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CASE46218: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Blundell (PERSON19061)

Question asked by Sir George Blundell [Captain Blundell] (PERSON9813) on 20 March 1618 between 17:00 and 18:30

RN Sr Georg craveth a vomyt for his daughters head. \Mres An Blundell/ 11 y.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 23v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE67106: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Duncombe [Young Mr Duncombe] (PERSON48155)

Question asked by the patient on 4 October 1628 at 09:40

RN Mr Iohn Duncōbe of great Brickhill sent to me for his head & the vertiginousnes therof \30. y./ Octob. 4 h {sic} hor. 9 40 ant m 1628.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 275v (upper left part of page)

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CASE33086: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Wolhed (PERSON17315)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1608 at 10:15

RN Agnys Woulhead of Marson 17 y march. 19 h {sic} hor. 10. 15 ant m 1608 hed ill her {illeg}|r|ight eye rūneth an ague./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 72v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE10870: Horary consultation concerning Cicely Thomas (PERSON16380)

Question asked by the patient on 18 June 1600 at 05:15

RN at ye same time. Cicely Tomas h {sic} of Potters Perry having nowe by gods grace having her blood stinted by wthin an houre aftr it was applyed a great heate in her head & throate cannot stand nor well lye. /

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 112r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE10885: Horary consultation concerning Joan Dudley (PERSON11395) and Thomas Dudley (PERSON11386)

Question asked by Joan Dudley (PERSON11395) on 19 June 1600 at 14:00

RN Ione dudly 37. \for her head & stomacke eyes hoarse/ of Woulson & Thomas Dudley her sone of 6 y. Iune 19 die h. 2 p m. 1600

Thomas her child for an impostume in his stomack ready to stop his winde.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 114v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE56402: Horary consultation concerning Lady Mary Hartop [Mrs Mary Hartop] (PERSON19876)

Question asked by the patient on 27 May 1623 at 11:00

RN The Lady Hart{illeg}|op| of Burton Lazer 42 y May 27 h. 11. ant m. 1623 /continuall torments about her belly & head arms\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 116r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE56406: Horary consultation concerning William Hopkins (PERSON51833)

Question asked by the patient on 24 May 1623 at 11:30

RN Will Hopkins of Steaphington 54 y May 24 h {sic} hor 11. 30 ant m 1623 |head & right syde cānot eate nor sleep|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 117r (upper right part of page)

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CASE72344: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Taylor (PERSON59971)

Question asked by the patient on 15 June 1631 at 13:00

RN Mres Taylour of Clapphā 5 38 y Iune 15 h. 1. p m. 163i 2 fig. /mutch melanch head face teeth mutch vryne\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 425 (upper left part of page)

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CASE10832: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Harrison (PERSON12589) and John Harrison (PERSON12581)

Question asked by Ellen Harrison (PERSON12589) on 13 June 1600 at 11:40

RN Iohn Harrison of lit Woocom. 8 y. Iune 13 die h. 11. 40 ant m. 1600 payned in ye head & belly. his fathr gone from his mother.

Ellen Harrison 50 y. hath to many of ye whites

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 107r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12840: Horary consultation concerning Henry Lea (PERSON13634)

Question asked by the patient on 24 November 1599 at 10:30

RN Henry Lea. of Bechampton’ 28|9|. of Sshoullbroad lodge in Northampton shere for his sore red eye & hed. what is best for it. Novembr 24 die . hor. 10. 30. ant m. 1599. 16. yeres hath lost his sight wth an arrowe.

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE58539: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Colebeck [Colby] (PERSON46539)

Question asked by the patient on 26 May 1624 at 11:50

RN Thomas Colbecke of Tempsford 54 y may 26 h 11 50 ant m 1624 |head ill stomack|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 203r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE13105: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Adson (PERSON9057)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1600 at 10:30

RN Katheren Adson 36 y vnmaried Mres Clyftons servant for a great \heate/ in her stomack & head making her face to blyster out. pimple. febr. 21 die h. 10 30 p|a|nt m. 1600.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 274r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE14251: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Catherine Mariot (PERSON13988)

Question asked by the patient on 30 November 1603 at 13:39

RN Mres Katheron Maryot of Ashton 18 y novemb 30. hor 1. 39. p m 1603. nowe in sone came1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘payned in her hed face & browe full of red spots’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 114r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12587: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Pen (PERSON14848)

Question asked by the patient on 27 August 1599 at 11:00

RN at this time Mary Pen of Straford sent me her water. wch was full of motes & scales & had gravell in the bottome. her former phisick I gave her wrought vpward. hath a great gydines at in her heade hart feeble bellye.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 185v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE10350: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Lucas (PERSON13824)

Question asked by the patient on 17 April 1600 at 06:45

RN Will: Lucas mr longeveilds servant. 21 y. Apr. 17 die h. 6. {illeg}|4|5. ant m. 1600.

vlcerib. he hath bene a souldier wounded in his head.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 41v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12195: Horary consultation concerning Amy Hoding (PERSON12829)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1599 at 14:15

RN Amy Hoding of Addington 18 yeres of age. never had her couse {sic}. lyeth in her hed & chest & soppeth {sic} her eares. swollen in her feete & morning in her face & & eys & avoydeth bloode vpward d|A|pr. die h. 2. 15. m p m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 119v (upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE59704: Horary consultation concerning Mr Benjamin Hall (PERSON50643)

Question asked by the patient on 26 January 1625 at 11:15

RN Mr Hales the Earlle of Kents baylye Ian 26 h. 11 15 ant m 1625. /had a vomyt & a purge of me\ head litle mended 49. y. yet pils he took of Mr Windg every night paynd in his head about seaven

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 151v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12999: Horary consultation concerning John Hopper (PERSON12948)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSONGRP16) on 15 January 1600 at 09:00

RN T Iohn Hoper 12 y old payned in boath sydes thenc to his hart & then to his head &|w|th a stirring & a soundinge wth all & taketh a way his eye sight: Ian 15. die  {sic}. 8 50. ant m. 1600.

his former phisick gave him 4|8| stooles. but he sounded that day that they thought he would die. they would have some cordials for him. 1600. at 9 ant m. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 255v (upper left part of page)

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CASE14079: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Barber (PERSON9438)

Question asked by the patient on 28 September 1603 at 09:15

RN Mres An Barber of Kensworthe 46|5| y. sept 28. hor 9. 16|5|. ant m 1603.

was borne {illeg} {sic} on a {tuds} \shrovesōdaye/ after noone. an hour betwixt 4 & 5. /hath often bene let blood sicknes gone this 4 yeres.\ |extreeme hot. casteth vp sometymes leek whit of egge. sometymes blacke stuffe.|

[Astrological Chart]

Mres An Barber sept 28 hor. 9. 15 ant m. 1603. strangly handled wth her stomack burning & gnawing & then an intolerable paine of her hed for 20 houres not well for 40 houre & then it cōmeth once in a weeke in the wynter. & aftr hath a swelling & a gnawing in the calf of her legs.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, ff. 89v-90r (f. 89v upper right, and f. 90r upper left)

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CASE64289: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007)

Question asked by the patient on 17 July 1627 at 17:00

RN my deere Cosen she Marsh sent vnto me Iuly 17. h. 5. p m. 1627. /deus benedicat Cognatæ meæ\

[Astrological Chart]

\no good of ye oyntnent {sic}/ her head ill & mutch payned, the vayns in her tēples swelled & arme so weake yt she cānot vse it & the vaynes be sore to her foote

extremely payned

desyrous to have williā Rufhead to let her blood

would have something to incease {sic} good blood

desyrous to know when to send her coach.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 164r (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?f33-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead;f35-treatment=Yes;f36-info=Previous%20consultation%28s%29, accessed 2 April 2025.