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CASE24710: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Blackshowe (PERSON22136)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1610 at 09:30

RN Mr Blackshowe Curate to mr Ireland fallen \extreme/ sicke. aftr his physicke. very hot for the most te. may 8 h. 9. 30 p ant m. 16i0

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 29v (upper left part of page)

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CASE32581: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Kelly (PERSON24000)

Question asked by the patient on 16 January 1608 at 15:00

RN Her man keld. {sic} \Thomas Kelly/ sick of a burning fever very faynt his loseng wrought vp & downe vehemently & made him very sicke. sent his watr Ian 16 h {sic} hor 3 p m 1608.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 342r (upper right part of page)

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CASE61090: Interrogation (Treatment) concerning Sir Francis Crane (PERSON47205)

Question asked by the patient no earlier than 5 October 1625 between 10:00 and 11:39

RN Sr Francis Cranes vomyting syrupe cocl iijß wrought 5 tymes vpward & as much downeward octob 4. 1625 & made him very sick his body is but weake.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 10r (upper left part of page)

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CASE42602: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Thomas Blea [the younger] (PERSON9789)

Question asked by the patient on 27 October 1615 at 17:15

RN Thomas Blea of this towne fell sick & took his sweating pouder octob 27 h. 5. 15. p m. 16i5. swoundeth often

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 138r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE50706: Horary consultation concerning Nichols (PERSON55476)

Question asked by William Cowly (PERSON29449) on 24 April 1620 at 16:38

RN Will Cowly care {sic} to tell me yt Th. Nichols care {sic} for his sister & sayd yt she was very sick & yt the sleeping syrope lyeth at her stomacke & yet cānot sleepe wth it Ap 24 h. 4. 38 p m 1620

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 11v (upper right part of page)

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CASE70905: Horary consultation concerning Lady Marge Brete (PERSON44753)

Question asked by the patient on 25 May 1630 at 11:50

RN The lady Bret was let blood & tooke her vomyt {wch} {sic} gave her 3 vomyts & 12 stooles & Mr Wallys gave her a sleeping pill & after her awaking is sick & so also after meate

& cā not take any thing but it cometh vp & now is so weake as she is forced to keepe her bed Continually may 25 h 11. 50 p|a|nt m 1630.

Clysters & Cooling almond milkes her vryne thick & red desyreth another playster of {opicacū} for the splene

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 194, p. 404 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE55194: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Cooper (PERSON46936)

Question asked by the patient on 28 October 1622 at 15:25

RN Thomas Coo of Northāpton her father 50 y octob 28 h. 3. 25 p m 1622 sick 3 weekes of a feever

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 100r (upper right part of page)

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CASE27731: Horary consultation concerning Napier (PERSON20378)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1606 at 08:30

RN my sistr being sick sent for my strong water Iuly. 6. h. 8. 30 p \ant/ m 1606 |casteth mutch troubled wth the stone/|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 208r (upper right part of page)

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CASE45092: Horary consultation concerning Lawrence Chamberlain (PERSON28808) and Mr Richard Adams (PERSON9031)

Question asked by Lawrence Chamberlain (PERSON28808) and Mr Richard Adams (PERSON9031) on 7 June 1617 at 09:00

RN Lawrenc Chamberlayne kinsmā to Mr Adams of Stachden 39 y Iune 7. h {sic} hor. 9. ant m 1617 /& Mr Adams him selfe.\

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Adams of Stachden well recovered but his mouth is very soare the skyn of his stomack is so hot faynt & sickly a bad stomack Iune 7 h {sic} hor 9 ant m 1617 desyrous of a cool{in}g syrope or other cōforta{ter}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 1v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE50611: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Pope [Kirkland] [Bird] (PERSON14985)

Question asked by the patient on 12 July 1602 at 13:00

GJ Iulij 12. ho: 12. 20. p. m. I went to see mrs Byrd and Came there ho. 1. p m her phisicke that she tooke yesterday gave her 17 stooles. she is sicke still very hott a payne at her right side feareth the yellow Iaundise.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 133v (upper right part of page)

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CASE20616: Horary consultation concerning Lucy Capper (PERSON10322)

Question asked by the patient on 22 February 1604 at 08:30

GJ Luce Caper of Stonistratford 50 y. Febr. 22 ho. 8. 30 a m 1604. A payne vnder her left brest hath beene sicke this sevenight

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 14v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11648: Horary consultation concerning Abigail Downing (PERSON11367)

Question asked by William Downing (PERSON11366) on 27 August 1598 at 15:00

RN William Downing \of filgrave/ of the his child Abigayle a yere & 3 quarters. old. very sick for 3 houre{s} when it taketh it at 2 a clock morning & at 12 it vomiteth whatsoever it taketh the Drinke & sucke it taketh & handleth very ill for the space of 3 houres Aug 27. die h. 3. 1598 quærit remediū it loketh pale as ashes at p philgrave.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 19v (upper right part of page)

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CASE37384: Interrogation (Treatment) concerning Joan Dunne (PERSON30000)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) between 11 April 1611 at 11:00 and 12 April 1611

RN I let blood a womā of Turvey on Ione Dun goody Crasswels daughter. Apr 11. h 11. 30 ant m. 1611. sick of this new Ague could scarce take her breath

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 334, f. 60v (upper part of page)

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CASE39038: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Chamberlain (PERSON28809)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1612 at 11:00

RN Mr Chāberlyn of Wicken son 30 y D {sic} Ian. 3. h. 11. ant m 1611 {sic} tooke his purge & pils. & wrought sorely many stooles & is very sick & ill after them. & troubled wth mutch wyndynes of stomack & flushing heate.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 213r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11808: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Edward Richardson (PERSON15289)

Question asked by the patient on 17 November 1598 at 13:09

RN Goodman Richardson of of {sic} bowbrickle 60 yeres old. sick for this 5 week space. riseth from his bed nowe & then, he scoureth very mutch. is very desirous to have a vomit for the fleume in his Chest novemb. 17. die h. 1. 9. 1598. well mended of yt he was

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 53v (upper right part of page)

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CASE46164: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Duncombe (PERSON48163)

Question asked by Mr William Duncombe (PERSON29957) on 13 March 1618 at 12:00

RN Mr Will Duncōbe 22 y of Litlington parke march. 13. . h. 12. 1618.

for his wife troubled wth a waterish humour rising in her stomack. & very sick wth all lyeth heavy as if she had surfeted it voketh her to cast. casteth mutch water.

Imagyneth she may be wth child. & therfore craveth gentle physick.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 14v (upper left part of page)

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CASE24199: Horary consultation concerning Mr Sherington Montgomery (PERSON33312)

Question asked by the patient on 29 December 1614 at 10:30

RN Mr MūGūbrye of Sherington. 45. y Decēb. 29. h. 10. 30 ant m 1614.

his pill wrought so mutch yt he is grown very weake & feeble & keepeth his bed1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘long sick’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 141r (upper right part of page)

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CASE16760: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Spencer (PERSON16026) and Alice Faulkner [Vescy] (PERSON11680)

Question asked by Mr John Spencer (PERSON16026) on 30 March 1602 at 09:00

RN Iohn Spencer of W|S|r Robart Spencers servant. Martij 30 hor. 8. 9. ant m. 1602. cōplayneth of his left syde & spleene & swelling of his legge.

quærit {illeg}|r|emediū Aloysia faulkner 23 y. troubled wth the greene sicknes hath taken many vomits but noone would worke wth her craveth a vomit sick in ye stomacke quærit an \an {sic} alce faukner/ virū diligit nec ne.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mutch greef & discontment {sic}’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 22r (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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29%3A%3ASickness;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment, accessed 28 February 2025.