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CASE37386: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Bridget (PERSON27155)

Question asked by the patient on 12 April 1611 at 07:00

RN Mres Bridget young Mres Throckmortons gentlewomā of Weston 23 y Apr 12. h. 7. ant m 1611. greene sicknes hed

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 334, f. 61r (bottom part of page)

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CASE48025: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38526)

Question asked by the patient on 4 January 1619 at 11:00

RN At this Tyme came a gentlemā wth Mr Troughton. for an inflāmation on in on syde of his necke vndr his eare Ian 4. h 11. 20 ant m 1618 {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 127v (upper left part of page)

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CASE79916: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Himmingway (PERSON62672)

Question asked by the patient between 21 April 1631 at 16:45 and 22 April 1631 at 08:15

RN Mres Mary Himmingway 23. wayting gentle womā on my lady Mary hed ill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 174, p. 344 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE64684: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Perry (PERSON34242)

Question asked by the patient on 1 October 1627 at 11:30

RN Eliz Perry of Havrshā |45 y| for her hed nuce {sic} {illeg}|t|o Mr Bosticks child octob 1. h. 11. 30 ant m 1627 a good vyne {sic} 9 child

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 228r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE10276: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Clark (PERSON10572)

Question asked by Mrs Stafford (PERSON16109) on 8 April 1600 at 12:45

RN Mres Stafford for her Chāber Mead Agnys Clarke 30 y of Westbury Apr 8 die h. 12. 45 1600/ head & hart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 31v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE13950: Horary consultation concerning Mary Travell (PERSON16548)

Question asked by Lady Digby (PERSON11310) on 25 August 1603 at 11:00

RN \my Lady/ Mre{sic} Digbye for her |chāber| meaden |Mary Travell| 24 y August 25 hor 11. ant m. 1603.

sore & lame afore shee hath her sicknes in her bones & hed the mumpes also.

[Astrological Chart]

Lady very fearfull & caused her mayd to send her watr

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 67v (upper left part of page)

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CASE18390: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Mary Blundell [Paxton] (PERSON9823)

Question asked by the patient on 10 December 1602 at 16:00

RN Mary Blundell my ladys pellams weating gentle Wom 19 y Decēb. 10 hor. 4. p m. 1602.

for ye rising of her stomacke & flushing in her face & red swelling about her eyelids

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 266r (upper right part of page)

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CASE32767: Horary consultation concerning Mr Towly (PERSON25773)

Question asked by the patient on 11 February 1608 at 10:00

RN Mr Towly lady Dormers gentlemā. 29 y feb. 11. h. 10 ant m. 16081

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘extreme hed ache’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 26v (upper left part of page)

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CASE37288: Horary consultation concerning Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638) and Mrs Savell (PERSON25267)

Question asked by Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638) and Mrs Savell (PERSON25267) on 26 October 1610 at 09:00

RN the lady Compton & her gentlewomā Mres savell wer leet {sic} blood the lady in her right foote the gentlewoman in her right arme. the ladyes blood good the gentl black thick melancholy for her splene & hed ach cōtinuall. octob. 26 h. 9. ant m 16i0.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 329, f. 102r (upper part of page)

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CASE25410: Horary consultation concerning Mary Foxon (PERSON30597)

Question asked by the patient on 4 October 1610 at 11:30

RN Mary foxon of lathbery 22 y Octob. 4 h. 11. 30 ant m 16i0 my lady freemans gentlewomā greene sicknes {illeg}|h|ed cold six weekes.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 128r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE45612: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38298)

Question asked by the patient on 16 October 1617 at 11:40

RN My lady Dormers Gentlemā a pale water faynt hed gydy octob 16 h. 11. 40 ant m 1617

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 92v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53727: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Hodgkins (PERSON51679)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1622 at 11:20

RN Mres \Elis./ Hodski{illeg}|n|{illeg} of Amptill mayed {sic} to mr Rich Hodgkins {illeg}|of| Amptill the kings steward 50 y march 19 h. 11 20 ant m. 1622.

for an ægylopis in the corner of ye eye hath taken a dyet drink & vsed salues & waters & mastick & neaver the better.

would have it divrted another way. or by ye nose as it was wont: a cold

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 27r (upper right part of page)

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CASE44636: Horary consultation concerning John Holmes (PERSON31790)

Question asked by the patient on 7 April 1617 at 11:50 or at 11:30

RN Iohn Holmes the lady Morysons clarke Ap 7 h. 11. 50 ant m 1617.

Iohn Holmes clarke of the citchin 32|4|. y. Ap. 7. . h. 11. 30 ant m 1617. serv to Sr Charles. Ap 1617. hath had an ague sinc the 12 of septēb. to the first of march. sinc an extree {sic} cold wch still cōtinueth wthout remedy. hed & stomack payned every morning his belly is swelled. as if it would breake. {illeg} {sic} he tooke physick the 26 of march & therfore d|b|eing very loose desyreth no physick.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 115r (upper right, and bottom parts of page)

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CASE66092: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Kent (PERSON52814)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40662) on 14 May 1628 at 17:00

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. . h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheathr the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child prsent wth goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 32r (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?f22-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f23-info=Occupation%20mentioned%3A%3AHousehold%20staff%3A%3ASpecific%20roles, accessed 20 March 2025.