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CASE26510: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Frances Fortescue (PERSON19648)

Question asked by Lady Grace Fortescue [Grace Manners] (PERSON19647) on 27 December 1605 at 08:30

RN my lady fortiscue sent for me to come to her wench {sic} \Daughter/ who was mightely hoven in her belly face stomacke watr good francis fortiscue 9 y decēb 28 |27 | 1605.

they sent her watr in the morning h 8 30. ant m 1605.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 215, f. 2r (bottom part of page)

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CASE74070: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Magdalen Williams (PERSON61865)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Williams [Knight, Baronet] [Baronet Williams] (PERSON61851) on 19 March 1632 at 13:00

RN Sr Th Williams sent me a letter for his daughters coming march. 19. h. 1 p m. 1632. \is {come} to towne/ /head & stomack\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 6 (upper right part of page)

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CASE77988: Horary consultation concerning Richard Simons (PERSON58791)

Question asked by the patient on 6 August 1633 at 10:00

RN Rich: Symons of Greens norton 25 y serv to Mr Iames How Aug. 6 h. 10 ant m. 1633 |head hart|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 357 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11624: Horary consultation concerning Old Widow Frances Fisher (PERSON11782)

Question asked by the patient on 14 August 1598 at 08:00

RN Goody Fisher sent her water to me to know what was good for her Aug. 14. die h. 7. 45 shee is troubled wth the mother & was wont to swound wth it very often. at 7. 30. 20.1

[Astrological Chart]

Goody fisher head back.

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘set this at 8.’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 14v (upper right part of page)

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CASE73321: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Hector (PERSON51331)

Question asked by Mr Anthony Cade [Bachelor of Divinity] (PERSON45490) on 9 November 1631 at 11:00

RN Mres Anne Hoctor. 18 y new mayed {sic} novēb 1|9|. h 11. ant m 163i

was cured a yere since as Mr Cade writeth. had thē a vomyte \cānot make water Costive/ melanch pass. stomack chest & head

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 279 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11673: Horary consultation concerning William Roughead (PERSON15478)

Question asked by the patient on 6 September 1598 at 06:50

RN Will Roughead sent his water vnto me cōplayning of his chest princip & of the lightnes of his head Sept. 6 die h. 6. 50 m. ant m. 1598.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 26r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12431: Horary consultation concerning Alice Fisher (PERSON11770)

Question asked by the patient on 11 May 1599 at 11:08

RN Alce fisher of Hanslop. about 80. sicke to morow wilbe sennet. nowe kepeth her bed. sent to me this for her hed & left syde may this Maij 11: die . h. 11: 8 mi ant m. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 158v (upper left part of page)

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CASE14754: Horary consultation concerning Mr Matthew Claver (PERSON10637)

Question asked by the patient on 6 April 1603 at 10:06

GJ Mr Mathew Claver of Foskett. sent his water wth a letter April. 6. ho. 10. 6 a m. 1603 Wherin he Complayneth of a trembling hastynes and fulnes of his head & sences his body full of wynde, a great noyse in his left eare many tymes troubled wth a stitche in the small of his backe. The mouth of his stomacke doth most annoy his head for wch he hath taken Conserve of Anthos

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 42r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE41032: Horary consultation concerning Sir Anthony Tyrringham [Mr Tyrringham] (PERSON16621)

Question asked by the patient on 14 March 1613 at 14:30

RN I receaved a letter frō Sr Anthony Tyrringhā march 14 h. 2. 30 p m 1613.

yt hearing I am ill I should not Disease my selfe although willing to see me./ mendeth but slowly hed & stomacke./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 199, f. 68r (upper right part of page)

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CASE66407: Horary consultation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient on 19 June 1628 at 17:00

RN I receaved from my lord prsid a kind Hon. loving lettr craving the same pils because his Honour is mutch bound & swelled in his belly & fumeth vp into his head Iune 19  {sic} h 5. p m. 1628

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 79v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE73574: Horary consultation concerning John Adams (PERSON42478)

Question asked by Mr John Adams (PERSON42479) on 2 January 1632 at 10:20

RN Iohn Adams of Weston besides northāpton. \his father a Consellour mayed {sic} Iudg Harvyes broth Daughter/ \fathr Mr Iohn/ borne the last day of Ap last h 6 30 ant m but sent to me Ian 2. h. 10. 20 ant m 1632.

ater {sic} infante epilipt satt last was sennet h 8 30 ant m taken wth a swounding fit about a quarter of an houre. having a {illeg}|r|ising in his stomak vp to his throate wch stops his breath.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 372 (upper left part of page)

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CASE48511: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Vere Bouth (PERSON28281)

Question asked by the patient on 21 April 1619 at 11:00

RN Mres Bouth sent to me is mightely troubled wth the wynd cholick Ap 21. h. 11 ant m 1619. |sorely tormented all day|

belly.

tooth ach.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 229r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12243: Horary consultation concerning Anne Sammon (PERSON15566)

Question asked by Sammon (PERSON15562) on 19 April 1599 at 08:12

RN An Samon of Betchington Mill. 43. sick ever sinc tuesday was sennet. sent by her husband this 19 of Aprill die . h. 8. 12. mi ant m: 1599. cōplayneth of her stomack thenc goeth into her teethe. & so into her hed. her youngest Child. halfe a ye{re} old.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 126v (upper right part of page)

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CASE36484: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Noone (PERSON24667)

Question asked by the patient on 5 September 1609 at 12:00

RN Mres Margaret Noone a londyner yt came vnto me wth Mr Iohn lanckford sent me word yt her 2 clysters wrought but litle but yt her dyet drinke did worke well & did her some good for her cold stomack. but yt her flushing in her face cōtinueth still. as also her swelling espec on the right syde of her bellye craveth my furthr helpe. Sept 5. h. 12. 1609

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 151r (upper left part of page)

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CASE49121: Horary consultation concerning Peter Brown (PERSON28458)

Question asked by the patient on 30 June 1619 at 10:40

RN Ri

Peter Browne of Stoe. 50 y. Iune 30 h. 10 40 ant m 16i9 a gryping \all/ overthwart his belly stone cholick

desyrous to come to me/ because I did him once good/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 76r (upper right part of page)

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CASE18208: Horary consultation concerning Mr Nicholas Langford [Master of Arts] (PERSON13580)

Question asked by the patient on 11 November 1602 at 09:00

RN Mr Nicholas langford sent his water agayne because it was not well prserved as I wished him to doe. novemb. 11. hor. 9. ant m. 1602.

a swyming in ye hed a raw stomack mutch fleme.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 239v (upper left part of page)

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CASE26612: Horary consultation concerning Anne Eastwicke (PERSON19537)

Question asked by the patient on 17 January 1606 at 16:15

GJ Anne Eastwick of milton Briant 26 y. Ianuary 17 ho. 4 15 p. m. 1606 Payne in her head and stomacke & hart had them not these 5 week. quærit vt se gravida

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 20v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12364: Horary consultation concerning Joan Primer (PERSON15068)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1599 at 13:45

RN Ione Prime of Walton 5{8}|6| sick. so a longe time. sent her daughter this 2 of may. die h. 1. 36|45|. p m. 1599. about her hed hart & backe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 147v (upper left 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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CASE11841: Horary consultation concerning John Phillips (PERSON14892)

Question asked by the patient on 4 December 1598 at 09:15

RN Iohn Phylip sick ever sinc thursday being the 30 of Decēb \novemb/ sent to me agayne the 4 of Decemb sick very greevously in his hart & body he is swelled in his body from the belly vnto his hart. he is Costive & so hath cōtinued ever sinc thursday last & is very exceeding ill & weeke. Decēber. 4. \die ./ h: 9. 15. ant m. 1598 his hart \is good/ & his tonge talketh cheerf but his body swelled.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 60v (upper right 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?f4-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck, accessed 12 December 2024.