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CASE10455: Horary consultation concerning Barnabie (PERSON9466)

Question asked by Ralph Barnabie (PERSON9465) on 28 April 1600 at 11:15

RN Raffe Barnabie of horewood Ap. 28 die  {sic} 11. 15 ant m. 1600.

for his wife her head & back.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 54v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11082: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Dudley (PERSON11387)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17570) on 28 July 1600 between 12:30 and 13:00

RN Thomas Dudley of Woulson 2 y. old cannot holdeth his neck on on syde cōplayneth of neck & sho backe./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 143v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE30663: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Hidding (PERSON23745)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26284) on 17 February 1607 at 12:00

RN Elis. Hidding of Olny 9. y feb. 17. h. 12. 1607 armes backe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 82r (upper right part of page)

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CASE62546: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Abbot [Marsh] (PERSON54311)

Question asked by Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) on 3 June 1626 at 20:30

RN my Cosen marsh sent me a letter cōpl of her daughter back Iune 3 h {sic} hor 8. 30 p m 1626.

wheathr good to take her leaches

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 238r (upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE18165: Horary consultation concerning John Burton (PERSON10225)

Question asked by Burton (PERSON10228) on 5 November 1602 at 07:45

RN Iohn Burtons wife came her selfe for her husb of havershā 40 y. novemb. 5 hor 7. 45. ant m. 1602. his chest belly backe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 232v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE24427: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne Matthews (PERSON33108)

Question asked by Goody Shortread (PERSON35301) on 18 April 1615 at 17:00

RN Goody Shortread of Newp for her daughter |An Mathewe| so weake 28 y {illeg}|a|borteth termes a bad back Ap 18 h. 3. 40 p m 1615 5. p m. 1615 /hath misc of 2 & the 2|3| wch was betwixt was come to ye bearing & dyed wth stong {sic} labour as is thought. others think it never was still borne as the rest.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 180v (upper right part of page)

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CASE31409: Horary consultation concerning Robert Hull (PERSON23917)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26366) on 6 May 1607 at 14:20

RN Robart Hull of Newp 9 y may 6. y h. 2. 20 p m 1607. hed syde & backe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 185r (upper left part of page)

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CASE60521: Horary consultation concerning Goody Agnes [Anne] Hearne (PERSON51308)

Question asked by Mr John Lawe [senior] (PERSON53441) on 26 May 1625 at 11:00

RN An Hearne of Hardington by Morthapton {sic}. 44 y may 26 . h 11 ant m 1625.

Mr Iohn Law Surg: of Northāpton his letter in her behalfe hart & backe by fits as if she should     cānot take her wynd

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 102v (upper left part of page)

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CASE10576: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Underwood (PERSON16647)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17528) on 15 May 1600 at 09:30

RN Dorothy Vnderwoode of Nash. 3 y. may 15. die h. 9. 30 ant m 1600

hot & burning.

belly & backe.

vomited.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 69v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12385: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Richard Yates (PERSON17453)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17692) on 5 May 1599 at 12:30

RN Rich. yeat of Cliften Rayles of 50 yeres old hath kept his bed ever since {D} {sic} March last yere lieth in his right arme & left foote & in his backe & syde. may 5. die h. 12. {11}|30|. m. water whitish & thin & full of scales & motes \& black melancholye/ but thrice vp. ever since

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 151r (bottom part of page)

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CASE13093: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Smith (PERSON15954)

Question asked by Smith (PERSON15865) on 19 February 1600 at 08:30

RN Isbell Smithe of Calverton payned in the belly & backe almost 3 y old. patr filia metuit vermes. feb. 19. die h. {illeg}|8|. 30 ant m. 1600.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 272r (upper left part of page)

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CASE17697: Horary consultation concerning Bridget Parrot (PERSON14722)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18285) on 10 August 1602 at 13:15

RN Bridget Parret of Stony stratford 9 y. Aug. 10 hor. 1. 15. p m. 1602. troubled wth kernels vnder her cheeke backe & belly this twelmoneth.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 170v (upper right part of page)

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CASE30417: Horary consultation concerning John Boughton (PERSON9878)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26262) on 3 January 1607 at 11:00

RN Iohn Boughton of Paulus perry 6 y Ian 3. h {sic} hor 11. ant m. 1607.

syde belly & backe burninge

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 44v (upper left part of page)

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CASE49286: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Richardson (PERSON34737)

Question asked by Robert Richardson (PERSON34719) on 20 July 1619 at 11:00

RN Rob. Richardson at Sandy for his Daughter Elis Richadson 40 y Iuly 20 h. 2. 40 p {illeg} 10. 40 ant m 1619 |h. 11 ant m 1619|

in her body & then her backe & chest & casteth all yt she taketh almost a quarter of a yere /{vnnared} {sic}.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 110v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE55661: Horary consultation concerning George Stevens (PERSON59563)

Question asked by Mr Rawlinson [Rawlins] (PERSON57364) on 27 February 1623 at 12:00

RN Georg Steaphens of Tyddington 52 y feb 27 h. 12. 1623 the L Wentsworth Coo

sorely tormented wth a bloody flix

back & belly mightely m {sic} griped1

Mr Rollynson wrote for him

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a blood flix back belly sorely tormented’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 182r (upper right part of page)

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CASE75730: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Wilkes (PERSON61820)

Question asked by Wilkes (PERSON61818) on 20 October 1632 at 11:30

RN A|E|lis Wilx of Souldbery 2. y & bettr Octob 20 {illeg}|| hor 11. 30 ant m 1632. /witch susp. wth palsye. stoken lame in the back {out} any ground\ /mater filia\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 83 (upper left part of page)

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CASE79801: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Magdalen Napier [Mitton] [Sandy] (PERSON33485)

Question asked by Mrs Christian Napier [Young Lady Ersfeild] (PERSON33479) on 24 November 1635 at 15:30

SRN Sister Ersfeild for my sister mytton 30. y. Novemb 24. h. 3. 30. p. m. 1635

a great weaknes in her back this 3. y. next Aug. much troubled with ye whites & reds.

hath miscarried. hath those continually which weaken

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 340, f. 141r (upper part of page)

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CASE12502: Horary consultation concerning Goody Joan Hutton (PERSON13092) and Mr John Hutton (PERSON13089)

Question asked by Goody Joan Hutton (PERSON13092) on 23 May 1599 at 09:10

RN Ione Vtton of fennystratton of 53. sent her water this 23 of may. die h. 9. 10. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Iohn Vtton her husb: for a payne in his backe stomack. feareth an impost.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 170v (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?f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ABack;f21-patient-consent=Not%20specified;f22-treatment=Yes, accessed 24 February 2025.