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CASE26333: Horary consultation concerning Lady Ursula Bulbeck [Old Lady Bulbeck] (PERSON45145)

Question asked by the patient on 8 October 1623 at 20:25

RN The old lady Ienning Bulbeck of ye Strand 69 y octob 8: h. 8. 25 p m 1623. |sent her water indiff. head eys eyes waterish & reddish. & bloodshotten|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 228r (upper, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE37124: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Spicer (PERSON25535)

Question asked by Sir Anthony Greenway [Greenwood] (PERSON12375) on 27 February 1610 at 13:40

RN Mres Spicer of lechāsted 27 of febr. 27 h. 1. 40 pm 1610.

for a bone in her throate

Sr Anthony Greneway of lechāstede febr 27 h. 1. 40 p m 1610 intreated me by a kind letter to come over vnto her but I excused myselfe & went not.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 203, f. 252r (upper right part of page)

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CASE42547: Horary consultation concerning Mr Davis (PERSON29662)

Question asked by the patient on 14 October 1615 at 14:25

RN Mr Whitaker \of Marson/ & mr Davyes sent vnto me for his eys. red {gāyey|s|} & myst octob. 14 {illeg}|h| {sic} hor 2. 25 p m 16i5

Mr Davyes of North Marson \52 y/ octob. 14.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 129r (middle left part of page)

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CASE52190: Horary consultation concerning Jiddian Whelewes (PERSON61547)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39207) on 22 March 1621 at 13:00

RN Iiddian Whelewes in Northāpton borne martch 11. but sent to me the 2 tyme march 22. h. 1. p m 162i

swoundeth not but cryeth vehemently       the palate of ye mouth fallen

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 92v (upper right part of page)

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CASE76427: Horary consultation concerning Charles Lane (PERSON53310)

Question asked by the patient on 8 February 1633 at 16:25

RN Charles Lane of Hanslop 13 y the 2 of Octob last sente feb 8 h. 4. 25 p m 1633

swelled about his necke ever sinc Christās & is broken in 3 t|p|laces & likely to break in another wth extreme payne in his head & necke feb 8 h. 4. 25 p m 1633.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 303 (upper left part of page)

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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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CASE11688: Nativity for Cowly (PERSON10981)

Question asked by Agnes Cowly (PERSON10996) on 14 September 1598 at 14:12

RN Goody A{i}g

Agnes Cowly was Delivered vppon weddensday morning {sic} of a little boy tuesday night. Sept 12 of Sept. of a boy who is tounge tyed. shee sent her sister to me to knowe where the signe is yt her boyes this 14 of Sept. die b at h. 2. p 12. m. f|p|ost m fortassis vt linguā nervū abscinderet. 1598 hic puer natus nocte 10. 30. m. natus Setemb. {sic} 12. die h. 10. 30. 1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘nativitas pueris.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 28v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11689: Horary consultation concerning Cowly (PERSON10981)

Question asked by Agnes Cowly (PERSON10996) on 14 September 1598 at 14:12

RN An vtile erat linguam eius abscindere. 14 Sept die . h. 2. 12. m. 159{8}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 28v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12427: Horary consultation concerning Anne Coursey (PERSON10959)

Question asked by the patient on 10 May 1599 at 13:15

RN An Course of Emmerton sent for a payne in her hed. 40 vnmaried. at 1. 15 pm. 1599. 10 of may. die . 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 157v (upper right part of page)

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CASE32459: Horary consultation concerning Goody Pen (PERSON24880)

Question asked by the patient on 22 December 1607 at 13:45

RN At this tyme a greene womā newly delivered sent for her hed cānot sleepe I think goody Pen.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 325r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE37610: Horary consultation concerning Walter Cheese (PERSON28872)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37483) on 25 February 1611 at 16:15

RN Water Cheese of Stony stratford borne the last night being about betwixt 5 & six 20 weekes sinc. her disease & first fit tooke it feb 21 h 4. p m 1611. it did shake wth the hands & wryteth {sic} ye mouth & hed & clutcheth the hands & grypeth. & falleth. the first daye 2 fits. yesterday & this day may {sic} fits.

water good.

{sen}|{wro}|te to me febr. 25 h. 4. 15. p m 1611.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 23v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE42589: Horary consultation concerning Francis Manners [The younger Lord Ros] (PERSON32943)

Question asked by Cicely Manners [Countess of Rutland] (PERSON32944) on 25 October 1615 at 16:40

RN I was sent for by the Countes of Rutland to come to Stonystratford for her sonne my lord Rosse had a fit of chāping wth his mouth & lips cha{r}ged but it bled but a while octob 25. h. 4 40 p m 16i5

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 136r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE53821: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Cicely Goodwine (PERSON50130)

Question asked by Goodwine (PERSON50122) on 6 April 1622 at 12:30

RN mres Godwyn of Cardington 38 y {D}|A|pr 6 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m. 1622

[Astrological Chart]

\she was at london & tooke nothing/ her husb. sent a lettr to sig yt his wife tooke the f{ur}e of a Doctr Bōhā. & is in a manr {sic} poys in her gūs & wors then before

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 42v (upper left part of page)

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CASE74070: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Magdalen Williams (PERSON61865)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Williams [Knight, Baronet] [Baronet Williams] (PERSON61851) on 19 March 1632 at 13:00

RN Sr Th Williams sent me a letter for his daughters coming march. 19. h. 1 p m. 1632. \is {come} to towne/ /head & stomack\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 6 (upper right part of page)

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CASE76475: Horary consultation concerning Sir Jarvis Clifton (PERSON46349)

Question asked by Sir George Peckham (PERSON56470) and Mrs Throckmorton (PERSON60147) on 16 February 1633 at 20:00

Sr. Gervase Clyfton of Clyfton Basset in Notinghamshire. 50. y. Febr. 16. . h. 8. p. mer. 1633

[Astrological Chart]

Sr George Peckham & Mrs Throckmorton writte Letters in his Behalfe.

much pained in his head is of a sanguine Complexn

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 315 (upper left part of page)

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CASE20457: Horary consultation concerning Sybil West [Nichols] [Goody Nichols] (PERSON16965)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1602 at 12:00

RN Sybyll West alias Nichols bapt āno dni 1568 the 23 of feb. sent to me for my counsell this febr. 25 hor. 12. 1602. of Woollisson.

for the swelling of her face.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 301r (upper left part of page)

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CASE48787: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280) and Mrs Vere Bouth (PERSON28281)

Question asked by Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280) on 21 May 1619 at 16:00

RN Mr Bouth May 21 h. 4 p m 16i9 sent for strenghtning pils for his head.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 10v (upper left part of page)

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CASE52197: Horary consultation concerning Sir Francis Ventris (PERSON36354) and William Page (PERSON55908)

Question asked by Sir Francis Ventris (PERSON36354) on 26 March 1621 at 14:20

RN Sr Francis Ventrys wrote a most kind letter boath concerning his owne love & desyres to take physick of me for his head & other infirmityes as also for his neighb page of Sheaford craveth pils

march 26 h. 2. 20 p m 162i

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 94Av (upper right part of page)

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CASE70717: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Hanslop (PERSON50782)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1630 at 18:30

RN Mres Hanslop yt lay here sent to me yt she fyndeth litle ease in her head though yt the Issue doe run well. |of Tharpe in warrick shere 26 y. May 5 h. 6 30 p m 1630|

would have me to send her something

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 336 (middle left part of page)

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CASE15201: Horary consultation concerning Goody Markham (PERSON13956)

Question asked by the patient on 22 June 1603 at 18:15

RN At the same tyme Goody Markum of our towne sente to mee for physick for her hed & lyms

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 93r (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?f31-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent;f32-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f33-time-of-day=PM, accessed 3 April 2025.