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CASE53520: Horary consultation concerning Clemence Ruly (PERSON62969)

Question asked by the patient on 1 February 1622 at 09:25

RW Clement Rulie d. . h: 9. 25. p: mer: Feb: 1. 1622. taken suddenly wth a riseing in \her/ stomacke wch is readie to stop her winde: her hands cold; highe coloured in her face & swetteth: hath a heate in her bodie

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 231, f. 175v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12221: Horary consultation concerning Richard Ellis (PERSON11533)

Question asked by the patient on 6 April 1599 at 12:30

RN Rich: Ellys of Hansl: of 46. {f} {sic} of his stomack thenc into his throate & hed. so in his throate yt scarc can swallow his spittle: Apr. 6. die . h. 12. 30. 1599. cannot sleepe. as if his {sic} hed an impostume {bin} a bladder broake. meticulos. cold behind his hed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 123r (upper right part of page)

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CASE49923: Horary consultation concerning Goodman William Young (PERSON37175)

Question asked by the patient on 9 November 1619 at 15:00

RN Will Young of Illing beyond St yeedes 58 y novēb. 9 h. 3. p m 1619.

an aguish thick red water. / sick the thursd before St Nich his day. a twelfemonth something smyt him on the chest le{illeg}|n|ing {sic} \leaning/ agaynst a tree by wth mutch gryping in his belly a swelling in his body sometymes hot & sometymes cold wth a nūmnes in his legs yt he cānot goe for it. loose body. cānot eate nor drinke by fits.

is vp every day more or les.

Is so swelled in his body yt he cā scarce get his cleathes togeathr by fits his legs

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 51v (upper left 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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CASE60412: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anderson (PERSON42687)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1625 at 11:25

RN Mres Anderson her letter London may 6 h. 11 25 1625

wheathr leaches are good for her {illeg}|b|y tyes & what good to vse for the extrme {sic} heat in her hands & coldnes of her feete 3 what to quench her great drouth & thirste. 4 to make her sleepe

Is cōtinually Drye would know my iudg touching her fortune

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 86r (upper right part of page)

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CASE49420: Horary consultation concerning William Odell (PERSON33764)

Question asked by the patient on 2 August 1619 at 13:25

RN Will Odyll of Cranfild 23 y a batch Aug 2. h. 1. 25 p m. 1619. /hed cold & rheumatick eys water\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 134v (upper right part of page)

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CASE33264: Horary consultation concerning Mr Pill (PERSON24916)

Question asked by the patient on 7 April 1608 at 16:00

RN Mr Pill of Woollysto 36 y Ap 7 h 5|4| p m 1608 a cold rheume on the top of the hed a wyndy stomack a bad hed

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 96r (upper right part of page)

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CASE72397: Horary consultation concerning Young Mr Thomas Catesby (PERSON45752)

Question asked by Mr Francis Catesby [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON22432) on 24 June 1631 at 09:30

RN Mr Catesbes for all his oldest sonne & ar{illeg} his sonne |A very tale gentlemā| 18 y Iune 24. . h. 9. 30 ant m 1631 |feet cold face & nose a malig feaver|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 444 (upper right part of page)

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CASE11838: Horary consultation concerning James Greenwood (PERSON12385)

Question asked by the patient on 2 December 1598 at 10:15

RN Iames Greenewood of water eaton Doctr Spark tennet {sic} 50 yeres old. complayneth of his of h an old dysease of his harte now well & lusty but not long sinc almost ded in it. troubled wth a stitch on his right side & cometh over his hart ready to swounde. very cold wth it. of a high colour. stuffed in his Chest yt he can scarce tak his winde quærit Decēbr. 2. die . h. 10. 15. mi. 1598. his hart trembleth muday {sic} last sick lame.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 60r (upper right part of page)

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CASE19593: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Robinson [Sandy] [Napier] (PERSON6319)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1601 at 09:45

RN soror mea Maria Sandye Londinensis petit morbi causa catarrhe et capite frigido et iuncturis Maij 18 hor 9. 45 ant m 1600|i|. 160i {sic}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 147r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11781: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Archer (PERSON9204)

Question asked by the patient on 7 November 1598 at 09:06

RN Margaret Archer of Calverton’ 34 yeres quærit remediū 7 of novemb die  {sic}. 9. 6. mi. 1598 shee hath her bene maried this 20 yere nevr had child shee hath them every three weekes but after thick of hearing stopt in the chest meate hath not his passage Downe a cold body & stomacke.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 48r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12239: Horary consultation concerning Richard Mannings (PERSON13930)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1599 at 13:15

RN Richard Māning of Hartwell 20 yeres sick this 7 weekes & can doe not doe any thing taketh him leeke an ague & when it cōmeth wth a shaking colde & going away it maketh him as it were blind it so troubleth his hed. sent this 18 of Apr: die h. 1. 2|1|5. m pnn {sic} 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 126r (upper left part of page)

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CASE69872: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Leavens (PERSON53578)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1629 at 16:40

RN Ioane Leavins of Imly 22 y a wench Decēb 23. h. 5 \4. 40/. p. m 16291

[Astrological Chart]

her secreat places burne exceedingly & swell wth sutch payne yt she cā hardly make water & yet maketh very litle

hath a Droutch yt nothing well quench her thirst

hath a hot & a dry liver & a cold stomack

craveth a cooling playster for her liver hath 2 dig

wheathr she shall vse her cels of pouder every day or othr day cānot make water/

Notes:

1 ‘2 fig’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 24 (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE14795: Horary consultation concerning Mr Nathaniel Bird [Kirkland] (PERSON9750)

Question asked by the patient on 10 April 1603 at 19:30

GJ Nathaniell Kirkland of Haversham. Apr. 10 ho. 7. 30 p. m. 1603 sent for a prparat & pilles a Cold stomacke, and troubled wth flegme

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 48r (upper left part of page)

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CASE24529: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Bridget More (PERSON33346)

Question asked by the patient on 20 April 1610 at 11:45

RN Mres Bridget Moore 18. y Apr. 20. . h. 12. 11. 45. ant m 16i0. very cold every where & troubled wth a rising & slepeth not.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 10r (middle left part of page)

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CASE74582: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dorothy Latimer (PERSON53399) and Anonymous (PERSON53398)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON53396) on 10 May 1632 at 16:40

RN Mres Dorothy Latymer. 25 y may 10 h. 4. 40 p m 1632 |An extreme cold over all her body cānot sleepe|

[Astrological Chart]

& my opinion touching his bewitched child by 2 witches/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 151 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE50453: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Franklin (PERSON30628)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1620 at 10:40

RN Mres Margaret Franklin of Bonehurst 24 y march 29. h. 10. 40 ant m 1620 \worst fasting/ hed full & dissye wyndy a cold stomacke hot liver full of melancholy greefe sinc her fathers death. face flushing hot & breaking out /vnmayed {sic}.\ /cold feete hot head\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 153r (upper right part of page)

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CASE25447: Horary consultation concerning Charles Grey [Seventh Earl of Kent] [Mr Charles Grey] (PERSON31146)

Question asked by the patient on 8 October 1610 at 11:00

RN Mr Charles Graye of Meparsoule 6{illeg}|0| y {illeg}|O|ctob 8. . h. 11. ant m. 16i0. a great loosenes. a weaknes & coldnes in his legge.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 133v (upper left part of page)

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CASE59471: Horary consultation concerning Christopher Hanwell (PERSON50787)

Question asked by the patient on 24 November 1624 at 08:00

RN Chrystopher Hanwell of Byssetour 50 y novēb 24 h. 8 ant m. 1624 /a hot ach frō the rayns to the knes begying wth a chilling not hart sick.\

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 115r (upper right part of page)

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CASE19420: Horary consultation concerning Anne Dommelton (PERSON11346)

Question asked by the patient on 21 June 1601 at 08:30

RN An Dommelton his Daughter of Adderbury 26 y. Iune 2i die hor 8. 30 ant m. 160i troubled wth an ach of cold in her right arme.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 118r (bottom left part of page)

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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%3AFevers%2C%20chills%20and%20sweating%3A%3ACold;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 15 April 2025.