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CASE60788: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Magdalen Napier [Mitton] [Sandy] (PERSON33485)

Question asked by the patient on 11 July 1625 at 10:00

RN My Neece Magd Napere Write to send for a playster for ye spleene Iuly 11. {illeg}|| 10. ant m. 1625

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 142v (upper left part of page)

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CASE65933: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Brograve (PERSON44913)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1628 at 06:30

RN Old Mres Brograve of Brayfild sendeth for a purg for her chest Ap 27 h. 6. 30 ant m 1628.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 2v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE70684: Horary consultation concerning Lettice (PERSON42373)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1630 at 05:40

RN my mayd lettice may 2 h. 5. 40 b{i} ant m 1630

had a vomyte yest craved a nother for her stomack is nutch {sic} oppressed hath thē well

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 321 (upper right part of page)

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CASE73936: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas (PERSON42279)

Question asked by the patient on 5 March 1632 at 17:20

RN Sr Thomas desyreth a dyet drinke for the rectifying of his livr this spring march. 5. h. 5. 20 p m 1632

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 482 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE16206: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Thomas Sherman (PERSON15776)

Question asked by the patient on 23 June 1604 at 07:00

GJ Tho. Sherman of woolverton 35 y Iune 23 ho. 7. a m. 1604

He sent his water agayne and desyred to have something to drive it from his hart.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 200r (upper right part of page)

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CASE21536: Horary consultation concerning Sir Edwin [Edward] Sandys (PERSON15613)

Question asked by the patient on 3 October 1604 at 12:45

RN Syr Edwyn Sandes sent a letter for pils for his stomacke. Octob. {sic} & backe Octob 3. hor 12 45. p m 1604.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 153v (upper left part of page)

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CASE58181: Horary consultation concerning Mr George Spenser (PERSON59333)

Question asked by the patient on 14 April 1624 at 07:00

RN Mr Georg Spencer of Stawton the Great. 50 y Ap 14 h. 7. ant m 1624 mutch Distressed wth fearfull temptat desyrous to have some thing to avoyd the fumes arising frō the spleene

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 149r (upper right part of page)

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CASE59646: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007)

Question asked by the patient on 15 January 1625 at 15:30

RN my Cosen shee Marsh my deerest Neece 45 y Ian 15 h {sic} hor 3. 30 p m 1625 a bad stomack

crateth the same pils yt she had last

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 142r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70614: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Catherine Tyrringham (PERSON60705)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1630 at 16:00

RN Mres Katherin Tyringhā 24 y Ap 27. h. 4. p m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

stopt about her chest desyrous of a vomyte

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 300 (upper left part of page)

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CASE79005: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Turvey (PERSON60601)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1634 at 13:00

TG Mr Richard Torvy of Coverton 52 y. Apr. 8 h. 1 p m. 1634.

had a vomite which he tooke on sunday, but bracht vp very litle & some bitter stuffe lieth still in his stomake, & item had a syrup.

Desireth noe phisick but somewhat to procure him sleepe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 120r (middle left part of page)

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CASE53827: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Wilson [Wyn] (PERSON61954)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1622 at 12:30

RN mres Wylson of Wadon Abby Mr Wyns Daughter. 26 y Ap 8 h. 12 30 p m 1622

a weake backe.

desyreth a purge

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 43v (upper left part of page)

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CASE42437: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Rose Throckmorton (PERSON36076)

Question asked by the patient on 18 September 1615 at 15:00

RN Mres Rose Throckmort{on} of Paulusperry 35 y sept 18 h. 2|3|. p m 1615 a mayden

[Astrological Chart]

desyrous to have a vomyt stomack ill/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 110v (upper right part of page)

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CASE57859: Horary consultation concerning Mr Neville (PERSON55277)

Question asked by the patient on 8 March 1624 between 14:00 and 17:00

RN Mr Neavyll mutch troubled wth a \an extreme/ payne in in {sic} his backe & flanke like gravell. would know what tyme wilbe fit for him to take his dyet Drinke.

Mr Neavill would have something to avoyd gravell.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 101v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE57439: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Arpe (PERSON42876)

Question asked by the patient on 28 November 1623 at 08:40

RN Mres Orpe of London writeth to me to send her more {c}|o|f the Cordiall pils & cordiall electuarie novēb. 28 . h. 8. 40 ant m. 1623

[Astrological Chart]

cōpl of her old disease bad longus.

desyreth \her former/ cordiall pils & cor: electuarie

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 31v (upper left part of page)

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CASE70938: Horary consultation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient on 27 May 1630 at 17:00

RN my Lord fynding him selfe ill at hart sent to me for a Cordiall may. 27 h. 5. p m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

At this he craved a Cordiall./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 414 (upper left part of page)

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CASE60280: Horary consultation concerning Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1625 at 11:00

RN The lady Neavell of Holt Ap. 22. . h. 11 ant m 1625.

desyreth some speedyer thing Inward & outwardto helpe her emrods & fundament yt {bleede} & Issues

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 67v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE64308: Horary consultation concerning Lady Mitton (PERSON54830) and Mrs Magdalen Napier [Mitton] [Sandy] (PERSON33485)

Question asked by Lady Mitton (PERSON54830) and Mrs Magdalen Napier [Mitton] [Sandy] (PERSON33485) on 20 July 1627 at 18:30 or at 19:40

RN Receaved a lettr the lady Mytton Iuly 20 h. 6 30 p m 1627 hath casted 3 weekes. would have a playster for the spleene

sent her things agaynst next fryday.

Mres mytton \my Cosen magd myt{ton}/ sent Iuly 20 h: 7 40 p m 1627

hath casteth 3 weekes Craveth my Consell & also a playst for ye spleene

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 167r-v (f. 167r middle left, and f. 167v upper right)

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CASE74294: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edmond Vaughan (PERSON60810)

Question asked by the patient on 11 April 1632 at 21:00

Mr Edmund Vaghan of C. C. C. Oxon. Apr. 11. . h. 9. p m. 1632

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Hee tooke not the vomite yt was sent. 1 because hee is very vnapt to vomite; 2 because his neck is longe & brest somewhat straite; 3 because vomiteinge once by chance by reason of Tobacco blowne into his mouth it brought vp Bloud wth it, & hath beene ye cause of all his infirmity. 4 hee suspecteth his Lunges, for wch hee thinkes vomiteing is very hurtfull.

Took his purge wch gaue him 12 occasions. Hee desireth a Course to bee vsed for his Brest & Lunges.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 71 (upper left part of page)

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CASE26498: Interrogation (Marriage) concerning Mrs Dorothy Bruarton [Bannister] (PERSON1384)

Question asked by the patient on 15 February 1600 between 09:00 and 09:30

SF 1596 30 of Iune p mr at 30 p 41

DB {illeg}maried the 30th of Iune betwixt foure and five aclocke in the evening in the yeare of our Lord i596 being xxvth yeres ould at that time being being borne on Saynt mathes Daye betwixt xii and one at night SF \1571 / Dority {borne} borne at Barthelemutide the day and time vnsertayne being of of {sic} the age of five ag or sixe and thirty nowe Desiring yow to make the playster for my backe agaynst friday or saterday if posiple yow can for I indure great payne yow may tell this berar howe I must vse the oyle for hearing wch yow gave me whether I must take it whote or CouldeSF

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mrs banister maried/’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 236, f. 23r, f. 23Ar-v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE21203: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Thomas Reeve (PERSON15234)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1604 at 16:20

RN Goodmā Rive came for physick maij 4 hor 4. 20 p m 1604. stomacho flegmatico laborat

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 99r (bottom 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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment%3A%3ARequesting%20treatment, accessed 11 February 2025.