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CASE50558: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38815)

Question asked by the patient on 12 April 1620 at 15:00

RN for the physick physick {sic} after yt the vlcer of his tongue s {sic} did breake was given to the gentlemā yt came wth Mr Wylson of Broughton Ap. 12 h. 3 p m 1620

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 171r (upper right part of page)

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CASE55589: Horary consultation concerning Goody Martha Swelpson (PERSON59842)

Question asked by the patient on 13 February 1623 no earlier than 12:01

RN Goody Swelpson felt a blystering in her cheeke & came to me feb. 13 h. p m 1623

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 168v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE64534: Horary consultation concerning Goody Broughton (PERSON44971)

Question asked by the patient on 31 August 1627 at 08:00

RN Goody Broughton of this to{wne} Aug 31. h. 8 ant m. 16{27} /an impostume in her ear{e} broken\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 202v (upper right part of page)

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CASE69712: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Cicely Silby (PERSON58744)

Question asked by the patient on 14 November 1629 at 13:45

RN Mres Cicely Silbee of NorthCrowly 17 y her daughter had an Impost broke \rūning/ in her right yere {sic} \eare/ novēb. 14 h {sic} hor 1. 45 p m. 1629 her right eare rūneth

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 348r (bottom right part of page)

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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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CASE68382: Horary consultation concerning Joan Davis (PERSON47620)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1629 at 15:30

RN Ioane Davis of Olny 43|7| 47 y may 5 h. 3. 30 p m. 1629 /nose blystering & sore\ /head ill legs broken out & Issuing\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘rūing Issue’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 180v (upper left, and middle right parts of page)

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CASE53412: Horary consultation concerning William Valentine (PERSON60788)

Question asked by the patient on 13 December 1621 at 10:39

RN Wyll. Valentyne of Quainton 25 y Decēb 13. h. 10 39 ant m 162ii metuit apostema arising vp to his throat ready to stop his wynd./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 231, f. 153r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE54165: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Knight [Hanger] [Edwards] (PERSON30096)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1622 at 10:20

RN Mres Edwads {sic} of Pyddington 40. 52|3| y May 13 h. 10. 20 ant m. 1622.

a sore vnder her lip

[Astrological Chart]

would know wheathr she should out live her husb. & wheathr her sore lip will be healed or noe./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 101v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE65544: Horary consultation concerning John Parkins (PERSON56131)

Question asked by the patient on 17 March 1628 at 09:00

RN Iohn Parkins of Moulsoe 17 y March. 17 h. 9 ant m 1628 had a blyst in his neck & wrests

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 131r (upper right part of page)

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CASE61955: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Hooper (PERSON51806) and Little Frances Napier (PERSON55169)

Question asked by Thomas Hooper (PERSON51806) on 4 April 1626 at 16:39

RN Th: Hoo: serv to young Sr Robart 24 y Ap {4} . h. 4: 39 p m 162{6}

Sr Robats child 2 y old a wench burneth mutch francis eares impostume{d}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 148v (upper right 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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CASE51689: Horary consultation concerning Goody Harrison (PERSON50995)

Question asked by the patient on 21 October 1620 at 10:25

RN Goody Harryson octob 21. h {sic} hor. 10. 30 |25| ant m 1620. desp sick impost in her eares a rising in her stomacke vryne good of Astwoode.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 205v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64852: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40538)

Question asked by the patient on 30 October 1627 at 12:20

RN a womā of Stonystratford for an Impost in her eare & crāpe in her eye & syde of her fa{ce} & dead palsye in her cheeke octob 30 h. 12. 20 ant m 1627

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 256v (upper right part of page)

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CASE59600: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517) and Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Lady Dorothy Jennings [Mrs Jennings] (PERSON52513) on 6 January 1625 at 16:00

RN Mr {sic} Iēnings for her daugher Elis Ienyngs & franke troubled wth {watering} blysters & Mres Elisab: Ienens troubled wth a sore rheume in her eys & franke wth a kernell vnder her throate as she was last yere. Ian {illeg} {sic} 6 h. 4 p m. 1625.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 135v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE66437: Horary consultation concerning Mary Clark (PERSON46290)

Question asked by the patient on 24 June 1628 at 18:00

RN Mary Clarke of newp vtū {sic} the kings evill hath litle kernels vnder her chin & hath a reddish rūing issue vnder the chin 2 months felt payne in her hed eyes & every where |a yere| about & feble in her legs yet hath thē well Iune 24 h 6 p m 1628.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 83v (bottom right 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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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)

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CASE64594: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40515)

Question asked by the patient on 15 September 1627 at 13:00

RN The faukners wife to Sr Rob          of Parsnā Sept 15 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1627 wheather festured sore & sw in her left arme broken & rūning & swellings about her face & neck all soft taken by hard labour of a child he {sic} wheathr it be the kings evill as is supposed or a fistula

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 215r (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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALesions%20and%20abscesses;f26-date=1620-1629;f27-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck, accessed 17 March 2025.