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CASE22011: Horary consultation concerning Foster (PERSON11855)

Question asked by the patient on 5 March 1605 at 11:00

RN Fosters wife of newport the carier 28 y martij 5 h. 11 ant m. 1605.

quærit an sit gravida credit se esse

bleedeth mutch & often & is sick wthall.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 230v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11693: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Miller (PERSON14177)

Question asked by the patient on 16 September 1598 at 09:55

RN An Miller of Newport. 30 yeres old married to a husband yt maketh leape enquireth a remedy for her disease Septemb. 16 die . h. 9. 55 ant. m. 1598. hath bene very sick this fortnight & keepeth her bed. 1598 & cannot stir but as she is helpen. a longe scouring and a palsy white water a bad hed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 29v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12156: Horary consultation concerning Andrew Foddy (PERSON11805)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1599 at 14:45

RN Andrewe foddy of Stony Stratford. 40 yeres. never maried. a glover. very sick & keepeth his bed sick this 5 or 6 days so faynte & feble about ye harte. 27 Marcij die h. 2. 45. mi. p. m.

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE11333: Horary consultation concerning John Emerson (PERSON11574) and John Sadler (PERSON15549)

Question asked by John Emerson (PERSON11574) and John Sadler (PERSON15549) on 29 October 1600 at 11:00

RN Iohn Emmerten of Buckingham a glover sick this 20 weekes. Octob. 29 h. 11. ant m. 1600.

{sic} Io helpe on Iohn Sadler of Buckingham for a sore in his brest./

Iohn Emmerton of Buckingā 50 y. Octob 29 h. 11 ant m. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 183v (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE12910: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Field (PERSON11717)

Question asked by the patient on 21 December 1599 at 08:50

RN Thomas field a day labourer of Willing 52. y. Decēbr 21. die  {sic}. 8. 50. ant m. 1599. ever sinc sunday keepeth his bed eateth nothing but drinketh

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 241v (upper left part of page)

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CASE37224: Horary consultation concerning Andrew Osborn (PERSON24719)

Question asked by the patient on 27 November 1609 at 07:54

RN Andrew Osburne of london a silke mā a batcheler 28 y novēb. 29. 27. h. 7. 54. ant m. 1609 |extreme sick swelled face belly likely to dye of a|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Dropsye./’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 329, f. 4r (upper part of page)

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CASE11797: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Thorne (PERSON16417)

Question asked by the patient on 13 November 1598 at 12:06

RN Margaret Tarelton \Thorne/ the wife of Will Tarelton a tealer \of Newport./ 40 yeres old 16 yeres maried sick & hath had her disease growing vppon her this 12 monets {sic} & better quærit novemb. it taketh her every foote. Novemb. 13 die . h. 12. 6. mi 1598. shee was so weak shee could not come but sent her servant mead it ariseth from her hart vpward to her throot ready to stop her winde

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 51v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE11804: Horary consultation concerning Reynold Davis (PERSON11179)

Question asked by the patient on 16 November 1598 at 08:00

RN Raynold Davyes of the glover of Stonystratford sent his boy wth his water keepeth his bed most of all but sometimes riseth vppon the 11 of novembr it took him first, but was very ill handled wth it vppon die sent his boy to me for my consell this 16 of novemb die h. 8. ant m. 1598 he thincketh he took it wth a bruise he took wth the caring of hides a yere since. 40 yeres old.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 53r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11785: Horary consultation concerning Old John Risely (PERSON15344)

Question asked by the patient on 8 November 1598 at 12:15

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnson mill. l 72 yeres old sick in L {sic} his body this 2 or 3 yeres about his \6 weekes./ he cōplayneth \of his navell/ it is sore & rūneth a|i|t reeseth at his navell leek an oake water. it looketh red & is rawe. he hath the cholick wth all & yt for this 7 yeres: maketh water very often. he thinketh his teeth to {stink} in his hed. & his feete to Double vnder him die . h. 12. 15. 1598 he sent me a dish of oates he is a fuller. novemb. 8. 1598.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 49r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11905: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Barrat (PERSON9502)

Question asked by Old Barrat (PERSON9498) on 21 December 1598 at 09:30

RN Thomas Barret of stony stratford servant to Iohn Smith of haversham tayler {vousued} to nothing extreeme weake cannot stirre out of his bed. the 28 of Decēb. die . h 9. 30. m. ant m. 1598 pater filio.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 72v (upper right part of page)

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CASE18804: Horary consultation concerning Anne Middleton (PERSON4997)

Question asked by the patient on 5 February 1599 at 07:30

RN An Middleton 10 yeres old hath many strang fits a londonour over against Paules church. her fathr is a linnen Dra well his wife was Mr Grys syster. well acquainted wth my brothr Sandy

quærit causa morbi in prsentia filij et patris in prijs ædib patris sui feb. 5 die hor 7. 30 m: ant m 16 1599

veneficiu suspicatr

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 11r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12199: Horary consultation concerning Edward Newton (PERSON14403)

Question asked by the patient on 3 April 1599 at 10:00

RN Edward Newnton sick this 14 week of Stony stratford a weaver hart & everywhere sick pined & yet eatet skin & bone. & yet will eate any thing. 60 yeres old. faynt. hard bound {illeg}|y|et onc in 24 houres. feareth lest he be b{edr}ed a drie coughe. this 8 yeres. Aprill 3 die h. 10. 1599. reareth fleme, in a cōsumption. hart hele & stronge.

E Newton.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 120r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE12208: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Geas (PERSON12098)

Question asked by the patient on 4 April 1599 at 07:12

RN Marget|r|et Geas of Newport 14. Mr Huls the scriv servant. sickly this 12 moneth. & had onc the ague yesterday vomited twice bloode. a bloody \& fully/ faced wench. Apr. 4. die h. 7. 12. m. 1599. |as if shee werre ready to dye|/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 121r (upper right part of page)

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CASE30502: Horary consultation concerning William Fowler (PERSON23272)

Question asked by Alice Fowler (PERSON23275) on 21 January 1607 at 10:23

RN Wylliā fowler of Wouften of the greene 31 y Ian 21. h. 22|3|. ant m 1607. /a Carpenter/\

a great cold & a cough harte & hed

whithr he shall scape his wife weeping enquireth hath bene sicke ever since christmas last night very sicke./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 58r (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?f29-info=Occupation%20mentioned%3A%3AOther%20trades%20and%20services;f30-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f31-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29, accessed 31 March 2025.