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CASE26498: Interrogation (Marriage) concerning Mrs Dorothy Bruarton [Bannister] (PERSON1384)

Question asked by the patient on 15 February 1600 between 09:00 and 09:30

SF 1596 30 of Iune p mr at 30 p 41

DB {illeg}maried the 30th of Iune betwixt foure and five aclocke in the evening in the yeare of our Lord i596 being xxvth yeres ould at that time being being borne on Saynt mathes Daye betwixt xii and one at night SF \1571 / Dority {borne} borne at Barthelemutide the day and time vnsertayne being of of {sic} the age of five ag or sixe and thirty nowe Desiring yow to make the playster for my backe agaynst friday or saterday if posiple yow can for I indure great payne yow may tell this berar howe I must vse the oyle for hearing wch yow gave me whether I must take it whote or CouldeSF

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mrs banister maried/’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 236, f. 23r, f. 23Ar-v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11604: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Mead (PERSON14095)

Question asked by the patient on 8 August 1598 at 07:45

RN Elisab. Mead servant of 22 y of Newp. craveth a remedy for her deafnes & paine of her head the 8 of Aug die h. 7. 4 {2}|5| mi. ant m.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 11r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11872: Horary consultation concerning Mary Knight (PERSON13494)

Question asked by the patient and Knight (PERSON13466) on 12 December 1598 at 12:39

RN Mary Knight of Newport 12 yeres old at Easter Deafe this 8 yeres. for 4 yeres well. hearethe very hardly & at some times heareth better thē other her eares run & then shee heareth best shee came wth her mother this 12 of Decēbr die h. 10 12. 39. 1598. of a very pale Colour. a drye huske & a bad stomack breaketh & {illeg}|out &| looketh ill.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 66r (upper right part of page)

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CASE13072: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Carter (PERSON10349)

Question asked by the patient on 13 February 1600 at 11:00

RN Mr Carter \67 yeares./ of husband Crowlye cānot take his winde. ever sinc Eastr can ride but not goe afoote feb. 13. die h. 11 ant m 1600 can scarce see a ringin{g} of bels. full of fleme

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 268v (upper right 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./

[Partial Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE19143: Horary consultation concerning Joan Stacy (PERSON16101)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18423) on 7 April 1601 at 14:00

RN Ione Stacy 8 y canot heare swelled about the face & cheeke & throate. Ap 7. die hor. 2 p m. 160i

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 71r (upper right part of page)

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CASE24332: Horary consultation concerning Goody Catherine Kent [Catherine Ruly] (PERSON20068)

Question asked by the patient on 27 February 1615 at 14:30

RN Katherin Kent otherwise Ruly of this towne 30 y febr: 27 h. 2. 30 p m 1615 right eye red waterish & sore a quashing & noyse in her hed.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘hed full of noyse right eye red & very sore full of anguish’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 165v (upper left part of page)

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CASE27223: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Pilgran (PERSON20537)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1606 at 11:00

RN Thomas Pilgrene of Bosyet 16 y \sept 21./ Apr 22. h. 10. 11 \11./ ant m 1606. payned in his hed thick of hearing stuffed in his nose/

3 yeres thus./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 215, f. 121r (upper left part of page)

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CASE27557: Horary consultation concerning Ralph French (PERSON30670)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38886) on 14 June 1606 at 11:00

RN Ralfe french of milton 6 y at lady last in lent h. the friday before lady daye h. 3. 30. \4./ p m deafe in his left eare & cryed of his hed could take no rest hath had some rūning at his left eare./.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 177v (upper right part of page)

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CASE32880: Horary consultation concerning Bridget Tomkins (PERSON25759)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1608 at 11:38

RN Bridget N{illeg} Tom{ky} {sic} |Tom|kyns of Newnton 60|3| y feb. 25. h. 11. 2{illeg}|38| ant m. 1608

could not sleepe but by a stūble onc or twice a weeke not these 9 \11/ weekes

feareth yt shee is vndr an ill tongue /feareth the loosing of her sences for lack of slepe/\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 43r (upper right part of page)

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CASE35428: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Emerson (PERSON11584)

Question asked by the patient on 17 April 1609 at 13:00

RN Alce Emmerton of Whaddon 47 y Apr 17. h. 1. p m. 1609. A noyse in her hed hed light weake & feeble.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 4v (upper left part of page)

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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)

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CASE51075: Horary consultation concerning Richard Glover (PERSON49899)

Question asked by the patient on 18 June 1620 at 18:00

RN Rich: Glover of Hanslop 30 y Iune 18 h 6 p m. 1620 /febr malig.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘sences lost & memory.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 79r (upper right part of page)

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CASE53750: Horary consultation concerning Mr Henry Duncombe [Mr Duncombe [the younger]] (PERSON48153)

Question asked by the patient on 23 March 1622 at 12:50

RN Mr \Henry/ Duncōbe of Ivingoe for head stomacke & deafe of his eares s {sic} by fits mach {sic} 23 h {sic} hor. 12. 50 p m 1622.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 30v (upper right part of page)

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CASE53944: Horary consultation concerning Grace Hubberde (PERSON52032)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1622 at 07:00

RN Grace Hubbard of Aynsbery 60 y Ap 22 h. 7 ant m. 1622. a noyse in her head a wyd {sic} in her stonack {sic}.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 63r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54987: Horary consultation concerning Mr Michael Clark [Joiner] (PERSON22537)

Question asked by the patient on 21 September 1622 at 10:00

RN {M}r Michaell Clarke of Stonystratford. 44. y. sept 21. h {sic} hor 10 ant m 1622 blynd Deafe hed mutch payned

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 65r (upper left part of page)

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CASE56232: Decumbiture for Mary Pettit (PERSON56629)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1623 at 13:30

RN first taken Ap 26 h {sic} hor 10 30 ant m a lightnes of head tooke her first Ap 26 h 4. 3 h. 10. 30 ant m 1623.

a swȳming in her head makīg as if she were deafe a cold sweat & quivering

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 89v (bottom left part of page)

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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)

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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)

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CASE75819: Horary consultation concerning Mr Martin Tylbie (PERSON60650)

Question asked by the patient on 31 October 1632 at 16:30

RN Mr Martyn Tylbie \Sr Thomas Neavell/ of Easton magna 69 y.octob. 31. h. 4. 30 p m 1632.

a noice in his head cānot sleepe spitteth mutch |a stopping in his chest| spitteth mutch

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 113 (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?f24-document-type=Case;f26-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AHearing%20problems;startDoc=101, accessed 28 March 2025.