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CASE74377: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Ersfeild [Mr Ersfeild] (PERSON48585) and Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315) and Mr Alexander Napier [Sandy] (PERSON25251)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Ersfeild [Mr Ersfeild] (PERSON48585) and Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315) on 20 April 1632 at 14:00

RN I had a letters frō young \old/ Sr Robert & young Sr Rob. Sr Th.: Earffild & Sr water Leach Ap 1 \2/0 h. 2 p m 1632

frō old Sr Rob 6 rabbots & 2 litle troughts

They desyre me to goe wth Sr Rob & his L into yorke sheere & Sr walter into Devonshire

Sr Thomas ak|c|knowledged|th| yt my last pouder sent about a fortnight sinc hath recovered the fect{illeg} craveth the same powder.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 96 (bottom left, and middle right parts of page)

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CASE11898: Horary consultation concerning John Smith (PERSON15888) and Old Smith (PERSON15866)

Question asked by John Smith (PERSON15888) on 23 December 1598 at 10:09

RN Iohn Smithe sent againe his phisick wrought well. but his fathers not or very litle. Decēb. 23. die . h. 10. 9. yet was very sick.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 71v (upper left, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE28290: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Farrar (PERSON19584)

Question asked by the patient on 19 October 1606 at 08:45

RN Anthony farrowes wife came frō her husb. frō Tottall end in Hanslop Octob 19 h. 8. 45. ant m 1606 sep a ap to tell me yt her husb. would fayne talke wth me. she told me yt his 2 purges neithr of them wrought at all he tooke it in the morning about 9 of the clocke Octob. 3.

vid Octob 2.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 215, f. 296r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE31679: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Sedgwick (PERSON20732)

Question asked by the patient on 16 June 1607 at 07:30

RN Mr Sidgwick sent me word how his clystr wrought litle yet somewhat mended./ Iune 16. h 7. 30. ant m 1607.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 220r (upper left part of page)

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CASE33111: Horary consultation concerning Sir Anthony Greenway [Greenwood] (PERSON12375)

Question asked by the patient on 23 March 1608 at 08:15

RN Syr Anthony Greeneway sent me word ma\r/ch 23 h. 8 15 ant m 16081

Notes:

1 ‘H’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 76r (upper right part of page)

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CASE41447: Horary consultation concerning Mr Anthony Tyrringham (PERSON36300)

Question asked by the patient on 29 May 1613 at 14:00

RN Mr Anthony Tyrringhā of Tyrringhā. sent me word yt his syrupe of Prunes wrought exceding well yet he tooke it but onc may 29 h {sic} hor. 2. p m 1613.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 137v (upper left part of page)

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CASE55126: Horary consultation concerning Old Mr John Duncombe (PERSON11404)

Question asked by the patient on 19 October 1622 at 09:00

RN Mr Iohn Duncōb sent me xs for a fee cōmending his physick excedingly octob. 19 h {sic} hor 9. ant m 1622

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 87r (upper right part of page)

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CASE61565: Horary consultation concerning John Villiers [Lord Purbeck] (PERSON60854)

Question asked by the patient on 30 January 1626 at 18:00

RN I receaved from my Lord Purbeck a \very/ kind letter Ian. 30 h. 6 p m 1626

he sayth he is well & tooke clysters

[Astrological Chart]

he hath taken two clysters & will take no more vntill I come to him when he sendeth his coach & will pay me my monyes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 84r (upper right part of page)

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CASE63903: Horary consultation concerning Mr Henry Bridges [Burgess] (PERSON22226)

Question asked by the patient on 23 May 1627 at 10:00

RN Mr Bruges sent me word yt his dyet Drink did not worke so kindly as heretofore may 23 h. 10 ant m 1627

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 99v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE64011: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Nodes (PERSON55560)

Question asked by the patient on 6 June 1627 at 11:00

RN Mr Will: Nodes of Tempsford. the 8 of feb. 1586 40 y old last 8 of feb sent to me agayne to relate how his physick wroght Iue {sic} 6. h. 11 ant m 1627

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 114v (upper left part of page)

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CASE64406: Horary consultation concerning Mr Henry Bridges [Burgess] (PERSON22226)

Question asked by the patient on 4 August 1627 at 13:00

RN Mr Bridges sent vnto me to signify yt his purging dyet drinke made him to sweat mutch did over heate him & excorate & made him to pisse mutch & so made him faynt & weake Aug 4 h. 1. p m. 1627.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 181r (upper right part of page)

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CASE73090: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON41440)

Question asked by the patient on 2 October 1631 at 17:00

RN The old mā of Saldon sent me word that the purg w\r/ought but twice & his pultish put him to payne Octob 2. h. 5 p m 1631

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 199 (upper left part of page)

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CASE78089: Horary consultation concerning Mr Henry Ogle (PERSON33783)

Question asked by the patient on 20 August 1633 at 14:30

RN Mr Ogles tooke some pils about eleaven of the clock wch wroght not & in the morning tooke a suppository wch gave him a full stoole

Mr Hy|e|nry Ogles the Iustice signyfyd yt he is Desyrous to see me once agayne & desyreth to know at what tyme his coach may be sent me Aug 20 h. 2. 30 pm 1633.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 393 (upper right part of page)

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CASE55217: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Dyer (PERSON48230)

Question asked by the patient between 1 November 1622 at 13:25 and 2 November 1622 at 08:40

RN I receaved a lettr frō Mr Edward Dyer yt he could not broke his pils but did cast thē craved my counsell

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 104r (upper left part of page)

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CASE29055: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Abbot (PERSON9005)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1605 at 07:00

GJ Tho: Abbot of Sympslon 60 y May 20 ho. 7. a m. 1605

His purg wrought not at all he sent for a vomit

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 106v (upper right part of page)

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CASE37856: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Berkeley (PERSON27993)

Question asked by Henry Berkeley [Bartlet] [Seventh Baron Berkeley] [Lord Berkeley] (PERSON27992) on 17 April 1611 at 17:15

RN The lord \Henry/ Barkley for his sone Apr 17. h 5. 15. p m 1611. | filio|

desyring me to come to his sonne or to cure on yt will come & heale him.

his dyet drinke wrought litle for he tooke litl.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 59v (upper right part of page)

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CASE49166: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Duncombe (PERSON29956)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1619 at 15:30

RN Mr Will Dūcōb hath followed my Direction in all things & yet fyndeth no ease gonorh{ea} Iuly 4. h. 3 30 {1}|p| m 1619 did not send for any thing but only cōp{layned}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 83v (upper right part of page)

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CASE51098: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Brown (PERSON45011)

Question asked by the patient on 21 June 1620 at 18:30

RN Mr Iohn Browne of Casterton va 28 y Iune 21. h. 6. 30 p m 1620

[Astrological Chart]

sinc he had {sic} \did weare/ his sigill wch was some s ten days he was \mutch/ better, sinc he tore it worse & now he hath sent for another of his owne accord/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 84r (upper left part of page)

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CASE58528: Horary consultation concerning Mr Erasmus Chauncy (PERSON45970)

Question asked by the patient on 25 May 1624 at 14:30

RN Mr Erasmus Chanceys vomyt wroght well vp & downe sent for another vomyt & a cordiall may 25 h 2. 30 p m 1624

natus octob 19. h 3. eyther before or after noone 1574

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 202r (upper left part of page)

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CASE63413: Horary consultation concerning Sir John Underhill [Mr John Underhill] (PERSON36309)

Question asked by Lady Alice Bacon [Underhill] [Lady Verulam] [Vicountess of St Albion] (PERSON43186) on 15 March 1627 at 19:00

RN The vicomtesse of St Albion: march 15 h. 7. 30 p m 1627 I receaved her letter march.

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will not myt the Doctors to make an Issue vntill I give my Consent |v He is exceedīgly amended & cā Impe {sic} & leape god be thacked {sic} But yet cānot heare|1

she will not myt his Doctors to give him any more Cordials because they dead his stoak but Kitchin physick by wch he is nutch {sic} anended {sic} & growen stronger eateth well & sleepeth well cā Impe {sic} & leape wth out harme & his eyes very cleere & well sighted & better then before

but his hearing is nutch {sic} decayed as when she sent vnto me last

They resolved last monday to have made an Issue but she would not myt thē then in & app to the of & p {illeg}

Sr Iohn Vnderhil for his deafnes

Sr Iohn vnderhill for his extreme Deafnes

Notes:

1 ‘well mended god be thanked but \can see well but not heare at all/’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 25r-v (f. 25r upper left, f. 25r upper right, f. 25v upper left, and f. 25v upper right)

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?f37-patient-sex=Male;f38-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment%3A%3ATreatment%20follow-up;f39-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent, accessed 25 February 2025.