 20 h. 4 p m 1624 pyned mutch. head ill./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 158r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE59322: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Ward (PERSON61102)

Question asked by Goodman Ferdinando Ward (PERSON61081) on 18 October 1624 at 09:25

RN Ward for his wife of Ravensdon Octob 18 h. 9. 25 ant m 1624

head & neck & heavye

feareth witchery

venef metuit

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 94r (upper right part of page)

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CASE64579: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Charlet (PERSON45946)

Question asked by Mr Charlet (PERSON28864) on 13 September 1627 at 11:20

RN Mr Charlet of great Brickhill. for his sonne Mr Iohn Cha{r}let 18 y sept 13 h. 11. 20 ant m 1627 /a waterish stomake hed ach\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 211v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE66825: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40744)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40743) on 17 August 1628 at 17:45

RN a womā came wth her child yt was bitten in ye hed wth a mad Dog chest hed blead mutch. Aug. 16 {sic} h. 5. 45. p m 1628 |the boy was prsent|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 227r (upper left part of page)

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CASE26009: Horary consultation concerning William West (PERSON61450)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON62936) on 17 September 1625 at 09:30

RW Williā West of Westen. y. 4. d. . h. 9. 30. ant: m: Sept. 17 1625. burneth hot. head & belly a highe troubled water.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 174, p. 388 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE53925: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Drapes (PERSON48074)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39411) on 19 April 1622 at 14:15

RN Clare

Dorothy Drape of newp 4 y Ap 2 19. h. 2. 15 p m 1622. hath bene c{or}st 2|4| days vntill this daye cā eate litle. grateth her teeth. head cānot speake.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 59v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE58462: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Bosse (PERSON44469)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39900) on 17 May 1624 at 15:00

RN Mres Elis: Bosse of Berton 5. y. May 17 . h. 3. p. m 1624 head ach a month sleepysh Dull heavy & breaketh out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 193r (upper left part of page)

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CASE66645: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Brudenell (PERSON45085)

Question asked by Mrs Mary Throckmorton [Old Mrs Throckmorton] (PERSON60154) and Young Mrs Mary Throckmorton (PERSON60153) on 21 July 1628 at 15:00

RN An {Ancient} gentlewomā frō Weston broght to me mightely troubled in her head & eys red hot & cholerick terms also stopt Iuly 21. h. 3 p m. 1628 |Mres Elis Brudnell 40 y. Iuly 21.| |old Mres Throck & the young brought her to me|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 118r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE50311: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Phoebe Longueville (PERSON32784)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38790) on 23 February 1620 at 08:15

RW Mris Phębe Longeuill of woulurton y. 8. d. . h: 8. 15. ant: m: Feb: 23. 1620. payned in her backe & head cannot {illeg}|c|oughe: much payned in her sides: is very costiue. eateth & drinketh very little.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 137r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54121: Horary consultation concerning Edward Gale (PERSON30739) and Mr Thomas Gostwick [Goddard] (PERSON50162)

Question asked by Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264) on 7 May 1622 at 17:40

RN Goody Gale for her child 7 {sic} \10/ or 10|2| y old sick in|&| lame in the neck & should & arnes {sic} for Edward|Tho.| Gostick sick in the head may 7 h 5. 40 p m 1622.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 93r (upper left part of page)

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CASE52197: Horary consultation concerning Sir Francis Ventris (PERSON36354) and William Page (PERSON55908)

Question asked by Sir Francis Ventris (PERSON36354) on 26 March 1621 at 14:20

RN Sr Francis Ventrys wrote a most kind letter boath concerning his owne love & desyres to take physick of me for his head & other infirmityes as also for his neighb page of Sheaford craveth pils

march 26 h. 2. 20 p m 162i

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 94Av (upper right part of page)

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CASE64589: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) and Margaret Abbot [Marsh] (PERSON54311)

Question asked by Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) on 14 September 1627 at 17:30

RN My Cosen Marsh the older sent me a kind letter to signify yt after my clyster & blood letting she was well for 4 days & then payned as before in her hed & arme so greevously betwixt 4 & 5 p m cōnoly {sic} Sept 14. h. 5. 30 p m 1627 she sent to Cambridg to Mr Crane he gave her a pils|l| & also a clyster

had the horse leaches & they were {illeg} naught.

took my pils & Dyet drink & did well for the tyme

her Daughter fond mtch {sic} good by her playster Desyreth a nother & a recept of it

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 214r (upper left part of page)

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CASE66410: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) and Anonymous (PERSON40698)

Question asked by Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) on 19 June 1628 at 18:00

RN {I}ohn Evans of the Mynrys in London Iue {sic} 19 h. 6 p m. 1628

writeth for a gent mā

first vnfoldeth his owne greefe how he is wrōged & cosened of all yt he hath & therby he his wife & childrē broght to great want & misery craveth my Counsell & instruction

Also writeth in the behalfe of a gentlemā yt having taken an extreme cold & prsently an exceeding greefe for the Death of his wife & {th}erby cast Downe into sicknes & mutch melancholy of a sanguyne cōplexion his sicknes & melancholy is mutch abated & now his voice is almost Lost yt he s cānot {sic} \on cānot/ spea heare on \him/ that speaketh {sic} \to speake/ a yard of

cōplayneth of something about the pit of his throate his voice is only low & weake but not troubled wth any fault in noncing but cleere inough every where no physick but cōplayneth of the coldnes of his stomack & head & sone {sic} stoppage about the begying of his nose cold flegme & cold head & defect in hearing hath 2 great manyscripts of physick yt he is Desyrous I should vse craveth vnder god my consayle for the frind his gentleman

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 80r (upper left 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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead;f6-querent-is-asking-about=Others;f7-date=1620-1629, accessed 28 March 2025.