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CASE37805: Horary consultation concerning Mr Adrian Fortescue (PERSON19645) and Mrs Mary Fortescue (PERSON30516) and Mr William Fortescue (PERSON30513)

Question asked by Lady Grace Fortescue [Grace Manners] (PERSON19647) on 3 April 1611 between 15:00 and 16:00

GJ Mr Adrian Fortescue and mrs Mary Fortescue have taken thrice of their physicke and wrought well wth them, the gentlewoman sicke the first taking, and well since, her stomack better, but her head as it was

Mr Adrian sicke wth his physicke on monday last and tooke none since he sleepes not well, is growen weake and his waxen kernells remayne. / my Lady think that if he continue so it will bring him to a consumption She desyres to have some course for mr willm Fortescue 10 y. wch hath also an Itche. Desyres to be satisfyed how this Itche comes whether by overheating the bloud wth violent exercise. & whether they shall continue the rest of the physike.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 52v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE37917: Decumbiture for Anne Robbins (PERSON34807)

Question asked by Robbins (PERSON34799) on 24 April 1611 at 15:30

RN on weddensday 3 weekes before miklemas betwixt 8 & 9 in the forenoone sodenly taken in her mouth & face & in her lymms & so cōtinued a weeke & did neyther eate nor drinke

It will say I or no & call her brothr Tom. Sept. 5 h. 8. 30 ant m. 1610.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘at this tyme stroken lame.’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 68v (upper right part of page)

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CASE37480: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Eaton (PERSON30061)

Question asked by the patient on 30 January 1611 at 13:45

RN she was strangly taken wth her sicknes & a shak{ing} in her right arme. Sept 21. . h 4. p m 1610. {illeg} held her two houres. & th{en} tooke her a sonday being 23{illeg} in the after noone afore sone set & held all yt ni{ght} vntill ten the next daye h. 4. p m 16i0

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 4v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE37610: Horary consultation concerning Walter Cheese (PERSON28872)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37483) on 25 February 1611 at 16:15

RN Water Cheese of Stony stratford borne the last night being about betwixt 5 & six 20 weekes sinc. her disease & first fit tooke it feb 21 h 4. p m 1611. it did shake wth the hands & wryteth {sic} ye mouth & hed & clutcheth the hands & grypeth. & falleth. the first daye 2 fits. yesterday & this day may {sic} fits.

water good.

{sen}|{wro}|te to me febr. 25 h. 4. 15. p m 1611.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 23v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE38356: Horary consultation concerning Richard Mason (PERSON33070)

Question asked by the patient on 29 June 1611 at 13:00

RN Rich Mason of hanslop 3|5|8 y ill long sick in his chest casteth mutch Iune 29 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1611.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 124r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE38316: Horary consultation concerning John Parrot (PERSON14706)

Question asked by the patient on 19 June 1611 at 10:30

RN Iohn Parret of Stonystratford 50 y Iune. \19 / belly ill itch h. 10. 30 ant m. 1611.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 118r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE38634: Horary consultation concerning Henry Thomson (PERSON36005)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37592) on 2 September 1611 at 12:00

RN Henry Tomson of lowton. 25 y {T} Septemb. 2 . h. 12. 1611.

mopish & foolish almost every day alike. & will laugh at his owne folly.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 158r (upper left part of page)

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CASE37461: Horary consultation concerning Anne Rudgely (PERSON25192)

Question asked by Goodman Ambrose Rudgely (PERSON15505) on 27 January 1611 at 14:15

RN Ambrose Rudl|g|ley desyred me to {illeg} {sic} come to his daughtr who is very sick & is desyrous to talke wth me & to have me to pray for her Ian 27 h. 2. 15 p m 1611.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 1v (upper right part of page)

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CASE37811: Horary consultation concerning William Freeman (PERSON30652) and Goody Maud Freeman (PERSON23317) and Lettice Freeman (PERSON30663) and Laura Burte (PERSON28591) and Anonymous (PERSON37498) and Elizabeth Burte (PERSON28588)

Question asked by William Freeman (PERSON30652), Goody Maud Freeman (PERSON23317), Lettice Freeman (PERSON30663), Anonymous (PERSON37498) and Elizabeth Burte (PERSON28588) on 4 April 1611 at 11:15

GJ willm Freeman of St eedes 44 y Apr: 4 {illeg}|| ho 11. 15 a m 1611.

Ad præcautionē pestis

Mould Freeman 60 y. eodē

Lettice freeman 11 y eodē

Lowre Byrt 7 y. eodē

Susan Byrt maid 16. y.

Elsabeth Byrt 35 y.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 53r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE37842: Horary consultation concerning Edward Young (PERSON37170)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37499) on 12 April 1611 at 17:39

RN Edward young. 12. y. old Apr 12 . h. 5. 39. p m 1611 wild headed above 5 y hath no govrnanc of him selfe. susp / a woman named Rebecca.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 57v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE38129: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Beecher (PERSON27934)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1611 at 15:28

RN Mr Edw Beecher of Weston. may 13. h. 3. 28 a|p| m 1611. melanch. left syde breaketh out

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 98r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE37542: Nativity for Abigail Brown [Boughton] (PERSON9895)

Question asked by the patient on 11 February 1611 at 10:00

RN Abigayle Browne of Paulus Perry. 27 y the weddensday before St Androw. 1584.

Elis B

Abigayle Browne the Daughter of Thomas Boughton. {illeg}|n|at|a| {sic} nata 1584 1583|4| 1583 novēb. 27. {illeg}|| {sic} h 8 ant m 1611 borne in of Paulus Perry

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Abig. Browne nata {f} {sic} novēb 27. h. 9. ant m 16. 16{11} 1583.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 13r-v (f. 13r bottom right, and f. 13v upper left)

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CASE37581: Horary consultation concerning Mary Buckly (PERSON10139)

Question asked by the patient on 20 February 1611 at 10:50

RN Mary Buckley 14 y feb 20 h. 10. 50 ant m 1611 hands very mutch swelled/

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 19v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE37629: Horary consultation concerning Rose Wallis (PERSON16785)

Question asked by the patient on 1 March 1611 at 08:20

RN Rose Wallys her sister 15 y March 1. h 8 20 ant m 1611. but newly cōplayneth./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 26r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE37856: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Berkeley (PERSON27993)

Question asked by Henry Berkeley [Bartlet] [Seventh Baron Berkeley] [Lord Berkeley] (PERSON27992) on 17 April 1611 at 17:15

RN The lord \Henry/ Barkley for his sone Apr 17. h 5. 15. p m 1611. | filio|

desyring me to come to his sonne or to cure on yt will come & heale him.

his dyet drinke wrought litle for he tooke litl.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 59v (upper right part of page)

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CASE37857: Horary consultation concerning Mr James Mordaunt (PERSON24518)

Question asked by Old Lady Mordaunt (PERSON24519) on 17 April 1611 at 17:38

RN the lady Mordant for mr Ianes Apr 17. h. 5. 38. p m. 1611.

feare a plurisy hath vomyted mutch yellow stuffe./

desyrous yt I should come ovr to thē.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 59v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE37923: Nativity for Edward Child (PERSON28907)

Question asked by Child (PERSON28905) on 25 April 1611 at 08:45

RN Edward Child of Silsoe 2 y & a ha {sic} moneth last mandy thursday borne about betwixt ten & a xj at night.


Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 69v (upper left part of page)

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CASE38132: Horary consultation concerning Amy More (PERSON20343)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1611 at 18:20

RN Any {sic} Moore of litle Stauton va 53. 20 y may 13. h. 6. 20 p m 1611 a stitch vndr her syde

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 98v (upper left part of page)

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CASE38367: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37550)

Question asked by the patient on 1 July 1611 at 11:00

RN A Scottish scholler onc of magd colledg. hurte wth the rekuling of a piece his body two or 3 \yeres/ broken out in divrse holes. Iuly 1. h. 11. ant m 1611.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 125r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE38398: Horary consultation concerning Mr Clark (PERSON28974)

Question asked by the patient on 10 July 1611 between 09:00 and 11:00

RN Mr Clarke of Henloe. 30 y. ma\r/yed fantastica{ll} casteth often every morning very h{one}st man fat & foggy & eateth very litle./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 128v (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?f28-volume-name=Napier%2C%20vol.%2020;f29-extent-of-transcription=Whole%20entry;f30-question-asked=Medical, accessed 5 April 2025.