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CASE12587: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Pen (PERSON14848)

Question asked by the patient on 27 August 1599 at 11:00

RN at this time Mary Pen of Straford sent me her water. wch was full of motes & scales & had gravell in the bottome. her former phisick I gave her wrought vpward. hath a great gydines at in her heade hart feeble bellye.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 185v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE11624: Horary consultation concerning Old Widow Frances Fisher (PERSON11782)

Question asked by the patient on 14 August 1598 at 08:00

RN Goody Fisher sent her water to me to know what was good for her Aug. 14. die h. 7. 45 shee is troubled wth the mother & was wont to swound wth it very often. at 7. 30. 20.1

[Astrological Chart]

Goody fisher head back.

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘set this at 8.’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 14v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12995: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Burchmore (PERSON10185)

Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1600 at 12:00

RN Mres Burchmore of Tottell end 33 yeres Ian. 14 die h. 12. habet albos et rubeos successive stomack hed backe. weake of a yellowe coloure. a candell wth cymamon {sic} stayeth her whit when nothing els will troubled with the iaundish & of a yellowish colour.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 255r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11776: Horary consultation concerning Anne Goodridge (PERSON12274)

Question asked by the patient on 2 November 1598 at 15:30

RN An Goodrick of Lathbury 32. hed & neck pricking left side her hed was gyddye. shee had a child 9 month a goe troubled wth a gydy hed. Novemb 2. die . h. 3. 30.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 47r (upper right part of page)

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CASE57775: Horary consultation concerning Goody Christian Weighte [Waight] (PERSON61353)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1624 at 13:00

U[1622–4] 1624: decubuit day last. A æ. 46. Feb. 28: H. 1. p: Much troubled with wind: and ag verie much Tormented with apaine in the hinder part of her head thence it goeth downe in her stomack, which is verie weake. Christin. Wackt of Aston.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 88r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE13804: Horary consultation concerning Richard Carter (PERSON10352)

Question asked by the patient on 3 June 1603 at 13:30

RN Rich Carter of Althrop \Sr/ |Iohns Spence\r/s man.| 32 y. Iune 3. hor. 1. 30 p m. 1603.12

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘piles. hed bottom of his belly’ in chart

2 ‘Rich Carter swounded stranglye.’ in the right margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 42v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11682: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient on 11 September 1598 at 15:53

RN R N. valde ægrotabat corde capite et stomacho. quæritur causā. Sept. 11. die . h. 3. 53 m. post m. 1598 apoplexia et verti

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 27v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12464: Horary consultation concerning William Colles (PERSON10740)

Question asked by the patient on 15 May 1599 at 16:45

RN Mr Will: Co{l|e|}lles Colles of Parke berrye of 58 troubled sick this i6 yeres & hath had the Counsell of the most exte phisitions troubled wth a windy cause as he sayth cōming from his backe by a great heate & obstruction from my liver. also wth a bad stomacke elevating winde into my hed. wch causeth gydines or streming in my head wch cometh as he thinketh by the ascending vp of bad & melancholy humours & wth a shaking in my left hand mightely as it were the palsye but always very hotte. nowe of late wth the brevity of wind in my stomacke & chest & lately wth a mūmnes {sic} & tinckling in my hands. lips & sydes & face. this 15 of may. die h. 4. 45. p m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 164r (upper right part of page)

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CASE49590: Horary consultation concerning Charles Field (PERSON30346)

Question asked by the patient on 2 September 1619 at 16:25

RN Charles field of Abbo Watford 29 y sept 2. h. 4. 25 p m. 1619 |very faynt at hart by fits apt to swound a month hed ill|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 169v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE71299: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Biggs (PERSON44140)

Question asked by the patient on 28 January 1631 at 07:30

RN Agnys Bigh {sic} \Bigge/ /Bigge\ of Bleadloe 32 y Ian 28 h. 7 30 ant m 1631 |Aguish water red but thin| /mayed {sic}\

stitch vnder her syde head gydy & shaketh cānot hold still her head \on child 3 y/ very drye in her stomack & mouth.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 84 (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE10306: Horary consultation concerning Em Radwell (PERSON15415) and Mary Chamberlain (PERSON10406)

Question asked by Em Radwell (PERSON15415) and Mary Chamberlain (PERSON10406) on 11 April 1600 at 08:50

RN Em Rodwell of Kempson 15 y. Ap 11 die h. 8. 50. ant m. 1600

pricked & vexed all over her bodye in her body left syde & thigh.

cannot turne her in her bede

Mary Chamberlin of Kempson 17. or 18 y. Apr 11 die h. 8. 50 ant m. troubled wth a swounding twce {sic} a weeke. head. chest.

seemeth to be in love

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 35r (upper right part of page)

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CASE19606: Horary consultation concerning John Holman (PERSON12861)

Question asked by the patient on 13 July 1601 at 06:00

RN Iohn Holman of Newport 34. y. Iuly 13 die hor 6. ant m 160i1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘head light. backe il had a bruise long sinc & a payne in his syde. faynt.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 149r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE19895: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Bevill (PERSON9691)

Question asked by the patient on 7 September 1601 at 11:45

RN Mres Elisabeth Bevill of Milbroake. 37. sept. 7. 7. {sic} hor. 11. 45 ant m 1601

a rawe stomack a gydy head

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 199r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11673: Horary consultation concerning William Roughead (PERSON15478)

Question asked by the patient on 6 September 1598 at 06:50

RN Will Roughead sent his water vnto me cōplayning of his chest princip & of the lightnes of his head Sept. 6 die h. 6. 50 m. ant m. 1598.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 26r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12154: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Linwell (PERSON13735)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1599 at 13:30

RN Isbell Linwell servant to Thomas Buncher of Paulus Perrye 30 yeres old nor fathr nor mothr a hie colourd wate woman & sweateth hart swollen in the body & legs. & chest faynte yt shee can do no worke hed & hart beateth. 27 of March die h. 1. 30 p m. 1599. short winded hath bene amisse this 3 week {wak}heth

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 114r (upper right part of page)

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CASE49343: Horary consultation concerning Joan Bundy (PERSON28533)

Question asked by the patient on 27 July 1619 at 11:20

RN Ione Bundea a widow womā of Roxon 50 y Iuly 27. h. 11. 20 ant m 1619. |head & stomacke & is very sick & weake.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 120v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12345: Horary consultation concerning John Scriven (PERSON15668)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1599 at 10:00

RN Iohn Scriven of Hanslop. 46. a maried man had|th| a disease yt holdeth him as an ague. & mutch Disquiteth him in his belly chest & head. very faynt & feeble & Did sweate mutch could not tary vp frō his bed a great griping in his belly Ap. 28 die h. 10. ant m. 1599.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 144r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11795: Horary consultation concerning Matthew Windmill (PERSON17224)

Question asked by the patient on 12 November 1598 at 07:50

RN Mathewe Windmill 30 yeres of age sick this two yeres in liver & milt & hart well by day working but ill always every night lieth hevy hevy {sic} in his chest yt he cannot sleepe nor tak his rest agaynst weathr and when he eateth flesh & porrage it heaveth vp his chest. vp from his chest to his harte. it lieth in his the pit of his stomack as if his hart & milte were broken as he him selfe thincketh it payneth him intolerable very cold never better thē when he is working cōplyneth most of chest & harte Novemb. 12 die at h. 7. 50. mi. 1598. at the first cōming he had a flushing in his hed wt a gydines but never since

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 51r (upper right part of page)

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CASE10829: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Purden (PERSON15089)

Question asked by the patient on 13 June 1600 between 09:00 and 11:20

RN Elisabeth Purden of puddington 36 y. sicke hath had her sicknes to mitch {sic}. faynt & feeble. yt wch cōmeth frō her very blacke flowers watr to muth {sic} thin coloured. paynd head & sydes & hath menses immodices/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 106v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE71530: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Priscilla Barnes (PERSON43588)

Question asked by the patient on 12 March 1631 at 13:00

RN Mres prscilla Barnes. 25. y mayed {sic} a weeke after Miklemas b march 12. h {sic} hor. 1. p m 163i.

a good vryne but thin

hed & back a bout a fortnight a bad stomack & weake troubled wth many heates & red pimples

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 163 (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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f27-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint, accessed 19 March 2025.