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CASE11911: Horary consultation concerning Old John Risely (PERSON15344)

Question asked by Risely (PERSON15342) on 30 December 1598 at 09:45

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnson sent onc againe to me for my counsell his pain lieth now in his Cods {wc} are swollen as big as ons hed & as hard as a borde he was wont to haue them swollen very big but then lasted but 5 houres & nowe swelled ever sinc weddensday he cannot eate sleepe or goe to ground. troubled wth the wind Cholicke a paine in his backe st{illeg}ry Desirous to take a stro{illeg} but Doubteth he ca shall be able Decēb. filius patre cū consensu. Decēb 30. die . h. 10. \9. 45./ 1598 his water cold red & thi{ck}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 73v (upper right part of page)

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CASE15761: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Hayes (PERSON12687) and Hayes (PERSON12686)

Question asked by Elizabeth Hayes (PERSON12687) on 18 October 1603 at 09:50

GJ Elsabeth Hayes of Turvy 43 y Octob. 18 ho. 9. 50 a m. 1603. |wind in the stomacke.| A dry Cough An Itche and as it were a dry scurfe. Hath a Childe of 2 yeere old sucking on her, the childe very poore & will take nothing but the brest can neither go nor speake: borne the saturday fortnight after midsomer 1601 betwene 8 & 9 at night quiet in the day but very vnquiett all night. very cold, swelled in the body of late. the mother nunquā habuit menstrua since she had this child.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 150r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE74660: Horary consultation concerning Gilbert Negoose (PERSON55251)

Question asked by the patient on 19 May 1632 at 10:30

RN Gilbart Negose of newnton Brūsall 55 y may 19 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m 1632

extrēe faynt & weake cold & then hot grevously payned every day nor cā not styrre vp nor downe malig feavr1

Notes:

1feb. malig’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 174 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE50380: Horary consultation concerning Lawrence Huckerby (PERSON31919)

Question asked by the patient on 14 March 1620 at 10:55

RW Laurence Iuckkerby of Layton. y. 38. d. h: 22. 55. ant. m. Martij 14 1620. put on a shirte not ayred on morninge, & was all that \day/ after it cold & aguish & at night had a great payne with an extreeme stick in his ryght side. can take nothing but liquid matter, & yet hee vomiteth vp that againe If hee doth but stirre his sticke taketh him extreamely. hee is very faynt.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 143v (upper right part of page)

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CASE58758: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Stanton [Old Mrs Stanton] (PERSON35686)

Question asked by the patient on 12 July 1624 at 14:00

RN Mres Eliz. Stanton 70 y of Stooke Hamon Iuly 12 h. 2. {illeg}|p| m 1624.

quærit vtrū tending to a cōsuption {sic} very feeble & weake paynd frō the right syde wth a gryping gnawing frō the right syde downe to the flanke 3 or 4 y

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 15r (upper right part of page)

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CASE78774: Horary consultation concerning Anne (PERSON42326)

Question asked by Mr Lin [Esquire] (PERSON53749) on 30 January 1634 at 11:00

RN Annys Anne |a poor wench| /13 y\ of Southwick in Northāptonsheere by Owndall |Mr Lynn Esquire wrote in her behalfe| It tooke her 16. Ian 16 fell into her fits of convulsions swonding fits wth quaking & trēbling Ian 30. h. 11 ant m 1634 taketh away her speach swoundeth convuls1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1Epilep: cū convuls’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 78v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11932: Horary consultation concerning Toucher (PERSON16500)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1599 at 12:09

RN Mr {sic} Charels Tutcher Charles at Stonystratford at the swan of 2 neckes. 45. sick this fortnight. sonewhat {sic} Costive shee doth bleede & is very mutch stuffed in her chest can scarce tak her winde. ready to sound a grosse & fat woman. sent a poer woman. Ian. 3. die . h. 12. 9. mi. 1599. \at 1. p m /|twice & thrice a day bleedeth at ye nose. half a pint at a time \every othr daye/|

[Astrological Chart]

Charels Touchers wife hath not had her termes this 6 yeres her stomack hoven & her hed ill & backe her wombe & chest stuffed short winded. hart ill water good. yellowe but thin. taken a greefe for payment of monyes for her husb. brother for s{ur}tiship. 200li

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 77r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE17716: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Smith (PERSON15875)

Question asked by the patient on 14 August 1602 at 08:30

RN Anthony Smyth 22 y of Woufton of the greene. Aug 14. hor. 8. 30. ant m 1602.

cougheth a litle & spitteth bloode & ratleth.

metuit plenitudē. spitteth cleare bloode.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 173v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE71014: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Audley (PERSON43089)

Question asked by the patient on 10 April 1630

RN \Ap. 10. 1630/ for a ptysis Atrophia hectick cōsūption & a great cough /Mr Audley of Houghton 27 y\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 445 (upper part of page)

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CASE48557: Horary consultation concerning Mary Smith (PERSON35553)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1619 at 10:15

RN Mary Smyth of Stawton 20 myles 30 y Ap 27. h. 10. 15 ant m 1619 her head shaketh a fortnight or 3 \shaking/ palsy. mother backe thigh as if they should be torne but her head exceding cold.

head cold

vryne very good. a very good stomacke yet very faynt. mutch troubled wth wynd 2 y. sinc had a boy. hath thought her selfe twice to be wth child wthin this twelfemonthe. nescit an sit gravida

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 339r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE11827: Horary consultation concerning John Beauchamp (PERSON9581)

Question asked by Beauchamp (PERSON9580) on 28 November 1598 at 09:00

RN Iohn Becham of 6 yeres old or 7. about wheate harvest or first lad{ye} this child is troubled wth a Cough & hoping so sore yt it forceth him to cast vp his meate. he hath a good stomack to eate & digest his meate but his cough fetcheth all vp againe from the bottome of his belly. pater filio sine consensu. November 28 die h. 9. 1598.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 57v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12048: Horary consultation concerning Wethered (PERSON16976)

Question asked by John Wethered (PERSON16980) on 10 March 1599 at 13:00

RN Iohn Weatherhed of Olny for a Child of 3 yeres old. it cannot stand nor goe s{e}|i|nc this twelmoneth taken in his lims. cannot abide to stand but then Cryeth loveth to sit eateth his meate well. pater filio. Martij 10. die .  {sic}. 1. 1599. It was borne 1597. Martij 25 die at 1. 30. p m 1597.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 97v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12495: Horary consultation concerning John Robinson [Riddy] (PERSON15387)

Question asked by Robinson (PERSON15380) and Robinson (PERSON15398) on 19 May 1599 at 15:00

RN Iohn Robinson of 5 y. old looketh very pale & is very sore & tender. came in his own son. brought by his fath{sic} & moth{sic} may the 19 die . ter her {sic}. 3. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 169r (upper right part of page)

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CASE23074: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Cook (PERSON46795)

Question asked by the patient on 30 September 1630 at 06:20

RN Mr Iohn Cooke 22 |natus| 17 of Sept: h. 1. ant m but came Sept: 30 h. 6. \20/ ant m 1630

very rheumatick, hath also a good stomack: to eate & to digest any thing. Very Costive

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 162r (upper left part of page)

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CASE25249: Horary consultation concerning Martha Nichols (PERSON33677)

Question asked by Nichols (PERSON33630) on 23 July 1610 at 14:40

RN {M}artha Nichols of Imlye 11. & halfe a yere Iulye 23. h. 2. 40 p m 16i0 /pater sine consensu\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘cānot speake twitcheth & s{n}atcheth. voyded 2 wormes./’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 103r (upper left part of page)

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CASE33135: Horary consultation concerning John Abbys (PERSON21752)

Question asked by Abbys (PERSON21751) on 27 March 1608 at 14:15

RN Iohn Abbys of Bedfor{d} 26|7| y march 27. h 2. 20 p m 1608 ne{illeg}|w|ly mayed {sic} a yere

[Astrological Chart]

Iohn Abbys of Bedford pater filio sine consensu speachles in a la {sic} litharge marh {sic} 27 . h. 2. 15 p m 1608.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, ff. 79v-80r (f. 79v upper right, and f. 80r upper left)

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CASE33713: Horary consultation concerning John Poole (PERSON24826)

Question asked by the patient on 7 July 1608 at 12:00

RN Iohn Paule of harwood 18 y Iulye 7 h. 12. 1608 |a shortcough timor cōsūpt:|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 151r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE36381: Horary consultation concerning Mr Nicholas Barnsly (PERSON21988)

Question asked by the patient on 15 August 1609 at 10:30

RN Mr Nicholas Barnesley a pr wise sholertike gētlemā last 8 of Apr being palme sondaye h. 11. 30 ant m 41 cōpplete {sic} cōplex sang corp. flatibus stomachi et capitis vertig. et ante hac tumore venar hæmorod Aug 15. 1609

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 131r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE38154: Horary consultation concerning Jane Gawdry (PERSON30812)

Question asked by the patient on 16 May 1611 at 11:40

U[1611–2] Iane Gawdry of whitchurch ætat. 42|5|: May 16. hor: 11. 40: ant. m. 1611. short breathd. hoarse sorenes & griping about the heart and brest./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 99v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE41075: Decumbiture for Alice Marsh (PERSON33021)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37856) on 27 March 1613 at 08:20

RN {c}orrepta tremore et fere stupore. march. 26: . h. 1. p m 1613.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 74r (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-treatment=Yes;f6-language=Latin;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 27 January 2025.