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CASE57894: Horary consultation concerning Robert Toppe (PERSON59891)

Question asked by the patient on 13 March 1624 at 13:00 or at 13:20

RN Rob. T{illeg}{y}|ap|. Tappe of fensome {illeg} {sic} 49 y march 13 h. 1. 20 p m. 1624 /tonge & cheeke\

[Astrological Chart]

Robert Top of fensom for a Canker in ye mouth for a peece of flesh yt groweth. in his mouth ready to stop his wynd. march 13 h {sic} hor 1. p m 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, ff. 107v-108r (f. 107v bottom left, f. 107v bottom right, and f. 108r bottom left)

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CASE28534: Horary consultation concerning Mr Francis Farrar [Farren] [the elder] (PERSON11662)

Question asked by the patient and Old Mrs Martha Farrar [Farren] (PERSON11665) on 6 April 1605 at 12:00

RN Mr Francis farren of Harrold 55 y Apr 6. hor. 12 1605.

his wife came over wth him

face pimpled.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 26v (upper right part of page)

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CASE28444: Horary consultation concerning Goodman John Kendall [Mills] (PERSON20057)

Question asked by the patient on 23 March 1605 at 11:00

RN Iohn Kendall of Newport otherwise Mils of 48 y march. 23 h {sic} hor. 11 ant m 1605.

for a great burning & pimples in his face.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 14r (upper left part of page)

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CASE35452: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Compton (PERSON22637)

Question asked by the patient on 20 April 1609 at 11:20

RN Sr Thomas Compton 36 y Ap 20 h. 11. 20 ant m 1609. face is sawcy & pimpled.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 7r (upper left part of page)

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CASE68375: Horary consultation concerning Sir James Evington (PERSON30260)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1629 at 08:30

RN Sr Iames Evington my nephew came to see h me & to conferre wth me about his sicknes & cold may 5 h. 8 2|3|0 ant m. 1629 /left syde of his face hot spots red\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a great cough cold’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 179r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE12692: Horary consultation concerning Christopher Barwick (PERSON9531)

Question asked by the patient on 13 September 1599 at 13:30

RN Christopher Barwicke of Shuttleanger. 46. for a great rume impostumated & broken out into holes in face. Sept. 13 die h. 1 30. mi p m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 202r (upper right part of page)

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CASE22331: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280) and Bouth (PERSON44569)

Question asked by Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280) on 1 July 1630 at 14:20

RN Mr Booth for his teeth yt are loosened. for wch he was advised to take oyle of Talke \{Daysyes} to/ fasten them. & for his sisters |yellow| spots in her face & brow wch was holpen by. oyle of Talke h wch I sent him. Iuly 1. h. 2. 20 p m 1630

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 45v (upper left part of page)

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CASE59499: Horary consultation concerning William Gibson (PERSON49789)

Question asked by the patient on 6 December 1624 at 12:00

RN Will. Gibson for his neck & face Decēb 6 . h. 12. 1624 /head face neck swelled & red impost feared\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 120v (upper right part of page)

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CASE73919: Horary consultation concerning Richard Wright (PERSON37100)

Question asked by the patient between 1 March 1632 at 17:00 and 2 March 1632 at 08:15

RN Rich: Write of Stoake golding 20 y f {sic} March a swelling vnder his chyn & neck & a swelling wth 2 rūing holes

hath bene twice wth the king & fyndeth litle remedy.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 477 (middle left part of page)

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CASE50292: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Plummer (PERSON14975)

Question asked by the patient on 12 February 1620 at 15:20

RN Mr \Edward/ Plūmer of Holcot 50 y. 40 y feb 12 h {sic} hor 3. \20/ p m 1620

about cristmas face & hands mutch swelled as big as two stomack weake cā scarc keepe any thing. I {se}aled blood onc sinc yt mutch payned in his head & mēbers at the end of making water it prickes & throbs wth extreme payne

feareth an vlcer for it is as matter yt cōmeth frō him & maketh it often. 4 tymes in an houre it hindereth slepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 134r (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?f25-patient-sex=Male;f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AFace;f29-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALesions%20and%20abscesses, accessed 26 March 2025.