CASE63338: Decumbiture for Sir John Underhill [Mr John Underhill] (PERSON36309)
Question asked by Lady Alice Bacon [Underhill] [Lady Verulam] [Vicountess of St Albion] (PERSON43186) on 8 March 1627 at 19:45
RN This weaknes of head tooke him on the 12 of febr ☾ h. 5. 30 ant m. 1627 |starke deafe|
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 12v (upper right part of page)
CASE62218: Horary consultation concerning Alice Knight (PERSON53137)
Question asked by the patient on 29 April 1626 at 09:40
RN |{illeg}|A|lce {sic} \Alce/ knight of Olny. 34 y Apr 29 h {sic} hor 9. 40 ant m 1626| a noice in her head
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 186r (bottom right part of page)
CASE44838: Horary consultation concerning Christopher Abraham (PERSON27238)
Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1617 at 11:15
RN Ch\r/ystopher Abrahā of Stoake hāmons 30|5| y may 5 ☾ h. 11. 15 ant m 1617. |swelled about the face. & a singing in his hed/|
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 146v (bottom part of page)
CASE55132: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Dyer (PERSON48232)
Question asked by the patient on 19 October 1622 at 12:00
RN Mr Rich: Dyer of Great Stawton in Huntingdon sheere 33 y octob: 19. ☉|h| {sic} hor: 12. in m 1622 for a hissing in his hed cōtinually 3 y. by fits
2 quærit vtrū mag Dna francklin 26 be f a good match./
3. what course of life best to advanc his fortuns/
4. wheathr likely to mary within a yere & a halfe./.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 88r (bottom right part of page)
CASE58705: Horary consultation concerning Alice Whitebread (PERSON61683)
Question asked by the patient on 5 July 1624 at 16:20
RN Alce Whitebread. of Steppinglye 35 y Iuly 5 ☾ h. 4. 20 p m 1624. /a greevous cold taken in breeding a noice in her head head gydye\
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 7r (bottom right part of page)
CASE70260: Horary consultation concerning Mr Clopton (PERSON46369)
Question asked by the patient on 17 March 1630 at 21:00
Mr. Rous Clopton of Corp. Chri Coll. Oxon 35. y. Mart. 17. ☿. h. 9. p. m. 1630
[Astrological Chart]
A greiuous Headache takes him at Midnight sometimes in one te of ye head & sometimes in ye other te, but especially in ye left side of his heade, wch makes ye places outwardly sore where ye paine hath beene.1
A continually Noyse in his head wth a tearinge paine as yf it would pull one skyn from another, wch comes sometimes suddenly like a strech, & then is gone in an instant
A dizines in ye heade & a leapinge, as it were of blacke mothes before his Eyes
This paine hath continued these 6 weekes,
Desires to knowe whether it ceeds from ye stomack or spleene, from a cold or{illeg} hote cause
Hath beene let Bloud in ye right arme, & vnder the tongue, & in ye forehead, beeinge tolde by the Physitian ythis greife was caused by fullnes of Bloud
Hath taken Pills & Electuaryes sundry times, but his paine noethinge deminished
Hath for many years beene troubled wth a soundinge & noyse in his head, but neuer wth paine till nowe Feareth a Disposition to the Palsye or Apoplexye Desires Receits & Directions to preuent these two capitall Dangers.
Notes:
1 ‘Extreame Headache’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 177 (upper left part of page)
