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CASE18898: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Burton (PERSON10227)

Question asked by the patient on 12 February 1601 at 11:00

RN Thomas Burton of Paulersy feb. 12. die hor. 11. for a cataract & swelling & rednes in his eyes & paynes in his head.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 31r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE73615: Horary consultation concerning Lady Dorothy Jennings [Mrs Jennings] (PERSON52513) and Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517)

Question asked by Lady Dorothy Jennings [Mrs Jennings] (PERSON52513) on 12 January 1632 at 18:20

RN The lady Dorothy Ienins of the Str{and} for her Dropsy & scurvy |& a great co{ugh} yt troubleth her very mutch|

& her Daughters eyes Ian. 12 {h} 6. 20 p m 163{2}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 386 (upper right part of page)

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CASE48926: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Winter (PERSON36974)

Question asked by the patient on 9 June 1619 at 10:15

RN Thomas wynter of Pyddington 67 y Iune 9 h. 9. 15 \10. 15/ ant m 1619 /right eye blood shotten stroke decēb 12. 1618. hor 11. & on.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 34r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE75416: Horary consultation concerning Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400)

Question asked by the patient on 9 September 1632 at 08:25

RN Quæritr de causa morboū {sic} heroine D magdalenæ \Bridgwater Edgerton/ 15 y Sept 9 hora 8. 25 ant m. 1632. /eys darke\1

[Astrological Chart]

|In novilunio & first quarter./| \melancholick ill/ 6 y troubled hath had Issues in her neck two {illeg}|A|nd 2 in her arms & two nowe in boath feete hath bene let blood {illeg}|b|oath arme & feete 3 or 4 tyms. It came after the smale pox. a full pletherick body |hath had purges pils dyet drinks & An Angle frō king Iams & also this king /her face swelleth a litle wthin these 2 months her swelling\| |neaver had her terms| |hath bene let blood twice in her armes & twice in her feete & twice in her hands & leaches at her lips & thighs & fundament|

It is of in 26. 45. in tripl et ter et fac 2

Notes:

1 ‘Struma’ in chart

2 ap. ap. ap’ in the left margin

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 416, p. 416 (upper left part of page)

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CASE12853: Horary consultation concerning Mr Gerence James [Marks] (PERSON13172)

Question asked by the patient on 26 November 1599 at 15:00

RN Mr Gerenc for his sore eye corner of the eye at Novemb 26 die h. {3}. p m. 1599 /ægylops.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 230r-v (f. 230r bottom left, and f. 230v bottom left)

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CASE16949: Horary consultation concerning Susan Weanred (PERSON16881) and Judith Piggot (PERSON14942)

Question asked by Susan Weanred (PERSON16881) and Judith Piggot (PERSON14942) on 18 May 1602 at 12:45

RN Susan Crowl Weanred a Smythes wife of Luton 27 y m|| maij 18 hor 12. 45 p m 1602. troubled wth a quotidian cold shivering ague.

Iudith Picket 51 y. of Luton parish maij 18 hor. 12. 45 p m 1602 her eyes Dymme & thicke wth a creame over the sight

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 48v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12962: Horary consultation concerning Richard Foster (PERSON11846)

Question asked by the patient on 8 January 1600 at 11:00

RN Richard Foster of Dunsainger 48 yeres. Ian. 8 die h 11. ant m. 1600. it rūneth leeke a bloode vp into his ioynt into his armes & belly wth a pricking & into his head & then his eyes runne & in the raines of his backe & out of his yarde matter white rūneth. the rūning of the reanes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 250r (upper right part of page)

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CASE39873: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Mordaunt (PERSON24523)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1612 at 11:45

RN Mres francis sic mordāt sick of an Ague. 13|4| y may. 8 h. 11. 45. ant m. 1612. her ey sore.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 89r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE19297: Horary consultation concerning Mr Matthew Emerson (PERSON11576) and Randall Young (PERSON17472)

Question asked by Mr Matthew Emerson (PERSON11576) and Randall Young (PERSON17472) on 27 April 1601 at 13:45

RN Mathewe Emmerton of Stony stratford {A} {sic} 26. y Ap 27 die hor. 1. 45. p m. 1601

Randall yonge of the same towne oculis et capitis dolore1

[Astrological Chart]

Randall younge of Stonystratford Apr 27 die hor. 2. p m. 1601.

Notes:

1 ‘for a megrim & blood shotten eyes eyes swollen’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, ff. 97v-98r (f. 97v upper right, and f. 98r upper left)

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CASE17147: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Robert Richardson (PERSON15298)

Question asked by the patient on 8 June 1602 at 12:30

RN Goodmā Richardson of newp 60 y strangury. hot red sore eyes.

Goodmā Richardson of Newporte 60 y Iune 8 hor. 12. 30 p m 1602

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 80r (upper left, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE44155: Nativity for Richard Elkinton (PERSON30130)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38142) on 13 December 1616 at 12:25

RN Rich Elkinton of Buckingghā. 6 y Decēb. 13 h. 12 25 a|p| m 16i6

cā {illeg}|s|ee very litle hath a pyn or a catarat {sic} growing over his eyes. had ye poxs & a fortnight after his ey sight fayled him. was borne Iuly 3i h 10 ant 1610.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 37r (upper right part of page)

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CASE49640: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Morgan (PERSON33369)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38712) on 8 September 1619 at 14:00

RN Elis Morgan 2 y of moulsoe sept 8 h. 2 p m 1619

hath \had/ the pox this fortnight all be come fouth {sic} but the throat is very sore cānot swallowe the eyes be swelled wth it1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘poxes in the throate’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 179v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11809: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Houghton (PERSON12905)

Question asked by the patient on 18 November 1598 at 10:09

RN Thomas Hooton for his extreeme payne in his hed & eyes leek a megrim. Novemb. 18 die hor. 10. 9. 1598.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘hed & eyes a megrym.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 54r (upper left part of page)

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CASE66437: Horary consultation concerning Mary Clark (PERSON46290)

Question asked by the patient on 24 June 1628 at 18:00

RN Mary Clarke of newp vtū {sic} the kings evill hath litle kernels vnder her chin & hath a reddish rūing issue vnder the chin 2 months felt payne in her hed eyes & every where |a yere| about & feble in her legs yet hath thē well Iune 24 h 6 p m 1628.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 83v (bottom 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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AEyes;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29, accessed 23 May 2025.