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CASE12134: Horary consultation concerning John Burton (PERSON10224)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17668) on 25 March 1599 at 18:08

RN Iohn Burton of Cosgrave for his disease a boy of 9 yeres old kept his bed ever sinc tuesday. voyded wormes payned in chest belly & hart a stitch vndr his right \side/ a very hie coloured youth wth the vexation yt was pale before. all swollen frō the face to the granes. made no water sinc thursday. at 25 of March. die h. 6: 8. p. m 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 111r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12105: Horary consultation concerning William Dudley (PERSON11390) and Old Goody Catherine Dudley (PERSON11393)

Question asked by William Dudley (PERSON11390) and Old Goody Catherine Dudley (PERSON11393) on 20 March 1599 at 11:40

RN Will: Dudly for him selfe. for a stitch in his side. & can taketh him in his harte & backe. March. 20. die h. 11. 40. mi ant m. 1599. 64 yeres old. in his stomack.

And C|K|atheron Dudly his wife moved question. 53 yeres vp stomack. taketh her by fits

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 106v (upper left part of page)

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CASE24626: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Hudson (PERSON13001)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1610 at 11:26

RN Agnys Hodson of Newnton Blossomfild. 42. y may 1. h 11. 26 ant m 16i0. feareth an Impost chest & harte. belly & bake

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 19v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE52244: Decumbiture for Catherine Green (PERSON50322)

Question asked by the patient on 3 April 1621 at 15:00

RN Katherine Grene /25\ first taken wth \it tooke/ an arising frō her stomack ready to stop her wynd Martij 7. h. 11. p m 162i |is so sick yt she cā take no rest.|

It tooke her in her hart & left sy right & short ribs pricking like needles. |suckleth a child halfe a yere old|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 102v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE53114: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne Elmer (PERSON48505)

Question asked by the patient on 10 September 1621 at 11:00

RN An Elmer of Bechāpton 32. y. sept 10 . h. 11. ant m 162i

back syde belly. chest

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 94v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE60974: Horary consultation concerning Susan Houghton (PERSON51953)

Question asked by the patient on 18 August 1625 at 15:30

RN Susan Hawton of {n}|d|ensanger 52\0/ {sic} \48/ y. Aug. 18 h. 3. 30 p m 1625. |had thē 8 weekes sinc & chest hart belly & syde|

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 174r (upper left part of page)

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CASE53178: Horary consultation concerning James West (PERSON61440)

Question asked by the patient on 25 September 1621 at 06:00

RW Iames West of Banbury {y}. 45. d. h: 6. ant: merid: {S}ept: 25. 1621. extreamely {to}rtured in his backe, belly & {sid}es with paine. his stomacke {ve}rie hot & windie

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 106r (upper left part of page)

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CASE46430: Horary consultation concerning Joan Hopkins (PERSON31828)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1618 at 08:20

RN Ione Hopkins \of this towne/ 16 y or 15 y Ap 22th Ap 22th {sic} h|| h. 8. 20 ant m 1618. borne on St Markes day at night being satterday. about twelfe at night neaver well but sickly. chest syde. & backe / ill after meate & did voyed water

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 65v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE75137: Horary consultation concerning Margery James (PERSON52445)

Question asked by the patient on 21 July 1632 at 07:30

RN margery Iames of Greete by Winscombe in Glocester sheere 50 myles henc almost 50 y Iuly 21 h {sic} {illeg}|h|or. {8} {sic}{sic} 7. 30 ant m 1632 |ma\r/yed|

She is hanted as she thinketh wth an ill spirite & feeleth some living thing roll vp & downe in her & it will pluck her & gather all togeather./ then downe in the bottome of her belly & then rū vp to her hart & syde ill sinc whitsontyde

Mr freemā her mr cured her 15 y since.

was very sickly always.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 329 (upper left part of page)

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CASE12462: Horary consultation concerning James Watts (PERSON16871)

Question asked by the patient between 15 May 1599 at 12:00 and 16 May 1599 at 11:30

RN Iames Wats 40 yeres vnmaried. his g{ir}yde payned in his loynes backe hart & his heare of his head pilled.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 164r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12680: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Bates (PERSON9551)

Question asked by the patient on 10 September 1599 at 13:30

RN Ag\n/ys Bates of Waunden 44 y. for a payne in her left syde & backe & a hard belly. sept 10 die h. 1. 30. p m. 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 200v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12957: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Hill (PERSON12760)

Question asked by Thomas Hill [the elder] [Mr Hill [High Constable]] [Old Mr Hill] (PERSON12752) on 8 January 1600 at 09:30

RN Mr Hill of Lydlington the high Constab. for a gerle Agnes Hill of 12 yeres with a sore greeping all over her bodye & especially about her hart & right syde & bottome of her belly. Ian. 8 die hor 9. 30 ant m. past knowledg almost & kryeth wth the payne 1600.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 249v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE79167: Horary consultation concerning Anne Barrage (PERSON43625)

Question asked by the patient on 27 September 1634 at 10:00

TG Ann{illeg}|e| Barrage of stonystreetford 28. y. 7br. 27 h. 10. A m. 1634. stuffed & pained in her chest, sides, & backe, is worse by fits, paroxysm hysterici.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 156v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12757: Horary consultation concerning Jeremy Eastone (PERSON11456)

Question asked by the patient on 29 September 1599 at 09:40

RN Ieremy Easton of Stony stratford for a payne in in {sic} hi {sic} chest stomack & backe. 9. 40. taketh him at night yt he cannot sleepe nor styrre wth a pricking leeke needles at the harte. sept 29 die h. 9. 40. ant m 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 211r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11932: Horary consultation concerning Toucher (PERSON16500)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1599 at 12:09

RN Mr {sic} Charels Tutcher Charles at Stonystratford at the swan of 2 neckes. 45. sick this fortnight. sonewhat {sic} Costive shee doth bleede & is very mutch stuffed in her chest can scarce tak her winde. ready to sound a grosse & fat woman. sent a poer woman. Ian. 3. die . h. 12. 9. mi. 1599. \at 1. p m /|twice & thrice a day bleedeth at ye nose. half a pint at a time \every othr daye/|

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Charels Touchers wife hath not had her termes this 6 yeres her stomack hoven & her hed ill & backe her wombe & chest stuffed short winded. hart ill water good. yellowe but thin. taken a greefe for payment of monyes for her husb. brother for s{ur}tiship. 200li

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 77r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE44335: Horary consultation concerning Mr Nicholas Ridley (PERSON34758)

Question asked by the patient on 24 February 1617 at 10:25

RN Mr Nich. Ridley of Weston 63 y feb: 24. h. 10. 25 ant m 1617 chest belly & other tes. a very bad stomacke about a fortnight ill.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 69v (upper left part of page)

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CASE74787: Horary consultation concerning Goody Catherine Prentice (PERSON57045)

Question asked by the patient on 6 June 1632 at 08:00

RN katherin prentice of Houghton va. 43 y Iune 6 h. 8. ant m. 1632 |back belly & sydes|1

[Astrological Chart]

water good

was prsent

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Iane Hopkins.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 214 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE15022: Horary consultation concerning Margery Bewray (PERSON9694)

Question asked by the patient on 28 May 1603 at 12:45

RN Margery Bewray of Carleton 50 y. maij 28 h 12. 1|4|5 p m 1603. body back harte

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 76r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE15059: Horary consultation concerning Eleanor Clark (PERSON10592)

Question asked by the patient on 2 June 1603 at 10:20

RN Elner Clarke of Chelson & caucot 42 y. Iune 2 hor. 10. 20. ant m 1603. harte syde & chest.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 79v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE31752: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Clark (PERSON22550)

Question asked by the patient on 22 June 1607 no earlier than 18:00

RN Mres Clarke of Woulvrton. Iune 22. h. 6. p m 1607. 36 y /chest & harte back\ /now at Hanslop.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 229v (bottom 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%3ATorso;f23-judgment=No;f24-question-asked=Medical, accessed 12 March 2025.