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CASE13666: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Mary Poulton [Troughton] (PERSON16580)

Question asked by the patient on 23 April 1603 at 14:00

RN Mres Troughton of hanslop 26 y Alexandr Troughtons wife came to t|a|sk my counsell for being let blood. Apr 23 h {sic} hor 2. 30 p m. 1603.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 22v (bottom, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE50879: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Claire Wright (PERSON37112)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1620 at 18:30

RN My Cosen Clare craveth my counsell may 18 h. 6. 30 p m 1620

her physick wroght {wel} {sic} well. but her pils wrght made her to vomyt.

would know wheathr she should take cābridg water wch she onc did t|w|th out any good hath no mynd vnto it

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 414, f. 41r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE52160: Horary consultation concerning Goody Catherine Broughton [Abbot] (PERSON44978)

Question asked by the patient on 17 March 1621 at 06:45

RN My mayd Kate came to aske my counsell for to be let blood for her grevous head ach march 17 h {sic} hor 6. 45 ant m 162i

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 87r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58485: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Longueville (PERSON24254)

Question asked by the patient on 19 May 1624 at 15:39

RN Mr Iohn Longvill for my Consayle may of fosket 30 y may 19 h 3. {illeg}|3|9. p m 1624 for a purg & leeches

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 196r (upper left part of page)

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CASE20200: Horary consultation concerning Alice Parker (PERSON14669)

Question asked by the patient on 6 January 1601 at 14:20

RN Alce Parker of Woulverton sent to me for my counsell Ian 6 hor 2. 20 p m 1602. her stib & other physick never wrought.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 259r (upper right part of page)

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CASE21524: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Troughton [the elder] (PERSON16576)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Troughton (PERSON16575) on 28 September 1604 at 12:00

GJ Mr Thomas Troughton Came Septemb. 28 ho. 12. in m. to have yor advise for his mother her physicke wrought exceedingly and stayed not

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 151r (upper left part of page)

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CASE39686: Horary consultation concerning Magdalen Dormer [Curson] [Young Lady Curson] (PERSON22807)

Question asked by the patient on 21 April 1612 at 12:15

RN my young lady Curson desyres to be let blood & craveth my counsell Ap 21 h. 12. 15 p m 1612.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 63v (upper right part of page)

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CASE55217: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Dyer (PERSON48230)

Question asked by the patient between 1 November 1622 at 13:25 and 2 November 1622 at 08:40

RN I receaved a lettr frō Mr Edward Dyer yt he could not broke his pils but did cast thē craved my counsell

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 104r (upper left part of page)

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CASE43107: Horary consultation concerning Mr Francis Combs [The older Mr Combs] (PERSON29218) and Mrs Mary Combs (PERSON29219)

Question asked by Mr Francis Combs [The older Mr Combs] (PERSON29218) and Mrs Mary Combs (PERSON29219) on 1 April 1616 at 17:00

RN Mr francis Combes Mr {sic} Apr 1. h. 5 p. m 16i6 cā abyde no wet nor wynd. eys bad dersyreth a direction in writing

his physick wch I sent him did him no good.

Mres Mary Combes. tooke her physick it did her some good but now her other cheeke is swelled. vryne good

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 45r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE79474: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Cotta (PERSON47019)

Question asked by the patient on 22 August 1635 at 10:00

SRN Mrs Cotta of Coventry 40. y. August 22. . h. 10. a. m. 1635.

[Astrological Chart]

Subject to bleeding, hath a burneinge in the insides of her hands & the Soles of her feete. desires my aduise whether it be good for to bleed either by Leeches or in her feete.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 236v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE69897: Horary consultation concerning Mr Anthony King (PERSON52933)

Question asked by the patient on 31 December 1629 at 14:15

RN Mr Anthony King of Ashbee 22 y Decēb 31. h. 2. 15 p m 1629

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sent me 2 couple of rabbots zonio & plovers.

had but 2 fits in ye day sinc midsomer last but every night hath had sore fits yt him selfe knoweth not of in his bed

keepeth his Issues q still

Desyrous to have salves to heale them. & very desyrous to come to at the spring to take physick Craveth my consayle in this busynes/ |a kind letter, godly & religious|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 34 (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE58458: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan [Joanna] Prescot (PERSON57057)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1624 at 13:30

RN Mres Pescot sent a letter to me touching certen ptyes susp to doe her hane {sic} May 17 h. 1. 30 p m. 1624

Mres Prescot was wth goody Mres Kendall who did excuse her selfe &|b|efore she dyed & did put it on her daughter in law that mayed {sic} her sonne called Ellenor Cooke now wife of francis Typsley confessed yt her daughter sent for a mā to cure her mischiefe but they did not fourme it. still is tormented almost in all t of her bodye yet not sicke so yt she is afrayd yt all her adversayes {sic} are not rooted out. this \last/ womā hath a Daughter yt was wth the old womā before she dyed called Anne Typsley. always tormented at hart feareth a cōsūption & craveth my consayle & helpe vnder god.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, ff. 192v-193r (f. 192v bottom left, and f. 193r bottom left)

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CASE79832: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSONGRP161) and Mrs Alice Spark (PERSON59312)

Question asked by Mr William Spark (PERSON35596) on 12 December 1635 no earlier than 10:20

SRN Mr Sparke of blechley send me word they are all well agayne & to prūe his Daughter Alces fitt desires agayne my aduice for the drawing downe of these

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 340, f. 153v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64308: Horary consultation concerning Lady Mitton (PERSON54830) and Mrs Magdalen Napier [Mitton] [Sandy] (PERSON33485)

Question asked by Lady Mitton (PERSON54830) and Mrs Magdalen Napier [Mitton] [Sandy] (PERSON33485) on 20 July 1627 at 18:30 or at 19:40

RN Receaved a lettr the lady Mytton Iuly 20 h. 6 30 p m 1627 hath casted 3 weekes. would have a playster for the spleene

sent her things agaynst next fryday.

Mres mytton \my Cosen magd myt{ton}/ sent Iuly 20 h: 7 40 p m 1627

hath casteth 3 weekes Craveth my Consell & also a playst for ye spleene

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 167r-v (f. 167r middle left, and f. 167v upper right)

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CASE73839: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Anderson (PERSON42694)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1632 at 13:10

Mrs. Margaret Anderson. \of Tringe/ 16. y. Febr 21. . h. 1. 10. p m. 1632

Shee tooke her Phisick wch wrought very well, but her Leggs doe nowe swell very much toward night, & pitt into the flesh wth great paine, her thighes & Belly swell alsoe

Desires to knowe what should bee done:

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 455 (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?f25-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AMedical%20counsel;f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment;f29-judgment=No, accessed 20 March 2025.