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CASE58966: Horary consultation concerning Marge Davers (PERSON47578)

Question asked by the patient on 23 August 1624 at 08:00

RN Marg Davers of Husb Crowly 54 y. Aug. 23. h 8 ant m 1624

head back burning feaver1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘burning feaver’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 47r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE16947: Horary consultation concerning Anne Malins (PERSON13901)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18217) on 18 May 1602 at 11:30

RN An Malins 5 yeres maij 18 hor. 11 ant m. 30 m p m 1602. vrina bona head & backe. & cold.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 48r (upper right part of page)

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CASE28861: Horary consultation concerning Goody Cowly (PERSON19397)

Question asked by the patient on 30 April 1605 at 07:00

RN Goody Cowly of our towne same tyme.

Goody Cowly a deadly payne in the hynder te of her head yt shee cānot rest for it rūneth into her backe. & chill & cold. chest hard gyrded. Apr 2|3|0 y {sic} {illeg} Apr. h. 7. ant m 1605.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 73r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE10188: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Edward Banes (PERSON9427)

Question asked by the patient on 20 March 1600 at 12:20

RN Goodman \Edward/ Banes of Newport 52. for a payne & ache in his knees & to his back & so to his head & the flesh about the knees is cōsumed. hot ther{s}about but cold in his feete & & benūmed about his thighes & hath scarc any feele in them. not able to goe. lyeth about the sinewes veines & hām strings & not in the flesh. the 20 of March. die h. 12. 20/ 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 18r (upper right part of page)

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CASE74309: Horary consultation concerning Richard Dobs (PERSON47917)

Question asked by the patient on 13 April 1632 at 13:00

RN Rich Dobs of Bozeat 44. y the Surg brother. a batch Ap 13 h 1. p m 1632 |head & back & stomack|

a fortnight hath had the malig feaver every about 3 \7/ in the after noone1

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘malig fevers’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 76 (upper left part of page)

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CASE12404: Horary consultation concerning Agnes More (PERSON14245)

Question asked by the patient on 7 May 1599 at 15:45

RN Itm’ Agnis Moore her mother very sick & cōplayneth of her hed belly & back 44: sicke this sennet. May this 7. die h. 3. 45 p m. 1599. fits of heate & cold. sometimes pale somettimes {sic} p h {sic} red coloured

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 154r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12338: Horary consultation concerning Joan Hatch (PERSON12642)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1599 at 15:00

RN {sic} Ione Hatch of Simpson 53. payned in her hed & back & every where. & hath a great mist over her eyes. / sent to me for phisick was vp taketh her as an ague very Cold. & litle hot. Apr 27. die h. 3. ps m {sic}. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 143r (upper left part of page)

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CASE53723: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Susan Kirkland [Foster] (PERSON20095)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1622 at 16:00

RN Mres foster {illeg}|o|f newp 23 y march. 18 h. 4 p m. 1622 /a huzzing in head like rayne wth a gydynes a bad back flushing heat on the left syde of her head\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 26v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12301: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bourton (PERSON9905)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 at 08:30

RN An Bourton of Olny 26 yeres old. sick the ever sinc Lent tooke her in her hed hart & backe maried this 7 yeres had but on Child but yt god hath taken to his mercy. {s} {sic} it holdeth her nowe as an ague shaking her every day. & hat sweateth & is very hot after the shaking & hath as it were a thing lūbring in her chest very corpulent faynt & very feeble. hath a very painfull cough ready to Drawe vp hart & hall wth it & fetcheth blood very short winded. fetcheth vp fleume & water as cleare as a bell. Ap. 25 die . h. 8. 30. mi ant m. 1599. hath a very sore ague every day yt maketh her sweate exceedingly. hath not had this moneth her Courses sinc shee voyded a litle porrengr of clompered bloode/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 138r (upper left part of page)

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CASE48557: Horary consultation concerning Mary Smith (PERSON35553)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1619 at 10:15

RN Mary Smyth of Stawton 20 myles 30 y Ap 27. h. 10. 15 ant m 1619 her head shaketh a fortnight or 3 \shaking/ palsy. mother backe thigh as if they should be torne but her head exceding cold.

head cold

vryne very good. a very good stomacke yet very faynt. mutch troubled wth wynd 2 y. sinc had a boy. hath thought her selfe twice to be wth child wthin this twelfemonthe. nescit an sit gravida

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 339r (bottom left, and bottom right parts 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%3ATorso%3A%3ABack;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFevers%2C%20chills%20and%20sweating, accessed 16 March 2025.