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CASE20753: Horary consultation concerning William Dixon (PERSON11323)

Question asked by the patient on 9 March 1604 at 11:30

RN Wylliam Dickson miller of Gothurst widower 60 y martij 9. hor 11. 30 ant m 1604 a payne in his backe wth shootinge

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 33v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE44803: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Heath (PERSON31566)

Question asked by the patient on 30 April 1617 at 15:00

RN Mres Heate of Grafton 45 \38/ y Ap. 30 h. 3 p m 1617 a weakenes of ye backe a pricking of a yeres cōtinuance. hath thē well but fewer then heretofore./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 142r (bottom part of page)

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CASE78045: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Alice Grendon (PERSON50411)

Question asked by the patient on 14 August 1633 at 10:00

RN Alce Grinday of Flitwick 30 y Aug 14 h. 10 ant m 1633.

ma\r/yed a yere & better nev{er} had child

hath thē monthly.

a weak back & sore

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 377 (upper right part of page)

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CASE39255: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Wodell (PERSON37006)

Question asked by the patient on 24 February 1612 at 14:00

RN Thomas Wo{o}dill of Sawford 29 y febr. 24. h. 2. p m 1612.

payned in his left syde most by night & wth cold |wth pricking & shooting & rūning into his backe|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 5v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11881: Horary consultation concerning Old John Risely (PERSON15344)

Question asked by the patient on 18 December 1598 at 08:40

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnstyn 63|7|{sic} 67. hath bene sick on weddensday last 6 weekes sound in body but bursten this 16 weekes. he was wont to be troubled wth a wind Cholick. nowe last of l {sic} all wth an issue on his navell eaten in an Inche deepe but nowe growen vp againe saving that it hath a litle hole in it wc when they went to stoppe it put him in danger of death. sent his sonne to me he kepeth his bed nowe & then payned in his back & pricking & shooting in his navell {virs} an end. bleedeth every foote & wetteth a handkerchir. Decemb. 18. die . h. 8. 40: mi. 1598. goeth ill to ground

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 68r (upper right part of page)

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CASE13103: Horary consultation concerning Goody Agnes Dickins (PERSON11301)

Question asked by the patient on 20 February 1600 at 14:30

RN Agnes Dickins of Wavendon 36 lyeth in h {sic} childbead th|y|esterday was fortnight. her right leg hath lost the vse of it full of ache & payne sweateth & is swelled. payned in her backe. wth a pricking & shooting feb. 20 die h. 2. 30 p m. 1600. /delivered of a boye\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 273v (upper right part of page)

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CASE32634: Horary consultation concerning Alice Durante (PERSON22993)

Question asked by the patient on 28 January 1608 at 14:00

RN Alce Durrand for the payne in her backe. |26 y| Ian. 28 h. 2. p m 1608. for her backe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 4v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE54521: Horary consultation concerning Goody Catherine Banks (PERSON43408)

Question asked by the patient on 28 June 1622 at 09:00

RN Katherine Bankes of Hardmead 60|2| y Iune 28 h. 9 ant m 1622 cōplayneth of her back. & sorenes & can not rest vp nor downe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 171r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE69250: Horary consultation concerning Goody Knight (PERSON32388)

Question asked by the patient on 23 August 1629 at 15:00

RN Goody Knight of our towne for a payne in her back Aug 23 h. 3 p m 1629

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE53833: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Bicklye (PERSON28029)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1622 at 16:15

RN Mres Bickley of Sandey 30|9| y for her stone cholick & a burning in her back wth a picking {sic} & shooting Ap 8 h. 4. 15 p m 1622.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 44v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE10283: Horary consultation concerning Richard Brittain (PERSON10039)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1600 at 14:15

RN Rich. Britten of Cichely 33. y Ap 8. die h. 2. 15 p m. 1600

for a payne in his backe. taken wth a strayne / & a spice of a wind cholicke.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 32r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12396: Horary consultation concerning Richard Fierbrace (PERSON11725)

Question asked by the patient on 7 May 1599 at 09:45

RN Rich. fierbrace of Wellingborowe cōplayneth of a great paine in his backe exceeding hote wc mutch troubleth him. yt he cannot take his rest. nor cough. may 7. die h. 9. 45. ant m. 1599. a shoomaker.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 153r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12412: Horary consultation concerning Alice Brown (PERSON10108)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1599 at 12:45

RN Thomas Browne

Alce Browne of hanslop above 40. payned in her backe: scoureth yellow I g at 1. may 8 die 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 155r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE21262: Horary consultation concerning Joan Clark (PERSON10619)

Question asked by the patient on 13 July 1604 at 10:40

RN Ione Clarke of R {sic} newnton in Oxfordsheere. 26 y Iuly 13. h. 10. 40. ant m 1604.

in an ache in her backe cānot styrre in her bead.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 107v (upper right part of page)

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CASE28511: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne Cooper (PERSON19374)

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

RN An Coo of Sawford 63|4| y Apr 4. hor 11. ant m 1605.

payned in her back yt shee goeth Double./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 23r (upper left part of page)

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CASE51819: Horary consultation concerning Richard Sharpe [Cole] (PERSON58506)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39173) on 27 November 1620 at 14:00

RW Richard Coles \Sharpe/ of this towne y. 4. d. h. 2. p: m: Nouemb: 27. 1620.

troubled wtha paine in his backe. something cometh ouer him hee sayth at night about 8 of the clocke. screameth & scratcheth when the fit cometh: wch is always about 8 of the clocke at the night.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 15r (upper right part of page)

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CASE15969: Horary consultation concerning Lady Dorothy Piggot (PERSON14938)

Question asked by the patient on 15 December 1603 at 12:15

GJ Dorothy Piggott of Lenborough 22 y. almost a yeere maried Faynt and weake a payne in her backe and rising in her stomack

quærit vt sit gravida

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 170v (upper right part of page)

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CASE73829: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Sanders (PERSON58231)

Question asked by the patient on 20 February 1632 at 13:00

Mrs Elizabeth Sanders. of Perry. 25 \32/ y Febr. 20. h. 1. p m. 1632.

Sicknesse 2 nights, hote & colde by fitts stopping in her stomack, can nether eate not rest well, the great paine in her Back, feares a Consumption makes water very difficultly 6. or 7 weekes

Desires yt shee may take noe Phisick

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 453 (upper left part of page)

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CASE19241: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Freeman (PERSON11957) and Anonymous (PERSON18429)

Question asked by Elizabeth Freeman (PERSON11957) and Anonymous (PERSON18429) on 22 April 1601 at 14:15

RN Elisabeth. Freman 50 y. at higha in northapton sheere & a wenche yt bordeth wth her. at her. howse of 17 y. Apr. 22. die . at 2. p 15. p m. 16011

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a payne in her back. gravell’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 86v (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?f21-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3APain%20and%20pricking;f23-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ABack;f24-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 19 March 2025.