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CASE72359: Horary consultation concerning Andrew Hill (PERSON51475)

Question asked by Hill (PERSON51473) on 17 June 1631 at 11:20

RN Andrew Hill of Hardnā 26 Iune 17. . h. 11. 20 ant m. 1631.

neyther wit nor meanes

fell ill in 30 of may wits & mynd troubled Is watched.

ready to mischance his mother him selfe day was so & did so & night |frater fratre sine cōsensu|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 232, p. 429 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE68755: Horary consultation concerning Mary Bignell (PERSON44151)

Question asked by the patient on 15 June 1629 between 16:20 and 18:00

RN Mary Bignell 25 {y} \of feny Compton/ mayed {sic} 10 yeres & breeding of child is tempted to kill her children troubled wth tempt kepeth her bed & will eate well

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 406, f. 57Av (middle right part of page)

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CASE17493: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Brunning (PERSON10123)

Question asked by the patient on 13 July 1602 at 06:45

RN Mres Brūnyng of Oxford 50 y. Iuly. 13. hor 6. 45 ant m. 1602. for her disease.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 135r (upper left part of page)

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CASE52860: Decumbiture for James Smith (PERSON58998)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39281) on 17 July 1621 at 09:45

RN Iames Smyth sickned the 26 of Iune. after noone

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 231, f. 50r (upper left part of page)

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CASE57478: Decumbiture for Lucy Heywood (PERSON51408)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39781) on 4 December 1623 at 09:40

RN Luce Haywood of Throp sickned novēb 25 h. 9 ant m 1623

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 38v (upper right part of page)

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CASE69818: Horary consultation concerning Lady Dorothy Hanmer (PERSON50771)

Question asked by the patient on 10 December 1629 at 08:45

RN The lady Hāmor sent her water Decēb 10 h. 8 45 ant m 1629 ready to faynt & to have her breath stopped had a very ill night & feareth death

full of melancholy

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 1 (upper right 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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CASE12171: Horary consultation concerning Frances Thomson (PERSON16408)

Question asked by Thomson (PERSON16388) on 30 March 1599 at 12:30

RN Frauncis Tomson by her husband of lowton 30 of March. die h. 12 30. mi. morbo. 1599 caput phantastijs melancholicis laborat. timore spiritu’. 42. yeres. /muscam metuit et {muo}rē\

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 116v (upper right part of page)

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CASE18305: Horary consultation concerning Spenser (PERSON16054)

Question asked by the patient on 27 November 1602 at 09:00

RN Spencers Daughter of Havershā. nov at the same tyme. lightheaded1

[Astrological Chart]

Spencers Daughter vf {sic} havershā very sick novemb 27 hor 9. ant m. 1602.

Notes:

1

the newe Disease

the hot ague

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 254r (upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE39425: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Forster (PERSON19659)

Question asked by the patient on 23 March 1612 at 11:00

RN Mres An foster of Hanslop 30|2| y march. 23. . h. 11. ant m. 1612. /afflicted 3 weekes.\ /mutch subiect to ye Iandes/\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mutch troubled in mynd.’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 28v (upper left part of page)

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CASE21216: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18607)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1604 at 11:00 approx.

RN On came about a xj of the clock maij 6 h 11. 1604 ill in his head. whō I chid

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 101r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE51805: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Tyrrell (PERSON60682)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39171) on 20 November 1620 at 14:30

RW Mris Elizabeth Tyrrell of Thornton. y. 8. d . h: 2. 30 p: m: Novemb: 20. 1620.

by fits verie ill: sometimes eateth her meale well, at other times doth not. giveth goeth vp & downe verie melancholily

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 13r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54019: Horary consultation concerning Joan Russell (PERSON58066)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39420) on 27 April 1622 at 18:00

RN Ione Rus{illeg}|s|ell of St {illeg}|y|eedes 7 y Ap 27 {illeg}|h| {sic} hor. 6 p m 1622. |sick sinc Christmas last.| /belly & chest.\ /he rageth by fits\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 76v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12750: Horary consultation concerning Judith Phillips (PERSON14908)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17730) on 26 September 1599 at 10:30

RN Iudith Phylips of Newp 9 y. old. sept. 26 die . h. 10. 2|3|0. ant m. 1599 every foote sicke. vomiteth & is fometh at the mouth & hath no rēmēbr: troubled in her wits. fearet {sic} falling sick{nes}

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 209v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE76667: Horary consultation concerning Robert Summerley (PERSON59783)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41796) on 13 March 1633 at 12:20

Robt Suerly of Doddington 2. y. March 13. . h. 12. 20. p m 1633

simple & mopish, flesh fallen from ye wast downeward, weak at Knees, & cannot stand. was Sick \at/ a qrter olde, & was neur well since. feareth some ill to\u/ngue. Gadwife Purny Susp.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 371 (bottom left 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)

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CASE55470: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Monson [Baronet] [Mr Monson [the elder]] (PERSON5064) and Young Mr John Monson (PERSON33305)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Monson [Baronet] [Mr Monson [the elder]] (PERSON5064) on 6 January 1623 at 17:00

RN Sr Th. Mounson. for his owne fortune touching his busines wth ny {sic} lord treasourer & how Th Marq of Buckingham & the young gentlemā will befrynd him to have an end of his busynes & also of his sons health & when he is to prsent his gyft to ye king. Ian. 6. h. 5. p m. 1623

Mr Iohn is better then he was of his cold & keepeth still his chāber his ioynt are weake his father craveth my advice for him Ian. 6. h. 5 p m 1623. full of melanch

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 150v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE12191: Horary consultation concerning Anne Winkles (PERSON17270)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1599 at 13:00

RN An Winkles of Hanslop. 60. amisse this 20 yeres: vndr her left side pricketh leeke a dagger. cōbred wth colour. wth slymy black reping geere. goeth vp to her belly & backe. Apr. 2. die . h. 1. 1599. sad & hevye.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 119v (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?f31-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind;f32-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29;f33-judgment=No, accessed 20 March 2025.