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CASE55355: Horary consultation concerning William Pearson [Pearce] (PERSON24861)

Question asked by the patient on 9 December 1622 at 08:30

RN Will: Perce of this towne 26 y Decēb. 9. h 8. 30 ant m. 1622. |spitteth blood cānot {stand} {sic} stand nor eat. chest ill|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 129r (upper 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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CASE38356: Horary consultation concerning Richard Mason (PERSON33070)

Question asked by the patient on 29 June 1611 at 13:00

RN Rich Mason of hanslop 3|5|8 y ill long sick in his chest casteth mutch Iune 29 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1611.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 124r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE76128: Horary consultation concerning Goody Archer (PERSON9200)

Question asked by the patient on 12 December 1632 at 13:00

RN Goody Archer of Litlington now at Wootton 60 y Decēb. 12 h. 1. p m 1632 |a stitch on her left syde| /a stuffing wth the chest ill\ /ill fits cold\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 210 (upper left part of page)

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CASE64875: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Totes (PERSON60356)

Question asked by the patient on 3 November 1627 at 09:40

RN Agnys Totes of this towne 20 y. G{illeg} chest ill & always aking. novēb. 3. {illeg}|h| {sic} hor 9. 40 ant m 1627

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 260v (middle left part of page)

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CASE44841: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Isabel Parnam (PERSON34019)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1617 at 10:00

RN Isabell Parnā of litlington pa\r/ke 40 y may 5 h. 10 ant m 1617 is very faynt ready to swound. bleedeth at the nose every day. |chest ill. after taking of vnicones hornes faces & hands swelled.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 147r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE12172: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Collins (PERSON10761)

Question asked by the patient on 30 March 1599 between 12:30 and 14:00

RN Agnes Collens of Woulverton 80. yeres old morbo. in pectore ready to stop her wind

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 116v (upper right part of page)

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CASE30998: Horary consultation concerning Frances Crowder (PERSON22774)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26316) on 28 March 1607 at 11:50

RN francis Crowder a wench of Stony stratford 3 y march. 28. {illeg} 11 50 ant m 1607 burneth chest ill.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 129v (upper left part of page)

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CASE37654: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Venter (PERSON16692)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1611 at 14:00

RN Mary Venter of Sauford 45 y march. 5 h. 2. p m 1611 a wheesing chest ill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 29r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE33001: Horary consultation concerning William Hudson (PERSON23885)

Question asked by the patient on 10 March 1608 at 12:45

RN Wylliā Hudson of mursley 44 y march. 10 h. 12. 45. p m 1608 not well this fortnight a cough chest ill.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 60r (upper right part of page)

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CASE71157: Horary consultation concerning William Ferry (PERSON48857)

Question asked by the patient on 28 December 1630 at 10:13

RN Will: Feary of Harsom 12 |13| y Decēb 28 h. 10 15|3| {sic} |13.| p|a|nt m 1630

sometymes so ill yt he cānot speake stuft in his Chest:

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 36 (upper right part of page)

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CASE12254: Horary consultation concerning Alice Clark (PERSON10582) and William Clark (PERSON10564)

Question asked by Alice Clark (PERSON10582) and William Clark (PERSON10564) on 20 April 1599 at 16:00

RN Alce Clarke of North Crowly about 50 48. Ap. 20. die h. 4. 1599 amisse this fortnight.

[Astrological Chart]

Will Clarke not well in his chest & harte very short winded.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 129r (upper left part of page)

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CASE13954: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Chester (PERSON10462)

Question asked by the patient on 25 August 1603 at 17:30

RN Mres Mary Chester of Chichly 13 y Aug 25  {sic} || hor 5. 30 p m. 1603. chest very ill & swelled now & then. exceding cold & then great chilnes. as hot Ague

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 68r (upper left part of page)

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CASE21491: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Stokes (PERSON16192)

Question asked by the patient on 21 September 1604 at 09:30

RN Katheron Steele of Hanslop 13. y. sept 21. . hor. 9. 30 ant m. 1604. hed ill. & chest very pale coloured.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 143r (upper right part of page)

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CASE73091: Horary consultation concerning Frances Brewer (PERSON44767)

Question asked by the patient on 3 October 1631 at 08:45

RN francis Bruer of the vp end. 36|5| y octob 3. . h. 8. 45 ant m 1631

vtrū gravida did did {sic} bleed mutch at nose & it was stopt wth Isop & hogsdung applyed to her brow

Chest ill & drye & voyded a long worme at her mouth Is very Drye

[Astrological Chart]

her daughter 9 y

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 212, p. 199 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11564: Horary consultation concerning Mary Battison (PERSON16690)

Question asked by the patient on 19 July 1598 at 09:12

RN Mary R Vattison a widowe 60 yeres old. mittit consilio et morbi remedio. / Iulij 19 th die . h. 9. 12. m. /short winded & puffed vp in her cheste/\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 3r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE12459: Horary consultation concerning Marian Brise (PERSON10030)

Question asked by the patient on 15 May 1599 at 12:00

RN Marion Brice of hackleton 60|6| yeres sick this half yere in her chest wth a cough |& backe| may the 15. die h. 12. 0. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 163v (bottom 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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CASE11771: Horary consultation concerning Old Richard Travell (PERSON16534)

Question asked by the patient on 31 October 1598 at 12:40

RN Richard Travell of Handslop 70 yeres old {sick} this sennet by fits he had a bruise wth a peece of tymber a twelmonth since. now vp & downe in his chest sent his sonn. Octob. 31. die h. 12. 40. m. 1598 had 2 wifes.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 46r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58384: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Smith (PERSON59161)

Question asked by the patient on 7 May 1624 at 16:45

RN Elis Smyth of Astwood 29 y maried May 7 h 4. 45. p m. 1624 /head & chest wth an aking casteth often kept her bed sinc yesterday\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 180v (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?f24-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f26-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3AChest;f27-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29, accessed 1 April 2025.