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CASE13690: Horary consultation concerning Silvester Clark (PERSON10634)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1603 at 11:45

RN Sylvestr Clarke of litlington. 45 y Apr 26 hor. 11. 45. ant m. 1603

for her dyme sight & waterish eyes.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 25v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE71912: Decumbiture for an Anonymous (PERSON41300)

Question asked by Martha [Matthew] Jinkins (PERSON52561) on 27 April 1631 at 09:30

RN yest was month stretched out her hands cōpl of a lightnes in her head her eys {rune} & is sleepish

It tooke her sorely & had \a/ very greevous fit in the morning & so always in her bed h. 6. 30 in aurora martch 30  {sic} |march 29. | h. 6. 30 ant m 163i

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 232, p. 284 (bottom centre, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE11716: Horary consultation concerning Margery Franklin (PERSON11932)

Question asked by the patient on 29 September 1598 at 08:20

RN Margarey francling of Emmerton 55 yeres old for the paynes & anguish of her eyes. Sept. 29 die h. 8. 20. mi 1598 her eyes are watrish and troubled wth burning water

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 34v (upper right part of page)

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CASE44043: Horary consultation concerning Clitheroe (PERSON29080)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38137) on 4 November 1616 at 13:00

RN Clytheros wench 8 y of newp eyes blood shotten casteth blood wth the extremly of her cough novēb 4 h. 1. p m 16i6 |a big belly.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 17v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE35298: Horary consultation concerning Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1609 at 06:00

RN Robart Sandy sick of an ague & swelled in the left eye red & waterish 5 y sent his water feb. 25. hor. 6. ant m. 1609.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 338, f. 138v (upper part of page)

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CASE12934: Horary consultation concerning Amy Dennet (PERSON11252)

Question asked by the patient on 1 January 1600 at 09:15

RN Amy Dēmet of Kempson 36. for a payne in her head & eyes 8 weekes. bloodshotten. itch. Ian 1. die h. 9. 15. ant m 1599 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 245v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64443: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Kent [Ruly] (PERSON52823)

Question asked by the patient on 12 August 1627 at 16:25

RN Katherin Kent \otherwise Ruly/ of Stoe 40 |38 y| Aug 12. h. 4. 25 p m. 16271

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘eys bad red & waterish’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 187v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64783: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Cicely (PERSON42332)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40532) on 16 October 1627 at 16:20

RN mres Elis \Cicely/ troubled wth sore eyes & red & waterish. a long tyme she is 9 y old octob: 16 h. 4 20 p m. 1627

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 243r (middle left part of page)

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CASE73634: Horary consultation concerning Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400)

Question asked by Young Sir Robert Napier [Robert Napier [Sandy]] (PERSON14332) on 16 January 1632 at 11:25

RN |young| Sr Rob: Napeir for the Lord Bridgwaters Daughter 15 y Ian sine consensu by means of Sr Th mydleton Ian 16 h. 11. 25 ant m /a kell over her eye {illeg}|a|lmost blynd a mighty rheume\

[Astrological Chart]

pil lucis a 10 days

ey bright pils an Issue in the necke/

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 212, p. 394 (upper left part of page)

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CASE58644: Horary consultation concerning William Gravestock (PERSON50233)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39928) on 26 June 1624 at 11:00

RN Will: Gravestock of Newp 9 y Iune 26. h {sic} hor 11. ant m. 1624 /was prsent boath eys red watersh {sic} & gūmysh.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘hot red waterish eys 2 y.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 221v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE17662: Horary consultation concerning John Hopkins (PERSON12939)

Question asked by the patient on 5 August 1602 at 15:40

RN Iohn Hopkins of our towne 13|4| y. August 5 hor. 3. 40. p m. 1602.

his eyes rūne wth water cānot see wth candlelight.

It is

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 164v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE44620: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Fynymore (PERSON30724)

Question asked by the patient on 4 April 1617 at 17:00

RN Elis: fynnymore of sherington 12 y Ap 4. h. 5. p m 1617 her eyes waterish & red.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 113r (upper right part of page)

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CASE44698: Horary consultation concerning Jeremy Reynolds (PERSON34678)

Question asked by the patient on 16 April 1617 at 16:15

RN Hieremy Raynolds of Stony stratford 32 y Ap. 16 h. 4. 15 p m 16171

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘eyes red & pricking’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 126r (upper left part of page)

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CASE59684: Horary consultation concerning William Tyms (PERSON60660)

Question asked by the patient on 24 January 1625 at 08:39

RN Will: Tyms \of Moulton in North sheere/ yt is ill sighted wth a pyn in his eyes. Ia 44 y Ian 24 h|| h. 8 39 ant m 1625

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 148v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE67917: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Halford (PERSON50618)

Question asked by the patient on 17 March 1629 at 14:00

RN Mr Edward Halvard of neere Glooson 50 y march 18 {sic} h 2 p m 1629 Lost on of his sights 18 yers old. & by taken vp of the vaynes of the better ey lost the sight

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 89r (bottom part of page)

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CASE40796: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37835)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37834) on 17 January 1613 at 16:00

RN on of Stanton came for a sōne of his about a xj yeres Ian. 17 h. 4. p m 16131

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘squint eyed & cān see litle or nothing hath bene so sinc he was borne’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 199, f. 24r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54259: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Marge Marsh (PERSON54319)

Question asked by the patient on 22 May 1622 at 19:00

RN mres Marg Marsh. his wife 32 y may 22 h. 7 p m 1622 for waterish eyes/ evere sinc she was a child it waterth but a litle onc in a fortnight or a month.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 119v (upper right part of page)

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CASE19063: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Roger Brewer (PERSON9966)

Question asked by the patient on 20 March 1601 at 13:00

RN Bruer of our towne payned in his left ey wch runeth wth a hot water wch prucketh {sic} & shooteth that he ca not abyde to touch it. & yt maketh that syde of his w {illeg}|I|awes to ake martij 20 die hor. 1. ant p. m. 1601

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 59r (upper right part of page)

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CASE40918: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Martha Smith (PERSON15928)

Question asked by the patient on 15 February 1613 at 15:00

RN Mres Smyth. of mylton febr 15 h. 3. p m 1613. for sore eyes & red & hed ach.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 45r (upper left part of page)

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CASE27606: Horary consultation concerning Roger Weaver (PERSON21111) and Weaver (PERSON21112)

Question asked by Roger Weaver (PERSON21111) on 19 June 1606 at 07:45

RN Rogar weaver of East Claydon 55 y Iune 19 h. 7. 45 ant m 1606

for his eyes dynes & hed ach.

also for his wifes eys & perles wthout cōsent

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 186r (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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f31-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AEye%20troubles;f32-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 3 April 2025.