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CASE54640: Horary consultation concerning Gillian Sansome (PERSON58278) and Sansome (PERSON58275)

Question asked by Gillian Sansome (PERSON58278) on 19 July 1622 at 17:39

RN Gillane Sansome by temple Barre 50 y Iuly 19 h. 5. 39 p m 1622 /strangly taken hands shaking & crooked\

thanks for her Daughters strang recoavery

now for her owne selfe troubled wth heate & cold by fits & sudden flushes flushing in so mutch making her very faynt & to sweate also craveth my helpe.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 3r (upper right part 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)

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CASE71329: Decumbiture for Mrs Seth Hadle (PERSON50568)

Question asked by the patient on 3 February 1631 at 13:30

RN a rising vp ready to choake her voydeth vp flegme & blood & swoundeth often sinc last night about nine & cānot speake feb 2. h. 9 p m 163i |body swelled| /speachles\ /An Impost feared\ |neavr had child|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 103 (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE12301: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bourton (PERSON9905)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 at 08:30

RN An Bourton of Olny 26 yeres old. sick the ever sinc Lent tooke her in her hed hart & backe maried this 7 yeres had but on Child but yt god hath taken to his mercy. {s} {sic} it holdeth her nowe as an ague shaking her every day. & hat sweateth & is very hot after the shaking & hath as it were a thing lūbring in her chest very corpulent faynt & very feeble. hath a very painfull cough ready to Drawe vp hart & hall wth it & fetcheth blood very short winded. fetcheth vp fleume & water as cleare as a bell. Ap. 25 die . h. 8. 30. mi ant m. 1599. hath a very sore ague every day yt maketh her sweate exceedingly. hath not had this moneth her Courses sinc shee voyded a litle porrengr of clompered bloode/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 138r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12318: Horary consultation concerning Mary Nubie (PERSON14536)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 at 17:30

RN Mary Nuby 28 of Grafton Lodge. for a rising at her stomack. her legs. Double vndr her faynt & feeble & pineth in her body & yet can earte {sic} had not her termes never sinc her sicknes almost for a yere. Ap. 25 die h 5. 30. p m. 1599 |cannot sleepe troubled wth a great cough at night.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 139v (upper right part of page)

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CASE15761: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Hayes (PERSON12687) and Hayes (PERSON12686)

Question asked by Elizabeth Hayes (PERSON12687) on 18 October 1603 at 09:50

GJ Elsabeth Hayes of Turvy 43 y Octob. 18 ho. 9. 50 a m. 1603. |wind in the stomacke.| A dry Cough An Itche and as it were a dry scurfe. Hath a Childe of 2 yeere old sucking on her, the childe very poore & will take nothing but the brest can neither go nor speake: borne the saturday fortnight after midsomer 1601 betwene 8 & 9 at night quiet in the day but very vnquiett all night. very cold, swelled in the body of late. the mother nunquā habuit menstrua since she had this child.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 150r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11741: Horary consultation concerning Smith (PERSON15932)

Question asked by Anthony Smith (PERSON15872) on 10 October 1598 at 11:20

RN Anthony Smith for his sons Daughter 4 yeres old very exceeding sleepy can eat nothing keepeth her bed looketh pale. cōplayneth of her hed & her mouth sore & cannot swallowe. Octob. 10|1| die  {sic}. 11. 25|0|. 1598.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 41v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11870: Horary consultation concerning Goody Frances Marshal (PERSON14021)

Question asked by Goodman Thomas Marshal (PERSON14014) on 12 December 1598 at 09:30

RN Frauncis Marshall of Newport very strangly can scarce speake, only maketh signes for water to coole her her mouth is furred white wth extreeme heate taketh her Drinke by a quill. first bound but yt I gave her vnbound her nowe in a laske & extreeme hot & drye Decēb. 12. die h. 9. 30. mi ant m 1598. troubled in her sleepe.

{sic} husband vxore sine cōsensu

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 65v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11912: Horary consultation concerning Alice Buttiphant (PERSON10266)

Question asked by Buttiphant (PERSON10265) on 30 December 1598 at 13:53

RN Alce Buttyphant of Chichly borne a fortnight a fore Miklemas day on {sic} a tuesday on wedensday even about an houre or 2 after sonset pater filio {sic} came to me almost dead on sct Thomas eve. troubled wth the Chin cough. Decemb 30. die . h. 1. 53. 1598 wth a hooping ready to stoppe her wind now it falleth into a bleeding at the nose

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 74r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12482: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Joan Edmonds (PERSON11483)

Question asked by Mr Richard Edmonds (PERSON11481) on 18 May 1599 at 13:00

RN Mr Edmunds for his wife of Shenly 56. troubled wth the winde cholick wth gripings & pruckins {sic} & very sick a very good water at 18 of may. die h. 1. p m. 1599. /& a great coughe\

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 167r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12980: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Turvey (PERSON16599)

Question asked by Turvey (PERSON16591) and Anonymous (PERSON8899) on 10 January 1600 at 13:00

RN Elisabeth Turuy the fathr & grandfathr for the child 2 y. miserablely troubled wth as it were wth a great quaking & heate. pyning & consuming. Ian. 10 die 1. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 253r (upper left part of page)

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CASE18107: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Susan Langton (PERSON13591)

Question asked by the patient on 17 October 1602 at 10:50

GJ Susan Langton of Molsho 34 y Octob 17. ho. 10. 50 a m. A lightnes and ringing in her head. a payne in her necke cannot sleepe./

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 225v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE19834: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18488)

Question asked by the patient on 24 August 1601 at 13:00

RN on \a woman/ of Newport for a swelled & pimpled face & a great rheume August 24. hor 1. p m 160i1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a face swelled red hot pimpled’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 188r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE29229: Decumbiture for Margery Maynard (PERSON20296)

Question asked by the patient on 15 June 1605 at 08:30

RN tooke at shrovetyde in her armes wth a pricking & shooting wth a swelling in her bed the 11 of febr in the night. about 9 or 10

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 120r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE40006: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37750)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37749) on 1 June 1612 at 09:15

RN On of Wellinborough for a child of 12 y yt is swelled in her legs lame rūne pyneth & cōsumeth & bell hath gone for it

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 108v (upper right part of page)

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CASE42641: Horary consultation concerning Goody Blea (PERSON28126)

Question asked by the patient on 10 November 1615 at 09:00

RN Goody Blea of this towne Novēb. 10. h. 9. ant m. 16i5

[Astrological Chart]

\hath a loosenes/ burning feaver faynt feeble sent to me for a cordiall

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 146r (upper left part of page)

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CASE44077: Horary consultation concerning Emery Hall (PERSON31285)

Question asked by the patient on 11 November 1616 at 16:00

RN \Emry Hall 65 y of Stoe/ The old womā of Staunton for her \bad paynfull/ backe & cough at night & swelling in her legs at night novēb 11. h. 4 p m 16i6 wery weake & feeble & extremely payned in her backe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 22v (upper left part of page)

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CASE52069: Horary consultation concerning Constance Marks (PERSON54287)

Question asked by the patient on 24 February 1621 at 09:30

RN Constanc Markes of North Crowly. 22 y febr. 24. h {sic} hor. 9. 30 ant m 162i

hath thē not well normally heretofore but not sinc Whitsondtyde had thē. pyneth cōsumeth cougheth a gydynes a long sore scouring |back ill|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 65v (upper left part of page)

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CASE58064: Horary consultation concerning Mary Robinson [Robbins] (PERSON57772)

Question asked by the patient on 5 April 1624 at 18:00

RN Mary Robins a mayd of T|C|lothall 20 y Ap 5 . h. 6. p m. 1624 a great extreme cough /very hoarse a Consūption feared.\1 |neck mutch payned|

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘extreme cough reareth mutch thick flegme 6 weekes’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 132r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58158: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Temple (PERSON35948)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39871) on 12 April 1624 at 16:00

RN Sr Peters Temple Daughter bleedeth often vppō satt night at the nose. 5 y Ap 12 h. 4 p m 1624. |It cōmth {sic} wth a cold & a feaver & sweateth.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 146r (bottom 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?f23-patient-sex=Female;f25-judgment=No;f26-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 29 January 2025.