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CASE11963: Horary consultation concerning William Loveles (PERSON13804)

Question asked by the patient no earlier than 22 February 1599

RN Will: Lovely at the sane {sic} tine {sic} 60 yeres cannot sleepe swelleth in his side at hart & brest

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 81v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE50339: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Goodwine (PERSON31049)

Question asked by the patient on 29 February 1620 at 09:40

RW Mris Godwine of Cardington. y. 39. d. h: 9. 40 ant: m: Feb: 29. 1620. hath had a cold 3 week: & a great cough: wch settled to her right |left| side: but is removed frō thence: Cryeth out of her heart: & sayth it swimmeth in water: is much plexed & troubled. cannot sleepe nor take rest for 4 nights now togither. her stomacke is so ill that she can not take anie thinge but posset ale & broths.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 138v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11185: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Kendall (PERSON13297)

Question asked by the patient on 21 August 1600 at 11:00

RN Anthony {illeg}|K| Kendall of Newport Aug 21. die {sic} 11. h. ant m 1600

cōplayneth of his head cānot sleepe stomacke. a great cough.

gnawing in chest

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 159r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11687: Horary consultation concerning William Smith (PERSON15922)

Question asked by the patient on 13 September 1598 at 08:45

RN Will Smith \of haversham/ cōplayneth of his head & hart & chest & cannot sleepe & pineth and consumeth in his flesh. Sept 13. die h. 8. 45. m. verius.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 28r (upper right part of page)

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CASE53734: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Bannister (PERSON43419)

Question asked by the patient on 20 March 1622 at 12:39

RN Mres Elisabeth. Banyster the daughter of Sr Rob. Banyster 2|3|0\1./ y march. 20 h. 12. 39. p m 1622 |a very leane melanch. gentlewomā| |costive cōmonly. head ach.| |head weake spl: ready to vnclose & cānot sleepe worst at night wth raging payne wth a shooting & dra{w} in her eyes/|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 28r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE23110: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Tossle (PERSON60354)

Question asked by the patient on 6 October 1630 at 10:30

RN Elis: Tossle of yardly Gubbin 38 y octob. 6 h. 10. 30 ant m 1630

5 weekes ill legs mightely hoaven a great cough cānot sleepe her belly & thigh wer swelled but now are not

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 168r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12959: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Potter (PERSON15010)

Question asked by Mrs Potter (PERSON15014) on 8 January 1600 at 10:10

RN Mres Potter of willing sent for her husb. wth out his consent at 10. 10. ant m 1599 1600 cannot sleepe his water betwixt yellow & red thick leeke puddle. his stomack hot & his tounge scab & broken out & his head cannot move but as he is turned.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 250r (upper left part of page)

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CASE58462: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Bosse (PERSON44469)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39900) on 17 May 1624 at 15:00

RN Mres Elis: Bosse of Berton 5. y. May 17 . h. 3. p. m 1624 head ach a month sleepysh Dull heavy & breaketh out.

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

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CASE58296: Horary consultation concerning Richard Houghton (PERSON51915)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1624 at 07:25

RN Rich Hooton of Sherington 45. y Ap 27 h. 7. 25 ant m 1624 on satt night last casteth all yt he taketh cānot sleepe head payned

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 165r (upper left part of page)

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CASE74426: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Wotten (PERSON62282)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1632 between 13:15 and 13:30

SRN Elizabeth wotton his wife. very weake for the most part of a month not able to helpe her selfe. cannot sleep at all. flesh bated & pined away

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 110 (middle right part of page)

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CASE12224: Horary consultation concerning Davis (PERSON11175)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1599 at 06:45

RN Raynold Davyes brothr{sic} wife very sick wth a cold taken vppon a heate in his brest stomack hed. & belly cannot sleepe Easter dy {sic} Apr. 8 die h. 6. 45. ant m 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 123v (upper right part of page)

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CASE73518: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Harrison (PERSON51003)

Question asked by the patient on 19 December 1631 at 13:50

Dorothy Harrison of Cranfeild 24. y. Decemb. 19. . h. 1. 50. p m. 1631.

much troubled wth her back. cannot sleepe well, is taken wth a great paine in her right side, wch wth coughinge strikes vp to her eyes. hath beene thus troubled neare 4. y. but more nowe this winter then before. her yongest Childe 4. y. olde. desireth to know whether she bee wth Childe or not

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 350 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11829: Horary consultation concerning Jane Smith (PERSON15955)

Question asked by the patient on 30 November 1598 at 09:18

RN Iane Smithe 30 yeres old sc of haversham sick this sennet. scoureth mutch this 2 days. Dry, will nothing mouth sore water high coloured. well blooded woman Novemb. 30. die h. 9. 1598. h. 9. 18. m. ant m. 1598. a stitch vnder her right side. shee sucketh her child mutch payne in her hed & cannot sleepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 58r (bottom, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE11950: Horary consultation concerning Richard Prentice (PERSON15047)

Question asked by the patient on 20 February 1599 at 11:45

RN Rich Prentise of lowten about 60 payned in his back lims & in his mēbers. full of aches feb. 20 die h. 11. 45. 1599. cannot sleepe he hath a great scouring day by day. 4 or 6 times a day for this 20 yeres.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 80r (upper left part of page)

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CASE41825: Horary consultation concerning Samuel Swaine (PERSON35870)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37924) on 10 May 1615 at 09:45

RN Sam Sweane of Stony stratford 5. y. may 10. h. 9. 45 ant m 1615. hed & belly. |cānot sleepe nor rest will eate prtely.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 11v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE17710: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Gilbert (PERSON12135)

Question asked by the patient on 12 August 1602 at 07:52

RN Goody Gilbert of Brougton 24 y. August 12. hor 7. 52. ant m. 1602. harte & belly cānot sleepe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 172v (upper right part of page)

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CASE18107: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Susan Langton (PERSON13591)

Question asked by the patient on 17 October 1602 at 10:50

GJ Susan Langton of Molsho 34 y Octob 17. ho. 10. 50 a m. A lightnes and ringing in her head. a payne in her necke cannot sleepe./

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 225v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE60650: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Ellis (PERSON48481)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1625 at 16:00

RN Th Ellys of Raunson 50 y Iune 14. h 4 p m. 1625 /head ill a great cough & cold cānot sleepe ach in his bones\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 121v (upper right part of page)

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CASE10773: Horary consultation concerning Edward Phillips (PERSON14890)

Question asked by the patient on 7 June 1600 at 09:55

RN Edward Phylip of Eaton a widower 60 y. Iune 7 die h. 9. 55. ant m. 1600. chest stuffed. throat soare cānot sleepe a great cough.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 98v (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?f21-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems;f22-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f23-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body, accessed 19 March 2025.