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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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CASE18275: Horary consultation concerning Jeremy Fisher (PERSON11752)

Question asked by the patient on 23 November 1602 at 12:30

RN Iheremy fishr of h {sic} Chalten in Blūnā parish 52 y novemb. 23. hor. 12. 30 p m. 1602. long diseased

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 250r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE25252: Horary consultation concerning John Poole (PERSON34107)

Question asked by the patient on 24 July 1610 at 07:38

RN Iohn Paule was baptized, of Harrold i589. martij 21. but sent to me for his sicknes Iuly 24 . h: 7. 38 ant m 1610 /faukner to\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 103v (upper left part of page)

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CASE40535: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434)

Question asked by the patient on 30 October 1612 at 07:45

RN Mr Wallys morbo. et melāch Octob. 30 . h. 7. 45 ant m 1612

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 192v (upper right part of page)

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CASE44166: Horary consultation concerning Roger Gifford (PERSON30867)

Question asked by the patient on 16 December 1616 at 13:00

RN Rogar Gyfford of Hanslop. 18 y Decēb. 16 h. 1. p m 16i6 sick a fortnight

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 39r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58149: Horary consultation concerning Richard Bolt (PERSON44396)

Question asked by the patient on 12 April 1624 at 12:00

RN Rich. {K}|B|olt of Islip by Oxford 50: y: Ap 12 h. 12. 1624 a batch. ten weekes ill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 145r (upper left part of page)

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CASE62473: Horary consultation concerning Clement Griffen (PERSON50414)

Question asked by the patient on 29 May 1626 at 09:00

RN m Clement G{re}{illeg}|ry|ffen of Wootton \vnderwood/. 22. y a batch may 29. . h. 9 ant m. 1626. sick sinc thursday. a tayler.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 226v (upper left part of page)

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CASE71930: Horary consultation concerning Alice Simonds (PERSON58775)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1631 at 13:45

RN Alce Simmonds the fullers wife 2 child at on byrth sinc |41 y| ill in sences. her child dyed Ap. 28 || h. 1. 45 p m. 163i 11 child

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 290 (upper left part of page)

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CASE12504: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Alice Moulsoe (PERSON14295)

Question asked by Mr Moulsoe (PERSON14292) on 23 May 1599 at 14:00

RN Mres Moulsoe. sore sicke ha{th} no minde to speake. whose greefe lyeth every where. her husb. sent for her for shee hath no minde on any thinge may the 23 die h. 2. p m 1599 sine consensu.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 170v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE12740: Horary consultation concerning Henry [Harry] Field (PERSON11709)

Question asked by the patient on 25 September 1599 at 10:00

RN Harry fild of hexon in hartfordsheere 63 y diseased in his body sept 25 die h. 10. ant m 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 208v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE13389: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Denise Wilkinson (PERSON7853)

Question asked by Wilkinson (PERSON7844) between 14 January 1598 and 16 July 1598

RN Dennys: Wilkins of Lambeth of 40 yeres 1598 the 14 of Ian: h {sic} post m. at 10 mi. post 5.1 husb. for the wife sine cōsensu disease 2 grad: falso supp. sine cōsensu 1598. maritus vxore

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 5. 10 p m 1598.’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 92v (upper 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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CASE65512: Decumbiture for Mrs Sybil Worsly (PERSON62269)

Question asked by Mr William Stap (PERSON59508) on 13 March 1628 at 13:30 or at 13:40

RN was yesterday after eating of a pigeon grew very desp. sick about 12 at night march: 12. h. 12 p m 1628 \full of melanch & disc/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 127Av (bottom right, and bottom left parts 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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CASE40648: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Middleton (PERSON33224)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37823) on 28 November 1612 at 15:00

RN Margaret myddleten of Hushon. 11 y novēb. 28 h {sic} hor 3. p m 1612

yes sick two days. & yesterday frentick. suspect goody Cambell

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Marg. myddleton of Hus te|h|hō 11 y. novēb. 28 h {sic} hor. 3. p m 1612

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, ff. 215v-216r (f. 215v bottom left, and f. 216r bottom right)

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CASE16960: Horary consultation concerning Henry Langton (PERSON13590)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18218) on 19 May 1602 at 11:36

RN Henry langton of Moulsoe 1 y. & halfe maij 19 hor. 11. 40 36. ant m 1602 fell sick vppon weddensday last & starteth mutch & is fearfull & sleep{illeg}|y|.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 50r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE13548: Decumbiture for Alice Rawlins (PERSON15178)

Question asked by William Rawlins (PERSON15172) between 10 July 1598 and 16 July 1598

RN |1598| Alce Rawling the daughtr of will Rawling fell sicke. about munday morning about Iulij 10 die . 7. 30 ant {sic} she speaketh idlely & is bereaved of her speache & tounge boathe. & wites.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 217r (upper part of page)

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CASE21973: Horary consultation concerning Henry Fisher (PERSON11750)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1605 at 09:00

RN Henry fishr of Eastcot a serving mā to my lord Harrington 40 y febr 28 hor. 9. ant m 1605. crased in braine put out of service by his Mres for the love of a mayd.1

[Astrological Chart]

he sent only to knowe when he should fynd me at home yt he might come over vnto me./

Notes:

1 ‘hed ill & gydye mynd troubled stomacke & hart ill.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 224r (upper left part of page)

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CASE44470: Horary consultation concerning Anne Simons (PERSON35347)

Question asked by Lady Wainman (PERSON21059) on 17 March 1617 at 16:40

RN my lady Weanemā march 17 for a young gentlewomā distracted march |i|{sic}. {5}|{4}|0 p m 1617 /of 20 yeres {sic}\ /An Symons 20 y of Brightwell\ /was troubled wth ye mother. /6 weekes ill\\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘light headed & distracted.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 89v (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)

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;startDoc=21, accessed 20 March 2025.