skip to primary navigationskip to content

Search results

Display  

Showing 1-15 of 15 records with:

  • No in practitioner-is-querent 
  • Medical::Cause of the affliction in question-asked 
  • Question asked in person in how-did-it-take-place 
 Sorted by:  

Refine your results

Document type

Practitioner details

Practice
Number of practitioners
Practitioner is querent
  • No
Practitioner is patient

Astrologer details

Practitioner is astrologer
Number of astrologers

Patient details

Patient is
Patient’s age
Number of patients

How & where did it take place

Querent is asking about
Consultation took place with patient's knowledge
Patient's consent to the consultation is

When did it take place

Date
Time of day

Consultation details

Case contains judgment
Case includes treatment information
Case contains recipe

Person asking the question

Querent is
Querent’s age
Querent is identified
Number of querents

Editorial information

Case deleted
Case text damaged
Language
Extent of transcription
manuscript page thumbnail

CASE34409: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON26668)

Question asked by Mr James van Otten (PERSON21039) on 15 November 1608 at 08:15

RN Mr vanotten novēb. 15 h. 8. 15. ant m 1608 causa morbi

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 247v (upper left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE13308: Horary consultation concerning Gregory Reynolds (PERSON15262)

Question asked by the patient on 8 March 1597 at 09:25

RN Gregory Raynold venit ad me morbi sui causā inquirens. 1597. Martij 8o die h. 9. 25 mi. ante merid:

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 18r (upper part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE20621: Horary/Geomantic combined concerning Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient on 22 February 1604 at 06:15

GJ R N quærit causā morbj febr: 22 ho. 6. 15 a m. 1604

[Astrological Chart]

[Preliminary Geomantic Chart]

[Geomantic Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 15r (upper left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE26177: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Sara Hall [Shephard] (PERSON19836)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1606 at 15:00

RN Doctor W. Shep. maryed to Saρah Hall in Acton h 11. 30 ant m. 1600.

D Shep. natus litle hot in Buch. in festo Math feb. 25. h. 11: p m. 16 5 1563.

Mres Sarah Sheph feb. 25 h. 3. p m. 1606. |quærit an filios habebit et quid in causa quod nō habeat| /the gentlewomā in prsenc\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 181, f. 118v (upper part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE11637: Horary consultation concerning Susan Blundell (PERSON9824)

Question asked by Mrs Catherine Blundell [Budoxhed] [Butshed] [Mrs Blundell [the elder]] (PERSON9819) on 20 August 1598 at 13:00

RN Susan Blundell had a fit about 1 post m. in my howse her mothr demaundeth the cause therof & about that time it taketh her in the day time. & about 6 a clock at night. Aug. 20 die h 1. p m. 1598.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 17r (bottom left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE14025: Horary consultation concerning Reynolds (PERSON15261)

Question asked by Mr Reynolds (PERSON15260) on 17 September 1603 at 11:15

RN Mr Raynolds of Stony stratford sept 17 hor 11. 15. ant m 1603.

he came to enquire of me the cause of his sons sicknes wheathr he dyed of ye plauge I or noe for he els he would have divrse of his neighbours sons before a iustice on for giving him a shrewd fall vppon wch he grew sick & dyed vppō tuesday he had blacke spots

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 81v (upper right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE19496: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Garbrand (PERSON12037)

Question asked by the patient on 1 July 1601 at 08:15

RN Mr Rich Garbrend of Oxford bookbynder demanded of mee in Oxford the cause & originall of his infirmitye1

[Astrological Chart]

Rich. Garbrend of Oxford Iuly {illeg}. the first die hor. 8. 15 ant m. 160i. morbo.

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Iuly the first die hor. 8. ant m. 1601’ in the right margin

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 130v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE45882: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38326)

Question asked by Mr Neale (PERSON33499) on 23 December 1617 at 08:00

RN Mr Neale of Drury lane in london enquired of me Decēb 23 h. 8 ant m 1617 whenc it was yt on swounded 3 or 4 houres vppon any frigiht {sic} or disc wheathr it came frō the spleene or noe or whenc I set {this} after he was gone at nine but he enquired at     ant m 16171

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘swoundeth often’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 220, f. 144r (upper left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE56626: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Reeve [Warren] (PERSON57469)

Question asked by the patient on 2 July 1623 at 10:00

RN my Cosen she warren now Reeve quærit causā morbi eius si fieri posset deo favente tussi assidua remediū distillat tussis causa Iuly 2. h. 10 ant m 1623. /brought her owne water\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 152r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE65848: Horary consultation concerning John Villiers [Lord Purbeck] (PERSON60854)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1628 at 07:00

RN my L. brought vp his water to see the cause of his disease & Infirmity Ap 18 h. 7 ant m. 1628.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 180r (upper right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE27875: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Warren (PERSON16823)

Question asked by the patient on 31 July 1606 at 10:00

RN my Cosen warren of London brought her water and enquired the cause of her extreme toothach Iuly 3 h. 10 ant m 1606

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 232r (bottom right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE58803: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Tyrlington (PERSON36237)

Question asked by the patient on 18 July 1624 at 08:00

RN my Cosen Tyrlington brought her water to know wheathr wth child or noe & the cause of her extreme burning of her backe Iuly 18 h. 8 ant m. 1624

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 21v (upper right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE1035: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Brag (PERSON1210)

Question asked by the patient on 5 January 1597 at 08:00

SF Mrs Brage of 23 yers 1596|7| the 5 of Ianuari the an’ m’ at 8 Diz et vtrum sit grauida nc nō. & the caus of her gret belly & hardnes therof her self brought yt

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 234, f. 146v (bottom right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE18804: Horary consultation concerning Anne Middleton (PERSON4997)

Question asked by the patient on 5 February 1599 at 07:30

RN An Middleton 10 yeres old hath many strang fits a londonour over against Paules church. her fathr is a linnen Dra well his wife was Mr Grys syster. well acquainted wth my brothr Sandy

quærit causa morbi in prsentia filij et patris in prijs ædib patris sui feb. 5 die hor 7. 30 m: ant m 16 1599

veneficiu suspicatr

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 11r (upper right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE79965: Horary consultation concerning Anne Middleton (PERSON4997)

Question asked by Middleton (PERSON62716) on 5 February 1599 at 07:30

RN An Middleton 10 yeres old a week afore Miklemas sick miserablely handled wth her fits. the 20 of decembr die at 6 in the morning. borne the 12 of Decēb. 1588. die betwixt 1. & 2 morning. her fathr {sic} enquireth what may be the cause of her disease. in her owne prsence. the 5 of feb: die . h. 7. 30. ant m. 1599. of a white pale colour leane wellooking water very good. every day many fits. & on friday & weddensday. it maketh her knock stamp strick her hands a great cough /this figure I set in there prsence.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 240, f. 55r (upper 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?f33-practitioner-is-querent=No;f35-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ACause%20of%20the%20affliction;f36-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20asked%20in%20person, accessed 2 April 2025.