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CASE11939: Horary consultation concerning Widow Nichols (PERSON14449)

Question asked by the patient on 6 January 1599 at 17:45

RN Widow Nichols what is good for hed. back belly but most in her hed. sick ever since sunday last. Ian. 6. die . h. 5. 45. 1599. loose bodyed ever sinc St Androwe

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 78r (upper right part of page)

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CASE50314: Horary consultation concerning Richard Wells (PERSON36630)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38791) on 24 February 1620 at 13:00

RW Rich: Wells of Woodhill y. 3. d. h: 1. p: m: Feb: 24. 1620. much payned in the belly, loose bodyed. belly swelleth sometimes: & sometimes in the fit the \priuie/ members are drawne vp into the bodie.

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 137r (upper right part of page)

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CASE15359: Horary consultation concerning Andrew Wilford (PERSON17146)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18068) on 23 July 1603 at 12:15

GJ Andrew Welford of Cokenho 2 y. Iuly 23 ho. 12 15 p. m. 1603 Scowers the fundament comes out

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 109r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE13042: Horary consultation concerning William Lea (PERSON13639)

Question asked by the patient on 2 February 1600 at 14:00

RN Williā lea of Shenlye 22 y. troubled wth the bloody flix. & payned at the harte. feb. 2 die hor. 2. p m. 1600

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 264r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE13387: Interrogation (Question) concerning Old Widow Frances Fisher (PERSON11782)

Question asked by the patient, Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) and Fisher (PERSON11746) on 19 October 1597 at 10:09

RN Widowe Fjsher sente to me to come to her. fr she lieth very sicke 1597. Octob. 19. die hor. 10. 9 mi. quæro morbū et an recuperab. filius mat et cū consensu certū iudiciū eū dorso gravisse ægrotare et in tergo prcipue. et ventre shee hath a very great scouring & tooke a cold.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 91v (upper part of page)

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CASE51995: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Craply (PERSON47235)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39195) on 7 February 1621 at 10:00

RN Mr Iohn Craply 2 y. the 25 of Sept last sent feb: 7 h. 10 ant m 1621 \of Pyddington/

a great scouring belly ill and stiffe they cānot buckle him

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 49r (upper right part of page)

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CASE19097: Horary consultation concerning John Leech (PERSON27019)

Question asked by the patient on 26 March 1601 at 21:30

RN my Cosen leach at 26 matij {sic} die hor. 9 p. {sic} 30 p {sic} 1601 voydeth cleere blood hath a great cough in his sydes esp. the right voydeth thick fleme

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 64v (upper right part of page)

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CASE50338: Horary consultation concerning Mr George Griffen (PERSON31149)

Question asked by the patient on 29 February 1620 at 16:00

RW Mr George Griffin. y. 35. d. h: 4. ant: m {sic}. Feb: 29. 1620. hath had a quartane 9 week: hath a stitch in his sides vrina vrina ruffa scoureth euerie night

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE12053: Horary consultation concerning Jane Bacchus (PERSON9332)

Question asked by Richard Bacchus (PERSON17662) on 12 March 1599 at 08:56

RN Iane Bachouse of Hansloppe 7 yeres old. sick this twelfmoneth. cōplayneth in her bodye aches in her lims. pined away. speaketh very hartely & eateth her meate well. hath a great laske for this 2 moneths Marche 12 die h. 8. 56. ant m. cōplayneth of her hart & brest 1599. her lims will hardly beare her.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 98v (upper right part of page)

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CASE67675: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mansell (PERSON54169)

Question asked by the patient on 5 February 1629 at 10:20

RN Goody Maunsell of this towne feb. 5. h. 10 20 ant m. 1629 a great loos{e}nes & a swe{lled} breast

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 42v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE50334: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Sampford (PERSON35048)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1620 at 10:07

RW Mris Margaret Sandford of the forrest y. 6 75. ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. stomacke swelleth: voydeth water & flegme manie times out of her mouth: payned in her righte arme

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 138r (middle right part of page)

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CASE12304: Horary consultation concerning Margery Clark (PERSON10627)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 between 09:43 and 10:30

RN Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs yt on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 138r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE50335: Horary consultation concerning Henry Shephard (PERSON35259)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1620 at 11:30

RW Henry Sheepheard. of Sympson. y. 60. d. h. 11. 30 ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. hath beene sicke ever since Christmas. is swelled in his body: & his belly hard: legs swelled & hath a little issue in each of them: hath kept his bed these two dayes. Eateth his meate prettily well: is rather loose then costive

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE12403: Horary consultation concerning Sara More (PERSON14251)

Question asked by the patient on 7 May 1599 at 15:15

RN Sara Moore of Venny stratford dwelt in newport wth m on Cromwell hath had a great cough. short winded & sweateth. hath had the cough a great while. of 11 yeres old. may the 7 die h. 3. 15. p m. 1599. shee scoureth mutch. in her hed & belly.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 154r (upper right part of page)

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CASE62462: Horary consultation concerning Lady Anne Twisden (PERSON60638)

Question asked by the patient on 27 May 1626 at 13:00

RN The lady Twisden of London 51. y. may 27 h {sic} hor. 1 p. m 1626

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by her sleeping & scouring she hath nutch {sic} mended sinc Sr will wrote Last yt is thursday last.

yet the last night was more troublesome then before

this Day cōplayneth of a sournes rising out of her stomake supposeth yt a vomyt would doe her good yet dare not to adventur it by reason of her weaknes & scowring. wch we dare not to stay seing the goodnes of it yet fyndeth no aptnes to cast but a soure belching

desyreth a nother box of the pils 10 and an answ to his lett & to this.

The lady Twisden of London may 27 h 1. p m 1626

very weake & feeble yet sitteth vp & eateth prty well. scoureth mtch {sic} hath a soure belching yet no aptnes to cast.

would know wheathr fit to give her a vomyt considering her \great/ weaknes & sither her scouring Doth her so mutch good craveth an answere to his forme & to this Letter also.

wheathr any other course for mending of the sourenes will not helpe wth out a vomyt.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, ff. 224v-225r (f. 224v middle left, f. 224v bottom, and f. 225r upper left)

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CASE40378: Decumbiture for Goodman George Leech (PERSON13670)

Question asked by the patient on 18 September 1612 at 06:30

RN George leach of Caucot 36 y Septēb. sodaynly taken in great extremity Sept 17 h. 12. 1612 in media nocte /scoureth casteth in extremity belly sick\

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 167v (upper left part of page)

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CASE48466: Nativity for Mr John Monson (PERSON33306)

Question asked by the patient between 5 April 1619 at 11:30 and 7 April 1619 at 08:30

RN Mr Iohn Mounson \Sr Will sons and haire/ nat Sept. 10 h {sic} hor. 12. p m 1597. wth a {illeg} kell on his face \{k}ell on his {face}/

subiect to \hot/ feavers. hedach vertigo. eyes seemeth to see like motes at his right arme voydeth filthy impostumed stuffe at his nose of late. feeleth a wȳdynes at his stomack

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 219r (upper left, and upper right parts 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-treatment=No;f22-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f23-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADiarrhoea%20and%20bloody%20flux, accessed 31 March 2025.