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CASE58288: Horary consultation concerning John Edens [Eden] (PERSON48318)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1624 at 08:00

RN Iohn Eding of Shenly 63 {y} Ap 25 h. 8 ant m 1624 sick a senet of this malig feaver.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 163v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE59710: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40024)

Question asked by the patient on 26 January 1625 at 07:30

RN a young mayd of Brayles very desp sick of the burning feaver 20 y Ian 26 h: 7 30 p m 1625

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 152r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE55194: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Cooper (PERSON46936)

Question asked by the patient on 28 October 1622 at 15:25

RN Thomas Coo of Northāpton her father 50 y octob 28 h. 3. 25 p m 1622 sick 3 weekes of a feever

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 100r (upper right part of page)

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CASE54812: Decumbiture for Mrs Burgoyne (PERSON45280)

Question asked by the patient on 19 August 1622 at 09:00

RN was prty well on thursday was sennet Aug. 8 h. 5 p m s {sic} went a broad & fe begā to fall sick agayne wth a flushing heate Aug 8 h. 5. p m 1622

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 34v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE57459: Horary consultation concerning William Witsy (PERSON62099)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39778) on 1 December 1623 at 14:30

RN Will: Witsee of Watton 4. y. \& 3 quarters./ Decēb 1 h 2. 30 p m 1623. bone {sic} feb 9. 1618. h. 10 ant m. fell sick on thusd {sic} last a feaver 3 fits a daye holding him for ye space of an houre./ eateth litle./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 34v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE59828: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Leavens (PERSON53574)

Question asked by the patient on 23 February 1625 at 18:20

RN Mr Leavens his sonne Will Lea|{h}|ven \of Evenlye by Bracklye of Imlye/ 21 y. Sick of the new malignāt feaver a fortnight feb 23. h. 6. 20 p m. 1625 |Did cast a litle.| /this Day senet\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 173r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58380: Horary consultation concerning Myddelton (PERSON54697)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Myddelton [the son] (PERSON33214) on 6 May 1624 at 16:20

RN Sr Th. Mydleton for his sick Daughter. May 6 h. 4 20 p m 1624

[Astrological Chart]

susp eyther wo\r/ms or the pestif malig feaver craveth my poor prayers.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 180r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE53584: Horary consultation concerning Joan Peckaver (PERSON56469)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39377) on 18 February 1622 at 17:30

RN Ione Peccaver of Brackly 37. y. febr. 18. h. 5. 2|3|0 p. m 1622

sickned this day sennet about xj in the morning wth a shiverīg cold & quærit an sit gravida

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 185v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64655: Horary consultation concerning Richard Tomms (PERSON60303) and Cicely Tomms (PERSON60317)

Question asked by Richard Tomms (PERSON60303) and Cicely Tomms (PERSON60317) on 27 September 1627 at 09:20

RN Rich: Toms of Potters Perrye 6 5 63 y Sept 27. h 9. 20 ant m. 1627

[Astrological Chart]

sick a week. sept 2i now malig cast & goeth to stoole very nutch {sic}

And his first exceding hot & then cold1

His wife sickned at the same tyme 50. new ague casteth & goeth to stoole but nothing so mutch as her hub|s|b. but casteth more

Notes:

1 ‘malig. feaver’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 224r (middle right, and middle centre parts of page)

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CASE50428: Decumbiture for Thomas Holman (PERSON31787)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38803) between 23 March 1620 at 19:30 and 25 March 1620 at 07:20

RN Thomas Homemā \of Stonystratford \Newport// 10 weekes old next Monday betwixt 5 & 6 in ye morning borne & fell sick on monday last at mydnight or before g{naw}ed & hath strong fits of convulsion & sweateth mutch, face hands & full of sweat orderly to stoole

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 149v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE60893: Horary consultation concerning John Abbot (PERSON42407)

Question asked by the patient on 30 July 1625 at 07:15

RN Iohn Abbots of Lechāsteede 48 y Iuly 30 h {sic} hor 7. 15 ant m 1625 fell sick Iuly 21 tooke a cold now sweateth cānot eate. nor slepe new ague

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 160r (bottom centre, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE62858: Decumbiture for John Fisher (PERSON48989)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40357) on 3 October 1626 between 10:45 and 11:30

RN Iohn fisher a yere old borne on Barth eve was a twelfmonth being . h. 10 30 at|p| m. 1626.

fell sick on thursday Last wth strong fits swonding & putting out the tongue now the \violent/ fits gone hath a burning feaver

It fell sick sept 28 h. 12. 1626.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 301r (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)

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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29%3A%3ASickness;f34-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFevers%2C%20chills%20and%20sweating;f35-date=1620-1629, accessed 17 April 2025.