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CASE30171: Horary consultation concerning Christopher Wren (PERSON17396)

Question asked by the patient on 25 October 1606 at 10:00

RN Chrystopher of Wren of Hanslop. 60 y octob. 25 h {sic} hor. 10 ant m 1606.

for his eyesight red & waterish.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 3v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE26333: Horary consultation concerning Lady Ursula Bulbeck [Old Lady Bulbeck] (PERSON45145)

Question asked by the patient on 8 October 1623 at 20:25

RN The old lady Ienning Bulbeck of ye Strand 69 y octob 8: h. 8. 25 p m 1623. |sent her water indiff. head eys eyes waterish & reddish. & bloodshotten|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 228r (upper, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE18152: Horary consultation concerning William Bunche (PERSON10176) and Margaret Simpson (PERSON15830)

Question asked by William Bunche (PERSON10176) and Margaret Simpson (PERSON15830) on 2 November 1602 at 13:45

RN Williā Bunts of hanslop for a terrible payne in on syde of his head the left syde eyes rūning & bloodshotten & a cataracte in his \that/ eye. novemb 2. hor. 1. 45. p m. 1602.

Margaret Sympson of Newport 40 y. for a payne in her head |as a cold water maketh her eyes thicke vnmaried| novenb {sic} 2. hor. 1. 45. p m 1602. hath her sicknes but badly

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 231r (upper left part of page)

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CASE31285: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Agnes Blea (PERSON9791)

Question asked by the patient on 21 April 1607 at 07:00

RN Goody Blea of our towne 30 y Apr 21 h. 7. ant m 1607 eyes red waterish & sore

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 167v (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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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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CASE53918: Horary consultation concerning Alice Butler (PERSON45428)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39410) on 18 April 1622 at 10:25

RN Alce Buttler of wavendon 2 y A next shrovetyde a w{illeg}|e|eke before weddensd morning at the first cocke being about on came to me {illeg}|A|p. 18. h. {illeg} {sic} 10. 25 ant m. 1622. eyes red sore waterish

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 59r (upper left part of page)

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CASE78570: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Napier (PERSON55161)

Question asked by the patient on 7 November 1633 at 12:00

SRN My Cozen Mr Robert Naper of Ponknel in Dorset sheire 60. y. Novemb the 7. /\ h. 12. in. mer 1633

much troubled with a dimnes & sorenes in his Eyes wch are a little red & a little swolne. Can see very little of one of them.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 25v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53640: Horary consultation concerning Anne Samuell (PERSON58171)

Question asked by the patient on 4 March 1622 at 13:00

RN An Samuel \of Ascot yt is/ of Wing paish {sic} 50|i| y march 4 h. 1. p m 1622. |hot red eyes. & rū wth water. 2 yers but esp wthin this halfe yere./ taken wth any litle cold.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 12v (upper left part of page)

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CASE74816: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Ellen Lawson (PERSON53485)

Question asked by the patient on 8 June 1632 at 14:30

RN Mres Ellen Lawson 46 y Iune 8 h. 2. 30 p m 1632 /the left eye swelled red litle vse of the eye\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 222 (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE43152: Horary consultation concerning Goodman John Baker (PERSON27615) and Baker (PERSON27614)

Question asked by Goodman John Baker (PERSON27615) on 7 April 1616 at 17:20

RN Goodmā Baker of Hāmerton 50 y Ap 7 h. 4 5 20 p m 16i6 |red eys|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 52v (upper left part of page)

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CASE49295: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Roughead (PERSON18813)

Question asked by the patient on 21 July 1619 at 08:30

RN Thomas Rufhead came to me for my consell for his \right/ eye prick & shooting only for a sudden a dynes of his ey Iuly Iuly. {sic} 21. h. 8. 30 ant m 16191

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dynes of his sighte’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 111v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE40546: Horary consultation concerning John Billington (PERSON9709)

Question asked by the patient on 31 October 1612 at 10:40

RN Iohn Billington of fæny stratford. 84. y. octob. 31 {illeg}|h| {sic} hor. 10. 40 ant m 1612

cānot see but dyly as if he saw a myst betwixt.

left ey. Right ill1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dyme sight’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 194r (upper right 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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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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CASE69440: Horary consultation concerning Martha [Matthew] Houghton (PERSON51947)

Question asked by the patient on 22 September 1629 at 12:00

RN Mathew Houghton for of Newp blynd kings evill sept 22 h. 12. 1629

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 175r (bottom left 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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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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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\

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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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CASE40644: Horary consultation concerning Knight (PERSON32392)

Question asked by Old Mrs Elizabeth Knight (PERSON13465) on 25 November 1612 at 14:00

RN \mres Elis knight/ Hath a nother Daughter yt was hit yesterday wth a peece of bred in yorest & her ey ve\r/y mutch swelled. y {sic} she cānot see sent for my counsell what to doe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 214v (upper 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?f28-treatment=Yes;f29-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AEye%20troubles;f30-question-asked=Medical, accessed 29 March 2025.