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CASE52472: Horary consultation concerning Matthew Emerson (PERSON48524)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39235) on 17 May 1621 at 15:30

RN Mathew Emmerson of Newp: m 12 weekes old 3 3 old {sic} may 17 h. 3. 30 p m. 162i

refuseth milke & scourethe this sennet

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 141v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE56657: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Amy (PERSON42672)

Question asked by the patient on 7 July 1623 at 07:25

RN Mr Iohn Amy on of the kings singer ma \q{uerister}/ maye {sic} yers 73 y Iuly. 7 h. 7. 25 ant m 1623 /cānot relish nor keepe his drink\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 157r (upper right part of page)

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CASE64057: Horary consultation concerning Mr Cole (PERSON46478)

Question asked by the patient on 13 June 1627 at 09:00

RW Mr Cole of Geiton y. 22. d. . h: 9 ant m: Iunij 1{illeg}|3|. 1627. ill since Thursday last, no stomacke, sleepeth ill

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 122r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE67404: Horary consultation concerning Sara Ireland (PERSON52339)

Question asked by the patient on 15 November 1628 at 10:30

U[1628–31] Sara Ireland of wooburne. y. 22. d . Nouemb: 15 h: 10 30 ant: m: 1628. brought in bed about a moneth since. mopish. eateth little can not sleepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 330v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53326: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Sara Wyllyson [Woullyson] (PERSON62405)

Question asked by Mr Wyllyson [Woullyson] (PERSON62401) on 10 November 1621 at 09:00

RN Mr Woullystan of London vxore extreely mad cānot rest nor will eate novēb 10. h hor 8. 50 ant m 162i

Mr Woullyston of London for his wife mad yt cānot sleepe eate nor Drinke novēb. 10 h {sic} hor: 9. ant m 162i |will not eate.|

wheather her vomyts will serve & the liquid

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, ff. 134v-135r (f. 134v bottom left, and f. 135r upper left)

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CASE54588: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Fisher (PERSON49014)

Question asked by the patient on 10 July 1622 at 07:12

RN Isbell fisher 20 y. of this tow{ne} Iuly 10 h. 7. 12 ant m 1622 /strangly handled sleepeth mutch eateth litle.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 183v (upper right part of page)

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CASE56135: Horary consultation concerning Mr Everat (PERSON48652)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1623 at 09:30

RN Mr Everet. of Totternoe 57 y Ap. 26 h {sic} hor 9. 30 ant m. 1623 /a cold stuffing cānot reare nor relish meate nor drink & but litle & is costive\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 73r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE57459: Horary consultation concerning William Witsy (PERSON62099)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39778) on 1 December 1623 at 14:30

RN Will: Witsee of Watton 4. y. \& 3 quarters./ Decēb 1 h 2. 30 p m 1623. bone {sic} feb 9. 1618. h. 10 ant m. fell sick on thusd {sic} last a feaver 3 fits a daye holding him for ye space of an houre./ eateth litle./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 34v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE64524: Horary consultation concerning Alice Clark (PERSON46232)

Question asked by the patient on 28 August 1627 at 12:25

RN Alce Clark of C{au}cot by Hyemsfe{ryes} 44 y Aug 28 {} h. 12. 25 p m 1{627} /cā eate & drink litle gryped in her {sic} her stomake.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 200v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE69249: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Wright (PERSON62345)

Question asked by Wright (PERSON62306) between 22 August 1629 at 13:00 and 23 August 1629 at 15:00

RN Agnys Write of Arklebery 12 y lay the sonday after last Christmas h 8 3 9. 30 p m nata but her father sent for her & sayth yt on strooke her by the way like a man in a shadow at night & cryed out but noe mā could be seene & sick sinc it every d|o|ther day & will eate litle & talke fondly

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 138r (upper right part of page)

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CASE26323: Horary consultation concerning Judith Emerson (PERSON48546)

Question asked by the patient on 3 February 1623 at 11:20

RN Iudith Emmerson of Cosgrave 25 y sucklet {sic} her child feb 3. h. 11 20 ant m 1623

aguish sweateth mtch {sic} shortȳded {sic} & no stomack. nesc an sit gravida

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 225r (upper left part of page)

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CASE51943: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39187)

Question asked by the patient on 19 January 1621 at 16:30

RN The Carier of Hanslop goody filds brother. 54 y Ian. 19. h. 4. 30 p m 1621.

a burning feaver

very faynt & weake cānot eate sodenly taken

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 38r (upper left part of page)

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CASE53606: Horary consultation concerning John Sumner (PERSON59787)

Question asked by the patient on 23 February 1622 at 18:00

RN Iohn Sūner of Lowton 11 y feb 23 h. 6. p m 1622. his tab . 3d. did worke vp & downe voyded 2 wormes a great had {sic} hoaven body casteth & scoureth eateth litle worst at night

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 5r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE53925: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Drapes (PERSON48074)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39411) on 19 April 1622 at 14:15

RN Clare

Dorothy Drape of newp 4 y Ap 2 19. h. 2. 15 p m 1622. hath bene c{or}st 2|4| days vntill this daye cā eate litle. grateth her teeth. head cānot speake.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 59v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE55614: Horary consultation concerning William Glover (PERSON49902) and Alice Glover (PERSON49913)

Question asked by William Glover (PERSON49902) and Alice Glover (PERSON49913) on 20 February 1623 at 09:15

RN Will: Glover of Newp 14 y feb. 20 h. 9. 15 ant m 1623.

hart ill reareth thick flegne {sic} wth \streaks of blood/ ready to choake her.

will take litle food

Alce Glover 12 y the sister casteth & reareth.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 173v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE65421: Horary consultation concerning William Lawe (PERSON53445)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1628 at 11:00

RN Will Lawe of Cotten end 58 y feb 25. very weake & flesh worne cā eate litle h 16 \stomack / h 11 ant m 1628 Casteth

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 112v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE66453: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517)

Question asked by the patient on 26 June 1628 at 16:39

RN Elis Ienings of London hath taken her vomyt & dyet drink wch wroght well wth her. yet looketh pale & hath not her floures cānot eate flesh & yet hath a good stomack craveth my Directiōs vppon Monday next Iune 26 h. 4. 39 p m 1628

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 86v (upper 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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CASE53528: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Birckberd (PERSON44197)

Question asked by the patient on 3 February 1622 at 10:00

RW Mr Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. . h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, wch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled wth a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

[Astrological Chart]

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto Sr George Sherly Mr Colins houshold physition.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 176v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE55553: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Gostwick [Goddard] (PERSON50162)

Question asked by Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264) on 28 January 1623 at 11:00

RN Goody Gale for her Thomas Gostick a yere & a halfe old borne the weddensday after mysdsomer. sent Ian. 28 h. 11. ant m 1623.

It doth pyne & eate litle & doth not sper nor cānot goe it is so weake.

Elner Warner her next neighb. Elis Steaphinson who dwell boath togeathr her mother hanged

cānot kepe his water.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 164r (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?f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AEating%20and%20drinking%20problems%3A%3AProblems%20with%20appetite;f21-extent-of-transcription=Excerpt;f22-date=1620-1629, accessed 29 March 2025.