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CASE67929: Horary consultation concerning Alice King (PERSON52984)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1629 at 13:30

RN Alce Knight vtrū her swelling the kings evill {illeg} 26 y ma\r/ch 19 {sic} h 1. 30 p m 1629

mayed {sic} 6 yeres.

a litle knob vnder her chin

Kings evill.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 91r (upper right part of page)

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CASE74034: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Langford (PERSON53346)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1632 at 17:00

RN Elis: Lanckford of Gothurst 23 y March. 15 h. 5 p m. 1632 |vtrū vus tumor sub cerv sit morb regius halfe a yere| /kings evill susp\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 511 (upper left part of page)

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CASE32954: Horary consultation concerning Richard Cloud (PERSON22584)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26575) on 7 March 1608 at 07:38

RN Rich Cloud 5 y ma of Ranson March 7 h. 7. 38 ant m 1608 hath a litle knob issuing vndr his throat they feare the Kings evill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 54r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE22783: Horary consultation concerning William Hartwell (PERSON51081) and Alice Clause (PERSON46301)

Question asked by William Hartwell (PERSON51081) on 28 August 1630 at 11:00

RN Will Hartwell & Alice Claues young Children of 9 & the boy 13 of Turvey troubled wth the kings evill vnder there chin wth kernels Aug. 28 h {sic} hor 11 ant m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 114v (upper left part of page)

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CASE44139: Horary consultation concerning Susan Jennings (PERSON32111)

Question asked by the patient on 7 December 1616 at 16:30

RN Susan Iennings of weston vnderwood 52 y decēb. 7 h {sic} hor 4. 30 p m 16i6 a great wen vnder her left eare wch the kings physit call the kings evill very hot pricking sinc the last yere begynning wth a kernell

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 34r (upper right part of page)

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CASE32687: Horary consultation concerning Edward Osborn (PERSON24720)

Question asked by the patient on 6 December 1607 at 09:00

RN Iohn Os Edward Os{burn}e of london my brothr Evingtons mā 30 y Decēb. 6. h. 9. ant m 1607. |kernels vndr his throat like Struma|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘2 fig.’ in the right margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 11v (upper left part of page)

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CASE24561: Horary consultation concerning Jane Panther (PERSON33952)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37288) on 21 April 1610 at 15:00

RN Iane Panther of Hanslop 5. y. the fryday before good fryday last betwxt {sic} 6 & 7 at night came in prsenc Apr 21 h {sic} hor. 3 p m 16i0

kernels vnder the chyn like the kyngs evyll1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘quenes evyll’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 13r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE61709: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Sara Gregory [Grigs] (PERSON50404)

Question asked by the patient on 4 March 1626 at 14:15

RN Mres Sara Grigge of Eversoyle. 30. y march 4 h {sic}. hor. 2. 15 p m 1626

[Astrological Chart]

on fryday

hath a buch {sic} vnder her right syde /of her neck & another vnder her chin\ came to me to know wheathr it weare the Kings evill.1

Notes:

1 ‘quick sinc candlemas & looketh about candlemas feareth the kings evill’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 109v (upper left part of page)

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CASE73948: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Wells (PERSON61393)

Question asked by the patient on 6 March 1632 at 12:00

RN Dorothy Wels of Hodson 68 y ma{rch} 6. h. 12. 1632 {illeg}|a| swelling vnder her Left |right| eare & fae {sic} & yt syde swelled /kings evill\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 486 (upper right part of page)

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CASE12216: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Williams (PERSON17173)

Question asked by the patient on 6 April 1599 at 07:45

RN Thomas Williams 30 yeres old at Wootton Vnderwoode hath a face swollen on the left syde a sive maker of a good couler: {f} {sic} yellow beard & bloody face. hath had it a yere. some call it St Germanes evill. he hath had it this yere & halfe. came to me to holpen {sic} by gods grace this 6 of Apr. being good friday die . h. 7: 3 45. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 122v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE72947: Horary consultation concerning Anne Lea (PERSON53542)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41425) on 16 September 1631 at 10:00

RN An lay of newp 7 y sept 16 h. 10 ant m 163i for a long swelling vnder her neck li like the kings evill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 157 (middle right part of page)

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CASE55559: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Fortescue (PERSON49166)

Question asked by the patient on 28 January 1623 at 11:38

RW Mr Robert Fortescue. y. 14 d.. h: 11. 38. ant: m: Ian: 28 1623. A swellinge vnder his left iaw much like to the Kings euill.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 164v (upper right part of page)

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CASE48692: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Agnes Hodges (PERSON31748)

Question asked by the patient on 11 May 1619 at 13:00

RN Mres Agnys Hodges of Drayton. 26 y may. 11 h. 1. p m 1619

5 child, 2 living a son & a wench 3 abortions. kings evill & now grown hard terms but few bleedeth a litle at nose.

a great sorenes in her breast & stomack. wch cometh wth a griping yt she cānot fetch her breath. |not sick|

cā abyde no potion but pils a Consūption feared a bad stomack. desyreth milk & drink

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 365v (upper 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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CASE36694: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON26941)

Question asked by the patient on 3 November 1609 at 12:38

RN a womā came to me for the king evill in her throat & syde of her face wch was exceding hard & full of holes novēb. 4 {sic} h. 12. 38 p m 1609 58 y had it halfe a yere.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘kings evill.’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 203, f. 182r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE25013: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37330)

Question asked by the patient on 13 June 1610 at 09:30

RN on Dobsons mā of london tenat {sic} to my brothr Sandy Iune 13. h. 9. 30. 16i0 for his \right/ cheeke swelled kings evyll & his right knee. mightely swelled.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 65v (upper left part of page)

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CASE26981: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON21316) and Potter (PERSON20550)

Question asked by Goody Potter (PERSON20549) on 25 March 1606 at 07:25

RN On of Newp

Goody potter for her meade servāt m of 16 y yo {sic} ma\r/ch 25 h. 7 \25/ ant m 1606.

a swelling on her |left| cheeke like the quenes evyll this 2 yeres.

Also her daughtr of 4 y mach {sic} 25 h 7 \25/ ant m 1606.

vomiteth vp clūpers of blood & cleere blood & reatcheth mutch somtymes blood yt is very blacke

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 81r (upper right part of page)

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CASE75416: Horary consultation concerning Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400)

Question asked by the patient on 9 September 1632 at 08:25

RN Quæritr de causa morboū {sic} heroine D magdalenæ \Bridgwater Edgerton/ 15 y Sept 9 hora 8. 25 ant m. 1632. /eys darke\1

[Astrological Chart]

|In novilunio & first quarter./| \melancholick ill/ 6 y troubled hath had Issues in her neck two {illeg}|A|nd 2 in her arms & two nowe in boath feete hath bene let blood {illeg}|b|oath arme & feete 3 or 4 tyms. It came after the smale pox. a full pletherick body |hath had purges pils dyet drinks & An Angle frō king Iams & also this king /her face swelleth a litle wthin these 2 months her swelling\| |neaver had her terms| |hath bene let blood twice in her armes & twice in her feete & twice in her hands & leaches at her lips & thighs & fundament|

It is of in 26. 45. in tripl et ter et fac 2

Notes:

1 ‘Struma’ in chart

2 ap. ap. ap’ in the left margin

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 416, p. 416 (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)

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CASE72214: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON41338)

Question asked by the patient on 27 May 1631 or on 28 May 1631 at 15:00

RN a womā troubled wth a great swelled cheake & leg hard swelled cedding from the kings evill may 28 h. 3 p m 1631

kings evill

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 232, p. 380 (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?f26-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f30-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3AScrofula;f31-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck, accessed 26 February 2025.