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CASE77988: Horary consultation concerning Richard Simons (PERSON58791)

Question asked by the patient on 6 August 1633 at 10:00

RN Rich: Symons of Greens norton 25 y serv to Mr Iames How Aug. 6 h. 10 ant m. 1633 |head hart|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 357 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE38078: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Andrews (PERSON27396)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1611 at 16:20

RN mres Elis Andrewe of Winwick 20. y. May 8 h 4. 20. p m 1611. \neck swelled red & hard/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 91r (upper right part of page)

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CASE49690: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Becket (PERSON27919)

Question asked by the patient on 13 September 1619 at 15:00

RN Mres Becket of Bedford a tanner & a beer bruer 35. y. sept. 13. h. 3. p m. 1619 /Mary becket {floures}. 5 weeke face swelled & back ill right syde\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 4v (upper left part of page)

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CASE54882: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Dyer (PERSON48232)

Question asked by the patient on 5 September 1622 at 16:15

RN Mr Rich. Dyer of Great Stawton Decē. 4. h. 11. 45 p {sic}. 1588. but came to me for my counsayle Sept 5 . h. 4. 15 p m. 1622.

a Smyth in London in cow lane on Hopkins opened the drūps of his ears & once in a yere & tooke out black coarns & then heard but sinc cometh agayne & is troubled wth a continuall n hissing & buzzing

vtrū ducet quā cupit

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 46r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE10603: Horary consultation concerning Richard Richardson (PERSON15295)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1600 at 08:15

RN Rich. Richardson for a swelling in his throate wa{illeg} yt he cannot let any thing downe may 18 die h. 7{sic} 8. 15. ant m 1600 Rich. Smiths servant at little Linford.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 72v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12352: Horary consultation concerning Christopher Denton (PERSON11268)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1599 at 06:30

RN Christopher Denton Carpenter of 42. maried this 17 yeres. for a great paine lyeth in his eyes g{ore}th his eyes. & the heate yt commeth out of his eyes ready to scald his face. maij io die h. 6. 30. mi. ant m. 1599.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 145r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12575: Horary consultation concerning Richard Scrivener (PERSON15675)

Question asked by the patient on 25 August 1599 at 08:50

RN Richard Scriveneur of Potters Pery a husb. man. for the sorenes of his eyes troubled wth a hot reume yt closeth & gūmeth his eyes. August 25. die  {sic} h. 8 50. ant m. 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 184r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12971: Horary consultation concerning Agnes King (PERSON13388)

Question asked by the patient on 9 January 1600 at 12:30

RN Agnes King Mres Burchmores meade sorely taken in her head & harte soddenly as if some ill thing haunted her. Ian. 9 die h. 12. 30 p m. 1600

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 251v (upper right part of page)

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CASE20182: Horary consultation concerning Anne Nichols (PERSON14455)

Question asked by the patient on 1 January 1602 at 12:00

RN An Nichols servant to Mres hazelrigge 20 y. Ian 1. hor. 12 payned about her harte & head of Alderton.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 255v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE28356: Horary consultation concerning Joan Wilson (PERSON17202)

Question asked by the patient on 9 March 1605 at 17:39

RN Ione Wylson Mres Byrds meaden 28 y martij 9 h 5. 39 p m 1605.

for an extreeme toothache her sl termes but a fewe loketh very yellow & ill for lacke of them.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 1v (upper left part of page)

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CASE34072: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Flood (PERSON19632)

Question asked by the patient on 11 September 1608 at 14:20

RN Rich Fludde of Weston serv to the old Throckmorton. Sept 11. h. 2. 20 p m 1608

for his hed & bad stomacke & the wyndynes therof

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 203r (bottom 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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CASE37313: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37437)

Question asked by Magdalen Dormer [Curson] [Young Lady Curson] (PERSON22807) between 18 August 1614 at 12:00 and 19 August 1614 at 10:00

RN a litle gyrle 14 y very sick head & stomack my lady gave her aloes & syrope of roses & a vomyt wth {sic} wrought eight 12 tymes & yet is not mended craveth my consell

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 76r (upper right part of page)

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CASE50666: Horary consultation concerning Mr Dr James [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON52432)

Question asked by Mrs James (PERSON52439) on 20 April 1620 at 15:20

RN D Iames of Oxford st|ran|gly {sic} \straungly/ taken wth a palsye on the left syde of the face hand & leg taken at church & great red blatches in t|H|is fac & bodye & his ey swelling & f|H|is face a yere before & sinc he contenting certen sup witches & on being acquitted he felt his strange stitch on his s {sic} left syde by fits he supposeth yt the womā susp for a witch but quitted by the Iudges did hurte him the 24 of feb. sep a ap yt night at sup first taken. had his first fit after he talked wth mr Rob. Conye. feb 18. in ye after noone his first fit but his worst fit the 24 of feb when the sup witch was acquitted/

Mres Iames mentioned Mr Doctor Iames |of oxford| Ap. 20 h. 3. 20 p m. 1620 /she related all at this tyme/\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 5r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE53507: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Purg (PERSON57146)

Question asked by the patient on 22 January 1622 at 12:50

RN Agnes P{ur}g serv to Arthur lankford 18 y Ian 22. h. 12. 50 p m 1622 arising vp to her throat ready to swound hath taken her twice

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 172v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE64589: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) and Margaret Abbot [Marsh] (PERSON54311)

Question asked by Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) on 14 September 1627 at 17:30

RN My Cosen Marsh the older sent me a kind letter to signify yt after my clyster & blood letting she was well for 4 days & then payned as before in her hed & arme so greevously betwixt 4 & 5 p m cōnoly {sic} Sept 14. h. 5. 30 p m 1627 she sent to Cambridg to Mr Crane he gave her a pils|l| & also a clyster

had the horse leaches & they were {illeg} naught.

took my pils & Dyet drink & did well for the tyme

her Daughter fond mtch {sic} good by her playster Desyreth a nother & a recept of it

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 214r (upper left part of page)

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CASE65428: Horary consultation concerning Robert Beamond (PERSON43845)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1628 at 16:00

RN Rob. Beamond for his nose swelled Avoyding clots brused by his naster {sic} fe 23 y feb 25 h. 4. p m 1628.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 113v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70714: Horary consultation concerning John Kingston (PERSON53021) and Mr Shephard (PERSON58565)

Question asked by John Kingston (PERSON53021) and Mr Shephard (PERSON58565) on 5 May 1630 at 14:30

RN Iohn Kingstone serv to Mr Shephead of Toceter 28 y may 5. h. 2. 30 p m 1630

Mr Shepheard his mr of Toceter cōp of his & left syde riseth vp to his throat maketh him sicke vntill he have eaten something.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 335 (upper left part of page)

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CASE73129: Horary consultation concerning Lady Grace Fortescue [Grace Manners] (PERSON19647)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1631 at 14:15

RN The lady fortiscue sen{t} at this tyne {sic} {illeg} {sic} melancholye & a h {sic} singing in her eare & cā take no rest full of wyd {sic}

D Griffens \or Gifford/ course of physick wheby the \Old/ Lady fortiscue was receaved octob 5 h. 2. 15 p m 163i or {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, pp. 209-210 (p. 209 middle right, p. 210 upper left, and p. 210 upper right)

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CASE74715: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Bridget Carter (PERSON45693)

Question asked by the patient on 29 May 1632 at 11:00

RN Mres Bridget Carter my lord St Ionhs Iohns Bailyes wife |28 y| may 29 h. 11 ant m 1632 head ach

vryne good a litle fat skyn on it

vtrū she may goe to her fathr & mother 40 {illeg} myles henc

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 416, p. 192 (upper right 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;startDoc=81, accessed 20 March 2025.