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CASE26884: Horary consultation concerning Lady Beatrice Dyve (PERSON11436)

Question asked by the patient on 13 March 1606 at 11:20

RN my lady Dive of Brōmā. 30 y. march 13 h 11 20 ant m 1606

tooke a prpap|r|ative of syrope of roses opening root & it giveth march fenel somewhat to bynde

my lady Dive sent vnto me to come to her & to give her physicke for a great scouring taken only by the syrope of roses put to a decoction of opening rootes March 13. h. 11. 20 ant m. 16061

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a scouring.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, ff. 65v-66r (f. 65v bottom right, and f. 66r upper left)

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CASE36931: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Knightly (PERSON24087)

Question asked by the patient on 24 January 1610 at 10:30

RN Mres knightly of Wing sent s {sic} vng contr pruritu Ian 24 h. 10. 30 ant m 1610

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 223r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE45381: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Stone (PERSON25598)

Question asked by the patient on 1 August 1617 at 08:12

RN Mr Stone of Aspley son 72 y Iuly Aug 1. h. 8. 12. ant m 1617 /he sent for a syrop to cut his flegme\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 51r (upper right part of page)

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CASE52307: Horary consultation concerning Young Sir William Andrews (PERSON9154)

Question asked by the patient on 20 April 1621 at 13:00

RN Sr Will Androwes of Lathbury Ap 20 h. 1. p m 162i craveth a purg before he goe to london flegme

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 115v (upper left part of page)

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CASE67943: Horary consultation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1629 at 17:20

RN my lord sent for a medson to stop his great loosenes. march 19 h. 5. 20 p m 1629

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 93v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE74727: Horary consultation concerning John Villiers [Lord Purbeck] (PERSON60854)

Question asked by the patient on 30 May 1632 at 09:00

RN my lord Purbeck sent to me for to stay his Loosenes May 30 h 9 ant m. 1632.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 195 (middle right part of page)

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CASE16561: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Elizabeth Sansome [Thomson] (PERSON16407)

Question asked by the patient on 4 March 1605 at 11:00

GJ Goodwif Tomson of Stonistratford Saunsoms sister sent for oyle of Exceter or of swallowes. March 4 ho. 11. a m. 1605

extreeme ache wch makes her cry that she is heard all over the street ex morbo gallic

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 237r (upper right part of page)

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CASE26992: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Haselwood (PERSON19883)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1606 at 07:45

RN young Mres Hazel{rigge}\wood/ of havershā. 19 y march. 27. h. 7. 45. ant m 1606

[Astrological Chart]

shee Did send at this tyme for some syropes to b\r/eake her flegme shee did not like of the electuary but sent it back /& was sick wth it.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 83r (upper left part of page)

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CASE45480: Horary consultation concerning John Dore (PERSON29876)

Question asked by the patient on 18 August 1617 at 08:00

RN Iohn D{ore} of leanden sent his water & would have had a dyet drink & somewhat for the Iaunddish ptysick and Dropsy. & I woud send him none Aug 18 h. 8 {illeg} ant m 1617.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 220, f. 68v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE27731: Horary consultation concerning Napier (PERSON20378)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1606 at 08:30

RN my sistr being sick sent for my strong water Iuly. 6. h. 8. 30 p \ant/ m 1606 |casteth mutch troubled wth the stone/|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 208r (upper right part of page)

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CASE40789: Horary consultation concerning Goody Blea (PERSON28123)

Question asked by the patient on 16 January 1613 at 11:30

RN Goody Blea did send being in great misery wth her leg. to Have it lanced it all soft over. & swelleth more at night thē otherwise & is well by fits. Ian 16. || hor. 8. 25 ant m 1613

Iohn Byrd was sent for & he thought it to be a waterish & a wyndy {hu}mour wynd wth an ague better on day & worse another by fits & vncertenly

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 199, f. 23r (upper left part of page)

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CASE63471: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Crowly (PERSON47399)

Question asked by the patient on 23 March 1627 at 17:00

RN Mres Crowly sent a lettr for a playster march 23 h. 5 p m 1627 extreme payne in her back & cā take no rest.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 34v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE75736: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Bridget King (PERSON52985)

Question asked by the patient between 20 October 1632 at 17:45 and 22 October 1632 at 10:30

RN Mres Bridget would intreat you to send her somthing for her black spots in her face but no physick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 85 (upper right part of page)

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CASE42641: Horary consultation concerning Goody Blea (PERSON28126)

Question asked by the patient on 10 November 1615 at 09:00

RN Goody Blea of this towne Novēb. 10. h. 9. ant m. 16i5

[Astrological Chart]

\hath a loosenes/ burning feaver faynt feeble sent to me for a cordiall

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 146r (upper left part of page)

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CASE14853: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Lillingstone (PERSON13711)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1603 at 12:10

GJ Thomas Lillingstone of Lidling{ton} 38 y Apr. 18 ho. 12 10 1603.     sent for some th{ing} for an Itche.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 55v (upper right part 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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CASE18776: Horary consultation concerning Mr Loe (PERSON13808)

Question asked by the patient on 9 January 1601 at 12:30

RN Mr Lowe of Clyfton 79 Ian. 9. die hor. 12. 30 p m. 1601.

first tyme he sent for medsō1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a great swelling in his legs & toes wth an itche.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 6r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE50614: Horary consultation concerning Nichols (PERSON14417)

Question asked by the patient on 28 September 1602 at 18:38

RN Also about 6 of the clocke & 38 m p m 1602, Nichols of Willing sent for something to make him goe to stoole for he could not goe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 211v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE66407: Horary consultation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient on 19 June 1628 at 17:00

RN I receaved from my lord prsid a kind Hon. loving lettr craving the same pils because his Honour is mutch bound & swelled in his belly & fumeth vp into his head Iune 19  {sic} h 5. p m. 1628

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 79v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE78474: Horary consultation concerning Dunsmore (PERSON48196)

Question asked by Mrs Catherine Norwood (PERSON55681) on 18 October 1633 at 12:15

Mrs. Norwood sent her Lady Letter for the Lady Dunsmores Daughter. Oct. 18 . h. 12. 15. pm. 1633

[Astrological Chart]

RN ha\r/d to vomyt vppō any occasion D Gifford & dr Cadymā her former physitions for the greene sicknes after the {sic} had made triall of of {sic} vomyts & saw how vntowardly it wrought followed some other course/

desyreth vomyt purg rathr then vomyts to clense her hot & drye stomack.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 9v (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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment%3A%3ARequesting%20treatment;f4-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent, accessed 15 March 2025.