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CASE56267: Horary consultation concerning Mrs White (PERSON61617) and Elizabeth White (PERSON61646)

Question asked by Mr John White (PERSON61594) on 9 May 1623 at 06:30

RN Mr White the Stationer of london for his wife yt hath a rūning gout & a daughter yt hath the falling sicknes. May. 9. h. 6. 30 ant m 1623. 23. y. |child 10 weekes sinc not well since.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 95r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE12275: Horary consultation concerning William Abraham (PERSON9023)

Question asked by the patient on 23 April 1599 at 07:12

RN Abraham of Stockgolding 60 yeres old: sick sinc thursday night an houre afore night. Apr. 23. die {}||. h. 7. 12. 1599. keepeth his bed ever sinc. leeke an ague.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 133r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE21961: Decumbiture for Warren [Napier] (PERSON16834)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) between 25 February 1605 at 21:00 and 26 February 1605 at 09:49

RN my Sistr Warren went to Newporte about 9 of the clocke feb 25 hor 9. ant m. 1605.

tooke a cold & was extreeme sick of the stone & voyded many stones vomitinge exceeding mutche h. 9. p m

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 221v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE32314: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Willoughby (PERSON26088)

Question asked by the patient and Willoughby (PERSON26087) on 22 October 1607 at 09:30

RN I receaved a lettr frō mr Hugh |Robart| willobe & his brothr certefying me of the taking of his disease by the bath a burning Ague. cā abyde neethr sweet nor sower. Octob. 22 h. 9. 30 ant m 1607. |craveth my opinion touching his sicknes.| the lettr was sent Octob 10.th

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 306r (upper left part of page)

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CASE46553: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Ellis (PERSON30164)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1618 at 10:20

RN Thomas Ellys of Hanslop 12 y a fortnight before candlemas last may 5 h. 10. 20 ant m. 1618 sick of ye ague satt was senet now & kept his bed most t of ye weeke. hed was ill. & belly. & last night the purples came out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 85v (upper left part of page)

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CASE72988: Horary consultation concerning Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315)

Question asked by the patient on 21 September 1631 at 17:00

RN Sr Robert sent me a letter touching his Disease wch he taketh to be the Strangullion & not the stone Sept: 21. h. 5 p m 1631

[Astrological Chart]

desyrous to know what it is.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 168 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11651: Horary consultation concerning Mr Matthew Tedder (PERSON16361)

Question asked by the patient on 28 August 1598 at 09:49

RN Mathew Tedder of Newport at {M} 22th of March next following {sic} of 39 at 22th of March next following hath had a Disease following him any time this twellyeres. 9. 45|9| ant m Aug. 28 die h. 9. 45. {sic} 1598. he hath the rūning of the reanes wc weakneth him so sore that he can scarce stand. his bac{k} exceeding ill. mutch troubled wth it for this halfe yere.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 20v (upper left, middle right, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE46219: Horary consultation concerning George Cook (PERSON29284)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38359) on 21 March 1618 at 10:00

RN George Cocke of Stachdon 7 y march 20|i| 21. h. 10 ant m. 1618 /3 weekes ill of an ague for a fortnight\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 23v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE55678: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39623)

Question asked by the patient on 2 March 1623 at 15:00

RN A Gentlew\womā/ {sic} \sick of the stone/ sick 63 y march 2. h 3 p m. 1623

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 2v (upper left part of page)

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CASE58969: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Spark (PERSON35597)

Question asked by Mr William Spark (PERSON35596) on 23 August 1624 at 13:45

RN Mr Will Sparkes for his wife \26 y/ a n{er}ce sick of the new ague Aug 23 h. 45 p m 162{4}1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘new ague’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 47v (upper right part of page)

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CASE59956: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Pix (PERSON34360)

Question asked by Mr William Pix (PERSON14970) on 18 March 1625 at 15:40

RN Mr Pix for his sonne Will Pix a graduate of Emmanuell college in Cābridg come home sick of the Iadis {sic} 25 y march 18. h. 3. 39|40| p m 1625

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 17v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE60698: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Susan Brocas [Catesby] (PERSON19228)

Question asked by the patient on 23 June 1625 at 13:25

RN Mres \Susan/ Cates{illeg}|b|ie of Hardemead 40 y Iune 23 h. 1. 25. p m 1625 |6 weekes ill a Tertian.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 128v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE7580: Horary consultation concerning Samuel Drewitt (PERSON2406)

Question asked by de Glaus (PERSON3079) on 3 June 1600 at 07:00

SF Samuel Druet of 24 yers 1600 the 3 of Iune An’ m’ at 7 Diz / wher he hath the pox or no. the mother in law wtout cosent of her sonn’ /Deaf/\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 236, f. 133r (upper right part of page)

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CASE45394: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Benton (PERSON27987)

Question asked by the patient on 4 August 1617 at 11:00

RN Elis Benton of Northāpton 50 y very sick of this new ague sinc Satt: was 3 weekes nevr came out of her bed Aug 4. h. 11. ant m 1617

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 53r (bottom part of page)

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CASE45650: Horary consultation concerning Robert Abraham (PERSON27240)

Question asked by the patient on 24 October 1617 at 08:30

RN Robart Abrahā of Stoake serv. to my lady Dickby 42 y Octob 24 h 8. 30 ant m 1617 /extreme sick new ague\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 100r (upper right part of page)

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CASE74275: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Hazeldon (PERSON51284)

Question asked by the patient on 10 April 1632 at 11:00

RN Mr Robert Haz|s|eldon 29 y Ap. 10 h. 11. ant m 1632 |of Gold|

fell sick on weddens aguish. h. 3. p m 1632

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 64 (upper right part of page)

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CASE47062: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38439)

Question asked by the patient on 11 July 1618 at 11:45

RN Mr Byrds mayden \of luton/ Iuly 11. h {sic} hor. 11. 45 ant m. 1618 /long sick greene sicknes\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 176v (upper right part of page)

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CASE47464: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Cheyney (PERSON28883)

Question asked by the patient on 7 September 1618 at 14:25

RN Sr Thomas Chany long sick of the new ague sent for me to come over to him sept. 7 h. 2. 15 \25/ p m 1618

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 25r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE52985: Horary consultation concerning Mary Geary (PERSON12097)

Question asked by the patient on 15 August 1621 at 11:50

RN Mary B. Geary of Filgrave 43 y Aug 15 . h. 11. 50 ant m 1621 \desp. sick/ a dropsye very big |they thought yt she had bene wth child|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 70v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE44215: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Umny (PERSON36308)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1617 at 09:30

RN Elis. S {sic} Vmny of Newp: 53. y Ian. 4. h {sic}. hor 9. 30 ant m 16i6 {sic} 6|5| weekes ill. stone chollick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 48r (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?f26-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29;f27-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29, accessed 3 April 2025.