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CASE18941: Horary consultation concerning Joan Coast (PERSON10682) and Alice Wheeler (PERSON17014)

Question asked by Joan Coast (PERSON10682) and Alice Wheeler (PERSON17014) on 21 February 1601 at 13:00

RN Ione Coast of Marsten 8 75. y feb. 21. die hor. 1: p m. 1601 payned in her hed & eyes ca scarse see.

Alce Wheeler of Cranfild 23. y. d|f|eb. 21. die hor. 1. p. m. 1601 in her armes & legs cannot styrre. backe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 38r (upper left part of page)

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CASE19302: Horary consultation concerning Henry [Harry] Hartwell (PERSON12604)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1601 at 07:45

RN Harry hartwell of Stockgoldinge. 18 y Ap. 28 die Apr. 160i full of aches in his armes thighes backe & legs.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 98v (upper left part of page)

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CASE69870: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Brown (PERSON45013)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1629 at 11:00

RN Mr Iohn Browne of Kempson 48 y Decēb 23 h. 11. ant m 1629 /Ioynt ague back & knee cānot styr him selfe in his bed\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 23 (upper left part of page)

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CASE14059: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Temperance Wilson [Duncombe] (PERSON17160) and Mr Barber (PERSON9431)

Question asked by Old Mrs Duncombe (PERSON11408) on 24 September 1603 at 09:00

RN Mres Duncōbe sent vnto me for her eldest Daughter of 18 y sept 24 hor 9. ant m 1603 her watr good motes in it

& for on Mr Barber. whose watr hath red sand armes & backes & shouldr a bad stomacke

his watr hie coloured full of dregs & heares.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 86r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12663: Horary consultation concerning Mr William White [the elder] (PERSON17063)

Question asked by the patient on 8 September 1599 at 09:38

RN Will: White of Caucot 30. maried. sick vppon tuesday last wth an ache in his left leg huckbone & backe. sept 8 die h. 9. 38. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 198r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11885: Horary consultation concerning John Burman (PERSON10206)

Question asked by the patient on 19 December 1598 at 12:00

RN Iohn Burman of Olny shephard lame in right leg & thigh this 3 weekes first in his back & then did shoote in his lims 37 maried this 17. yeres. Decēb 19 die h. 12. maried to a widowe had an ach in the other leg first many yers

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Iohn Burman shephard of Olny lame & went wth crutches

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, ff. 68v-69r (f. 68v bottom right, and f. 69r upper left)

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CASE10568: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Perry (PERSON14867) and Margery Buncher (PERSON10167)

Question asked by Elizabeth Perry (PERSON14867) and Margery Buncher (PERSON10167) on 14 May 1600 at 09:45

RN Elisabeth Perry of Paul Perry 38: maried 6 y. maij 14 die h. 9. 3|4|5 ant m. 1600 head back never had child

Margary Buncher 46 of Paulus Perry maij 14 die h. 9. 45 ant m 1600 left syde & hyp.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 68v (upper left part of page)

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CASE10647: Horary consultation concerning Thomas White (PERSON17057) and Susan White (PERSON17086)

Question asked by Thomas White (PERSON17057) and Susan White (PERSON17086) on 22 May 1600 at 11:30

RN Thomas White of Milten 56. may 22 die h. 11 30 ant m 1600 |a payne in his shoulders| payned in his head back & chest stuffed. faynt & feeble water good but yellowish. sande in his backe. a drye cough.

Susāna White of Milten Mres Androwes servant 18 a red coloured wenche legs sweld. hath the whites but very few of the reds. head & harte a swimminge.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 79r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE62491: Horary consultation concerning Grace Ridge (PERSON57623)

Question asked by the patient on 30 May 1626 at 09:00

RN Grace Ridg of Elstoe 30. y. may 30 h. 9. ant m 1626 sinc Easter lame in her armes back & legs right syde full of ach.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 229r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE10812: Horary consultation concerning Parnell Green [Boughton] [Allen] (PERSON12366)

Question asked by the patient on 11 June 1600 at 08:17

RN Parnell Greene of Woodburket. Boughton sister 46 \44./ \36/ Iune 11 die h. 8. 17 ant m. 1600 leg. thigh. {illeg}|K|ne & backe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 104r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE38318: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Barnes (PERSON9483) and Barnes (PERSON27777)

Question asked by Thomas Barnes (PERSON9483) and Barnes (PERSON27777) on 19 June 1611 at 10:00

RN Thomas Barnes of Olny 50 y Iune 19 . h. 10. ant m. 1611. lame in his legs & hath 3 hols

ready to have his belly & his backe torne in peeces if he put not his fingers into his throate to cast it vp. feareth least on goody Margery Travell hath bewitched him. |& his wife is pulled to.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 118r (upper right part of page)

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CASE67637: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Mably (PERSON24300)

Question asked by the patient on 27 January 1629 at 10:38

RN Isbell Mablely of NorthCrowly 68. y Ian 27 || h. 10 38 ant m 1629 /full of ach in her back & huckbone 20 yeres\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 34r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE28907: Horary consultation concerning Goody Joan Walbank (PERSON16731)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1605 at 09:00

RN Goody Walbancke of Cosgrave 60 y maij 4 hor 9 ant m 1605. back legs melancholy huckle bone

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 80r (middle right part of page)

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CASE30154: Horary consultation concerning Lady Rotherham (PERSON15472)

Question asked by the patient on 16 December 1605 at 17:30

RN my ladye Rotherā sent to me for her old extremity Decēb. 16 hor 5. 30 p m. 1605.

in great extremity back thighes belly.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 255r (upper left part of page)

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CASE33539: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Burgess (PERSON22326)

Question asked by the patient on 16 June 1608 at 09:00

RN Agnys Burgis of havrsham 15 y Iune 16 h. 9 ant m 1608. betwixt the small of her backe. brused her backe & hips wth the golting of a carte./ & shooteth into divrse places. /

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 125r (upper right part of page)

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CASE35010: Horary consultation concerning Jane Butcher (PERSON19185)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1609 at 15:20

RN Iane butcher of hanslop 19 y march 27 h. 3. 20 p m 1609. hath thē well./ back & armes like tetters & shingles.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 328r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE36528: Horary consultation concerning Alice Nichols (PERSON27021)

Question asked by the patient on 14 September 1609 at 17:00

GJ Alice Nichols of Ecton 17 y Septemb. 14 ho.

RN backe & arme. boath armes

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 157v (upper right part of page)

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CASE50323: Horary consultation concerning Ellen (PERSON27168)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1620 at 12:35

RW Susan Billings mayd \Ellen/ of Lillingston y. 26. d. h: 0. 35. p: m: Feb: 26 1620. stomacho grauata, tergo et humeris;

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 137v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE52223: Horary consultation concerning Young Lady Dorothy Temple [Mrs Dorothy Temple [Lea]] [Young Mrs Temple] (PERSON35977)

Question asked by the patient on 30 March 1621 at 13:30

RN The Young lady Temple of Stoe march 30 h. 1. 30. p m. 1621

a very weake back & a bad stomack.

vryne good. but thin. wth white sediments.

arthritis

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 99r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE53793: Horary consultation concerning Mr Kilpine (PERSON52878)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1622 at 15:00

RN Mr Gylpyn. Ap. 2. h. 3. p m 1622. |back| |Ioynt ague/|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 38r (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?f27-querent-identified=Yes;f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints;f29-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ABack, accessed 19 March 2025.