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CASE66410: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) and Anonymous (PERSON40698)

Question asked by Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) on 19 June 1628 at 18:00

RN {I}ohn Evans of the Mynrys in London Iue {sic} 19 h. 6 p m. 1628

writeth for a gent mā

first vnfoldeth his owne greefe how he is wrōged & cosened of all yt he hath & therby he his wife & childrē broght to great want & misery craveth my Counsell & instruction

Also writeth in the behalfe of a gentlemā yt having taken an extreme cold & prsently an exceeding greefe for the Death of his wife & {th}erby cast Downe into sicknes & mutch melancholy of a sanguyne cōplexion his sicknes & melancholy is mutch abated & now his voice is almost Lost yt he s cānot {sic} \on cānot/ spea heare on \him/ that speaketh {sic} \to speake/ a yard of

cōplayneth of something about the pit of his throate his voice is only low & weake but not troubled wth any fault in noncing but cleere inough every where no physick but cōplayneth of the coldnes of his stomack & head & sone {sic} stoppage about the begying of his nose cold flegme & cold head & defect in hearing hath 2 great manyscripts of physick yt he is Desyrous I should vse craveth vnder god my consayle for the frind his gentleman

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 80r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11789: Horary consultation concerning Ralph French (PERSON11964) and Anne French (PERSON11967)

Question asked by Ralph French (PERSON11964) on 9 November 1598 at 11:30

RN Radolp: french. 46. s minister of Stock hamon. 9 of november. die . h. 11. 45. 30. for his reume & his wife. arising frō his belly to his chest leeke led hard & hoven in his belly full of winde |1598|

an his wife an ach & gydines in her hed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 50r (upper left part of page)

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CASE21643: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Horwood (PERSON12968) and Dorothy Horwood (PERSON12969)

Question asked by Agnes Horwood (PERSON12968) on 24 October 1604 at 13:30

RN Agnys Horwood of Buckinghā 19 y Octob 16 24 hor. 1. 2|3|0 p m. 1604. /hed light\ hed extreeme ill ever sinc thre weekes before miklemas being styrred ill in all her bodye. faynt & weake |keepeth her bed most cōmonlye|

Dorothy Horwood her 8. y. sistr at the same tyme boath a leeke. faynt & weake boath. pale a very bad head hed {sic}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 169r (upper right part of page)

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CASE26844: Horary consultation concerning Bridget Charnock (PERSON19261) and Richard Charnock (PERSON19257) and Old Mr Richard Charnock (PERSON19256)

Question asked by Old Mr Richard Charnock (PERSON19256) on 10 March 1606 at 15:30

RN Brydget Charnock 14 y march 10 h 3. 30 p m 1606. \hedach melancholy fits/

Rich. Charnock 14 y marh {sic} 10 h. 3. 30 p m 1606.

Old Mr Charnock him selfe.

itch hed ache sorow & greefe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 59v (upper right part of page)

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CASE54640: Horary consultation concerning Gillian Sansome (PERSON58278) and Sansome (PERSON58275)

Question asked by Gillian Sansome (PERSON58278) on 19 July 1622 at 17:39

RN Gillane Sansome by temple Barre 50 y Iuly 19 h. 5. 39 p m 1622 /strangly taken hands shaking & crooked\

thanks for her Daughters strang recoavery

now for her owne selfe troubled wth heate & cold by fits & sudden flushes flushing in so mutch making her very faynt & to sweate also craveth my helpe.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 3r (upper right part of page)

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CASE52448: Horary consultation concerning Mary Harvey (PERSON51120) and Harvey (PERSON51090)

Question asked by Mary Harvey (PERSON51120) on 12 May 1621 at 14:15

RN Mary Harvey of Olny a young widow 24|6| y may 12 h. 2. 15 p m 162i

for her legs swelled red eys dym & her litle child wth hot red eyes

child sent

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 138v (upper left part of page)

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CASE73615: Horary consultation concerning Lady Dorothy Jennings [Mrs Jennings] (PERSON52513) and Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517)

Question asked by Lady Dorothy Jennings [Mrs Jennings] (PERSON52513) on 12 January 1632 at 18:20

RN The lady Dorothy Ienins of the Str{and} for her Dropsy & scurvy |& a great co{ugh} yt troubleth her very mutch|

& her Daughters eyes Ian. 12 {h} 6. 20 p m 163{2}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 386 (upper right part of page)

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CASE12058: Horary consultation concerning Lady Chester [Mrs Elizabeth Chester] (PERSON45998) and Mr William Chester (PERSON10458)

Question asked by Lady Chester [Mrs Elizabeth Chester] (PERSON45998) on 12 March 1599 at 12:50

RN Elisabeth Chester 34 yeres cold in her armes & neck bone Mart. 12. {sic} 48. 50. 1599. & her sonn will who is amisse in her|is| lims who cannot stand & looketh weakly.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 99v (upper right part of page)

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CASE19495: Horary consultation concerning Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315) and William Hatch (PERSON12640)

Question asked by Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315) on 29 June 1601 at 06:00

RN Willia Hatch of Stapleford 60 y. Iune 29 die hor. 6 ant m 160i |hard by Luton.|

[Astrological Chart]

my brothr Sandy at this tyme troubled wth a losenes would knowe wheathr it be good to stop it or noe. & wheathr will: hatch b wyll dye of this Disease.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 130r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE21909: Horary consultation concerning Rose Denton (PERSON11283) and John Denton (PERSON11275)

Question asked by Rose Denton (PERSON11283) on 14 January 1605 at 10:25

RN Rose Daynton of Newporte. 30 y. Ian 14. hor 10. 25. ant m 1605.

in her hed \face/ armes feete. ru eares rūning to and froe.

ch Iohn Daynton {illeg} {sic} 12 yeres a twelfemonth old.

cōplayneth of & rubbeth his nose & beateth it against a |any| thing well & looketh well otherwise

& so her selfe

on told her yt all the child shee had her disease if it were not renyed armes ready.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 213v (upper left part of page)

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CASE24782: Horary consultation concerning Mr Matthew Walkenden (PERSON25906) and Mrs Walkenden (PERSON36405)

Question asked by Mr Matthew Walkenden (PERSON25906) on 16 May 1610 at 18:00

RN Mr Walkedyn of Stony stratford h. 6. p m 16i0 maij 16. h. 6 p m 16i0 & for Mres Walkedyne |he sent his wifes water who did swound g|m|opish & foolish.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 37v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE30095: Horary consultation concerning Lady Grace Fortescue [Grace Manners] (PERSON19647) and Young Mrs Frances Fortescue (PERSON19648)

Question asked by Lady Grace Fortescue [Grace Manners] (PERSON19647) on 20 December 1605 at 12:00

RN my ladye fortiscue of Saldon sent for a quart of bugloes watr decē{b} 20 h. 12. 1605.

& h|M|res francis fortiscue greene sicknes left syde cough

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 257v (upper right part of page)

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CASE55470: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Monson [Baronet] [Mr Monson [the elder]] (PERSON5064) and Young Mr John Monson (PERSON33305)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Monson [Baronet] [Mr Monson [the elder]] (PERSON5064) on 6 January 1623 at 17:00

RN Sr Th. Mounson. for his owne fortune touching his busines wth ny {sic} lord treasourer & how Th Marq of Buckingham & the young gentlemā will befrynd him to have an end of his busynes & also of his sons health & when he is to prsent his gyft to ye king. Ian. 6. h. 5. p m. 1623

Mr Iohn is better then he was of his cold & keepeth still his chāber his ioynt are weake his father craveth my advice for him Ian. 6. h. 5 p m 1623. full of melanch

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 150v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE74220: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Piggot (PERSON56765) and Mrs Margaret Anderson (PERSON42694)

Question asked by Mrs Anne Piggot (PERSON56765) on 4 April 1632 at 14:50

RN Mres Piggot gentlewomā to Sr Rich Anderson & governes to all his Daughters 30 y Ap. 4 . h. 2. 50 p m 1632

languishing fearth eyther a consūption or the grne {sic} sicknes

|would be resolued| wheathr it ceede frō her body or nynd {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 48 (upper left part of page)

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CASE10127: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Johnson [Lady Johnson] (PERSON13247) and Agnes Johnson (PERSON13244)

Question asked by Mrs Elizabeth Johnson [Lady Johnson] (PERSON13247) on 3 March 1600 at 12:00

RN Elisabeth Ianson of t of Buckingham owner of the sonage. 40 y. f {sic} March 3. die h. 12. 0 ant m 1600 & for her daughtr Agnys 10 y. old who is shorte winded & to {sic} reacheth vp fleme

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 5r (upper right part of page)

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CASE22783: Horary consultation concerning William Hartwell (PERSON51081) and Alice Clause (PERSON46301)

Question asked by William Hartwell (PERSON51081) on 28 August 1630 at 11:00

RN Will Hartwell & Alice Claues young Children of 9 & the boy 13 of Turvey troubled wth the kings evill vnder there chin wth kernels Aug. 28 h {sic} hor 11 ant m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 114v (upper left part of page)

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CASE57972: Horary consultation concerning Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286) and Sir Thomas Neville [Smith] (PERSON55281)

Question asked by Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286) on 22 March 1624 at 18:00

RN The lady Nevill tooke wth her husb. the last dyet Drink & it wroght not vppon waterish humours as Did her first ab. 3 weekes before whitsontyde but Did gripe exceedingly & she Did|ot|h writ now for on yt might worke more kindly on waterish hunours {sic} March 22 h. 6 p m 1624

sent me a draght of this dyet Drink to st {sic} tast. mach {sic} 20 h {h} {sic} 10. 30 ant m. 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 118r (upper left part of page)

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CASE16542: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Saxbey (PERSON15637) and Saxbey (PERSON18791) and Saxbey (PERSON15635)

Question asked by Saxbey (PERSON15635) on 31 January 1605 at 12:00

GJ Thomas Saxby of Hartwell 20 y. Ian: 31 ho. 12 in mer. 1605 A payne in his backe and bones

[Astrological Chart]

Quærit vt morbo gallico laboret

His father brought his water togither wth his owne and his wives. he feares that he tooke the disease by one that breathed in his face about michelmas

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 235r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE24904: Horary consultation concerning Goody Cooper (PERSON29360) and Thomas Withers (PERSON36989)

Question asked by Goody Cooper (PERSON29360) on 1 June 1610 at 08:00

RN Goody Coo \of newport/ 40 y. Iune 1. h. 8 ant m 16i0.

every where./ cānot rellish any water.

Thomas Wythers of newport 3 quarters old Iune 1. h. 8 ant m 16i0

a great cold extreeme sick cā eate or take any thing

[Astrological Chart]

Goody Coo quærit an sit gravida cānot rellish anye thinge. ill this moneth.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 51v (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?f3-practitioner-is-patient=No;f4-treatment=No;f5-question-asked=Medical;f6-querent-is-asking-about=Self;f7-language=English;f8-number-of-querents=Single%20querent;f9-patient-knowledge=Not%20specified, accessed 15 June 2024.