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CASE15761: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Hayes (PERSON12687) and Hayes (PERSON12686)

Question asked by Elizabeth Hayes (PERSON12687) on 18 October 1603 at 09:50

GJ Elsabeth Hayes of Turvy 43 y Octob. 18 ho. 9. 50 a m. 1603. |wind in the stomacke.| A dry Cough An Itche and as it were a dry scurfe. Hath a Childe of 2 yeere old sucking on her, the childe very poore & will take nothing but the brest can neither go nor speake: borne the saturday fortnight after midsomer 1601 betwene 8 & 9 at night quiet in the day but very vnquiett all night. very cold, swelled in the body of late. the mother nunquā habuit menstrua since she had this child.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 150r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE74582: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dorothy Latimer (PERSON53399) and Anonymous (PERSON53398)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON53396) on 10 May 1632 at 16:40

RN Mres Dorothy Latymer. 25 y may 10 h. 4. 40 p m 1632 |An extreme cold over all her body cānot sleepe|

[Astrological Chart]

& my opinion touching his bewitched child by 2 witches/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 151 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE13051: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Swaine (PERSON16282) and Thomas Swaine (PERSON16279)

Question asked by Ellen Swaine (PERSON16282) and Thomas Swaine (PERSON16279) on 9 February 1600 at 09:00

RN Ellen Swayne of Calverton 60 y. & Tho Swayne of {sic} her husb. troubled wth a great itche & pimpels feb 9 die h. 9 ant m. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 265v (upper right part of page)

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CASE21093: Horary consultation concerning Mr George Kempson (PERSON13293) and Ralph Vines (PERSON16707)

Question asked by Ralph Vines (PERSON16707) on 19 April 1604 at 15:00

RN Mr Kempson Apr 19 21 |19| y A {sic} hor 3 p m 1604.1

[Astrological Chart]

Radolph Vines eodē tempore ambo pruritu

Notes:

1 ‘for the itche & scabs.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 84v (upper left part of page)

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CASE46365: Horary consultation concerning Mr Clark (PERSON28975) and Clark (PERSON29000)

Question asked by Mr Clark (PERSON28975) on 9 April 1618 at 12:00

RN Mr Clarke came to me for him selfe troubled wth a bleatch & a rheme Ap 9 h. 12 1618.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 53r (upper right part of page)

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CASE17472: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Walker (PERSON16752) and Risely (PERSON15349)

Question asked by Thomas Walker (PERSON16752) and Risely (PERSON15349) on 8 July 1602 at 14:20

RN Thomas Walker of Northāpton. 40 y Iuly 8 hor. 2. 20 p m. 1602. |backe & bones not hart sicke.|

{a}nd Risely of Raunson mill. iaundes watr wth plucking & gryping in her backe. backe. {sic}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 132r (upper left part of page)

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CASE19203: Horary consultation concerning Brough (PERSON10081) and Brough (PERSON10083)

Question asked by Brough (PERSON10081) and Brough (PERSON10083) on 18 April 1601 at 08:00

RN Mr Brough children a boy of 12 y. the wench of 14 y Ap 18 die hor. 8 ant m 160i for scald white scalds sometymes drye sometimes moyst.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 80v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE27959: Horary consultation concerning Goody Jays Rutland (PERSON15545) and Dorothy Haselwood (PERSON19884)

Question asked by Goody Jays Rutland (PERSON15545) on 13 August 1606 at 10:30

RN Dorothy Hazelwood 15 weekes old Aug 13 h. 10. 2|3|0. ant m 1606. this child is full of bleatch & byles & pyneth.

Goody Rutland her Nurce brought her own watr that I might see wheathr shee was wth child or noe /

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 247r (upper right part of page)

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CASE21643: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Horwood (PERSON12968) and Dorothy Horwood (PERSON12969)

Question asked by Agnes Horwood (PERSON12968) on 24 October 1604 at 13:30

RN Agnys Horwood of Buckinghā 19 y Octob 16 24 hor. 1. 2|3|0 p m. 1604. /hed light\ hed extreeme ill ever sinc thre weekes before miklemas being styrred ill in all her bodye. faynt & weake |keepeth her bed most cōmonlye|

Dorothy Horwood her 8. y. sistr at the same tyme boath a leeke. faynt & weake boath. pale a very bad head hed {sic}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 169r (upper right part of page)

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CASE18754: Horary consultation concerning Mr Piggot (PERSON14917) and Mr George Piggot (PERSON14922)

Question asked by Mr Piggot (PERSON14917) on 5 January 1601 at 08:54 or at 09:00 or at 09:30

RN Mr Pigget of lathbury for him selfe & his brothr.

Mr George of Bechapton

prior habet hemeroydes. altr vniursalē debilitate corp. me{illeg}|{tu}|s venef. Ian. 5 die h. 8. 4|5|4. ant m. 1600 {sic} hor. 9. {illeg}|h|or. 9. 30. ant m.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 2v (upper left part of page)

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CASE19173: Horary consultation concerning Mary Ashburnor (PERSON9243) and Agnes Ashburnor (PERSON9239)

Question asked by Agnes Ashburnor (PERSON9239) on 14 April 1601 between 14:00 and 15:00

RN Mary Ashburnour a yere old of Olny Ap 14. troubled wth swelling over all her body leg left leg. hard |a hard thing in her left syde.|

Agnys Ashburnour of Olny. 40 y.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 75v (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE45092: Horary consultation concerning Lawrence Chamberlain (PERSON28808) and Mr Richard Adams (PERSON9031)

Question asked by Lawrence Chamberlain (PERSON28808) and Mr Richard Adams (PERSON9031) on 7 June 1617 at 09:00

RN Lawrenc Chamberlayne kinsmā to Mr Adams of Stachden 39 y Iune 7. h {sic} hor. 9. ant m 1617 /& Mr Adams him selfe.\

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Adams of Stachden well recovered but his mouth is very soare the skyn of his stomack is so hot faynt & sickly a bad stomack Iune 7 h {sic} hor 9 ant m 1617 desyrous of a cool{in}g syrope or other cōforta{ter}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 1v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE12358: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Rutland (PERSON15542) and Ambrose Rutland (PERSON15539) and John Rutland (PERSON15540)

Question asked by Agnes Rutland (PERSON15542), Ambrose Rutland (PERSON15539) and John Rutland (PERSON15540) on 1 May 1599 at 12:10

RN Agnes Rutland of Newnton Longfild. 53. sick this day fortnight. payned in her hed harte & all the body over. cannot abide vp: costive onc in 2 or 3 days. maij 1. die h. 12. 10. m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Ambrose Rudland of Newton her husband. a payne in his stomack & eyes. a Corpulent man & fully faced. eodem tempore/

Iohn Rutland wth a payne in his Chest & stomacke wyndye & a stitch in his syde

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 146r (upper right part of page)

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CASE27143: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Haselrigg (PERSON23674) and Mr Donald Haselrigg (PERSON12631) and Young Mrs Mary Haselrigg (PERSON12633)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Haselrigg (PERSON23674) and Young Mrs Mary Haselrigg (PERSON12633) on 15 April 1606 at 11:25

RN Mr Haselrig of Alderton 40 y Apr 15 h. 11. 25. ant m. 1606 soluble this fortnight 5 or six stooles a day. not weake wth it.

yellowish watr.

Mary Hazlerig his Daughtr. 11 y Apr 15. /hed ach.\

Donald Haselr: 6. y Apr 15. breaketh out in his face./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 108r (upper right part of page)

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CASE16542: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Saxbey (PERSON15637) and Saxbey (PERSON18791) and Saxbey (PERSON15635)

Question asked by Saxbey (PERSON15635) on 31 January 1605 at 12:00

GJ Thomas Saxby of Hartwell 20 y. Ian: 31 ho. 12 in mer. 1605 A payne in his backe and bones

[Astrological Chart]

Quærit vt morbo gallico laboret

His father brought his water togither wth his owne and his wives. he feares that he tooke the disease by one that breathed in his face about michelmas

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 235r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE10120: Horary consultation concerning Mary Bridges (PERSON9997) and Judith Bridges (PERSON9995)

Question asked by Bridges (PERSON9994) on 29 February 1600 at 09:30

RN Mary Bridges of Wicken 15 y. full of aches in her lims & bones & cannot abyde any to touch her is caried to bed. bye her other sister Iude Bridges lyeth as on in a traunce & will laugh at them. febr. 29 die  {sic} 9. 30 y. {sic} ant m. 1600.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 4r (upper left part of page)

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CASE24904: Horary consultation concerning Goody Cooper (PERSON29360) and Thomas Withers (PERSON36989)

Question asked by Goody Cooper (PERSON29360) on 1 June 1610 at 08:00

RN Goody Coo \of newport/ 40 y. Iune 1. h. 8 ant m 16i0.

every where./ cānot rellish any water.

Thomas Wythers of newport 3 quarters old Iune 1. h. 8 ant m 16i0

a great cold extreeme sick cā eate or take any thing

[Astrological Chart]

Goody Coo quærit an sit gravida cānot rellish anye thinge. ill this moneth.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 51v (upper right part of page)

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CASE70913: Horary consultation concerning William Story (PERSON59714) and Margaret Wyn (PERSON62414)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41199) on 25 May 1630 at 18:20

RN Williā Stoary of St Albions 12 y the 30 of August next twixt 6 & 7 in ye morning at Saraz{ings} head about Easter was 12 monthe may 25. h 6 20 a|p| m 1630.

her mayd cōtinth {sic} Lame & hath spots about her thighs & Knees.

his legs

the child cōplayneth of his loynes& legs & of a payne of his Left syde & also hath a dry cough.

[Astrological Chart]

wheathr fit to make an issue Is lame & goeth wth payne

was prty well sinc Easter was a twelfmonth when & where.

will. Stoary 12 y may 25 h. 6. 30 p m 1630

Lame in his loyns Legs & left syde payned

There mayden yt was Lame. Marg. Wynne at the same tyme.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, pp. 406-407 (p. 406 bottom right, p. 406 bottom left, and p. 407 upper left)

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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f35-number-of-patients=Multiple%20patients;f36-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AWhole%20body, accessed 10 April 2025.