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CASE72081: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Jennings (PERSON52509) and Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517)

Question asked by Lady Dorothy Jennings [Mrs Jennings] (PERSON52513) and Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517) on 12 May 1631 at 20:20

RN The Lady Iēnings sent for pils for Mr Th. Ienins for his Dyet Drink wrought to gentlely may 12 h. 8 an 29 \20/. p m 1631

Mres Elis Ienings craveth pils for her eys

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 334 (upper left part of page)

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CASE31762: Horary consultation concerning Lady Digby (PERSON11310)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26409) on 24 June 1607 at 06:38

RN The lady Dickby of Gothurst Iune 24. h. 6. 38 ant m. 1607. hath spent her dyet Drink drinking no othr drinke hath taken it some six days & thre days it gave her four stooles a daye & two dayes but 2 a daye it weakneth not yet giveth litle amendment.

had them lately but pale.

would know wheathr shee is to vide any more./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 231r (upper right part of page)

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CASE78005: Horary consultation concerning Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400) and Lady Alice Egerton [Young Lady Alice Bridgewater] (PERSON48397)

Question asked by Mrs Quicke (PERSON57232) on 8 August 1633 at 20:20

RN Aug 8 h. 8. 20 p m. 1633

I receaved a letter frō mres Quck {sic} yt the lady Magdalen by means of ye lady {sic} \Countes/ her mother. hath bene forced to vs fast. & to keepe a fast but once the Countes hath made the lady Magd to keepe an exact dyet & fasting & hath abstaynd frō the vse of any prscribed by me & semeth to be mutch better for it

craveth a masse of my pils

the lady Magdalen was lately sick but now mutch amended.

The lady Alce well wthout taking any physick

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 364 (upper right, and bottom centre parts of page)

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CASE46705: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) and Mrs Elizabeth Marsh [the younger] (PERSON33024)

Question asked by Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) on 26 May 1618 at 17:00 or at 18:00

RN my Cosen he & She marsh did boath writ vnto me she for her selfe wheathr good to sweat & also for her Daughter. & to bleed her in ye foote at ye fall wch would not bleede

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 201, f. 113r (upper right part of page)

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CASE73481: Horary consultation concerning Captain John Tyrringham (PERSON25848) and Young Mrs Anne Tyrringham (PERSON60704)

Question asked by Young Mrs Anne Tyrringham (PERSON60704) on 10 December 1631 at 12:00

SRN Mr Iohn Tyringham of Henwicke Decembr 10. . hor. 12. in merid. 1631. /Mrs Tyringham misit aq vrinā & quærit vtrum sit grauida/.\

[Astrological Chart]

The vomitt gaue him much ease for ye stoppinge of his stomach. The Cordiall hath somewhat abated his Cough he desyres a nother of ye same He is sometymes troubled with ye Crampe in his thyghes & legs & feete.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 340 (upper left part of page)

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CASE63615: Horary consultation concerning Countess Home [Lady Home] (PERSON51783) and Mrs Craste (PERSON47249)

Question asked by Mary Fane [Countess of Westmorland] [Old Countess of Westmorland ] [Old Lady Westmorland] (PERSON48709) and Grace Fane [Countess of Westmorland] [Lady le Dispenser] [Lady de la Spencer] (PERSON48708) on 13 April 1627 between 07:45 and 08:25

RN The Lady West & the Lady de Lespencer sent for Mres Crosts to goe to her grandmotter Dup & not to come Home to thē for feare of relapse

& sent me 5l for mrs Crosts & the lady West a peece for her child.

quærit vtrū sit gravida

renē{sic} to write to her & to the Bayly for his Child \the falling sicknes/ & to the lady Westmorland & to the lady delespencer et vtrū Her daughter lady Humes be gravida & in ye behalfe of Mres Crosts. \is Costive always// her dyet \purging Drink/ wroght 3 or 4 tys {sic} a day

fearth astringent playsters will bynd it

I had 5l of the lady Delespencer & a peece frō the old lady Westmorland for my Counsell for her child |Ap 13.|

Mres Crost was willed for feare of relapse to goe to her Grandmother Dup for a while I wished her to stay vntill the 8 of May 8.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 227, f. 58r-v (f. 58r bottom right, and f. 58v middle left)

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CASE18522: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Blundell (PERSON9815)

Question asked by Mrs Catherine Blundell [Budoxhed] [Butshed] [Mrs Blundell [the elder]] (PERSON9819) on 13 January 1603 at 09:00

GJ Mrs Blundell came the same tyme for Pill. Coch. for her husband

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 283r (upper right part of page)

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CASE21953: Horary consultation concerning Malins (PERSON13879)

Question asked by Young Goody Joan Malins (PERSON13904) on 26 January 1605 at 08:00

RN Goody young malyns wheathr her child might not be let blood Ian 26 h {sic} hor 8. 1605 ant m

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 220r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE23657: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37221)

Question asked by Mrs Agnes Throckmorton (PERSON36067) on 5 July 1614 at 17:00

RN a yoing {sic} gentlewomā of my lady Carels of Essex 12 y Iuly 5. h. 5. p m. 1614.

mres Agnys Throckmorton of weston writeth vnto me to lodg her at my house & to vndertake her cure./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 42v (upper left part of page)

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CASE24565: Horary consultation concerning William Compton [Second Baron Compton, First Earl of Northampton, Lord President of Wales] [Lord of Northampton] [Lord Compton] (PERSON10799)

Question asked by Old Lady Mordaunt (PERSON24519) on 21 April 1610 at 16:30

RN The lord kempton sent to me Apr 21. h {sic} hor. 4. 30 p m 16i0 to come over to him on sondy by 5 to give him physick /or rather the lady mordant.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 14r (upper left part of page)

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CASE24787: Horary consultation concerning Piggot (PERSON34330)

Question asked by Mrs Piggot (PERSON34329) on 17 May 1610 at 13:00

RN Mres Piggot sent her youngest daughter of 13 y of lowton to be let blood in boath feete. may. 17 h. 1. p m 16i0

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 38r (upper right part of page)

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CASE25934: Horary consultation concerning Susan Young (PERSON62829)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON6319) on 15 May 1604 at 09:20

RN my sistr for Susāna whethr shee should be let blood maij 15. hor {9} 20 \15 |20|/ an{t} {m} 1604.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 174, p. 308 (middle part of page)

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CASE31306: Horary consultation concerning Smith (PERSON25456)

Question asked by Mrs Joan Smith (PERSON15965) on 25 April 1607 at 10:45

W Mris Ioane Smithe of Mursly y. 41. Aprill 25. . hor. 10. 45. A. M.

She came to haue her daughter lett blood who came wth her.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 170r (upper right part of page)

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CASE31806: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON22162)

Question asked by Mrs Elizabeth Mordaunt (PERSON20335) on 29 June 1607 at 06:40

RN mes Mordant for {sic}of Turvey for a vomit for her mayden Iune 29 h. 6. 40 an{t m} 1607

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 236v (upper right part of page)

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CASE33469: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Mary Blundell [Paxton] (PERSON9823)

Question asked by Mrs Catherine Blundell [Budoxhed] [Butshed] [Mrs Blundell [the elder]] (PERSON9819) on 20 May 1608 at 09:45

GJ Mrs Blundell came for Cimanon water for her daughter mary Maij 20 ho. 9. 45 a. m. 1608

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 117v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE35875: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Fortescue (PERSON11824)

Question asked by Lady Grace Fortescue [Grace Manners] (PERSON19647) on 30 May 1609 at 16:25

RN The lady fortiskue sent for Asparagus bruscus. polip. sarsap. for her sonne Iohn fortiskue may 30. h. 4. 25 p m. 1609.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 60v (upper right part of page)

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CASE36901: Horary consultation concerning Henry Playstoe (PERSON24925)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON27067) on 17 January 1610 at 10:15

RN at this tyme the womā of Stonystratfo{rd} asked wheathr it were good to let Playstoe blood.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 203, f. 218v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE40538: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Dorothy Fortescue [Throckmorton] (PERSON23241)

Question asked by Lady Grace Fortescue [Grace Manners] (PERSON19647) on 30 October 1612 at 15:45

RN The lady fortiscue sent for dictanus creticus or dictādr I sent j & of myrrha ß for her daughter mres Throckmorton octob. 30 h. 3. 45 p m 1612. |3 mydwifes sent for.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 193r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE42620: Horary consultation concerning Lady Mary Morrison (PERSON33398)

Question asked by Mrs Honour (PERSON31804) on 4 November 1615 at 10:50

RN My lady \marye/ moryson 25 y novēb. 4. hor 10. 50 ant m 1615 |of Wardon Abby|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, ff. 141v-142r (f. 141v upper right, f. 142r upper left, and f. 142r middle right)

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CASE44283: Horary consultation concerning Lady Wainman (PERSON21059)

Question asked by Lady Farmer (PERSON11646) on 30 January 1617 at 14:30

RN The lady farmer for my lady Weanemā Ian 30 h. 2. 30 p m 16i7

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 61v (bottom 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%3ATreatment;f31-querent-sex=Female;f32-patient-consent=Not%20specified, accessed 31 March 2025.