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CASE42562: Horary consultation concerning Barry (PERSON27811) and Mrs Gertrude Barry (PERSON27812)

Question asked by Mr Barry (PERSON27810) on 17 October 1615 at 14:39

RN Mr Barry sent me a lettr touching his wifes & his sisters physicks working octob 17 h. 2. 39 p m 16i5

& would have me to send thē something more as I sawe good he will send x days henc his mā to nep|w|port & then send it

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 196, f. 131r (upper right part of page)

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CASE46705: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) and Mrs Elizabeth Marsh [the younger] (PERSON33024)

Question asked by Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) on 26 May 1618 at 17:00 or at 18:00

RN my Cosen he & She marsh did boath writ vnto me she for her selfe wheathr good to sweat & also for her Daughter. & to bleed her in ye foote at ye fall wch would not bleede

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 201, f. 113r (upper right part of page)

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CASE78005: Horary consultation concerning Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400) and Lady Alice Egerton [Young Lady Alice Bridgewater] (PERSON48397)

Question asked by Mrs Quicke (PERSON57232) on 8 August 1633 at 20:20

RN Aug 8 h. 8. 20 p m. 1633

I receaved a letter frō mres Quck {sic} yt the lady Magdalen by means of ye lady {sic} \Countes/ her mother. hath bene forced to vs fast. & to keepe a fast but once the Countes hath made the lady Magd to keepe an exact dyet & fasting & hath abstaynd frō the vse of any prscribed by me & semeth to be mutch better for it

craveth a masse of my pils

the lady Magdalen was lately sick but now mutch amended.

The lady Alce well wthout taking any physick

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 364 (upper right, and bottom centre parts of page)

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CASE76426: Horary consultation concerning Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400) and Lady Alice Egerton [Young Lady Alice Bridgewater] (PERSON48397)

Question asked by Mrs Quicke (PERSON57232) on 8 February 1633 at 14:00

SRN Mrs Quicke Attendant on the Lady Bridgwaters Daughter sent her lerFeb. 8. h. 2. p. m 1633

She desires to know when she may apply the Leaches to my Lady Magdalen.

And whether the {lady} Alce should take any thing to prevent her fitts before the spring

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 302 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE31299: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Sara Tristram (PERSON20988)

Question asked by the patient on 23 April 1607 at 10:30

W Mris Sara Tristrā of Hitchin came at the same tyme to be lett bloode in the foote shee had her sicknes soome .5. days a goe for .3. days but somwhat waterish

The phisick shee had last gaue her the first tyme of takinge .5. stools the .2. tyme .9. stools

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 169v (upper left part of page)

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CASE31762: Horary consultation concerning Lady Digby (PERSON11310)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26409) on 24 June 1607 at 06:38

RN The lady Dickby of Gothurst Iune 24. h. 6. 38 ant m. 1607. hath spent her dyet Drink drinking no othr drinke hath taken it some six days & thre days it gave her four stooles a daye & two dayes but 2 a daye it weakneth not yet giveth litle amendment.

had them lately but pale.

would know wheathr shee is to vide any more./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 231r (upper right part of page)

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CASE40096: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dayrell (PERSON29716)

Question asked by Mr Paul Dayrell (PERSON29714) on 30 June 1612 at 13:30

W Mr Paule Dorrell Iune 30.  {sic}. hor. 1. 30 P. M. 1612 sent his man wth a letter he had not vsed the powder, so he had nothinge: for his wife

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 122v (upper right part of page)

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CASE47366: Interrogation (Treatment) concerning Mrs Agnes Reade (PERSON34631)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 24 August 1618 between 14:15 and 18:00

RN Mres Reade of Abington took a vomyting tabulate of 5 gr Aug 24 h. 7. ant m 1618. & it wrought neythr vp nor downe & she was neaver sick wth it nor did chide

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 8r (upper right part of page)

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CASE31093: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Dayrell (PERSON19461) and Mrs Anne Dayrell (PERSON11214)

Question asked by Mrs Margery Dayrell (PERSON11218) on 8 April 1607 at 10:45

RN Mres Dorle sent to know the disease of Margery Marye & An. Dorle. Apr 8. an h. 10 45 ant m 1607.

wheathr good to heale \vp/ her Issue & to take a vomit or &|a| {sic} \a/ purge D Chanell wylleth her & to heale vp her Issu.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 142v (upper right part of page)

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CASE63615: Horary consultation concerning Countess Home [Lady Home] (PERSON51783) and Mrs Craste (PERSON47249)

Question asked by Mary Fane [Countess of Westmorland] [Old Countess of Westmorland ] [Old Lady Westmorland] (PERSON48709) and Grace Fane [Countess of Westmorland] [Lady le Dispenser] [Lady de la Spencer] (PERSON48708) on 13 April 1627 between 07:45 and 08:25

RN The Lady West & the Lady de Lespencer sent for Mres Crosts to goe to her grandmotter Dup & not to come Home to thē for feare of relapse

& sent me 5l for mrs Crosts & the lady West a peece for her child.

quærit vtrū sit gravida

renē{sic} to write to her & to the Bayly for his Child \the falling sicknes/ & to the lady Westmorland & to the lady delespencer et vtrū Her daughter lady Humes be gravida & in ye behalfe of Mres Crosts. \is Costive always// her dyet \purging Drink/ wroght 3 or 4 tys {sic} a day

fearth astringent playsters will bynd it

I had 5l of the lady Delespencer & a peece frō the old lady Westmorland for my Counsell for her child |Ap 13.|

Mres Crost was willed for feare of relapse to goe to her Grandmother Dup for a while I wished her to stay vntill the 8 of May 8.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 227, f. 58r-v (f. 58r bottom right, and f. 58v middle left)

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CASE10048: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Bannister (PERSON717)

Question asked by Dr Simon Forman (PERSON2824) on 6 March 1600 at 07:00

SF mrs banister best to do for her or noe/

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 236, f. 42r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE10100: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Allen (PERSON376)

Question asked by Dr Simon Forman (PERSON2824) on 5 April 1596 at 19:30

SF & Best to tak her in hand

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 234, f. 13v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11432: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Sandon (PERSON15604)

Question asked by the patient on 20 November 1600 at 12:00

RN Katheron Samdon {sic} of Woulverton Novemb. 20 h. 12.. no vomit will doe her good her last physick yt I gave her in poudr wrought well wth her./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 202, f. 197v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11617: Horary consultation concerning Mary Nichols (PERSON14470)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 11 August 1598 at 05:30

RN Aug. 11 die h. 5. 30 m. ant m. 1598. it should seeme good for Mary Nichols to take phisik.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 13v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12917: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Lenthall (PERSON13688)

Question asked by the patient on 22 December 1599 at 13:00

RN Mres Lentell sente for some of My stronge water agayne 22 of Decēb. die hor. 1. p m. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 243r (upper left part of page)

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CASE15793: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Margaret Price (PERSON15062)

Question asked by the patient on 26 October 1603 at 10:15

GJ Mrs Margaret Price of Clifton 70 y Octob. 26 ho. 10. 15 a m. 1603.

She sent for a receit of the medicine to stay the loosenes of the body

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 152v (upper left part of page)

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CASE15796: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Dutton [Bird] (PERSON9759)

Question asked by the patient on 27 October 1603 at 07:30

GJ Elsabeth Byrd of havershā Octob. 27 ho 7. 30 a m. 1603 sent for physicke

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 152v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE16144: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Purrier (PERSON15112)

Question asked by the patient on 8 February 1604 at 14:15

GJ Ellen Purryer of Ecton 19 y. Febr 8 ho. 2. 15 p. m. 1604

She sent her water againe but the messenger brake the glasse by the way vide Ian: 26

She is somewhat amended since her last physicke /

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 192r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE16222: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Goodfellowe (PERSON12222)

Question asked by the patient on 30 June 1604 at 09:15

GJ Mrs Goodfellow of Stadgedon sent for a Dyett Drinke to be made for her. Iune 30 ho. 9. 15 a m 1604

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 202r (bottom 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?f32-patient-sex=Female;f33-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment;f34-extent-of-transcription=Whole%20entry, accessed 30 March 2025.