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CASE56376: Horary consultation concerning Lady Mary Hartop [Mrs Mary Hartop] (PERSON19876)

Question asked by the patient on 23 May 1623 at 18:00

RN The Lady \Mary/ Hartop cōpl of her miserab estate splene mother back stomack liver & cā take no rest nor walk May 23. h. 6. p m 1623.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 112r (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE63688: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Cook (PERSON46875)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1627 at 16:30

RN Marg: Cooke of Cosgrave Ap: 18. {illeg} 4. 30. p. m |46. y| hart & backe & forceth her selfe to cast & was 12 weekes well. & now as mutch. gnawen as ever before

[Astrological Chart]

would be let blood fyndeth no good in physick haven taken it 6 tyms

her S did her good god be thanked for 10 weekes./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 68r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE24160: Horary consultation concerning Goody Panther (PERSON33948)

Question asked by the patient on 10 December 1614 at 10:30

RN Goody Punther of Stonystratford 30 y Decēb. 10 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m. 1614

vndr her breast & left syde

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 133r (upper right part of page)

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CASE21536: Horary consultation concerning Sir Edwin [Edward] Sandys (PERSON15613)

Question asked by the patient on 3 October 1604 at 12:45

RN Syr Edwyn Sandes sent a letter for pils for his stomacke. Octob. {sic} & backe Octob 3. hor 12 45. p m 1604.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 153v (upper left part of page)

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CASE65305: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Brewer (PERSON44769)

Question asked by the patient on 4 February 1628 at 09:00

RN Mary Bruer of this towne 36 y feb. 4. h. 9 ant m 1628

Is lame in all her body & her |left| kne swelled & foot & is lame in it cōplayneth of her backe & syde & is desyrous to be let blood great wth child quickened at St Thomas

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 90v (upper right part of page)

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CASE57859: Horary consultation concerning Mr Neville (PERSON55277)

Question asked by the patient on 8 March 1624 between 14:00 and 17:00

RN Mr Neavyll mutch troubled wth a \an extreme/ payne in in {sic} his backe & flanke like gravell. would know what tyme wilbe fit for him to take his dyet Drinke.

Mr Neavill would have something to avoyd gravell.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 101v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE74294: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edmond Vaughan (PERSON60810)

Question asked by the patient on 11 April 1632 at 21:00

Mr Edmund Vaghan of C. C. C. Oxon. Apr. 11. . h. 9. p m. 1632

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Hee tooke not the vomite yt was sent. 1 because hee is very vnapt to vomite; 2 because his neck is longe & brest somewhat straite; 3 because vomiteinge once by chance by reason of Tobacco blowne into his mouth it brought vp Bloud wth it, & hath beene ye cause of all his infirmity. 4 hee suspecteth his Lunges, for wch hee thinkes vomiteing is very hurtfull.

Took his purge wch gaue him 12 occasions. Hee desireth a Course to bee vsed for his Brest & Lunges.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 71 (upper left part of page)

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CASE72336: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Judith Chester (PERSON46005)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1631 at 07:00

RN Mres Chester of Tylswort Mr Henry Chesters wife 24 y Iune 14. h. 7 ant m. 163i

[Astrological Chart]

terms stopt sinc christas her left leg swelled hot.1

my pultish made it to blyster. & she applyed Cowe Dung & butter to it

Toke my Dyet Drink & it wroght well for 5 days & abated the swelling & sinc it is cōme agayne |imputeth her swelling to the stopping of her terms|

would know wheathr good to bleed & in what places.

desyreth to have a good purg. /wth a fulnes of her stomack.\

Notes:

1 ‘her left leg swelled’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 422 (upper left part of page)

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CASE73625: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Spenser (PERSON59353) and Mr William Harrison (PERSON50994)

Question asked by Mr William Harrison (PERSON50994) on 14 January 1632 at 16:15

RN Elis. Spencer nata 1610 of the house 21 y of Ashbe dwelleth {illeg}|w|th Mr Rich king Mr Harryson yt wayteth on Mr Anth King Ian 14 h {sic} hor 4. 15 p m 1632.

nata tuesd before mydsomer h 6 ant m 1610

the mother causing swounding arising on the Left syde

Mr Harryson craveth of me how to vse two Bullets of . /and a vomyting lozeng of 5d.\

sent a 12d for 2|t|hese 2 people

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 391 (upper left part of page)

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CASE60788: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Magdalen Napier [Mitton] [Sandy] (PERSON33485)

Question asked by the patient on 11 July 1625 at 10:00

RN My Neece Magd Napere Write to send for a playster for ye spleene Iuly 11. {illeg}|| 10. ant m. 1625

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 142v (upper left part of page)

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CASE62546: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Abbot [Marsh] (PERSON54311)

Question asked by Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) on 3 June 1626 at 20:30

RN my Cosen marsh sent me a letter cōpl of her daughter back Iune 3 h {sic} hor 8. 30 p m 1626.

wheathr good to take her leaches

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 238r (upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE73936: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas (PERSON42279)

Question asked by the patient on 5 March 1632 at 17:20

RN Sr Thomas desyreth a dyet drinke for the rectifying of his livr this spring march. 5. h. 5. 20 p m 1632

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 482 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE65933: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Brograve (PERSON44913)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1628 at 06:30

RN Old Mres Brograve of Brayfild sendeth for a purg for her chest Ap 27 h. 6. 30 ant m 1628.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 2v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE70684: Horary consultation concerning Lettice (PERSON42373)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1630 at 05:40

RN my mayd lettice may 2 h. 5. 40 b{i} ant m 1630

had a vomyte yest craved a nother for her stomack is nutch {sic} oppressed hath thē well

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 321 (upper right part of page)

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CASE74714: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Neville [Smith] (PERSON55281)

Question asked by the patient on 29 May 1632 between 10:15 and 14:00

RN Sr Th neavell wheathr he may take māna cū Cassia onc a weeke for his back may 29.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 192 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE32027: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Cowly (PERSON22714)

Question asked by Florence Cowly (PERSON22725) on 6 September 1607 at 15:30

RN Goodmā Cowly of hanslop wheathr {sic} good to let blood his wife for him left syde Sept 6 hor. 3. 30 p m 1607.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 269v (upper right part of page)

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CASE16206: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Thomas Sherman (PERSON15776)

Question asked by the patient on 23 June 1604 at 07:00

GJ Tho. Sherman of woolverton 35 y Iune 23 ho. 7. a m. 1604

He sent his water agayne and desyred to have something to drive it from his hart.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 200r (upper right part of page)

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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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CASE73983: Horary consultation concerning Ersfeild (PERSON48588)

Question asked by Mrs Christian Napier [Young Lady Ersfeild] (PERSON33479) on 10 March 1632 at 07:00

RN my Neece & lady Earsfild for her daughter 3 y March. 10 h {sic} hor 7 ant m 1632

[Astrological Chart]

\grpes {sic} in the pit of her stomacke belly & sydes/ a very hard belly worms suspected1

Alooes mxed {sic} wth rub did her no good

nor a bag {illeg}|o|f wormewood steeped in vineg wth nutmeg applyed nor my oyntment of Savyn & wormewood

What I think of it & what may doe her good

Notes:

1 ‘her stomack very bad still a hard belly’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 496 (upper right part of page)

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CASE59646: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007)

Question asked by the patient on 15 January 1625 at 15:30

RN my Cosen shee Marsh my deerest Neece 45 y Ian 15 h {sic} hor 3. 30 p m 1625 a bad stomack

crateth the same pils yt she had last

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 142r (bottom 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%3ATorso;f26-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f27-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment, accessed 19 March 2025.