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CASE70268: Horary consultation concerning Mr Taylor (PERSON59914)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1630 at 09:30

RN Mr Taylour march 19 h 9 30 ant m. 1630 |ptysick cōsūption & dropsy feared|

[Astrological Chart]

\weake feeble legs swell towards night/ A cōsumption & dropsy feard ap vntill to morow 6 a clock.

He sent his water & the wench broak the glasse

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 179 (upper right part of page)

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CASE22212: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Pegler (PERSON56484)

Question asked by the patient on 21 June 1630 at 11:45

RN Margaret Pegler of Bledington 30 y: Iune 21. h. 11. 25 \45/ ant m 1630.

had a vomyte wch wrought well. hath a great cough spitteth very thick grene stuffe almost a pint in 24 houres. is mutch wasted & cōsumed in her flesh.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 29r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70707: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Stockwell (PERSON59658)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1630 at 19:45

RN old Mr Stockwell of North Hampton 65 y May 4. h 7. 45 a|p| m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

|very shortwyded| his motion of his going is well amended but his should & arme is swelled |on arms lessor then another| & mutch payned & plexed wth shortnes of breath. troubled wth wynd also moved to have an Issue craveth my Conseyle

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 331 (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE70232: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Wright (PERSON62335)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41103) on 14 March 1630 at 13:00

U[1628–30] Thomas write {illeg} was borne on \the next/ satterday at night after on michelmus was twelmounth, betweene a 11 or 12 at|or| i3, a Clock but cam to me at 1 of clock, ye 14th: of march 1630./

had a quiuorin & sounding on michelmus last & 3 Dayes the after ye small pox & then at shroftide & this last night had 3 fitts after the same manner a boue saide, being ye 13th Day complaines on the head & heauie & apt to sleepe

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 164 (upper, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE69960: Horary consultation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient and Elizabeth [Scrope] [Manners] [Countess of Sunderland] (PERSON58395) on 17 January 1630 at 09:00

RN The Lord of Sunderland sent me a letter to know wheathr his Honour be in Danger of Death. Ian 17. h 8. 50 9 ant m 163{0}

[Partial Astrological Chart]

His lady Countes wrote a letter to know in what Dangers & weaker & weaker & more payned wth {giping} {sic} fits when he hath offors to stooles. coneth {sic} like white flegme.

[Astrological Chart]

The Lord & Lady of Sunderland craved my answer touching my Lords health wheathr recoaverable Ian. 17 h. 9. ant m 1630.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 62 (p. 62 upper right, p. 62 middle left, p. 63 upper left, and p. 63 upper right)

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CASE22355: Horary consultation concerning Dye Wright (PERSON62351)

Question asked by the patient on 3 July 1630 at 11:30

RN Dye Right of Olny 35 \35/. y. had 2 child at on birth. a month sinc Iuly 3. h. 11 30 ant m 1630 |newly brought a bed of 2 child| /boath legs excedingly swelled white {marck} very hard\ /a hot rheume at her mouth & so scalding\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 48v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70125: Horary consultation concerning Anne Meede (PERSON54619)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41089) between 2 March 1630 at 11:25 and 2 March 1630 at 08:00

U[1629–1631] An meede of cranfeild A child borne the 26 of Aprill 30′ 5 ante me’ And hath had a convultion {Ever} for a 12 month. and cannot go nor stand

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 129 (middle 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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CASE71014: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Audley (PERSON43089)

Question asked by the patient on 10 April 1630

RN \Ap. 10. 1630/ for a ptysis Atrophia hectick cōsūption & a great cough /Mr Audley of Houghton 27 y\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 445 (upper part of page)

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CASE70260: Horary consultation concerning Mr Clopton (PERSON46369)

Question asked by the patient on 17 March 1630 at 21:00

Mr. Rous Clopton of Corp. Chri Coll. Oxon 35. y. Mart. 17. . h. 9. p. m. 1630

[Astrological Chart]

A greiuous Headache takes him at Midnight sometimes in one te of ye head & sometimes in ye other te, but especially in ye left side of his heade, wch makes ye places outwardly sore where ye paine hath beene.1

A continually Noyse in his head wth a tearinge paine as yf it would pull one skyn from another, wch comes sometimes suddenly like a strech, & then is gone in an instant

A dizines in ye heade & a leapinge, as it were of blacke mothes before his Eyes

This paine hath continued these 6 weekes,

Desires to knowe whether it ceeds from ye stomack or spleene, from a cold or{illeg} hote cause

Hath beene let Bloud in ye right arme, & vnder the tongue, & in ye forehead, beeinge tolde by the Physitian ythis greife was caused by fullnes of Bloud

Hath taken Pills & Electuaryes sundry times, but his paine noethinge deminished

Hath for many years beene troubled wth a soundinge & noyse in his head, but neuer wth paine till nowe Feareth a Disposition to the Palsye or Apoplexye Desires Receits & Directions to preuent these two capitall Dangers.

Notes:

1 ‘Extreame Headache’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 177 (upper left part of page)

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CASE71040: Horary consultation concerning William Ferry (PERSON48857)

Question asked by the patient on 24 November 1630 at 11:25

[Astrological Chart]

RN At this tyme was taken in his bed strangly & cānot speak offreth to cast voydeth mutch waterish & reddish water. |did bleed at nose|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 211r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70914: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Hudson (PERSON52048)

Question asked by the patient on 26 May 1630 at 16:20

RN Goody Hodson of Olny 62 y may 26 . h. 4 20 p m 1630. crāps stitches wynd in her ioynts

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 407 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70211: Horary consultation concerning John Hitchcock (PERSON51603)

Question asked by the patient on 11 March 1630 at 13:30

Iohn Hitchcock of Turuuye. 40. y. Mar. 11. . h. 1. 30. p. m. 1630 much pained in chest & belly wth a gripeinge as a winde

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 154 (upper left part of page)

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CASE22385: Horary consultation concerning Andrews (PERSON42739)

Question asked by Mr James Andrews (PERSON42720) on 7 July 1630 at 17:30

RN Mr Iames Andrewes \vicar of yt place/ Andrews for his Daughters itch /of Weston of the greene by Oxford\ like the leaprosy Iuly 7 h. 5. 30 p m 1630

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 53r (upper right part of page)

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CASE22414: Horary consultation concerning John Sam (PERSON58139)

Question asked by the patient on 12 July 1630 at 06:15

RN Iohn Sam of Havrshā 20 y Iuly 12 h. 6. 15. ant m. 1630

vryne pale     itch swelling

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 58r (upper left part of page)

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CASE70631: Horary consultation concerning Daniel Draper (PERSON48066)

Question asked by the patient on 29 April 1630 at 10:00

RN Danyell Dra of Shitlington 40 y Ap. 29 h. 10 ant m. 1630 Ill almost a yere \h{en}d prayed four tyms/ but 3 quarters of a yere hath a great cough shortwyded \was prsent Casteth often tymes / \vryne good/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 306 (upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE22914: Horary consultation concerning Davis (PERSON47584)

Question asked by Goody Davis (PERSON29681) on 11 September 1630 at 08:20

RN on goody Davy of newp for her sone 13 y sept 11. h {sic} hor. 8. 20 ant m 1630

strongly payed {sic} in his left syde re\a/dy to swound voyded 3 worms

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 134v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE69936: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Barkesdalle (PERSON43498)

Question asked by the patient on 9 January 1630 at 16:00

RN Mr Richard Barkestdane of marson Lawrenc in comitatu North 30 y 5 Ap next but sent to me Ian 9. h {sic} hor 4. p. m 1630 /Clogged in his stomacke pyneth & wasteth exceding weake\

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Rich: Barkestdon 30 y of marson lawrenc Ian. 9 h {sic} hor 4 p m 1630

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, pp. 52-53 (p. 52 bottom left, and p. 53 upper left)

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CASE70105: Horary consultation concerning Goody Burchmore (PERSON45213)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1630 at 08:15

RN Goody Burchmore of Hanslop 40 y great wth child feb 28 . h. 8. 15 ant m 1630. /An Impostue {sic} in her chest\1

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘great wth child Impost wynd ready to be stopt speachles’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 121 (upper right part of page)

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CASE70315: Horary consultation concerning Samuel Rogers (PERSON57817)

Question asked by the patient on 24 March 1630 at 13:00

Samuel Rogers of Moulton 22. y. Mart. 24. . h. 1. p. m. 1630

hath a Swellinge in his Back & RN \genitalibus rūning & in his/ hand cannot hold his water Lame in his Thighe & Hucklebone

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 199 (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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f5-date=1630-1639%3A%3A1630;f6-question-asked=Medical, accessed 13 March 2025.