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CASE57900: Horary consultation concerning Mr Oliver Boteler (PERSON28235) and Ursula Clark (PERSON10635)

Question asked by Lady Jane Boteler (PERSON28244) on 13 March 1624 at 12:30

RN The lady Butler touching her child yt is well amended of his fits ye{d}|t| weake & not able to goe feets & legs swell still & cānot sleepe a weeke togeathr till after a eleaven in ye morning |marh {sic} 13 h {sic} h 12 30 p m 1624| sent for her neighb vrsula Clarke 50 y March 13 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 108r (upper right part of page)

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CASE57820: Horary consultation concerning Richard Lucas (PERSON53943)

Question asked by Lucas (PERSON53933) and Lucas (PERSON53954) on 3 March 1624 at 17:39

RN Rich: Lucas of G Nortot a yeomans sonne 30 27 of Ap 27. 1595. about 12. at noone sent march. 3. h. 5. 39 p m. 1624. /mayed {sic} 2 yeres. on child a twelfmoth {sic} old\

3 quart of a yere ill in his head mynd braye {sic} & head troubled mopish & fe{l} careles of his busynes. |Worst at the full of ye moone 3 days before or after/|

boath the fathers obst{in}at of & on in yere maage {sic} pater sine cōsensu. et vxor cū Consensu sed nō filius wheathr they should bring him heather.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 95v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE57431: Horary consultation concerning Joan Nightingale (PERSON55540)

Question asked by the patient on 26 November 1623 at 09:20

RN Ione nightingale of Wootton. 72|6| y novēb 26 h. 9 20 ant m. 1623 /a great cold & cough. chest & hart Costive\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 30r (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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CASE58463: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Bosse (PERSON44470)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1624 at 15:30

RN Mres Bosse of Berton 36 \31/ y may 17 3. 30 p m. 1624

a heavyness about her hart.

3 of Mr fl{anckin}gs sister feare melancholy & worie

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 193r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58616: Nativity for Anne Bunche (PERSON45182)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39918) on 7 June 1624 at 13:00

RN An Bunch of Risdone 5 y & a halfe borne the 11th of sept about 3 in the after noone 1620. ever sinc she was borne lame in her lims cā speak but dead 1

[Astrological Chart]

cānot speake.

cannot styrre. nor stand litle vse of ye lims./.

Notes:

1 ‘no vse of lims could neavr speake lame borne palsye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 215v (upper right part of page)

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CASE57286: Horary consultation concerning Sir John Underhill [Mr John Underhill] (PERSON36309)

Question asked by the patient on 16 October 1623 at 17:45

RN Mr vnderhill sent me a booke & desyreth to know wheathr his disease be naturall or vnnaturall octob 16 h. 5. 45 p m. 1623

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 413, f. 6Ar (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE57865: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan [Joanna] Prescot (PERSON57057)

Question asked by the patient on 9 March 1624 at 09:00

RN Mres Iohan Præscot of Holborne 54 y march 9 h. 9 ant m. 1624. still mutch plexed in mynd & still payned in her head / to write to her by the next Caryer./\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 102v (upper left part of page)

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CASE57937: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 18 March 1624 at 17:30

RN Mr Latch the Lady Iennings husb. march 18 h 5. 30 p m 1624 the child held wth the dead palsye hath litle or no motion or doth move the arme or leg of the syde affected yet better god be thancked then before

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 113r (upper right part of page)

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CASE57950: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Dunkly (PERSON48188)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39854) on 20 March 1624 at 10:39

RN Katherin Dunkley. of Hartwell 2 y. & a quarter could have gone about. & now it cānot goe. back & belly mutch swelled. & is stroken & cōsumeth. march 20 h {sic} hor 10 39 ant m 1624.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 115r (upper left part of page)

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CASE58373: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Wyllyscot [junior] (PERSON37126)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1624 at 08:45

RN Mr Wyllyscot of Barksheere sent {illeg}|f|or my opinion touching the rags in|&| whites in his water sinc his cutting May 6 h. 8. 45 ant m 1624 |{w}rote it Ap 16. 1624| /for prservation frō the breeding of the {sic} another stone\

[Astrological Chart]

he sent me xs in gold for my Consayle & craved my opinion whenc his {sic} voydeth in his vryne now then sand sometyms matterye whytish clots. these 2 sink downe to the bottome of the vrinall Downye woolly lintie cobwebby threads rags & drags somtys {sic} higher or lower in his vryne according to ther thīnes lightnes thicknes & heavines of substanc & matter ceeding as some think frō the vlcer yt was in his bladder 2 others frō the foulnes of his bladder 3 others frō the bake 4 others frō the vaynes & the whole body generally.

he is Desyrous to know whenc it comes fearing least it should be a wast of nature & a weakning of his body.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 178r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE58380: Horary consultation concerning Myddelton (PERSON54697)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Myddelton [the son] (PERSON33214) on 6 May 1624 at 16:20

RN Sr Th. Mydleton for his sick Daughter. May 6 h. 4 20 p m 1624

[Astrological Chart]

susp eyther wo\r/ms or the pestif malig feaver craveth my poor prayers.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 180r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE58566: Decumbiture for Alexander Johnson (PERSON52576)

Question asked by the patient on 29 May 1624 at 16:30

RN may 24 \20/ h 4 \3. 45/ p m. 1624 brused wth a horse & spit blood on the right syde1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘brused wth a horse’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 207r (upper right 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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CASE57579: Horary consultation concerning Young Goody Hopkins (PERSON51836)

Question asked by the patient on 9 January 1624 at 08:20

RN Yoing {sic} goody Hopkins sent her water hath bene in labour & anys {sic} sinc nuday {sic} night & sent for her nydwife {sic} weddensd ill but thursday all day worse & her labour now ceaseth Ian 9 h. 8. 20 ant m 1624.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 57r (upper right part of page)

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CASE57972: Horary consultation concerning Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286) and Sir Thomas Neville [Smith] (PERSON55281)

Question asked by Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286) on 22 March 1624 at 18:00

RN The lady Nevill tooke wth her husb. the last dyet Drink & it wroght not vppon waterish humours as Did her first ab. 3 weekes before whitsontyde but Did gripe exceedingly & she Did|ot|h writ now for on yt might worke more kindly on waterish hunours {sic} March 22 h. 6 p m 1624

sent me a draght of this dyet Drink to st {sic} tast. mach {sic} 20 h {h} {sic} 10. 30 ant m. 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 118r (upper left part of page)

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CASE58021: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Conyears [Berkeley] (PERSON44023)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39860) on 2 April 1624 at 12:30

RN Mr {sic} Barker Barkley. 26 y Ap. 2. had a strong fit cursīg swearing striking & flinging Ap 2. h. 12. 30 p. m. 16241

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘at this time strangly vexed.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 126v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58175: Horary consultation concerning Anne Parkins (PERSON56142)

Question asked by Parkins (PERSON56126) on 13 April 1624 at 13:28

RN An Parkins of Tachebrooke. 44 y Ap 13 h. 1. 28 a|p| m 1624 talketh {in}dico{ro}sly & seyeth yt her child will bagge hath assayed to muder {sic} her selfe {illeg}|t|o Kill her selfe wth knife & to drowne her selfe but could \not/ Despayreth of her salvature & sayth yt she did neaver serve god

maritus vxore vxor suspicatr maritū quæsiturū auxilū {sic} vxore

her mother was troubled wth physick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 148r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58361: Horary consultation concerning Alice Kent (PERSON52817)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1624 at 15:00

RN Alce Kent of Ecton 25 y may 4 h. 3. p m. 1624.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘troubled in her mynd by reason yt she doth sweare yt she is dāned.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 175v (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;f3-treatment=No;f4-volume-name=Napier%2C%20vol.%2038;f5-damaged=No, accessed 8 June 2024.