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CASE53089: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Shelton (PERSON35249)

Question asked by the patient on 4 September 1621 at 14:00

RN vide An Sheldon of Brafild yt could not see but her eyes were stopt 3 y sinc last Christmas. tooke pils for 3 days was let blood boath armes ceph an viij & recoavered & cā see but a furlong of prty well to goe & to guyd her selfe was here when mr vnderhill sept 4. h 2. p m 162i was blind 22. weekes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 90r (upper left part of page)

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CASE77614: Horary consultation concerning Mr White (PERSON61571)

Question asked by Charlet [Master of Arts] (PERSON45945) on 17 June 1633 at 07:20

RN Mr Charlets sonne of Pembroke college in Oxford Mr of Arts sometyms cōmoner of Alsoule college came to me in the behalfe of Mr White fellow of Pembroke college who hath a purpose to come to me for his eys wch be very dym that he cā scarce see wth them but hath bene so a yere & formerly hath had my consayle Iune 17 h. 7. 20. ant m 1633

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 237 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE40796: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37835)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37834) on 17 January 1613 at 16:00

RN on of Stanton came for a sōne of his about a xj yeres Ian. 17 h. 4. p m 16131

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘squint eyed & cān see litle or nothing hath bene so sinc he was borne’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 199, f. 24r (upper left part of page)

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CASE49295: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Roughead (PERSON18813)

Question asked by the patient on 21 July 1619 at 08:30

RN Thomas Rufhead came to me for my consell for his \right/ eye prick & shooting only for a sudden a dynes of his ey Iuly Iuly. {sic} 21. h. 8. 30 ant m 16191

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dynes of his sighte’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 111v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE21975: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Brightwell (PERSON10009)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1605 at 11:20

RN Goodmā Brightwell of Bletchly yt came wth him feb. 28 {illeg}|| hor 11 20 ant m 1605 for his eyes & hed eys dym a creame cōmeth vppon them

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 224r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11600: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Blundell (PERSON9816)

Question asked by the patient on 13 August 1598 at 13:07

RN Iohn Blundell came for my counsell because his eyes are dim & his face breaketh out the 13 of August. h. 1. 7. m. post m 1598. of 10 y

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 9r (upper right part of page)

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CASE52448: Horary consultation concerning Mary Harvey (PERSON51120) and Harvey (PERSON51090)

Question asked by Mary Harvey (PERSON51120) on 12 May 1621 at 14:15

RN Mary Harvey of Olny a young widow 24|6| y may 12 h. 2. 15 p m 162i

for her legs swelled red eys dym & her litle child wth hot red eyes

child sent

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 138v (upper left part of page)

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CASE60952: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Stanton (PERSON59498)

Question asked by Mr Tomlin (PERSON60287) on 15 August 1625 at 13:20

RN Mr Tomlyns of Tinswicke 53 y brought me xs for mres Stanton of warwick in token of love & kindnes Aug 15. h. 1. 20 p m. 1625. she found some helpe in her back but applying pigeons but onc to her feete. ma Drow so mutch as yt{sic} her sight is weaked. & her eyes swelled |a widow womā|

gave me xs gratis brought vntome by Mr Tomkins of Tinswicke.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 170r (bottom 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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AEye%20troubles%3A%3AEyesight;f4-number-of-practitioners=Single%20practitioner;f5-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20asked%20in%20person, accessed 20 March 2025.