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CASE23664: Horary consultation concerning Susan Margets (PERSON32964)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1614 at 19:00

RN Susanna margets of Risdon in the county of Northāpton mayed {sic} 2. y. 23. y. Iuly. 6. h. 7. p m. 1614 cānot sleepe is lame in her body & cānot styrre

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 43v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE42482: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Grove (PERSON31169)

Question asked by the patient on 26 September 1615 at 13:38

RN Thomas Grove of Ovrsole 22 y {m}|a| yere mayed {sic} sept 26 h. 1. 38 p m 1615 |cānot sleepe a great cough shortwyded| |vnlusty|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 117v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53326: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Sara Wyllyson [Woullyson] (PERSON62405)

Question asked by Mr Wyllyson [Woullyson] (PERSON62401) on 10 November 1621 at 09:00

RN Mr Woullystan of London vxore extreely mad cānot rest nor will eate novēb 10. h hor 8. 50 ant m 162i

Mr Woullyston of London for his wife mad yt cānot sleepe eate nor Drinke novēb. 10 h {sic} hor: 9. ant m 162i |will not eate.|

wheather her vomyts will serve & the liquid

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, ff. 134v-135r (f. 134v bottom left, and f. 135r upper left)

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CASE55121: Decumbiture for Mrs Mary Gregory (PERSON50402)

Question asked by Mr Gregory (PERSON50378) on 18 October 1622 at 13:00

RN febr. 17. 16. about 6 at night grew first to be very melancholick & could not sleepe & took a feaver or feb. 16. h {sic} hor 6 p m. 1622

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 86r (bottom centre, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE19839: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Risely (PERSON15356)

Question asked by the patient on 25 August 1601 at 08:00

RN Elisabeth Risely of Rawnson mill 25 y Aug 24 {sic}. hor 8. ant m 160i

twelfe days since delivered of a daughter. but very ill ever sinc full of payne & swounded onc or twice on sunday last was ill. head chest bound & costive this 6 days. heavy of sleepe & slepeth not /burneth.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 188v (upper right part of page)

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CASE44503: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON33784)

Question asked by Mr Cuthbert Ogle (PERSON24702) on 21 March 1617 at 13:45

RN Mr Ogles for his kinswomā march 21. . h. 1. 45 p m 1617

[Astrological Chart]

he writeth to know mye opinion & iudgment touching his kinswomā.

desyrous to have her brought over to me.

her stomack worse sleepeth litle. is sometyms vppon a sudden tormented wth sweat & then prsently cold. her mynd is to come over vnto me./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 198, f. 95r (upper right part of page)

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CASE78946: Horary consultation concerning Gillian Hartcraft (PERSON51030)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1634 at 09:00

TG Gilly|i|an Hartcraft of Fritwck 22 y. Mart. 28 h. 9 AM. 1634 complaineth of her stomacke & head, cannot sleepe, shortwinded as she cannot goe sometimes was soe since christmasse

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 112v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE50202: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Smalbones [Hartley] (PERSON35387)

Question asked by Mr Hartley (PERSON31451) on 27 January 1620 at 11:45

RN Mr Hartley of Stonystratford for his Daughter Mres Smalebones extreme feeble & weake & cānot sleepe. Ian 27  {sic} h. 11. 45 ant m 1620

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 116v (upper left part of page)

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CASE52006: Horary consultation concerning Constance Rowles (PERSON34968)

Question asked by Rowles (PERSON57973) on 9 February 1621 at 14:20

RN Rolles for his wife h. 2. 20 {sic} \14. 20/ ant m 162i. a burning feaver light headed       cānot sleepe. cānot sleepe by any means

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 51r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE55219: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Pen (PERSON14844)

Question asked by the patient on 2 November 1622 at 11:00

RN Th Pen sent agayne novēb sent {sic} 2 h {sic} hor 11 ant m 1622 extree {sic} weake cānot sleepe.

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

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CASE42937: Horary consultation concerning Mr Charles Kniveton (PERSON32339)

Question asked by the patient on 6 March 1616 at 13:20

RN Mr Charles knifton of louton 24 y March. 6 h. 1. 20 p m 1616 cānot sleep

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 13v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE50795: Horary consultation concerning Sir John Underhill [Mr John Underhill] (PERSON36309)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1620 at 06:00

RN Mr vnderhill sent his water he could not sleepe may 5 h. 6 ant m 162{0} /cōplayneth yt he could not slee{pe}\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 26v (upper right part of page)

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CASE55352: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne Pancurst (PERSON56036)

Question asked by the patient on 7 December 1622 at 14:30

RN Goody Pancurst 26 y decēb. 7 h {sic} hor 2. 30 p m 1622

cānot sleepe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 128v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE73747: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Hull (PERSON52109)

Question asked by the patient on 6 February 1632 between 12:00 and 13:15

TG Thomas holle of housban{d} Crolly for sleepe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 428 (upper right part of page)

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CASE78695: Horary consultation concerning Frances Houghton (PERSON51941)

Question asked by the patient on 31 December 1633 at 14:00

Francis Houghton of Olny 33 \28/ {y} his wife. Decemb. 31. . h. 2 p m. 1633

cannot sleep.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 62v (middle right part of page)

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CASE12691: Horary consultation concerning Richard Sumner (PERSON16260)

Question asked by the patient on 13 September 1599 at 15:06

RN Richard Sūner of lowten 23. his payne lyeth in his head. cannot sleepe nor goe to stoole eateth very litle is very weake. Septemb. 13. die h. 3. 6 p m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 202r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70610: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Tossle [Thorne] (PERSON60355)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1630 at 13:30

RN Mres francis Thorne {sic} \Tassals./ of the Lodg 22 y Ap. 27. h. 1. 30 p m 1630 mayed {sic} but 3 days paynd wth a stitch a month |could not sleepe|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 299 (upper left part of page)

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CASE12318: Horary consultation concerning Mary Nubie (PERSON14536)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 at 17:30

RN Mary Nuby 28 of Grafton Lodge. for a rising at her stomack. her legs. Double vndr her faynt & feeble & pineth in her body & yet can earte {sic} had not her termes never sinc her sicknes almost for a yere. Ap. 25 die h 5. 30. p m. 1599 |cannot sleepe troubled wth a great cough at night.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 139v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11687: Horary consultation concerning William Smith (PERSON15922)

Question asked by the patient on 13 September 1598 at 08:45

RN Will Smith \of haversham/ cōplayneth of his head & hart & chest & cannot sleepe & pineth and consumeth in his flesh. Sept 13. die h. 8. 45. m. verius.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 28r (upper right part of page)

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CASE73518: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Harrison (PERSON51003)

Question asked by the patient on 19 December 1631 at 13:50

Dorothy Harrison of Cranfeild 24. y. Decemb. 19. . h. 1. 50. p m. 1631.

much troubled wth her back. cannot sleepe well, is taken wth a great paine in her right side, wch wth coughinge strikes vp to her eyes. hath beene thus troubled neare 4. y. but more nowe this winter then before. her yongest Childe 4. y. olde. desireth to know whether she bee wth Childe or not

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 350 (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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems%3A%3ASleeplessness;f7-patient-age-band=020-029;f8-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 8 March 2025.