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CASE37971: Nativity for Elizabeth Seabrook (PERSON35166)

Question asked by Goody Elizabeth Seabrook (PERSON35165) on 27 April 1611 between 10:20 and 11:25

RN Elis Seabrooke will not suck her mother. {illeg}|b|orne Apr 13. h {sic} hor. 3 \38 {sic} 40./ p m /or about 5 rather\ 1611. sent to me f {sic} her mother for this child to know the cause & what was to be Done in this case.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 76v (upper left part of page)

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CASE24445: Horary consultation concerning Mr Wilson (PERSON36908)

Question asked by the patient on 21 April 1615 at 16:45

RN Mr wylson 37 y Ap 21. h. 4 p. m. 1615. a gentlemā mayed {sic} 7 yers /rather 4. 45 p m 1615\

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would know wheather yt it ceedeth of heat or cold. being sometymes very hot & sometymes very cold./ mutch disposed to bleeding. rūneth outwardly.

Mr wylson by willing 37 y Ap 21. h 4. p m 16i5

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, ff. 183v-184r (f. 183v bottom left, f. 183v upper right, and f. 184r upper left)

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CASE25348: Horary consultation concerning Magdalen Dormer [Curson] [Young Lady Curson] (PERSON22807)

Question asked by the patient on 17 August 1610 between 15:30 and 15:40

RN The Lady Curson of Adington 30 y Aug 17 h. 3. 40. p m 16i0

fallen sick at the lady Dickbyes two myles of. & inquirth the cause of her \of/ casting blood still feeling the tast of blood

lady Curson Aug 17 h 3. 30 p m 1610

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 118v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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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)

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?f3-date=1610-1619;f4-querent-age-band=030-039;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ACause%20of%20the%20affliction, accessed 5 March 2025.