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CASE57561: Horary consultation concerning Mr Oliver Boteler (PERSON28235)

Question asked by Lady Anne Boteler [Farrar] [Butler] (PERSON28242) on 3 January 1624 at 11:45

RN The lady \An/ Butler for her mr Oliver Butler 9 y next march bone {sic} 28 or 29 about 12 & on in the night. of Harolde sent to me for this child Ian 3 h {sic} hor 11. 45 ant m 1623 {sic}. extree {sic} weake & feeble & cā take no physick taken wth strang fits plucking his \right/ syde & rūneth to his back being holden harde & an extree {sic} cough almost halfe a yere. & is pyned & cā not stand nor goe Ill tong suspected

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 53r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12125: Horary consultation concerning Anne Hammond (PERSON12509)

Question asked by the patient on 22 March 1599 at 13:10

RN An Haman 56 of litle brickhill: sick ever sinc Christmas not hart sick but swollen in her body & in her legs & very stiffe sent to me by her husband. Martij 22. die  {sic}. 1. 10. 1599. very costive & as if shee were st{oun}ge & cannot rise except shee be lifted. very cold & stiffe & short winded & leekely to die 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 109r (upper right part of page)

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CASE42641: Horary consultation concerning Goody Blea (PERSON28126)

Question asked by the patient on 10 November 1615 at 09:00

RN Goody Blea of this towne Novēb. 10. h. 9. ant m. 16i5

[Astrological Chart]

\hath a loosenes/ burning feaver faynt feeble sent to me for a cordiall

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 146r (upper left part of page)

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CASE55553: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Gostwick [Goddard] (PERSON50162)

Question asked by Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264) on 28 January 1623 at 11:00

RN Goody Gale for her Thomas Gostick a yere & a halfe old borne the weddensday after mysdsomer. sent Ian. 28 h. 11. ant m 1623.

It doth pyne & eate litle & doth not sper nor cānot goe it is so weake.

Elner Warner her next neighb. Elis Steaphinson who dwell boath togeathr her mother hanged

cānot kepe his water.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 164r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11932: Horary consultation concerning Toucher (PERSON16500)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1599 at 12:09

RN Mr {sic} Charels Tutcher Charles at Stonystratford at the swan of 2 neckes. 45. sick this fortnight. sonewhat {sic} Costive shee doth bleede & is very mutch stuffed in her chest can scarce tak her winde. ready to sound a grosse & fat woman. sent a poer woman. Ian. 3. die . h. 12. 9. mi. 1599. \at 1. p m /|twice & thrice a day bleedeth at ye nose. half a pint at a time \every othr daye/|

[Astrological Chart]

Charels Touchers wife hath not had her termes this 6 yeres her stomack hoven & her hed ill & backe her wombe & chest stuffed short winded. hart ill water good. yellowe but thin. taken a greefe for payment of monyes for her husb. brother for s{ur}tiship. 200li

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 77r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE46103: Horary consultation concerning Young Lady Tyrrell [Mrs Elizabeth Tyrrell] (PERSON25845)

Question asked by the patient on 3 March 1618 at 09:30

RN my Lady Tyrle desyred me yt I would come to her out of hand march 3 h. 9. 30 ant m 1618. soundeth often /eateth mutch this month\ |stopped wth flegme. Impostume feared.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 3r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE57447: Horary consultation concerning Seth Johnson (PERSON52632)

Question asked by the patient on 29 November 1623 at 09:20

RN Syth Iounson of E{lstoe} twelfe yere eve last {17} y full |17 |on twelfe eve last|| in ye mor{ning} about 5. but sen{t} novēb. 29 h {sic} hor {illeg}|9| {sic} \9/. 20 ant m 1623 halfe a yere sitteth. vp now the{n} for a fortnight /reareth vp thick flegme wth a gre{at} cough & a stitch\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 32v (upper right part of page)

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CASE60412: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anderson (PERSON42687)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1625 at 11:25

RN Mres Anderson her letter London may 6 h. 11 25 1625

wheathr leaches are good for her {illeg}|b|y tyes & what good to vse for the extrme {sic} heat in her hands & coldnes of her feete 3 what to quench her great drouth & thirste. 4 to make her sleepe

Is cōtinually Drye would know my iudg touching her fortune

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 86r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11833: Horary consultation concerning Goody Joan Dormer [Dorman] (PERSON11359)

Question asked by the patient on 1 December 1598 at 09:00

RN Goody Dormer of haversham s {sic} sent her water by her some {sic} in lawe Iohn Smith. faynt & weake still. Decemb. 1. die h. 9. 1598.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 59r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12355: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Harwood (PERSON12627)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1599 at 08:35

RN Agnes Harwood of Cosgrave 50 yeres payned in her legs & body. hoven in the neither side of her belly as it were an impostume very sicke wthall & vomiteth vp every daye what serve {sic} shee taketh. sent to me this first of may. 8|h|or 8. 30|5|. p|a|nt m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 145v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12376: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Charity Ashburnor [Ashbourne] [Ashburton] (PERSON9240)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1599 at 05:48

RN Goody Ashburnoure very sorely pained in her head light headed & swelled in her face very red. can take no sleepe nor rest. sent to me. may 4. die . h. 5. 48. mi ant m 1599 hath not had her couses {sic} this two yeres. bledeth nowe & then at the nose.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 149v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE23904: Horary consultation concerning Lady Digby (PERSON11310)

Question asked by the patient on 3 September 1614 between 10:20 and 11:45

RN My lady Dickby wrote to me to goe to her

cōplayneth of a great heate costive

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 87v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE25777: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Roughead (PERSON34950)

Question asked by the patient on 1 January 1611 at 15:00

RN {illeg} {Ru}fhed of the {vp} {e}nd of the towne Ian. 1. h. 3. p m 16i0 /1611.\ |sent her water /quick wth child\|12

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘with child’ in chart

2 ‘casteth all a worme.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 180r (upper left part of page)

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CASE28269: Horary consultation concerning Harding (PERSON19817)

Question asked by the patient on 17 October 1606 at 08:00

RN Greg Hadings wifeof our towne brought a bed Octob. 17 of two child. betwixt thē 3 hours differenc on at four or a litle aftr thothr at 7 in the morning was fayn{t} & feeble & sent for to me Octob 17 h. 8 ant m 1606

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 292v (upper right part of page)

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CASE36784: Horary consultation concerning Lady Farmer (PERSON11646)

Question asked by the patient on 15 December 1609 at 12:30

RN The lady farmer sent to me Decēb. 15 h. 12 30 p m 1609

for her deafenes of {sic} /& noyse of her\ hed

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 203, f. 198Av (upper right part of page)

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CASE52195: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Claire Wright (PERSON37112)

Question asked by the patient on 25 March 1621 at 08:00

RN My Cosen Write Did send me her water March 25 h. 8 ant m 162i heare peeled & red spots.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 94Ar (upper right part of page)

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CASE55541: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Reeve [Warren] (PERSON57469)

Question asked by the patient on 25 January 1623 at 15:25

RN my Cosen Warren \Reeve/ sent me a letter Ian 25 h {sic} hor 3 \25/ p m 1623 last weeke voyded vp blood 3 tymes. to the quantity of halfe a pynt is very ill feaversh {sic} weake & feeble & cānot slepe

[Astrological Chart]

desyrous of some cordiall & of my advice

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 162r (upper right part of page)

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CASE55555: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Cowly (PERSON47105)

Question asked by the patient on 28 January 1623 at 08:20

RN Will Cowlyes wife sent her red aguish water very red Ian 28 h. 8. 20 ant m 1622|3| stitches very sore & paynfull.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 164r (upper right part of page)

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CASE57760: Decumbiture for Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Lady Dorothy Jennings [Mrs Jennings] (PERSON52513) on 26 February 1624 at 19:20

RN francis latch fell into her fits of convulsion feb 25. . h: 8. 30 p m. 1624U[1622–4]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 85v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE57900: Horary consultation concerning Mr Oliver Boteler (PERSON28235) and Ursula Clark (PERSON10635)

Question asked by Lady Jane Boteler (PERSON28244) on 13 March 1624 at 12:30

RN The lady Butler touching her child yt is well amended of his fits ye{d}|t| weake & not able to goe feets & legs swell still & cānot sleepe a weeke togeathr till after a eleaven in ye morning |marh {sic} 13 h {sic} h 12 30 p m 1624| sent for her neighb vrsula Clarke 50 y March 13 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 108r (upper right part of page)

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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?f38-querent-sex=Female;f41-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent;f42-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 12 May 2025.