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CASE58462: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Bosse (PERSON44469)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39900) on 17 May 1624 at 15:00

RN Mres Elis: Bosse of Berton 5. y. May 17 . h. 3. p. m 1624 head ach a month sleepysh Dull heavy & breaketh out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 193r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11185: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Kendall (PERSON13297)

Question asked by the patient on 21 August 1600 at 11:00

RN Anthony {illeg}|K| Kendall of Newport Aug 21. die {sic} 11. h. ant m 1600

cōplayneth of his head cānot sleepe stomacke. a great cough.

gnawing in chest

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 159r (upper right part of page)

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CASE26354: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Staper [Leate] (PERSON4503)

Question asked by the patient on 4 June 1605 at 08:15

RN Dna Leate Londinensis 4 Iu\n/ij h. 8. 15. ant m 1605.

the cause of her slepish heavynes hed browe & eys.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 204, f. 11r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11687: Horary consultation concerning William Smith (PERSON15922)

Question asked by the patient on 13 September 1598 at 08:45

RN Will Smith \of haversham/ cōplayneth of his head & hart & chest & cannot sleepe & pineth and consumeth in his flesh. Sept 13. die h. 8. 45. m. verius.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 28r (upper right part of page)

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CASE23110: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Tossle (PERSON60354)

Question asked by the patient on 6 October 1630 at 10:30

RN Elis: Tossle of yardly Gubbin 38 y octob. 6 h. 10. 30 ant m 1630

5 weekes ill legs mightely hoaven a great cough cānot sleepe her belly & thigh wer swelled but now are not

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 168r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12224: Horary consultation concerning Davis (PERSON11175)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1599 at 06:45

RN Raynold Davyes brothr{sic} wife very sick wth a cold taken vppon a heate in his brest stomack hed. & belly cannot sleepe Easter dy {sic} Apr. 8 die h. 6. 45. ant m 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 123v (upper right part of page)

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CASE58296: Horary consultation concerning Richard Houghton (PERSON51915)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1624 at 07:25

RN Rich Hooton of Sherington 45. y Ap 27 h. 7. 25 ant m 1624 on satt night last casteth all yt he taketh cānot sleepe head payned

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 165r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11806: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Sandon (PERSON15605)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON8891) on 17 November 1598 at 10:15

RN Elisabeth Sandons the daughtr of Iohn Sandon ded & deted & mothr. her vnkle came for her at Woulverton 9 yeres old amisse this fortnight they suppose it to have bene an ague. very sleepy & Drowsy. cōplayneth of her hed & belly. Novemb. 17. die h. 10. 15. mi. 1598.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 53v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53734: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Bannister (PERSON43419)

Question asked by the patient on 20 March 1622 at 12:39

RN Mres Elisabeth. Banyster the daughter of Sr Rob. Banyster 2|3|0\1./ y march. 20 h. 12. 39. p m 1622 |a very leane melanch. gentlewomā| |costive cōmonly. head ach.| |head weake spl: ready to vnclose & cānot sleepe worst at night wth raging payne wth a shooting & dra{w} in her eyes/|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 28r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE11795: Horary consultation concerning Matthew Windmill (PERSON17224)

Question asked by the patient on 12 November 1598 at 07:50

RN Mathewe Windmill 30 yeres of age sick this two yeres in liver & milt & hart well by day working but ill always every night lieth hevy hevy {sic} in his chest yt he cannot sleepe nor tak his rest agaynst weathr and when he eateth flesh & porrage it heaveth vp his chest. vp from his chest to his harte. it lieth in his the pit of his stomack as if his hart & milte were broken as he him selfe thincketh it payneth him intolerable very cold never better thē when he is working cōplyneth most of chest & harte Novemb. 12 die at h. 7. 50. mi. 1598. at the first cōming he had a flushing in his hed wt a gydines but never since

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 51r (upper right part of page)

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CASE10329: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margery Dayrell (PERSON11218) and Nathaniel Dayrell (PERSON11212)

Question asked by Mrs Margery Dayrell (PERSON11218) on 15 April 1600 at 10:20

RN Mres Dorrell of Lillingston Dorell for her feete. Aprill 15 die h. 10 25 {sic} 20 ant m. 1600.

Nath. Dorrell of 3 y olde cānot sleepe yet drowsy feare the wormes./ yet his belly soft:

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 38v (upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE78798: Horary consultation concerning Anne Windmill (PERSON62008)

Question asked by the patient on 5 February 1634 at 11:15

TG Ann windmille of Hassom 32 y. Febr. 5 h. 11. 15 Ma{t}. 1634. m|sh|e was brought a bed on friday laste with a sa{illeg} she is full of stitches about her heart backe & armes, & can hardly fech her breath. cannot sleepe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 82v (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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CASE73518: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Harrison (PERSON51003)

Question asked by the patient on 19 December 1631 at 13:50

Dorothy Harrison of Cranfeild 24. y. Decemb. 19. . h. 1. 50. p m. 1631.

much troubled wth her back. cannot sleepe well, is taken wth a great paine in her right side, wch wth coughinge strikes vp to her eyes. hath beene thus troubled neare 4. y. but more nowe this winter then before. her yongest Childe 4. y. olde. desireth to know whether she bee wth Childe or not

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 350 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE19244: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Balle (PERSON9404)

Question asked by the patient on 23 April 1601 at 08:00

RN Ione Baal of Walten 40 yeres Ap. 22|3| die {illeg}|| hor 8. ant m. 160i

her teeth chatter head ill & hart resteth not all the night longe. quærit an sit gravida.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 87r (upper left part of page)

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CASE10773: Horary consultation concerning Edward Phillips (PERSON14890)

Question asked by the patient on 7 June 1600 at 09:55

RN Edward Phylip of Eaton a widower 60 y. Iune 7 die h. 9. 55. ant m. 1600. chest stuffed. throat soare cānot sleepe a great cough.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 98v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE49411: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Ashpole (PERSON27488)

Question asked by the patient on 2 August 1619 at 09:00

RN Elis. Ashpole of Newport. 45 y Aug 2. . h. 9 ant m. 1619 |on satt last swoundeth & somtyes {sic} coplayned {sic} in her backe & belly & cānot rest nor make water cānot eate. maketh not \but/ a sponefull of water at a tyme|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 133r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE50178: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Stokes (PERSON35785)

Question asked by the patient on 23 January 1620 at 14:30

RN Mr Stoake \of Wing/ very sick of melancholy head stōacke cānot sleepe. Ian 23 h. 2. 30 p m 1620 |is very weake|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 112r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11829: Horary consultation concerning Jane Smith (PERSON15955)

Question asked by the patient on 30 November 1598 at 09:18

RN Iane Smithe 30 yeres old sc of haversham sick this sennet. scoureth mutch this 2 days. Dry, will nothing mouth sore water high coloured. well blooded woman Novemb. 30. die h. 9. 1598. h. 9. 18. m. ant m. 1598. a stitch vnder her right side. shee sucketh her child mutch payne in her hed & cannot sleepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 58r (bottom, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE44752: Horary consultation concerning Francis Chaplin (PERSON28835)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38205) on 23 April 1617 at 08:30

RN francis Chaplin of Hardmead 5 y. Ap. 23. h. 8. 30 ant m 1617 |hed & belly \hed back chest/ cā take no rest hath a cough|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 134r (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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems;f35-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f36-judgment=Yes, accessed 19 March 2025.