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CASE16718: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Pots (PERSON15001)

Question asked by the patient on 26 March 1602 at 13:50

RN Mres Elisabeth Pots 40. of Charlegrave Martij 26. hor 1. 45. 50. p {sic}1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a dead palsye & wynd cholicke gydy head’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 15v, f. 16r (f. 15v upper left, and f. 16r upper right)

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CASE69202: Decumbiture for Anthony Harvey (PERSON12613)

Question asked by the patient on 17 August 1629 at 14:30

RN Anthony Harvey of newp |27 y| who mayed {sic} Goody Godfreys daughter 6 y & hath a boy & wench & was taken on yest being h. 11. p m 1629 wth a scouring & a vomyting & a dissynes in his head wth a great noice

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 131r (upper left part of page)

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CASE16631: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Charity Ashburnor [Ashbourne] [Ashburton] (PERSON9240)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1602 at 06:15

RN Goody Asburton of or Towne. 40 y. martij 15 hor. 6. 15 ant m 1602. light headed cānot sleepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 3v (upper left part of page)

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CASE19658: Horary consultation concerning Edmond [Edward] Dunkly (PERSON11416)

Question asked by Dunkly (PERSON11418) on 20 July 1601 at 13:15

RN Edward Dunkley of newporte. 30 y. Iuly 20. hor. 1. 15 p m. 160i vxor sine consensu1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a swymming in his head & a swounding’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 157r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE11284: Horary consultation concerning Richard Armfield (PERSON9223)

Question asked by the patient on 15 September 1600 between 08:20 and 09:00

RN Rich Armefild. of lathbury for his gydines of his head & myst of eyes

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 176r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE13016: Horary consultation concerning William Marshal (PERSON14017)

Question asked by the patient on 21 January 1600 at 12:00

RN Ian. 21. die . h. 12. William Marcholl of litle Linford 10 yeres old. 1600. light headed troubled in the stomack vnsavery breath taketh it to be the wormes. \at 12/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 258r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11692: Horary consultation concerning Mr Ralph Vines (PERSON16708)

Question asked by the patient on 16 September 1598 at 09:00

RN Ralfe Vines is troubled wth a gydines in his head yt & clappeth over his eyes. & maketh him not to knowe what{sic} maketh him very Drowsy a youth 13 yeres old at miklemas next. enquireth a remedy & of what it is caused Sept. 1{5}|6| die . horr 9. ant m. 1598.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 29v (upper left part of page)

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CASE52904: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Horne (PERSON51871)

Question asked by the patient on 4 August 1621 at 10:30

RN Rich. Horne of Great Brickhill 24 y Aug 4 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m. 1621

\a swīing in his/ head a swȳing in his head wth convuls.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 57v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE49332: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Withers (PERSON17293)

Question asked by the patient on 26 July 1619 at 09:00

RN Thomas Wythers of newp. 40 y Iuly 26. {illeg}|| h. 9 ant m 1619 /head light & vertiginous.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 119r (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE13516: Horary consultation concerning Robert Sharpe (PERSON15732)

Question asked by the patient on 19 May 1598 at 09:45

RN |1598| Robart Sharpe 25 yeres old vnmaried. the 19 of may. die . h. 9. 45. mi. ant merid at weston he hath had a sco flixe th this 7 dayes. he hath a light heade.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 190r (upper part of page)

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CASE13630: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Christopher Woodfield (PERSON17334)

Question asked by the patient on 31 March 1603 at 13:15

RN Chrystopher Woodfild lying long sicke wrote \sente/ vnto me to come to him martij 31. hor. 1. {p}|15| p m 1603. troubled wth a shortnes of wynd ready to stop his wynd an aso{illeg}|m|a. hed gydye a burning in his body desyrous to have his neighbours forgive him as making no othr reckning then of death.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 16r (bottom part of page)

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CASE71299: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Biggs (PERSON44140)

Question asked by the patient on 28 January 1631 at 07:30

RN Agnys Bigh {sic} \Bigge/ /Bigge\ of Bleadloe 32 y Ian 28 h. 7 30 ant m 1631 |Aguish water red but thin| /mayed {sic}\

stitch vnder her syde head gydy & shaketh cānot hold still her head \on child 3 y/ very drye in her stomack & mouth.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 84 (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE73069: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Gowland [Master of Arts] (PERSON50178)

Question asked by the patient on 30 September 1631 at 16:30

RN Mr Gowland sept 30 h. 4. 30 p m 163i

for the gydynes in his head.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 193 (upper left part of page)

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CASE73320: Horary consultation concerning John Bennet (PERSON43964)

Question asked by the patient on 9 November 1631 at 11:00

RN Iohn Bēnet of Thursone 26 y novēb. 9 h. 11 ant m 1631 a light head wth a great staggeringe

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

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CASE73797: Horary consultation concerning William Jones (PERSON52669)

Question asked by the patient on 15 February 1632 at 13:00

RN Will: Ioanes of Clyfton 20 y feb. 15 h 1. p m 1632.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a gydynes in his head a swying in his head read to fall’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 444 (upper left part of page)

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CASE74022: Horary consultation concerning Rose Sibly (PERSON58720)

Question asked by the patient on 14 March 1632 at 16:10

SRN Rose Sybley of Whett hamsteed 20. y. March. 14. h. 4. 10. p. m. 1632.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘troubled with a gydines & swiinge in her head’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 507 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE75164: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Childs (PERSON46056)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1632 at 16:20

RN Eliz. Childs of Chalgrave 7 nyles {sic} wide frō Oxford 30 y Iuly 25. h. 4. 20 p m 1632. |gydyes {sic} in her head|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 336 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE14589: Horary consultation concerning Rachel March [Marsh] (PERSON13953)

Question asked by the patient on 7 March 1603 at 12:00

RN Rachell Marche {serv} of \wife of/ Mr Longfilds mā 3{illeg}|2| y. at the same tyme married 2 yeres /a swymming \in ye hed./\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 18r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE18357: Horary consultation concerning Goody Franklin (PERSON11923)

Question asked by the patient on 6 December 1602 at 13:15

RN Goody franckling of or towne for a swyming in her head eadē hora.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 260v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE18813: Horary consultation concerning Richard Chad (PERSON10395)

Question asked by the patient on 20 January 1601 at 11:25

RN Richard Chad of Woufton of the Greene. 58 Ian. 20 die hor 11. 15 20|5| ant m. 1601 for a swyming in his head

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 13r (bottom 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;f31-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint%3A%3ADizziness;f32-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 28 March 2025.