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CASE11890: Horary consultation concerning John Smith (PERSON15888) and Old Smith (PERSON15866)

Question asked by John Smith (PERSON15888) on 21 December 1598 at 10:00

RN Iohn Smith of haversham. 36 sick ever this week kept his bed th yesterday all daye the 20 of decemb sent \on/ of his neighbours to me for his disease his water cold all white & muddy complayneth of his harte very sick 2i of Decēb. die . h. 10. 1598. a fatt high coloured man

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 70r (upper right part 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]

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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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CASE11333: Horary consultation concerning John Emerson (PERSON11574) and John Sadler (PERSON15549)

Question asked by John Emerson (PERSON11574) and John Sadler (PERSON15549) on 29 October 1600 at 11:00

RN Iohn Emmerten of Buckingham a glover sick this 20 weekes. Octob. 29 h. 11. ant m. 1600.

{sic} Io helpe on Iohn Sadler of Buckingham for a sore in his brest./

Iohn Emmerton of Buckingā 50 y. Octob 29 h. 11 ant m. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 183v (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE70714: Horary consultation concerning John Kingston (PERSON53021) and Mr Shephard (PERSON58565)

Question asked by John Kingston (PERSON53021) and Mr Shephard (PERSON58565) on 5 May 1630 at 14:30

RN Iohn Kingstone serv to Mr Shephead of Toceter 28 y may 5. h. 2. 30 p m 1630

Mr Shepheard his mr of Toceter cōp of his & left syde riseth vp to his throat maketh him sicke vntill he have eaten something.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 335 (upper left part of page)

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CASE10134: Horary consultation concerning Ralph Warren (PERSON16829) and Thomas Knight (PERSON13459)

Question asked by Ralph Warren (PERSON16829) and Thomas Knight (PERSON13459) on 6 March 1600 at 08:00

RN Ralfe Warren of Stockgolding 24. y a batcheler. sicke this moneth came leek an ague. casteth vp every thinge. March. 6 die h. 8 ant m. 1600.

Thomas knight 30 yeres old a batcheler. March 6. die  {sic} 8 ant m. 1600 a {illeg} gnawing at his harth as it were chest wormes

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 6v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE37307: Horary consultation concerning Mr Abel Feckman (PERSON30318)

Question asked by the patient on 2 June 1614 at 08:15

RN Mr Abell fecknā. sick in his stomack.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 18r (upper right part of page)

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CASE41265: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Uvedale (PERSON16658)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1613 at 05:15

RN Mr vuedale very sick in his backe Ap. 26|7| || h. 5. 15 p|a|nt m 1613.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 106r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE43592: Horary consultation concerning Michael Scarlet (PERSON15647)

Question asked by the patient on 30 June 1616 at 10:00

RN Michael Sk|c|arlet of Emmerton 69 y. Iune 30 h. 10 ant m 16i6 |sick this sennet.| |hart good stomacke bad| /a bad stomack eaten litle\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 124r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE49901: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Wentworth [Young Lord Wentworth] [Young Mr Thomas Wentworth] (PERSON36660)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38738) on 25 October 1619 at 15:00

RN |Mr| Th. Wentwort 8 y was taken sick on his left syde Octob 25. h. 3 p m 1619

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 47v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12989: Horary consultation concerning Robert Hill (PERSON12756)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17753) on 13 January 1600 at 09:20

RN Robart Hill of the high Constables sonne very sick 8 y. of lidlington cōplayneth of his syde Ian. 13 die h. 9. 20. ant m. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 254r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12991: Horary consultation concerning Gilbert Cox (PERSON11010)

Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1600 at 11:15

RN Gilbert Cox of Whaddon. 60 y. very sick. Ian. 14 die h. 11. 15 ant m. 1600 about his hart.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 254v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE46142: Interrogation concerning Mr Dollin (PERSON29872)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) between 9 March 1618 at 16:20 and 10 March 1618 at 08:30

RN Mr Dolling of Exet colledg in Oxf. 16 y devon: ca{illeg}|{me}| to Mr Spicer for his counsell being very sick in his stomacke of longe {tyme} having bene in the Docters hands before almost halfe a yere & was cured by Mr Spicer in 6 or 8 weekes at the most march feb. 6. h. 9. 30 ant m 1618

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 201, f. 9v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53403: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Edmonds (PERSON11482)

Question asked by the patient on 6 December 1621 at 12:00

RN Mr Edmunds of Winsloe sick hart decēb 6 h. 12 162i

new ague

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 149r (upper right part of page)

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CASE13377: Horary consultation concerning Sanderson (PERSON15593)

Question asked by Sanderson (PERSON15595) on 10 January 1598 at 15:00

RN Mr Sanderson son of 7 yeres child mater filia {sic}/o\. 1598 Ian. 10. die hor. 3a post merid: he had a catarre in his lunges of his stomacke sometimes well & sometimes ill. not very sicke. 10 ab hinc dieb alterationē patietr

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 182, f. 84r (upper part of page)

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CASE12552: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Clark (PERSON10560)

Question asked by the patient on 20 August 1599 at 11:45

RN Thomas Clarke of \greate/ Brickle 60 yeres for a payne in his chest & about his hart sickned ab vppō maudlen Day 20 August yesterday a moneth 20 of August. die h. 11. 45. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 180r (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)

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CASE11771: Horary consultation concerning Old Richard Travell (PERSON16534)

Question asked by the patient on 31 October 1598 at 12:40

RN Richard Travell of Handslop 70 yeres old {sick} this sennet by fits he had a bruise wth a peece of tymber a twelmonth since. now vp & downe in his chest sent his sonn. Octob. 31. die h. 12. 40. m. 1598 had 2 wifes.

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[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 46r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11783: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Dixon (PERSON11322)

Question asked by the patient on 8 November 1598 at 07:49

RN Thomas Dixson of 74 yeres old sickened a monday was sennet sick at the hart refuseth his meate sickly this two or 3 yeres quærit of Crowly husband Crowly Octob. 8. die h. 7. 45|9|. mi. ant m. 1598

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 48v (upper right part of page)

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CASE31850: Horary consultation concerning Henry Basse (PERSON22020)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1607 at 10:00

RN R Henry Basse of lamt 50 y Iuly 4. h. 10 ant m 1607.

sick about the stomacke shortwyded hath taken a great cold.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 243r (upper left part of page)

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CASE38356: Horary consultation concerning Richard Mason (PERSON33070)

Question asked by the patient on 29 June 1611 at 13:00

RN Rich Mason of hanslop 3|5|8 y ill long sick in his chest casteth mutch Iune 29 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1611.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 124r (bottom 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?f34-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f36-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29%3A%3ASickness;f37-patient-sex=Male, accessed 8 April 2025.