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CASE46555: Horary consultation concerning Mary Farrar (PERSON30291)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1618 at 11:00

RN Mary farrow of Earles Barton was 14 y last twelfday last the morne after on satterday morning in ye morning before day came to me for her right hand broken out like a great bloody sore & vnder her armes wth bunches thighes & hips wth many issues all looke red & bloody hād swelleth mutch may 5 h. 11. ant m 1618.

was full of bleatch being a child & was noynted & neaver sinc well.

kings evill hath bene wth the king but smal amendmēt

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 85v (upper right part of page)

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CASE48599: Horary consultation concerning William Steele (PERSON35707)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1619 at 11:30

RN Will Steele of Groundon 25 y last whitsontyde afternone afore Evening prayer came in son to me may 1. h {sic} hor. 11. 30 ant m 1619.

crooked in his lims necke \arms/ & body not foolish

2 y ill mutch physick no helpe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 347r (upper left part of page)

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CASE60737: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne [Agnes] Southam (PERSON59288)

Question asked by the patient on 3 July 1625 at 13:39

RN An Southā of Croaton 33 y Iuly 3 h. 1. 39 p m 1625 was onc troubled wth mopishnes a yere sinc & stayd in or towne 3 weeks & tooke physick may {sic} tyms before yt she came to the towne & mended & was well god be thancked.

now cane {sic} agayn her selfe & cōplayned of a great heate all over her body brayne hot bac{ke}|ke| the right syde & chest.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 134v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12209: Horary consultation concerning John Bird (PERSON9742)

Question asked by the patient on 4 April 1599 at 09:35

RN Iohn Birde \the Smith/ came for him selfe his face swelled & hard throte first sore Apr. 4 die h. 9. 35. ant m. 1599. hed & stomacke

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 121v (upper left part of page)

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CASE14253: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON15242)

Question asked by Goody Reeve (PERSON15241) on 30 November 1603 at 16:15

RN Goody Reeve of our towne brought my God daughtrs water novemb the last 30 hor. 4. 15 p m 1603. miserablely payned in her left syde backe should legs

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

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CASE32381: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON26496)

Question asked by the patient on 1 November 1607 at 15:25

RN My Gardnerers {sic} sone of Mylton came to me for his extreme payn syde chest stomack should novēb. 1. h. 3. \1{illeg}|25|/ p m 1607.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 314r (upper right part of page)

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CASE46340: Horary consultation concerning Young Mr Edward Furtho (PERSON23337)

Question asked by the patient on 3 April 1618 at 15:00

RN Mr Edward furthoe 21 y. last milkemas. eve about six at night. came Ap 3. . h. 3: p m 1618 payne on his armes s {sic} ever sinc {illeg}|C|hristmas last rūning vp & downe frō his should vnto his armes & fyngers & legs.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 50r (upper left part of page)

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CASE62792: Horary consultation concerning Goody Catherine Mun (PERSON14320)

Question asked by Mr Henry Mun (PERSON14315) on 4 December 1626 between 13:30 and 13:39

RN Henry Mon of Woulvrton for his wife swelled every where belly legs {a}rms yet {tady} now & {th}{en} Decēbr 4 . h. 1. 3{illeg} {p} m. 1626

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 290r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12332: Horary consultation concerning Alice Buttolph (PERSON10267)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1599 at 10:15

RN Alce Buttell 33 yeres betwixt her shoulders back stomack armes. Ap. 27. die h. 10. 15. ant m. 1599 in her owne son

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 142r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12005: Horary consultation concerning Oliver Whiting (PERSON17104)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1599 at 10:15

RN Oliver Whiting of Bedford troubled wth an ach in huckbone left side taketh it to be a sciatica. & thenc to his back & inside of his share came wth a cold or a listing as he thincketh more hot & then cold. 60 yeres old. came him selfe the 28 of feb. die h. 10. 3 20|i5| ant m. 1599. Spencers brothr in lawe & farnewels brother.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 90r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11846: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Smith (PERSON15945)

Question asked by the patient on 4 December 1598 at 14:00

RN Elisabeth Smith 30 yeres old 9 yeres maried. never had Child it cometh by fits twice a weeke of a good colour red faced & fill {sic} of blood lieth in her hed & so ariseth from her hart & stomack vnto her hed. her face & syde swelleth. her vrine is red & full of rags. came in her owne son & then was very well of Decemb. 4 die h. 2. 1598. dwelleth at Emerten right side of her hed.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘hed & hart’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 61v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11600: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Blundell (PERSON9816)

Question asked by the patient on 13 August 1598 at 13:07

RN Iohn Blundell came for my counsell because his eyes are dim & his face breaketh out the 13 of August. h. 1. 7. m. post m 1598. of 10 y

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 9r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12119: Horary consultation concerning Phyllis Pedder (PERSON14829)

Question asked by Pedder (PERSON14823) on 21 March 1599 at 14:30

RN Phyllis Pedder of Potters Perry of a 11 yeres old. sick on mūday first. then teeethe {sic} hed hart. cannot speak. came to speachles ever sinc noone. her brothr came for her. Martij 2i. die . h. 2. 30. p m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 108r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE18165: Horary consultation concerning John Burton (PERSON10225)

Question asked by Burton (PERSON10228) on 5 November 1602 at 07:45

RN Iohn Burtons wife came her selfe for her husb of havershā 40 y. novemb. 5 hor 7. 45. ant m. 1602. his chest belly backe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 232v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE19960: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Catherine Watkins (PERSON16860)

Question asked by the patient on 12 October 1601 at 17:30

RN Katheron Watkins of Northampton 18 y. came to my me for her tetters in her face & b{row}e & bodye. Octob. 12 hor. 5. 30. p m 160i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 210v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11930: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Geary (PERSON12096)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1599 at 10:05

RN Agnes Gery of Ol{ny} 27 last miklemas vnmaried. came her selfe the 3 of Ian. die {} h. 10. 5. 1599. /short winded heavy, bad head hart. hoven in her chest\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 76v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12996: Horary consultation concerning Agnes King (PERSON13388)

Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1600 at 13:30

RN Agnes Kinge servā to Mres Burchmore of tottle end 22 y payned hart stomack & head. sodenly ready taken at night for an hour lost her speake munday last about 12 a clock at night came in her owne son Ian 14 die h. 1. 30 p m. 1600.

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

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CASE54072: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Ballard (PERSON43302)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1622 at 14:30

RN Anthony Ballard of Elstoe 21 y May sunday before Christmas about 4 {sic} {2}|4| in the morning came to me May 2 h. 2. 30 p m 1622 satt next a fortnight. had     is lame in boath feete {illeg} his ankle is gone out very mutch. worst in h{er}|is| right leg. wth lamenes & ach in the bottone {sic} of his feete & goeth very straddlingly & pitifully

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 85r (upper 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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CASE36504: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Richard Smarte (PERSON25405)

Question asked by the patient on 8 September 1609 at 10:38

RN Goodmā Smart of Stony stratford 30|27| \27/ y Septēb. 8 h. 10. 38 ant m 1609.

hed light sight dazeled backe bones. brought an Aguish water./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 153v (upper right part of page)

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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;f38-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20asked%20in%20person%3A%3AQuerent%20visits%20practitioner;f39-question-asked=Medical, accessed 30 April 2025.