CASE12441: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Houghton (PERSON12911)
Question asked by Christopher Houghton (PERSON12900) and Alice Houghton (PERSON12913) on 12 May 1599 at 10:00
RN Agnes Hoton. 7 yeres on sct Valentines eve being sunday amisse in her lims & tounge & feete & hath no sence nor feeling therin at first shee did fall for 2 or 3 dizeases. now hath lost the senc & vse of her lims
[Astrological Chart]
She cryeth & mutch cōplayneth o {sic} May the 12. die ♄. h. 10. ant m. 1599. pater et mater filia quærūt remediū. det igitur pater cælestis multis et magnis miserationibꝯ suis. at all times most cold. Costive.
Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 160r (upper right part of page)
Christopher Houghton (PERSON12900)Alice Houghton (PERSON12913)Agnes Houghton (PERSON12911)
CASE26039: Horary consultation concerning Susan Blundell (PERSON9824)
Question asked by Mrs Catherine Blundell [Budoxhed] [Butshed] [Mrs Blundell [the elder]] (PERSON9819) on 20 January 1598 at 13:45
RN Mres Blundell sent to me to come to Her daughter Susan about 12 yeres old who layd speechles for a weeke & after wardꝭ spak a worde or two. who h is troubled day & night wth diverse fittꝭ & hath falleth often & nowe hath no vse of hed necke legs handꝭ or {sic} an but only of her eyes & yet eateth & hath a good colour. 1598 Ian die 20. die ♀ h: post merid. 1. 45.
[Partial Astrological Chart]
[Astrological Chart]
mater filia Susan Blund: Ian. 20 die ♀ h post merid 1. 45. 1598.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 7r, f. 8v, f. 6r (f. 7r upper, f. 8v upper, and f. 6r upper left)
CASE13653: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Robinson [Sandy] [Napier] (PERSON6319)
Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1603 at 09:45
RN Soror mea maria Sandy Londinensis 26 y. quærit causā cur intr scapulus doleat et cur torpeant facies et manus Apr. 19 ♂ hor 9. 45. ant m 1603 wch about that tyme was gone about 14 or 15 weekes wth child.1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1 ‘gravida’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 20v (bottom right part of page)
CASE15062: Decumbiture for Thomas Franklin (PERSON11915)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18031) on 3 June 1603 at 15:30
GJ This morning betweene 7 & 8 there came sodenly in the bed a great payne in the right legge that the Childe Cryed wthall
Thomas Franklyn of marston / Now it holdꝭ him extreemely in head and the braynes do so beat in the head that it styrres the Clothes as it lyes in the bed, sore every where Cannot endure to be styrred. /
ho Insultus morbi 1603 Iunij 3. ♀ ho. 7. 30 a m
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 80r (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)
CASE48569: Nativity for Thomas Malcot (PERSON32901)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38583) on 28 April 1619 at 11:00
RN Thomas Malcot of Bydnā 8 weekes Ap 28 ☿ h 11. ant m 1619
swelled ever sinc he was borne but swelleth more & more face hands & cods & swoundeth often {illeg}|b|orne fryday night about on in ye morning. last fryday
nata {sic} feb 26. ♀ h ♀ h. 13. p m. 1619
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 341r (upper right part of page)
CASE15006: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18015)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18014) on 25 May 1603 at 13:30
GJ A man of For his Child 6 y. old that hath many fittꝭ of falling in a day. and great payne of the head and leggꝭ
Epilepsia. Maij 25 ☿ ho. 1. 30 p m. 1603
Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 75r (bottom left part of page)
CASE25924: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Robinson [Sandy] [Napier] (PERSON6319)
Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1603 at 09:45
RN Soror mea Sandy londinensis quærit causā of her back & hed ach & bēnūmes of her face hands wch seeme deede Apr {sic} April 19. ♂ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1603
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 174, p. 296 (upper left part of page)
CASE28690: Horary consultation concerning William Stoe (PERSON20886)
Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1605 at 09:25
RN Williā Stoe of the parish of Parsnā 43 y. Apr 18 ♃ hor. 9. 25. ant m i605 /hed feete & toes shortwyded\1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1 ‘metuit morbū gallicū./’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 47v (bottom right part of page)
CASE50666: Horary consultation concerning Mr Dr James [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON52432)
Question asked by Mrs James (PERSON52439) on 20 April 1620 at 15:20
RN D Iames of Oxford st|ran|gly {sic} \straungly/ taken wth a palsye on the left syde of the face hand & leg taken at church & great red blatches in t|H|is fac & bodye & his ey swelling & f|H|is face a yere before & sinc he contenting certen sup witches & on being acquitted he felt his strange stitch on his s {sic} left syde by fits he supposeth yt the womā susp for a witch but quitted by the Iudges did hurte him the 24 of feb. ☾ sep a □ ♄ ap ☌ ♂ yt night at sup first taken. had his first fit after he talked wth mr Rob. Conye. feb 18. in ye after noone his first fit but his worst fit the 24 of feb when the sup witch was acquitted/
Mres Iames mentioned Mr Doctor Iames |of oxford| Ap. 20 ♃ h. 3. 20 p m. 1620 /she related all at this tyme/\
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 5r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)
Mrs James (PERSON52439)Mr Dr James [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON52432)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lame, numb or paralysed (Palsy)
Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (FaceEyes)
Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (HandsLegs)
Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body (Skin)
Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (TorsoSide(s))
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Bloating and swelling (Swelling)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Gripings, gnawings and stitches (Stitch)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Fits and convulsions (Fits)
Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))
CASE73745: Horary consultation concerning Mary Longstaffe (PERSON53864)
Question asked by the patient on 6 February 1632 at 12:00
TG Mary longstaff of La{illeg}|t|hbury. affectu uterino laborans et febri stomacho, capite et membrorum doloribus.1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1 ‘1632. Febr: d. 6. h. 0. 0.’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 428 (upper left part of page)
CASE11853: Horary consultation concerning John [Joan] Malins (PERSON13880)
Question asked by Goody Joan Malins (PERSON13903) on 7 December 1598 at 15:30
RN Iohn Malins a yere & a quarter lacking a fortnight as it were pined in all her lims & bodye hed a poer bare creature. cannot sleepe not at any time in a moneth or fortnight but crye and Drinke mater adduxit se{cū} filiolā veretr ne sit maleficio vl veneficio afflictus. Decēb. 7. die ♃ hor. 3. 30. mi. 1598 very short winded.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 62v (upper right part of page)
Goody Joan Malins (PERSON13903)John [Joan] Malins (PERSON13880)
Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (Head)
Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (Limbs)
Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Torso)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wasting (Pining)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Sleep problems (Sleeplessness)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Respiratory problems (Short winded)
Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))
CASE11660: Horary consultation concerning William Pipkin (PERSON14968)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17603) on 30 August 1598 at 17:07
RN Will: Pipkin 6 yeres old at Miklemas payned in the back & neck & head & belly & legs quærit causā eius remediū refuseth his meate Aug 30. die ☿ h. p m. 5. 7. m.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 23r (upper right part of page)
Anonymous (PERSON17603)William Pipkin (PERSON14968)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Pain and pricking (Pain)
Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (BackBelly)
Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (Throat and mouthHead)
Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (Legs)
Medical (Cause of the affliction)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Eating and drinking problems (Problems with appetite)
CASE66437: Horary consultation concerning Mary Clark (PERSON46290)
Question asked by the patient on 24 June 1628 at 18:00
RN Mary Clarke of newp vtū {sic} the kings evill hath litle kernels vnder her chin & hath a reddish rūing issue vnder the chin 2 months felt payne in her hed eyes & every where |a yere| about & feble in her legs yet hath thē well Iune 24 ♂ h 6 p m 1628.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 83v (bottom right part of page)
Medical >Illnesses (named) (Scrofula)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Lumps)
Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (Throat and mouthHeadEyes)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Pain and pricking (Pain)
Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body (Everywhere)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Dizzy and/or faint (Weak)
CASE19593: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Robinson [Sandy] [Napier] (PERSON6319)
Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1601 at 09:45
RN soror mea Maria Sandye Londinensis petit morbi causa catarrhe et capite frigido et iuncturis Maij 18 ☾ hor 9. 45 ant m 1600|i|. 160i {sic}
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 147r (upper right part of page)
CASE74035: Interrogation (Medical episode) concerning Michael Lambert (PERSON53273)
Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1632 between 17:00 and 18:45
RN Michael Lambart suddenly taken wth \a/ swounding fit \being at plow/ ☿ h. 1. p m. 1632.
& hath kept his bed ever sinc head & all his body legs stiffe as a stake |morbus Caducus|
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 511 (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Dizzy and/or faint (Swooning)
Medical >Illness (general) (Bedridden)
Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (Head)
Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body (Everywhere)
Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (Legs)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Stooped, bent or stiff (Stiffness)
CASE11834: Horary consultation concerning Richard Kirby (PERSON13331)
Question asked by Mr Yarrow (PERSON17449) on 1 December 1598 at 10:15
RN Rich Kerby Miller of Newport 60 \56/ yeres old. long & grevously sick {filiu}s patre \{servus} Domino/ cū euꝯ {sic} consensu it hath held this 4 yeres by fits but this quarter of this yere held him sorely & keepeth home some days his bed in his fit & then abroad. a payne in his hart wth a sighing black coloured very fat of his face but wth this sicknes shrunk in his bodye & legs. Mr yarrow for him novemb. {sic} 1 Decēb. die ♀ h. 10. 15. 15981
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1 ‘hed hart. bellye’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 59r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)
CASE11778: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Houghton (PERSON12905)
Question asked by the patient on 6 November 1598 at 12:30
RN Thomas Whooton of haversham about 22. vnmaried. sick this yere. quærit remediū. novemb 6. die ☾. h. 12. 30. he hath had a swelling in his right side broken out in his wrestꝭ & body filthy water. heavy vncōfortable his hed gyddy & light his sight bad
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 47v (upper right part of page)
Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Bloating and swelling (Swelling)
Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Side(s)Torso)
Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body (Skin)
Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (Arms)
Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (Head)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Dizzy and/or faint (Dizziness)
CASE11843: Horary consultation concerning Clemence Nashe (PERSON14336)
Question asked by the patient on 4 December 1598 at 12:15
RN Clement Nash servant to Iohn Connyngham 22 yeres old tooke her first on tuesday night qu about 8 a clock at night a crick {sic} \ache/ in her baccke \& lims./ yt maketh her stoope & goe Double. troubled wth a great heate of her stomack yt it maketh her lips to break out he {sic} first water made in ye morning red. the next water of a reasonable good colour. the wench of a ruddy face well colourd & fat. quait {sic} remediū Decēb. 4. die ☾. h. 12. 15. mi. 1598. of Newport
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 61r (upper left part of page)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Pain and pricking (Pain)
Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (BackStomach)
Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (Limbs)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Stooped, bent or stiff (Bent double)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Burning and inflamed (Hot)
Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (Throat and mouth)
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)
Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007)
Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (Head)
Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Pain and pricking (Pain)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Bloating and swelling (Swelling)
Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (ArmsFeet)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lame, numb or paralysed (Cannot use part)
CASE48557: Horary consultation concerning Mary Smith (PERSON35553)
Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1619 at 10:15
RN Mary Smyth of Stawton 20 myles 30 y Ap 27. ♂ h. 10. 15 ant m 1619 her head shaketh a fortnight or 3 \shaking/ palsy. mother backe thighꝭ as if they should be torne but her head exceding cold.
head cold
vryne very good. a very good stomacke yet very faynt. mutch troubled wth wynd 2 y. sinc had a boy. hath thought her selfe twice to be wth child wthin this twelfemonthe. nescit an sit gravida
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 339r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)
Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (Head)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lame, numb or paralysed (PalsyTrembling)
Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Womb, matrix, motherBack)
Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (Thighs)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Fevers, chills and sweating (Cold)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wind (Wind)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Dizzy and/or faint (Faintness)