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CASE63688: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Cook (PERSON46875)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1627 at 16:30

RN Marg: Cooke of Cosgrave Ap: 18. {illeg} 4. 30. p. m |46. y| hart & backe & forceth her selfe to cast & was 12 weekes well. & now as mutch. gnawen as ever before

[Astrological Chart]

would be let blood fyndeth no good in physick haven taken it 6 tyms

her S did her good god be thanked for 10 weekes./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 68r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE24160: Horary consultation concerning Goody Panther (PERSON33948)

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

RN Goody Punther of Stonystratford 30 y Decēb. 10 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m. 1614

vndr her breast & left syde

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 133r (upper right part of page)

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CASE21536: Horary consultation concerning Sir Edwin [Edward] Sandys (PERSON15613)

Question asked by the patient on 3 October 1604 at 12:45

RN Syr Edwyn Sandes sent a letter for pils for his stomacke. Octob. {sic} & backe Octob 3. hor 12 45. p m 1604.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 153v (upper left part of page)

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CASE56376: Horary consultation concerning Lady Mary Hartop [Mrs Mary Hartop] (PERSON19876)

Question asked by the patient on 23 May 1623 at 18:00

RN The Lady \Mary/ Hartop cōpl of her miserab estate splene mother back stomack liver & cā take no rest nor walk May 23. h. 6. p m 1623.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 112r (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE79005: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Turvey (PERSON60601)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1634 at 13:00

TG Mr Richard Torvy of Coverton 52 y. Apr. 8 h. 1 p m. 1634.

had a vomite which he tooke on sunday, but bracht vp very litle & some bitter stuffe lieth still in his stomake, & item had a syrup.

Desireth noe phisick but somewhat to procure him sleepe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 120r (middle left part of page)

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CASE53827: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Wilson [Wyn] (PERSON61954)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1622 at 12:30

RN mres Wylson of Wadon Abby Mr Wyns Daughter. 26 y Ap 8 h. 12 30 p m 1622

a weake backe.

desyreth a purge

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 43v (upper left part of page)

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CASE59646: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007)

Question asked by the patient on 15 January 1625 at 15:30

RN my Cosen shee Marsh my deerest Neece 45 y Ian 15 h {sic} hor 3. 30 p m 1625 a bad stomack

crateth the same pils yt she had last

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 142r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70614: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Catherine Tyrringham (PERSON60705)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1630 at 16:00

RN Mres Katherin Tyringhā 24 y Ap 27. h. 4. p m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

stopt about her chest desyrous of a vomyte

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 300 (upper left part of page)

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CASE26666: Interrogation (Treatment) concerning Richard Balle (PERSON18959)

Question asked by the patient on 25 January 1606 at 09:39

RN he began to annoynt his body Ian 1{illeg}|8|. 8 \20/ p m 1606.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 215, f. 32v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE44934: Horary consultation concerning Lady Anne Boteler [Farrar] [Butler] (PERSON28242)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1617 at 10:30

RN The lady Boteler for {the} mother may 17 h {sic} hor 10 30 ant m. 1617

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 162v (upper right part of page)

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CASE57859: Horary consultation concerning Mr Neville (PERSON55277)

Question asked by the patient on 8 March 1624 between 14:00 and 17:00

RN Mr Neavyll mutch troubled wth a \an extreme/ payne in in {sic} his backe & flanke like gravell. would know what tyme wilbe fit for him to take his dyet Drinke.

Mr Neavill would have something to avoyd gravell.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 101v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE57439: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Arpe (PERSON42876)

Question asked by the patient on 28 November 1623 at 08:40

RN Mres Orpe of London writeth to me to send her more {c}|o|f the Cordiall pils & cordiall electuarie novēb. 28 . h. 8. 40 ant m. 1623

[Astrological Chart]

cōpl of her old disease bad longus.

desyreth \her former/ cordiall pils & cor: electuarie

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 31v (upper left part of page)

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CASE70938: Horary consultation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient on 27 May 1630 at 17:00

RN my Lord fynding him selfe ill at hart sent to me for a Cordiall may. 27 h. 5. p m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

At this he craved a Cordiall./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 414 (upper left part of page)

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CASE74294: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edmond Vaughan (PERSON60810)

Question asked by the patient on 11 April 1632 at 21:00

Mr Edmund Vaghan of C. C. C. Oxon. Apr. 11. . h. 9. p m. 1632

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Hee tooke not the vomite yt was sent. 1 because hee is very vnapt to vomite; 2 because his neck is longe & brest somewhat straite; 3 because vomiteinge once by chance by reason of Tobacco blowne into his mouth it brought vp Bloud wth it, & hath beene ye cause of all his infirmity. 4 hee suspecteth his Lunges, for wch hee thinkes vomiteing is very hurtfull.

Took his purge wch gaue him 12 occasions. Hee desireth a Course to bee vsed for his Brest & Lunges.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 71 (upper left part of page)

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CASE51101: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Banks [Cowly] (PERSON18967)

Question asked by the patient on 22 June 1620 at 09:40

RN Elis Cowly of Hanslop 48. y: Iune 22  {sic} h. 9: 40 ant m 1620. the left syde is lame.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 84v (upper right part of page)

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CASE23615: Horary consultation concerning Mr Alexander Jarman (PERSON23967)

Question asked by the patient on 25 June 1614 between 14:40 and 19:25

GJ Mr Alexander Iermin his swelling in his groyne Continueth

He Desyreth to have some cordialls and something to make him sleepe

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 35r (upper left part of page)

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CASE15706: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Richard Cole [Old Cole] (PERSON10714)

Question asked by the patient on 8 October 1603 at 14:30

GJ Her husband hath a fistula in his right syde. 63 y. old Sent to know whether he were best to go to Clement of Ownde{l} or what course he were best to take. /

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 145v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE16213: Horary consultation concerning Richard Green (PERSON12345)

Question asked by the patient on 29 June 1604 at 06:00

GJ Richard Greene of Stoke golding 60 y Iune 29 ho 6 a m. 1604

Stuffed in his chest, sent for a vomitt

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 201v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE65305: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Brewer (PERSON44769)

Question asked by the patient on 4 February 1628 at 09:00

RN Mary Bruer of this towne 36 y feb. 4. h. 9 ant m 1628

Is lame in all her body & her |left| kne swelled & foot & is lame in it cōplayneth of her backe & syde & is desyrous to be let blood great wth child quickened at St Thomas

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 90v (upper right part of page)

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CASE72336: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Judith Chester (PERSON46005)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1631 at 07:00

RN Mres Chester of Tylswort Mr Henry Chesters wife 24 y Iune 14. h. 7 ant m. 163i

[Astrological Chart]

terms stopt sinc christas her left leg swelled hot.1

my pultish made it to blyster. & she applyed Cowe Dung & butter to it

Toke my Dyet Drink & it wroght well for 5 days & abated the swelling & sinc it is cōme agayne |imputeth her swelling to the stopping of her terms|

would know wheathr good to bleed & in what places.

desyreth to have a good purg. /wth a fulnes of her stomack.\

Notes:

1 ‘her left leg swelled’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 422 (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?f30-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f32-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment;f33-querent-is-asking-about=Self, accessed 19 March 2025.