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CASE57059: Horary consultation concerning Mr Bowles (PERSON44587)

Question asked by the patient on 10 September 1623 at 15:30

RN Mr Bowles sept 10 h. 3. 30 p m. 1623

a purg for itch & scabs & choler.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 215r (upper right part of page)

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CASE79333: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Studhall (PERSON59750)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1635 at 16:00

SRN Elisabeth Studhall of Gilden Morton 55. y. eod. tem

Complaynes of a payne & riseing vp to her stomack was wont to Cast & found ease when she had vomited vp the water frō her stomack

desires t she had a vomit wch did her very much good. yet does not desire to take any vomit but some Comfortable thing

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 200r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58203: Horary consultation concerning Mr Mainwaring [The Lord Keeper’s Purse-Bearer] (PERSON54055)

Question asked by Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280) on 15 April 1624 at 18:00

RN Mr Boath for Mr Mānering who feareth a Consūption. my lord Kees purse bearer Ap 15 h 6 p m 1624

To have pils of the extrat of sulph. for the cough of the longs

he desyreth to have 2 Doses of pils but to have more ruberbe in them. & an ex|bals|ome of br{u}pstone for the longues.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 152r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE69872: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Leavens (PERSON53578)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1629 at 16:40

RN Ioane Leavins of Imly 22 y a wench Decēb 23. h. 5 \4. 40/. p. m 16291

[Astrological Chart]

her secreat places burne exceedingly & swell wth sutch payne yt she cā hardly make water & yet maketh very litle

hath a Droutch yt nothing well quench her thirst

hath a hot & a dry liver & a cold stomack

craveth a cooling playster for her liver hath 2 dig

wheathr she shall vse her cels of pouder every day or othr day cānot make water/

Notes:

1 ‘2 fig’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 24 (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE68292: Horary consultation concerning Mr Luke Faldo (PERSON48697)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1629 at 09:50

RN Mr Luke Faldoe of Bedford 50|5| \45/ y Ap 28 h. 9. 2|5|0. ant m 1629

[Astrological Chart]

in great payne in his thigs & legs craveth a Locall application for the payne of his legs. scarce able to goe

Is cheerfull & Lightsome

Craveth salt of wormewood frō me

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 163r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE75883: Horary consultation concerning Lady Sara Leech [Mrs Sara Napier [Sandy]] (PERSON15610)

Question asked by Sir Walter Leech (PERSON53601) on 8 November 1632 at 19:00

RN Sr Walter Leach. of Cadley. for his wife novēb 8 h 7 p m 1632. boath at Cadley hath a fulnes at her stomack & a litle oppression at her hart & a kind of heaving vnderneath it craveth my helpe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 133 (upper right part of page)

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CASE50431: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Stanton [Old Mrs Stanton] (PERSON35686)

Question asked by Frances Stanton (PERSON35689) on 25 March 1620 at 13:00

RW Old Mris stanton of stoake. d. h: 1. p: m. Martij. 25. d. 1620. payned over all her body. desirous to have a Clyster. A Consumption feared. Mris Francis desireth to know whether Mater eius morietur nec nō.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 150r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE63471: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Crowly (PERSON47399)

Question asked by the patient on 23 March 1627 at 17:00

RN Mres Crowly sent a lettr for a playster march 23 h. 5 p m 1627 extreme payne in her back & cā take no rest.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 34v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE75736: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Bridget King (PERSON52985)

Question asked by the patient between 20 October 1632 at 17:45 and 22 October 1632 at 10:30

RN Mres Bridget would intreat you to send her somthing for her black spots in her face but no physick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 85 (upper right part of page)

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CASE62316: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Blowfild [Old Mrs Blowfild] (PERSON28164)

Question asked by the patient on 10 May 1626 at 16:00

RN Mres francis Blowfild {illeg} of flitwick 50|4|. y. may 10 hor 4. p m 1626.

she is clogged at her stomack ready to stop her wynd

her flux downward somwhat stayd yet voydeth mutch thick blood at her nose in clotters

she Desyreth some of her old syrop yt she had in may Last

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 200v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE73460: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Martha Farren (PERSON48774)

Question asked by the patient on 5 December 1631 at 15:00

RN Martha farren of Ashton 46 \35 y/ Decēb. 5 h. 3. p m 163i a payne in her head rhematick had blyst in her legs Did her no good

|desyreth| Confortable lozeng for her stomack

3 a playster for her neck.

a Cupping glas for her necke/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 328 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE48806: Horary consultation concerning Anne Abdy (PERSON27227)

Question asked by the patient on 24 May 1619 at 06:39

RN Ione \Anne/ Abdy of this towne 30 y May 24 h. 6. 39 ant m 1619 past her {illeg} {sic} {illeg} tyme 3 quaters {sic} of a yer{s} {sic} & a fortnight beasts {sic} doe not swell as before legs swell very big in her body desyrous of physick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 13r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE18776: Horary consultation concerning Mr Loe (PERSON13808)

Question asked by the patient on 9 January 1601 at 12:30

RN Mr Lowe of Clyfton 79 Ian. 9. die hor. 12. 30 p m. 1601.

first tyme he sent for medsō1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a great swelling in his legs & toes wth an itche.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 6r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE18882: Horary consultation concerning Dr Robert Vilvayne (PERSON16704)

Question asked by the patient on 5 February 1601 at 18:15

RN Mr Vilvayne of Exetr colledge feb 5 die hor. 6. p m. 1601 quærit remediu capitis dolore assiduo stomacho. et byle 6. 15 p m

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 24v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE14795: Horary consultation concerning Mr Nathaniel Bird [Kirkland] (PERSON9750)

Question asked by the patient on 10 April 1603 at 19:30

GJ Nathaniell Kirkland of Haversham. Apr. 10 ho. 7. 30 p. m. 1603 sent for a prparat & pilles a Cold stomacke, and troubled wth flegme

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 48r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11615: Horary consultation concerning Mary Nichols (PERSON14470)

Question asked by the patient on 10 August 1598 at 10:06

RN Mary Nichols of Newport of 26 y. die {sic} Aug. 10. h. 10. 6. m. ant m enquireth what is good to take away the an arising in the l out of the chest ready to stop her throote.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 13r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE19522: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18453)

Question asked by the patient on 17 June 1601 at 06:30

RN a Poer wench of London wch was had a face swelled very hand {sic} & a hard {sic} greatly swelled. wch was broken wth pultisses came to knowe my counsell Iuly 5. & whenc it ceeded & what was good for it. Iune 17. die hor 6. 30 ant m. 160i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 136r (upper left part of page)

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CASE45092: Horary consultation concerning Lawrence Chamberlain (PERSON28808) and Mr Richard Adams (PERSON9031)

Question asked by Lawrence Chamberlain (PERSON28808) and Mr Richard Adams (PERSON9031) on 7 June 1617 at 09:00

RN Lawrenc Chamberlayne kinsmā to Mr Adams of Stachden 39 y Iune 7. h {sic} hor. 9. ant m 1617 /& Mr Adams him selfe.\

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Adams of Stachden well recovered but his mouth is very soare the skyn of his stomack is so hot faynt & sickly a bad stomack Iune 7 h {sic} hor 9 ant m 1617 desyrous of a cool{in}g syrope or other cōforta{ter}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 1v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE13487: Horary consultation concerning Goodman William Sandon (PERSON15602)

Question asked by the patient on 17 April 1598 at 08:15

RN Willia Sandon of Woulverton to knowe what is good for his swelling \of his cheeke/ & of what cause it ceedeth. 1598 Aprill. 17. die \in his face/ h. 8. 15. ant. merid.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 161r (upper part of page)

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CASE11605: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Crowly (PERSON11101)

Question asked by the patient on 8 August 1598 at 07:49

RN Mres \Ione/ Crowly of Newp about 36 y old for a hart burninge what should be good the 8 of Aug. die h. {illeg} 7. 49. m.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 11r (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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment%3A%3ARequesting%20treatment, accessed 19 March 2025.