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CASE21869: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Perry (PERSON14863)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18689) on 2 January 1605 at 10:15

RN Thomas Perry of Woulvrton a quartr of a yere and six weekes Ian 2. . h. 10. 15. ant m 1605. burst in the right syde & the cods {cā} downe almost every day now not once this fortnight. a trusse cryeth wth the payne taketh him on the birthe day.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 206r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE48935: Nativity for Evington (PERSON30263)

Question asked by Sir James Evington (PERSON30260) on 9 June 1619 at 20:00

RN Sr Iames Evingtons daughtr nata h. 7. 30 p m. feb 3. 16i5 very costive & always bound 3 or 4 days at a tyes {sic} & comoly {sic} 2 days not sick yet a bad stomacke & very leane

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 235, f. 35v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11901: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Buckingham [Honour] (PERSON10131)

Question asked by Goodman Honour (PERSON12882) on 27 December 1598 at 08:45

RN Goodman Honour of Newport for his wife who hath bene longe sick & is nowe very exceeding ill h {sic} as her husband telleth me. hanc male suspicantr de veneficio

Elisabeth Buckingham. Otherwise Honour about 50. a great pulling in her left syde wc maketh her to Crye/

shee is not able to styrre no meate will tary wth her. shee goeth not onc in a sennet to ground very costive & mutch bounde. 27 of Decēb. die h. 8. 45. ant m. 1598. /complayneth of her hart chest left arme.\

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

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CASE11787: Horary consultation concerning William Thomson (PERSON16396)

Question asked by Hugh Thomson (PERSON16391) on 9 November 1598 at 06:00

RN Hugh Tomson filio williā qui graviter ægrotat who he supposeth to be taken or planet stroken because he is so sorely handled wth it in his chest & syde and & {sic} cannot to ground & \nor/ make water. he could not sleepe all this last night. Novēber. the 9 die h. 6 9 ant m. 1598.

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

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CASE50311: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Phoebe Longueville (PERSON32784)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38790) on 23 February 1620 at 08:15

RW Mris Phębe Longeuill of woulurton y. 8. d. . h: 8. 15. ant: m: Feb: 23. 1620. payned in her backe & head cannot {illeg}|c|oughe: much payned in her sides: is very costiue. eateth & drinketh very little.

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 137r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11871: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Miller (PERSON14184)

Question asked by Miller (PERSON24490) on 12 December 1598 at 10:18

RN Elisabeth Miller of Newport Millers wom|th|er {sic} very sick keepeth her bed her daughtr came 68|6| yeres. Decēb. 12 die h. 10. 18. ant m 1598. hed & hart Costive went not to ground this sēnet

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

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CASE12418: Horary consultation concerning Agnes King (PERSON13391)

Question asked by King (PERSON13376) on 9 May 1599 at 17:20

RN King of haversham for his wife Agnes yt was brought a bed 7 weekes agoe. in her back syde & belli loynes & hucbones hath no stomacke. hot & boumd {sic} for a weeke. May the 9. die h. 5. 20 p m. 1599.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 156v (upper left part of page)

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CASE73321: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Hector (PERSON51331)

Question asked by Mr Anthony Cade [Bachelor of Divinity] (PERSON45490) on 9 November 1631 at 11:00

RN Mres Anne Hoctor. 18 y new mayed {sic} novēb 1|9|. h 11. ant m 163i

was cured a yere since as Mr Cade writeth. had thē a vomyte \cānot make water Costive/ melanch pass. stomack chest & head

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 279 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE54267: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Longueville (PERSON32776)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39453) on 23 May 1622 at 11:00

RN Mr Rob. Longevill at litle Billing 4 y next nydsomer {sic}. may. 23. {illeg}||. h. 11. ant m 1622. had the measles. cane {sic} out on his face & body. well.

but the child is ill. & feaverish & costive sinc sonday.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 121r (upper 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)

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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AConstipation;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f5-patient-consent=Not%20specified, accessed 30 May 2025.