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CASE12233: Horary consultation concerning Alice Cowly (PERSON11000)

Question asked by the patient on 9 April 1599 between 08:30 and 10:30

RN Alce Cowley of Sherington 39. swelled in her body & legs. a very high coloured woman.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 124v (middle right part of page)

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CASE38537: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Taylor (PERSON35922)

Question asked by the patient on 14 August 1611 at 09:00

RN Thomas Tayler of Wing 65 y Aug. 14. . h. 9 ant m 1611. swelled in his body & his legs.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 145r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE13019: Horary consultation concerning Old Goody Knight (PERSON13467)

Question asked by the patient on 21 January 1600 at 17:30

RN Old Goody Knight the hogherds wife her body & leg pitiously broken out rawe & mangy in her bodye craved a remedy Ian 21 die h. 5. 30 p m 1600 ever sinc St Steaphen

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 258v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11891: Horary consultation concerning William Seer (PERSON15703)

Question asked by the patient on 21 December 1598 at 12:45

RN Will: Seere of haversham. 53 yeres old sitteth vp by the fier, very stiffe & hardly to {ground} onc in 24 houres complayneth of his body & lims & legs most in on of his sides all over his left syde ever sinc March last: first amisse not able to goe over the Dore threshall. sinc Alhalloutide. sent his wife to me Decēb. 21. die . h. 12. 45. 1598. on of his legs the left wonderfully swelled. a very diseased body & hath had a greate cough.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘feare lest he be beworded’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 70v (upper left part of page)

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CASE23620: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Walker (PERSON36409)

Question asked by the patient on 27 June 1614 at 14:30

RN Thomas Walker gardyner to {G}. Chaterton. 56 y Iune 27 h. 2. 30 p m 1614 a black sanguyne cōplex. payned in his chest. swolne in his body & legs it tooke him 16 days since. /of St yeedes\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 35v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12330: Horary consultation concerning Mr Francis Longueville (PERSON13772)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1599 at 09:52

RN Frauncis Longvile of 10 yeres old. very sick in his body sent his water this 27 of Apr. die h. 9. 52. ant m. 1599. stiffe of his legs & armes.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 142r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12375: Horary consultation concerning Twydy Smith (PERSON15982)

Question asked by the patient on 3 May 1599 at 16:15

RN Twydy Smyth of Stony stratford

this figure is set for Twydy Smithe

[Astrological Chart]

Twydy Smith of 22 of \Stony/ Strafford lame this two yeres stuffed in her body & heavy. at 4. 15. p m. 1599. in her lims. & whites \hath/ a white wheish water & very thick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 149v (bottom left, upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE39004: Horary consultation concerning Old Sumner (PERSON35849)

Question asked by the patient on 27 December 1611 at 08:30

RN Old Sūner of Woulvrton Decēb. 27 . h. 8. 30. ant m. 1611 80 y

fortnigt amis frō lame frō the short ribs t|d|owne to his knes & cā take no rest but is mightely tormented as on yt were taken.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 208v (upper left part of page)

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CASE43348: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Brown (PERSON28477)

Question asked by the patient on 9 May 1616 at 12:38

RN Isb. Browne of yadly {sic} Hastyn 26 y May 9 h. 12. 38 p m 16i6 hath layen in childb{y}|e|d ever sinc 4 May even swelled every where face hands armes legs & body

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 84r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE19952: Horary consultation concerning Henry Lane (PERSON13555)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18497) on 10 October 1601 at 12:20

RN Henry Lane of Lowten 7 y. Octob. 10 hor 12. 20 ant. p m. 160i troubled wth red drye scurfe in his armes & legs.

taken as is supposed wth eating of a spyder cut into two peeces on halfe on his butter hath broke out anon after as it were in a lepry scurfe hath continued this two yeres be some speckes on his bodye.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 209r (upper right part of page)

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CASE61004: Horary consultation concerning Richard Spenser (PERSON59337)

Question asked by the patient on 23 August 1625 at 12:00

RN Rich: Spencer of Stonystratford 18. y. Aug. 23. . h. 12. 1625 a drye scurfe in his arms legs body backe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 178r (upper right part of page)

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CASE10651: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON8934)

Question asked by the patient on 22 May 1600 at 12:30

RN Mr Hipwels Kinswomā newly come to him 24. May. 23|2| die h. 12. 30 ant m {sic}. 1600

for a swelling in her body armes legs. burning hot.

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE12463: Horary consultation concerning Old Goody Isabel Barnwell (PERSON9495)

Question asked by the patient on 16 May 1599 at 11:30

RN Old Goody Barnwell hoven in body & hath a sincking in her feete & her lims stiffe & have no feeling. very Costive. may. the 18 16 die . h. 11. 30. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 164r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE16767: Horary consultation concerning Old John Smith (PERSON15895)

Question asked by the patient on 31 March 1602 at 09:40

RN Iohn Smyth of Milton Harnes 80 y Martij 31. hor 9. 40 ant m 1602.

for a great swelling in his bodye legs & armes & hands very hot.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 23r (upper right part of page)

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CASE31818: Horary consultation concerning Henry Stiles (PERSON25579)

Question asked by Davenport (PERSON22826) on 29 June 1607 at 14:30

RN Henry Stile of mutch Brickhill 19 y Iune 29 . h. 2. 30 p m 1607 19. y. sick 3 weekes very sore swelled in his body, bothe legs & face. & all other {sic} of his bodye

Davēport the Appar. wrote to me in his behalfe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 238r (upper right part of page)

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CASE48599: Horary consultation concerning William Steele (PERSON35707)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1619 at 11:30

RN Will Steele of Groundon 25 y last whitsontyde afternone afore Evening prayer came in son to me may 1. h {sic} hor. 11. 30 ant m 1619.

crooked in his lims necke \arms/ & body not foolish

2 y ill mutch physick no helpe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 347r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12154: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Linwell (PERSON13735)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1599 at 13:30

RN Isbell Linwell servant to Thomas Buncher of Paulus Perrye 30 yeres old nor fathr nor mothr a hie colourd wate woman & sweateth hart swollen in the body & legs. & chest faynte yt shee can do no worke hed & hart beateth. 27 of March die h. 1. 30 p m. 1599. short winded hath bene amisse this 3 week {wak}heth

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 114r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12356: Horary consultation concerning Arthur Smith (PERSON15876)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1599 at 09:30

RN Arthur Smithe of Woulverton. 36. payned in the bodye nowe & lims & knees. & hath a great hote stomack and mutch bounde. arms this 7 yeres & hath spent mutch monye. faynt & feeble. maij 1. die h. 9. {illeg}|3|0. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE65305: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Brewer (PERSON44769)

Question asked by the patient on 4 February 1628 at 09:00

RN Mary Bruer of this towne 36 y feb. 4. h. 9 ant m 1628

Is lame in all her body & her |left| kne swelled & foot & is lame in it cōplayneth of her backe & syde & is desyrous to be let blood great wth child quickened at St Thomas

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 90v (upper right part of page)

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CASE21840: Horary consultation concerning Goody Hobs (PERSON12812)

Question asked by the patient on 27 December 1604 at 10:20

RN Goody Hobs of Gothurst 60|3| y. Decēb 27. hor. 10 20 ant m 1604.

every where swelled in her lyms armes. legs bodye very shortwyded.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 202r (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?f29-hands=Mr%20Richard%20Napier%20%5BSandy%5D%20%5BRichard%20Napier%20%5BSenior%5D%5D;f40-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ATorso;f41-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints, accessed 2 April 2025.