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CASE12252: Horary consultation concerning Eleanor Whitmell (PERSON17113)

Question asked by the patient on 20 April 1599 at 13:50

RN Elner Witmell of Wicken 14. come Christmas troubled wth the hot ague & coughe & greene sicknes. quærit remediū Apr. 20. die h. 1. 50. mi. p m. 1599

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 128v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12235: Horary consultation concerning Richard Lingard (PERSON13722)

Question asked by Lingard (PERSON13720), Lingard (PERSON13723) and Anonymous (PERSON17678) on 17 April 1599 at 14:35

RN Richard Lingard this a yere & halfe old. troubled wth an ague & wth the wormes. & leekely to have the iandes the child is weaned sent to me by there sister. the fathr & the mothr boath Apr. 17. die h. 2. 30|5| p m. 1599. of Simpson a great cold.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 125r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12290: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Impy (PERSON13103)

Question asked by the patient on 24 April 1599 at 11:15

RN Thomas Impy of Marst{illeg}|on|e Morten 43 for a lame hand swelled yt he can lift it vp to his hed. 24 of Apr. {di}e h. 11. 15. ant m. 1599. {taken} wth a surfet of wet & cold. yt fell into his armes.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 136r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12113: Horary consultation concerning John Windmill (PERSON17221)

Question asked by the patient on 21 March 1599 at 08:20

RN Iohn Wind {sic}

Iohn Windmill of yardly Gubbin 34 yeres old maried sick sinc munday night at wood lyeth at his chest cannot sleepe nor take any rest on his bed or any vp or Downe. sent his water reasonable good a cold taken vppō a heate. somewhat to yellowe & somewhat Costive. as red as skarlet his face a very strong lusty man \21 of/ March. die h. 8. 3|2|0 mi ant m. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 107r-v (f. 107r bottom right, and f. 107v upper left)

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CASE11976: Horary consultation concerning John Cosins (PERSON10943)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1599 at 07:00

RN Iohn Cozens troubled wth a shaking & sometimes burning after the shaking ague cōplayneth most of hed. & a litle his belly on day well anothr {sic} ill. feb 25. die . h. 7. 30. 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 86r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11669: Horary consultation concerning William Roughead (PERSON15478)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 4 September 1598 at 07:35

RN my man will: Roughead spit blood wc he thincketh he tooke wth a bruise by carying my milk & overstrayning him selfe. at 7. 35. mi.

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 25r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12234: Horary consultation concerning John Windmill (PERSON17222)

Question asked by Windmill (PERSON17233) on 10 April 1599 at 07:00

RN Iohn Windmill of Yardly Gubbin a twelmoneth old & as mutch as candelmas the sunday after candlemas. came & brought her Child yt was payned in the body & had divers fi strange fits. but before it tooke it had a fit of an ague before it. not v this beating & panting began on friday night wth a quivering & shakings of the belly & armes Apr. 10. die h. 7. ant m. 1599 goeth had|r|d to grounde cryeth

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 125r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12338: Horary consultation concerning Joan Hatch (PERSON12642)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1599 at 15:00

RN {sic} Ione Hatch of Simpson 53. payned in her hed & back & every where. & hath a great mist over her eyes. / sent to me for phisick was vp taketh her as an ague very Cold. & litle hot. Apr 27. die h. 3. ps m {sic}. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 143r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11874: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Underhood (PERSON16643)

Question asked by the patient on 13 December 1598 at 14:35

RN Thomas vnderhood 20 yeres old of stratford for to break his cold for he hath a cough wc maketh him vomit. every day when he Drinketh cold Drink he Doth vomit. Decēb. 13 die h. 2. 30|5|. p m. he is short winded

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 66v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12380: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Susan Andrews (PERSON9163)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 14 May 1599 at 11:30

RN Mres Androwes of Broughton the 14 of may die h. 11. 30. post m. 1599 for the whites. troubled wth a great rheume / ipsa nō movebat questionē sed Dixi me velle cū ipsa mecū de alij reb contulit sermonem/ b {sic}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 150r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11685: Horary consultation concerning William Smith (PERSON15922)

Question asked by the patient on 13 September 1598 at 08:00

RN William Smithe \of haversham./ of 30 yeres maried vnmaried supposeth he hath taken a cold he now walketh vp & downe Sept 13 die h. 8. ant m. 1598.

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 28r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11704: Horary consultation concerning Mary Reeve (PERSON15254)

Question asked by the patient on 21 September 1598 at 17:30

RN Mary Rive came to me for the greene sicknes wc made her very faynt Sep{t} 21. die . h p m 5 30 1598. of 18|6| yeres old. 16 y

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 31v (upper right part of page)

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CASE13481: Horary consultation concerning Joan Gee (PERSON12100)

Question asked by the patient on 26 March 1598 at 07:40

RN Ihone Gee of Raunson 6{9}|7| yeres 67 yeres old mittit morbo. 1598. mart 26 die . h. 7 38 40. mi ant merid extreeme hot within & cannot sclack her thirst. a hot ague.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 156r (upper part of page)

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CASE12545: Horary consultation concerning Sir Everard Digby (PERSON11308)

Question asked by the patient on 18 August 1599 at 11:50

RN Mr Dickby \of Gothurst./ 21 yeres. troubled wth a stitch & an ague. mutch thick corrupted fleume wth bloode. Aug. 18 die . h. 11. 50 ant m. 1599. /he had a veine burst in his lungs.\

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 179r (upper left part of page)

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CASE26039: Horary consultation concerning Susan Blundell (PERSON9824)

Question asked by Mrs Catherine Blundell [Budoxhed] [Butshed] [Mrs Blundell [the elder]] (PERSON9819) on 20 January 1598 at 13:45

RN Mres Blundell sent to me to come to Her daughter Susan about 12 yeres old who layd speechles for a weeke & after ward spak a worde or two. who h is troubled day & night wth diverse fitt & hath falleth often & nowe hath no vse of hed necke legs hand or {sic} an but only of her eyes & yet eateth & hath a good colour. 1598 Ian die 20. die h: post merid. 1. 45.

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mater filia Susan Blund: Ian. 20 die h post merid 1. 45. 1598.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 7r, f. 8v, f. 6r (f. 7r upper, f. 8v upper, and f. 6r upper left)

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CASE12240: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Buckingham [Honour] (PERSON10131)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1599 at 14:30

RN Goody Honour cōplayneth of a paine in her hart throbbing & beating leeke an ague came on her at the first. shee sweateth with it yt on may wring her cloathes at 2|A|pr. 18 die h. 2 30. mi. p m. 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 126r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12277: Horary consultation concerning John Brooke (PERSON10071)

Question asked by the patient on 23 April 1599 at 08:30

RN Iohn Brookes 24 yeres a batcheler: servant to goodmā Sympson spitteth bloode & hath a hie colour payned vnder his side hath a cough. feareth a plurisye. Apr. 23 die h. 8. 30. m. p m {sic}. 1599 a very good water but very mutche.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 133v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12493: Horary consultation concerning Avis Holman (PERSON12880)

Question asked by the patient on 19 May 1599 at 10:15

RN Avis homan of 60 yeres many times kepeth her bed but nowe walketh & is often swelled & holdeth her as an ague. at the same time. her water red & thickish

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 168v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12642: Horary consultation concerning Charles (PERSON8908)

Question asked by the patient on 4 September 1599 at 16:45

RN Charles mr Stantons servant 19 y. fell sick at mr Barkers howse of a tertian ague. 15 yeres old nowe every days ague Septemb. 4 die h. 4. 45. p m 1599. very weake sick this 5 weekes.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 194r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11722: Horary consultation concerning Mr George Sherley (PERSON15789)

Question asked by the patient on 1 October 1598 at 07:39

RN George Shurdley of haversham 25 yeres old fell sick vppon friday night. v at 8 at night but afterwards grue sicke that night sent to me this i of Octob. 1. die h. 7. 39. m. ant m. of a high colour & complexion his mothr feareth a plurisie he is extreeme sicke. 1598. in all his body sick & lims extreeme hot & yet not Drye

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 36r (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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f31-date=1590-1599;f32-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29, accessed 31 March 2025.