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CASE66410: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) and Anonymous (PERSON40698)

Question asked by Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) on 19 June 1628 at 18:00

RN {I}ohn Evans of the Mynrys in London Iue {sic} 19 h. 6 p m. 1628

writeth for a gent mā

first vnfoldeth his owne greefe how he is wrōged & cosened of all yt he hath & therby he his wife & childrē broght to great want & misery craveth my Counsell & instruction

Also writeth in the behalfe of a gentlemā yt having taken an extreme cold & prsently an exceeding greefe for the Death of his wife & {th}erby cast Downe into sicknes & mutch melancholy of a sanguyne cōplexion his sicknes & melancholy is mutch abated & now his voice is almost Lost yt he s cānot {sic} \on cānot/ spea heare on \him/ that speaketh {sic} \to speake/ a yard of

cōplayneth of something about the pit of his throate his voice is only low & weake but not troubled wth any fault in noncing but cleere inough every where no physick but cōplayneth of the coldnes of his stomack & head & sone {sic} stoppage about the begying of his nose cold flegme & cold head & defect in hearing hath 2 great manyscripts of physick yt he is Desyrous I should vse craveth vnder god my consayle for the frind his gentleman

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 80r (upper left part of page)

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CASE47314: Horary consultation concerning John Durham (PERSON30006)

Question asked by the patient on 15 August 1618 at 16:30

RN Iohn Durrhā of litle Horwood 20 y serv to Mr Sandes Aug 15 h {sic}. hor. 4. 30 p m. 1618 /feb. malig. extreme cold in his chest.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 229v (upper left part of page)

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CASE74046: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Campion (PERSON10305)

Question asked by the patient on 16 March 1632 between 16:00 and 18:30

RN Will Campion my serv long sinc woodward to Sr Th Neavell for his cold & hot backe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 515 (middle left part of page)

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CASE13111: Horary consultation concerning Scambler (PERSON15640)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1600 at 17:16

RN Scāler to put a way the Cold frō his harte. feb. 1|2| 21. die h. 5. 16. p m. 1600 /the cancers did eate out his throate all blacke.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 275r (upper left part of page)

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CASE22409: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38969)

Question asked by the patient on 10 July 1630 at 14:30

RN A bagger mā of 35 y Iuly 10 h {sic} hor 16 2. 30 p m. 1630

febre quartane quā { anū} passus est

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 57r (upper right part of page)

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CASE13110: Horary consultation concerning Scambler (PERSON15640)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1600 at 17:00

RN Scāler would have s{ome}what to drive the cold from his harte. feb 2i. die h. 5. p m. 1600

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 274v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE74309: Horary consultation concerning Richard Dobs (PERSON47917)

Question asked by the patient on 13 April 1632 at 13:00

RN Rich Dobs of Bozeat 44. y the Surg brother. a batch Ap 13 h 1. p m 1632 |head & back & stomack|

a fortnight hath had the malig feaver every about 3 \7/ in the after noone1

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘malig fevers’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 76 (upper left part of page)

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CASE11838: Horary consultation concerning James Greenwood (PERSON12385)

Question asked by the patient on 2 December 1598 at 10:15

RN Iames Greenewood of water eaton Doctr Spark tennet {sic} 50 yeres old. complayneth of his of h an old dysease of his harte now well & lusty but not long sinc almost ded in it. troubled wth a stitch on his right side & cometh over his hart ready to swounde. very cold wth it. of a high colour. stuffed in his Chest yt he can scarce tak his winde quærit Decēbr. 2. die . h. 10. 15. mi. 1598. his hart trembleth muday {sic} last sick lame.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 60r (upper right part of page)

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CASE56386: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280)

Question asked by the patient between 24 May 1623 at 17:00 and 25 May 1623 at 06:40

RN Mr Bouth of Chesheere for flushing obstruct & rank swelling vnder the arme pith

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 113v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE20851: Horary consultation concerning Richard Hamden (PERSON12499)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1604 at 15:00

GJ Richard Hambden of Clyfton 28 y Martij 18 ho 3. p. m. A great payne at his hart tooke him last night about midnight keepes his bed ever since mightely puld about his hart. a shepheard

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 50r (upper left part of page)

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CASE24927: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Marsh [March] [the elder] (PERSON4816)

Question asked by the patient on 2 June 1610 at 19:00

RN My Cosen Marsh Iune 2 h {sic}. hor. 7. p m 16i0 causā frigid stomachi inquirit et quo modo medebitr.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 54r (upper right part of page)

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CASE10800: Horary consultation concerning Francis Townsend (PERSON16508)

Question asked by the patient on 10 June 1600 at 10:00

RN Francis Townesind Mr Androwes servant 33. Iune 10 die h 10. ant m. 1600 for a payne about his harte. sweateth & looketh yellowe/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 102v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE44324: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Arnold (PERSON27453)

Question asked by the patient on 22 February 1617 at 12:15

RN Thomas Arnoll of Amptill 28. y. sept febr: 22. h {sic} hor 12 15 p. m. 1617. a batch. a burning feaver Chest ill. spitteth blood. sometymes cānot sleepe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 68r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE59471: Horary consultation concerning Christopher Hanwell (PERSON50787)

Question asked by the patient on 24 November 1624 at 08:00

RN Chrystopher Hanwell of Byssetour 50 y novēb 24 h. 8 ant m. 1624 /a hot ach frō the rayns to the knes begying wth a chilling not hart sick.\

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 115r (upper right part of page)

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CASE14795: Horary consultation concerning Mr Nathaniel Bird [Kirkland] (PERSON9750)

Question asked by the patient on 10 April 1603 at 19:30

GJ Nathaniell Kirkland of Haversham. Apr. 10 ho. 7. 30 p. m. 1603 sent for a prparat & pilles a Cold stomacke, and troubled wth flegme

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 48r (upper left part of page)

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CASE62615: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Sharpe (PERSON35220)

Question asked by the patient between 19 December 1626 at 16:20 and 20 December 1626 at 09:00

RN Mr Sharpe of Roaleson in Leycester sheere 46. y. the 24 of Iuly all his life tyme troubled wth obstructions & a cold raw stomack & wynd & a {g}ydynes in his head & a coldnes in the top of his head & is forced to rub his head to restoare it to senc      fyndeth good in garlick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 255r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE73441: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Theed (PERSON60020)

Question asked by the patient on 2 December 1631 at 13:00

RN Mr Iohn fil f \phe \p|T|heede {sic} |Theede|// of Libborne of Moulton par{ish} 55 y Decēb 2. h. 1 p. m. 163i /voydeth mutch flegme\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a great cough of the Longues feaverish.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, pp. 321-322 (p. 321 upper right, and p. 322 upper left)

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CASE21852: Decumbiture for Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient between 29 December 1604 at 10:40 and 31 December 1604 at 09:38

RN Rich Na. Decēb 3|2| 29. hor 4 30 p m. 1604.

[Astrological Chart]

I tooke a cold sitting at Mr leas playing wthout a gowne.

was sick in my stomack at my cōming home & did cast & was cold in my stomacke

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 203v (upper right part of page)

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CASE39255: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Wodell (PERSON37006)

Question asked by the patient on 24 February 1612 at 14:00

RN Thomas Wo{o}dill of Sawford 29 y febr. 24. h. 2. p m 1612.

payned in his left syde most by night & wth cold |wth pricking & shooting & rūning into his backe|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 5v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12005: Horary consultation concerning Oliver Whiting (PERSON17104)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1599 at 10:15

RN Oliver Whiting of Bedford troubled wth an ach in huckbone left side taketh it to be a sciatica. & thenc to his back & inside of his share came wth a cold or a listing as he thincketh more hot & then cold. 60 yeres old. came him selfe the 28 of feb. die h. 10. 3 20|i5| ant m. 1599. Spencers brothr in lawe & farnewels brother.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 90r (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?f23-patient-sex=Male;f24-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFevers%2C%20chills%20and%20sweating;f25-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso, accessed 19 March 2025.