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CASE13584: Horary consultation concerning Hughes (PERSON13012) and William Brittain (PERSON10042)

Question asked by Hughes (PERSON13012) and William Brittain (PERSON10042) on 19 March 1603 at 09:40

RN Hues of Brick hell at the same tyme & Wylliā Britten of havershā syde & stomacke.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 6r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE77538: Horary consultation concerning William Longstaffe (PERSON53862)

Question asked by the patient on 10 June 1633 at 14:45

TG William Longstaff of Soleberrie 28 y jun. 10 h. 2. 45. p M. 1633

was taken with a lameness in his back two yeares agoe, & halfe a yeare since it brake vp in his leaft side

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 215 (middle right part of page)

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CASE68286: Horary consultation concerning Goody Kent (PERSON52806)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1629 at 15:00

SRN Goody Kent of Stanton 23. y. . h. 3. p. m. April. 26. 1629. troubled wth her breats {sic}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 161r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE38879: Horary consultation concerning Joan Barthrum (PERSON27820)

Question asked by the patient on 12 November 1611 at 11:20

RN Ione Bartrū of newporte. 60 y novēb 12 h: 11. 20 ant m 1611. |a great swelled bodye|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 190v (upper right part of page)

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CASE42878: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Adams (PERSON27260)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1616 at 09:15

RN Mr Robart Adams of Swāburne. 60 y. feb. 2{illeg}|6|. . h. 9. 15 ant m 16i6 |swelled in his body.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 4r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54439: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Jane Shephard (PERSON58601)

Question asked by the patient on 15 June 1622 at 14:30

RN Goody Shephead of Olnye 30 y Iune. 15. h {sic} hor. 2. 30 p m 1622

left syde like a stitch as if her {sic} bod it did h{an}t her bodye.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 154v (upper left part of page)

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CASE72242: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Emmelye [Emrye] [Young Mr Emmelye] (PERSON48558)

Question asked by the patient on 1 June 1631 at 10:00

RN Mr Th. Emrye \Helmedon/ Iune 1. h. 10 ant m. 163i /a litle cough renū imbecillitas\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 389 (upper left part of page)

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CASE68167: Horary consultation concerning Dr Astley (PERSON42997)

Question asked by the patient on 13 April 1629 at 13:20

Dr Astly warden of Alsoules Colledge in Oxford 63. y. Apr. 13. 1. 20. . p. m. 1629

[Astrological Chart]

1 Had a colde & an extreame Cough a weeke afore shouetyde {sic} wch did much shake & macerate his Body & was freed both of colde & Cough wthin 3 weekes after. findes a defect in his digestion, in the liuer as hee feareth, wch heretofore hath much anoyed him.

2. is \hath beene/ very costiue (saueinge for 3 dayes last past) wth some forcemt thereto, yet his Body is temporate for heate & colde.

3 hee is not much thirsty saue at meales;

4 hee sleepes indifferent well, 5 or 6 houres in the night at beast.

5 his stomack seemeth to bee quieted when hee suppeth posset drinke

6 This is his Clymatericall yeare, beeinge 63 yeares at Alhollowetide last.

7 hee desires to knowe howe his Liuer may bee releeved & howe his Body may be loosened.

8 His was water ordinarily keepes in a reasonable lowe Coulour.

9 Hee feares yt his Body (beeinge old & weake) will not much abide Phisike./

10 his dyet coonly is veale & broth. & sometimes mutton, his drinke is small Be{e}re

vide April. 13.

Dr Astley warden of Alsolue {sic} Coll. in Oxon 63. y. Apr. 13. h. 2|1|. 20. p. m. 1629.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 135v, f. 151r (f. 135v upper left, f. 135v bottom right, f. 151r upper left, and f. 151r bottom)

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CASE11797: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Thorne (PERSON16417)

Question asked by the patient on 13 November 1598 at 12:06

RN Margaret Tarelton \Thorne/ the wife of Will Tarelton a tealer \of Newport./ 40 yeres old 16 yeres maried sick & hath had her disease growing vppon her this 12 monets {sic} & better quærit novemb. it taketh her every foote. Novemb. 13 die . h. 12. 6. mi 1598. shee was so weak shee could not come but sent her servant mead it ariseth from her hart vpward to her throot ready to stop her winde

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 51v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE11805: Horary consultation concerning Goody Joan Persival (PERSON14880)

Question asked by the patient on 16 November 1598 at 13:00

RN Ihone Persivall of Lo{illeg} 35 yeres about 20 weekes amisse. short winded. hot in her stomack shee hath broken out in her face wth a flushing heate. payne in her hed her neighbours tell her yt shee may be breeding of child.. 16 of novemb. die . h. 1.. 1598. broke out in her nose &|f|ace & chin wth pimpels.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 53r (upper right part of page)

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CASE14079: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Barber (PERSON9438)

Question asked by the patient on 28 September 1603 at 09:15

RN Mres An Barber of Kensworthe 46|5| y. sept 28. hor 9. 16|5|. ant m 1603.

was borne {illeg} {sic} on a {tuds} \shrovesōdaye/ after noone. an hour betwixt 4 & 5. /hath often bene let blood sicknes gone this 4 yeres.\ |extreeme hot. casteth vp sometymes leek whit of egge. sometymes blacke stuffe.|

[Astrological Chart]

Mres An Barber sept 28 hor. 9. 15 ant m. 1603. strangly handled wth her stomack burning & gnawing & then an intolerable paine of her hed for 20 houres not well for 40 houre & then it cōmeth once in a weeke in the wynter. & aftr hath a swelling & a gnawing in the calf of her legs.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, ff. 89v-90r (f. 89v upper right, and f. 90r upper left)

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?f22-judgment=Yes;f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f29-recipe=Yes, accessed 5 April 2025.