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CASE63615: Horary consultation concerning Countess Home [Lady Home] (PERSON51783) and Mrs Craste (PERSON47249)

Question asked by Mary Fane [Countess of Westmorland] [Old Countess of Westmorland ] [Old Lady Westmorland] (PERSON48709) and Grace Fane [Countess of Westmorland] [Lady le Dispenser] [Lady de la Spencer] (PERSON48708) on 13 April 1627 between 07:45 and 08:25

RN The Lady West & the Lady de Lespencer sent for Mres Crosts to goe to her grandmotter Dup & not to come Home to thē for feare of relapse

& sent me 5l for mrs Crosts & the lady West a peece for her child.

quærit vtrū sit gravida

renē{sic} to write to her & to the Bayly for his Child \the falling sicknes/ & to the lady Westmorland & to the lady delespencer et vtrū Her daughter lady Humes be gravida & in ye behalfe of Mres Crosts. \is Costive always// her dyet \purging Drink/ wroght 3 or 4 tys {sic} a day

fearth astringent playsters will bynd it

I had 5l of the lady Delespencer & a peece frō the old lady Westmorland for my Counsell for her child |Ap 13.|

Mres Crost was willed for feare of relapse to goe to her Grandmother Dup for a while I wished her to stay vntill the 8 of May 8.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 227, f. 58r-v (f. 58r bottom right, and f. 58v middle left)

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CASE54856: Horary consultation concerning Old Lady Jane Boteler [Butler] (PERSON28240)

Question asked by the patient on 28 August 1622 at 17:00

RN my old lady Butler \Boteler/ sent her 37s 3d & a letter relating how things wrought Aug 28 h. 5. p m 1622

mutch troubled wth wynd by fits

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 42r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12354: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Jeas (PERSON13188)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1599 at 08:00

RN Margaret Ieas 14|5| yeres old nothing will worke with her it {sic} the last brought out Dead wormes. {illeg} {sic} maij 1. die h. 8. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 145r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE31749: Horary consultation concerning John Stratton (PERSON25615)

Question asked by Goody Houghton (PERSON23855) on 22 June 1607 at 11:00

RN Stratton of Henick flix Iune 22 h. 11 ant m 1607 sent mr willoby sent him somewhat 23 weekes a flix not mended Goody Hooton but did but make mētion of his flux. I bid her send me his watr.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 229v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE32120: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Deere (PERSON22873)

Question asked by the patient on 19 September 1607 between 12:00 and 13:35

RN Agnys Deere of Elso her purge wrogh{t} but twelf twice for dysynes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 279v (upper right part of page)

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CASE57972: Horary consultation concerning Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286) and Sir Thomas Neville [Smith] (PERSON55281)

Question asked by Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286) on 22 March 1624 at 18:00

RN The lady Nevill tooke wth her husb. the last dyet Drink & it wroght not vppon waterish humours as Did her first ab. 3 weekes before whitsontyde but Did gripe exceedingly & she Did|ot|h writ now for on yt might worke more kindly on waterish hunours {sic} March 22 h. 6 p m 1624

sent me a draght of this dyet Drink to st {sic} tast. mach {sic} 20 h {h} {sic} 10. 30 ant m. 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 118r (upper left part of page)

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CASE73491: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Tyrringham [Napier] (PERSON60703)

Question asked by the patient on 13 December 1631 at 10:00

SRN Mres An Tyringham Decemb. 13. . h. 10. a. m. 1631.

[Astrological Chart]

tooke her vomitt which gaue her vi vomitts, & hath not bin troubled since, nor noe grudgeing of her former fitts. cannot keep what she eat desires somethinge to settle her stomach.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 343 (middle left part of page)

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CASE57276: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan [Joanna] Prescot (PERSON57057)

Question asked by the patient on 16 October 1623 at 09:20

RN Mres Prescot sent a letter signifying yt she was neavr the be{illeg}|tt|er for her physick octob 16 h 9. 20 ant m 16231

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a gydynes in her head’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 5r (upper left part of page)

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CASE60382: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Carrington (PERSON45623)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1625 at 15:00

RN Mary. Carington \56 y mayed {sic}/ serv wa to {sic} in holdt curd of her ague may 2. {illeg}|| h 3. p m. 1625.

now is growen very faynt & weake

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 82r (upper left part of page)

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CASE73365: Horary consultation concerning Young Lady Frances Tyrringham [Frances George] (PERSON16624) and Mrs Anne Tyrringham [Napier] (PERSON60703)

Question asked by Young Lady Frances Tyrringham [Frances George] (PERSON16624) and Mrs Anne Tyrringham [Napier] (PERSON60703) on 17 November 1631 at 17:20

RN The lady Tringhā novēb. 17 h. 5. 20 p m 163i

for the wyndynes of her belly

Mes Anne Tyringhā had 57 occas. wth vomyt & purg & besydes 8 occas. by her pils taken to day hath a clyn|t|ching of her teeth & cānot open her teeth nor speake for halfe an houre.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 295 (upper left part of page)

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CASE66453: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517)

Question asked by the patient on 26 June 1628 at 16:39

RN Elis Ienings of London hath taken her vomyt & dyet drink wch wroght well wth her. yet looketh pale & hath not her floures cānot eate flesh & yet hath a good stomack craveth my Directiōs vppon Monday next Iune 26 h. 4. 39 p m 1628

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 86v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11645: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Newman (PERSON14391)

Question asked by the patient on 26 August 1598 at 12:30

RN Goodmā|dy| Nueman of Brodwell. of 45 yeres of age found mutch ease by yt wc phisick wc was given her & wrought vpward & downeward wth her & shee was very prety well after it for 2 or 3 days. &|b|ut st the thirde day after it tooke her agayne & she is mutch troubled wth the winde cholick & wth a hot & drye stomacke. & sent her daugh{t}{er} agayne to me. Aug. 26. die h. 12. 30. 1598.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 19r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE42097: Horary consultation concerning Joan Lane [Young Goody Lane] (PERSON32523)

Question asked by the patient on 5 July 1615 at 07:15

RN Ione Lane of this towne Iuly 5 h. 7. 15 ant m 16i5 sent her water. vtrū sit gravida. loosenes well stopt god be thanked wth her bynding elect. but sorely gryped in her chest & belly1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1quærit an sit gravida’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 57r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE79618: Horary consultation concerning Lady Hester Temple [Old Lady Temple] (PERSON35978)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1636 at 15:00

SRN The old Lady Temple of Darsett 66. y. March. 29. . h. 3. p. m. 1636.

The pills j sent her did worke very well & did her very much good.

Is now short wynded & much hoven in ye stomacke & weake in her knees & A{illeg}k|nc|kles, as she was then

hath at this tyme a great hoarsenes & straytnes in her throate. desires the note of ye Dyet drinke. & pills.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 177, f. 18v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE54195: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Bird (PERSON28087)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1622 at 16:45

RN Mres Byrd. of havrsham May 17 h. 4. 45 p m 1622 /troubled wth a hot rheume\ |she did send to signifye yt her pils did worke only downe & not vp as her pils onc did 6 y since & thinketh yt they did not worke vppon her head/|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 107v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE54640: Horary consultation concerning Gillian Sansome (PERSON58278) and Sansome (PERSON58275)

Question asked by Gillian Sansome (PERSON58278) on 19 July 1622 at 17:39

RN Gillane Sansome by temple Barre 50 y Iuly 19 h. 5. 39 p m 1622 /strangly taken hands shaking & crooked\

thanks for her Daughters strang recoavery

now for her owne selfe troubled wth heate & cold by fits & sudden flushes flushing in so mutch making her very faynt & to sweate also craveth my helpe.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 3r (upper right part of page)

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CASE54505: Horary consultation concerning Sir George Manners (PERSON54141) and Mrs Sutton [Manners] [Lady Sutton] (PERSON59808)

Question asked by Sir George Manners (PERSON54141) and Mrs Sutton [Manners] [Lady Sutton] (PERSON59808) on 25 June 1622 between 16:00 and 17:30

RN Memorandū yt Sr Georg Mānors first 2 purges did better agree wth him th{en} the 2 latter & brought away more melanch blacke stuff.

hed hot & dye {sic} & apt to sweate

mres Sutton his Daughter hot & drye

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 167v (upper right part of page)

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CASE63413: Horary consultation concerning Sir John Underhill [Mr John Underhill] (PERSON36309)

Question asked by Lady Alice Bacon [Underhill] [Lady Verulam] [Vicountess of St Albion] (PERSON43186) on 15 March 1627 at 19:00

RN The vicomtesse of St Albion: march 15 h. 7. 30 p m 1627 I receaved her letter march.

[Astrological Chart]

will not myt the Doctors to make an Issue vntill I give my Consent |v He is exceedīgly amended & cā Impe {sic} & leape god be thacked {sic} But yet cānot heare|1

she will not myt his Doctors to give him any more Cordials because they dead his stoak but Kitchin physick by wch he is nutch {sic} anended {sic} & growen stronger eateth well & sleepeth well cā Impe {sic} & leape wth out harme & his eyes very cleere & well sighted & better then before

but his hearing is nutch {sic} decayed as when she sent vnto me last

They resolved last monday to have made an Issue but she would not myt thē then in & app to the of & p {illeg}

Sr Iohn Vnderhil for his deafnes

Sr Iohn vnderhill for his extreme Deafnes

Notes:

1 ‘well mended god be thanked but \can see well but not heare at all/’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 25r-v (f. 25r upper left, f. 25r upper right, f. 25v upper left, and f. 25v upper right)

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CASE26992: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Haselwood (PERSON19883)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1606 at 07:45

RN young Mres Hazel{rigge}\wood/ of havershā. 19 y march. 27. h. 7. 45. ant m 1606

[Astrological Chart]

shee Did send at this tyme for some syropes to b\r/eake her flegme shee did not like of the electuary but sent it back /& was sick wth it.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 83r (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

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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)

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?f28-querent-sex=Female;f33-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment%3A%3ATreatment%20follow-up;f34-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 31 March 2025.