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CASE32459: Horary consultation concerning Goody Pen (PERSON24880)

Question asked by the patient on 22 December 1607 at 13:45

RN At this tyme a greene womā newly delivered sent for her hed cānot sleepe I think goody Pen.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 325r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE16631: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Charity Ashburnor [Ashbourne] [Ashburton] (PERSON9240)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1602 at 06:15

RN Goody Asburton of or Towne. 40 y. martij 15 hor. 6. 15 ant m 1602. light headed cānot sleepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 3v (upper left part of page)

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CASE30981: Horary consultation concerning Goodman George Bilbey (PERSON22107)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1607 at 11:39

RN Goodmā \George./ Bilby of Densanger 24 y a batcheler. march 27. h. 11. 39 a|p|nt {sic} m 1607 payned in his hed a moneth & cānot rest

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 127r (upper right part of page)

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CASE78946: Horary consultation concerning Gillian Hartcraft (PERSON51030)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1634 at 09:00

TG Gilly|i|an Hartcraft of Fritwck 22 y. Mart. 28 h. 9 AM. 1634 complaineth of her stomacke & head, cannot sleepe, shortwinded as she cannot goe sometimes was soe since christmasse

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 112v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11185: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Kendall (PERSON13297)

Question asked by the patient on 21 August 1600 at 11:00

RN Anthony {illeg}|K| Kendall of Newport Aug 21. die {sic} 11. h. ant m 1600

cōplayneth of his head cānot sleepe stomacke. a great cough.

gnawing in chest

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 159r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11829: Horary consultation concerning Jane Smith (PERSON15955)

Question asked by the patient on 30 November 1598 at 09:18

RN Iane Smithe 30 yeres old sc of haversham sick this sennet. scoureth mutch this 2 days. Dry, will nothing mouth sore water high coloured. well blooded woman Novemb. 30. die h. 9. 1598. h. 9. 18. m. ant m. 1598. a stitch vnder her right side. shee sucketh her child mutch payne in her hed & cannot sleepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 58r (bottom, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE12224: Horary consultation concerning Davis (PERSON11175)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1599 at 06:45

RN Raynold Davyes brothr{sic} wife very sick wth a cold taken vppon a heate in his brest stomack hed. & belly cannot sleepe Easter dy {sic} Apr. 8 die h. 6. 45. ant m 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 123v (upper right part of page)

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CASE58296: Horary consultation concerning Richard Houghton (PERSON51915)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1624 at 07:25

RN Rich Hooton of Sherington 45. y Ap 27 h. 7. 25 ant m 1624 on satt night last casteth all yt he taketh cānot sleepe head payned

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 165r (upper left part of page)

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CASE41825: Horary consultation concerning Samuel Swaine (PERSON35870)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37924) on 10 May 1615 at 09:45

RN Sam Sweane of Stony stratford 5. y. may 10. h. 9. 45 ant m 1615. hed & belly. |cānot sleepe nor rest will eate prtely.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 11v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE16991: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Catesby [Old Mrs Catesby] [Anne Tyrringham] (PERSON16626) and Young Mrs Mary Catesby (PERSON10382)

Question asked by Mrs Anne Catesby [Old Mrs Catesby] [Anne Tyrringham] (PERSON16626) and Young Mrs Mary Catesby (PERSON10382) on 22 May 1602 at 12:00

RN Mres An Tyringham of Hardmead Mr Catesbys Mr Catesbys {sic} wife 57 on 25 of March next came to me maij 22 hor 12. 1602.

Mres Mary Catesby. of hardmead a meaden 27 y. on the 25 of March next. on a weddensday as they suppose. maij 22. hor 12 1602 hypocond pass. head ill cānot sleepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 55r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE11300: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Joan Barnwell [Pearce] [Pearson] [Persival] [Wotten] (PERSON18986)

Question asked by the patient on 19 September 1600 at 15:15

RN Ione Barnewell a great payne in her head sept 19 die h. 3. 15 p m 1600

head light cānot sleepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 179r (upper left part of page)

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CASE56406: Horary consultation concerning William Hopkins (PERSON51833)

Question asked by the patient on 24 May 1623 at 11:30

RN Will Hopkins of Steaphington 54 y May 24 h {sic} hor 11. 30 ant m 1623 |head & right syde cānot eate nor sleep|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 117r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58462: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Bosse (PERSON44469)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39900) on 17 May 1624 at 15:00

RN Mres Elis: Bosse of Berton 5. y. May 17 . h. 3. p. m 1624 head ach a month sleepysh Dull heavy & breaketh out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 193r (upper left part of page)

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CASE70232: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Wright (PERSON62335)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41103) on 14 March 1630 at 13:00

U[1628–30] Thomas write {illeg} was borne on \the next/ satterday at night after on michelmus was twelmounth, betweene a 11 or 12 at|or| i3, a Clock but cam to me at 1 of clock, ye 14th: of march 1630./

had a quiuorin & sounding on michelmus last & 3 Dayes the after ye small pox & then at shroftide & this last night had 3 fitts after the same manner a boue saide, being ye 13th Day complaines on the head & heauie & apt to sleepe

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 164 (upper, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE12376: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Charity Ashburnor [Ashbourne] [Ashburton] (PERSON9240)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1599 at 05:48

RN Goody Ashburnoure very sorely pained in her head light headed & swelled in her face very red. can take no sleepe nor rest. sent to me. may 4. die . h. 5. 48. mi ant m 1599 hath not had her couses {sic} this two yeres. bledeth nowe & then at the nose.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 149v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE57709: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne Matthews (PERSON33108)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1624 at 08:00

RN Goody Mathew of Newp 38 y febr 21 h {sic} hor. 8. 30 ant m 1624. |now her head & eares ill cānot sleepe|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 78v (upper left part of page)

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CASE16002: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Parrot (PERSON14715)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 29 December 1603 at 10:00

RN Thomas Parret Mr leas mā \of Stanton/ 27. y Decēb 29  {sic} hor 10. ant m 1603. hed mūphes. cānot sleepe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 174r (upper right part of page)

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CASE55490: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Powell (PERSON57007)

Question asked by the patient on 11 January 1623 at 08:20

RN Mr Powell of London sent to Mr Cooke to have some thing to thicken his seed troubled wth the gonorrea lyeth on his bed back els cānot sleepe is to may {sic} shortly wanteth virility & erection sweateth at night. Ian. 11 h. 8. 20 ant m 16231

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘gonorh & itch’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 154v (upper left part of page)

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CASE64598: Horary consultation concerning Lady Spencer [Mrs Mary Spencer [Anderson]] (PERSON35617)

Question asked by the patient on 16 September 1627 at 12:45

RN The lady Spencer of Offley sept 16 h. 12. 45. p m 1627

\cānot sleepe hed light & gydy/ for her rheme & hed

for ye lady spencer of Offley sept 16 1627

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 215v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE16025: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Brightwell (PERSON10015)

Question asked by the patient between 1 January 1604 at 19:00 and 2 January 1604 at 09:30

RN Agnys Brightwell of newport 46 y maried. i6 yeres sinc had a child. never sinc any, a cough had not had her sicknes this yere hed ill stomacke bound cānot abyde the sent of meate no sleepe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 177r (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-treatment=Yes;f25-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead;f26-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems, accessed 19 April 2025.