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CASE12290: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Impy (PERSON13103)

Question asked by the patient on 24 April 1599 at 11:15

RN Thomas Impy of Marst{illeg}|on|e Morten 43 for a lame hand swelled yt he can lift it vp to his hed. 24 of Apr. {di}e h. 11. 15. ant m. 1599. {taken} wth a surfet of wet & cold. yt fell into his armes.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 136r (upper left part of page)

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CASE23581: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37214)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1614 at 15:00

RN A widow of Newp for her face broken out in pimpl{es} legs swelled mightely & n{ow} the ague falling into them & ames {sic} pimpled. & blys{te}red. Iune. 14 h. 3. p m 1614.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 31v (upper right part of page)

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CASE69870: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Brown (PERSON45013)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1629 at 11:00

RN Mr Iohn Browne of Kempson 48 y Decēb 23 h. 11. ant m 1629 /Ioynt ague back & knee cānot styr him selfe in his bed\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 23 (upper left part of page)

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CASE12173: Horary consultation concerning Richard Langley (PERSON13586)

Question asked by the patient on 30 March 1599 at 14:00

RN Richard Langly of Newport 50 yeres old. short winded ever sinc Christmas can scars tak his breath. cougheth mutch red wth little fleume. came for him selfe this 30 of March die h. 2. p m. 1599. ague fallen to his thigh & knee & ham. butter annoynted helpeth his aches best.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 116v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE16719: Horary consultation concerning Joan Cripps (PERSON11052)

Question asked by the patient on 26 March 1602 at 14:30

RN Ione Crips of Baddlestone 64|6| y. {sic} 66 y. martij 26 hor. 2. 25 30. p m 1602 for a payne in her huckbone hippe sciatica. a cold in her foote.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 15v (upper right part of page)

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CASE30179: Horary consultation concerning John Cook (PERSON22649)

Question asked by the patient on 24 October 1606 at 12:20

RN Iohn Cooke of Shenly 45 y Octob 24. h. 12. 20 ant m 1606. left leg hurte wth a horse. had an Ague fell into it. aketh sorely

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 4v (upper left part of page)

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CASE22185: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Mason (PERSON54458)

Question asked by the patient on 17 June 1630 at 17:25

RN Elis Mason mayed {sic} Iue {sic} 17 h. 5. 25 p m 1603 {sic} her legs & hands doe swell therfore feareth a Dropsy a fat womā of a sanguine cōplex 3 children

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 25r (upper left part of page)

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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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CASE42812: Horary consultation concerning Margery Ashby (PERSON21884)

Question asked by the patient on 6 February 1616 at 10:00

RN Margery Ashby of Cosgrave f {sic} mayed {sic} 29 y feb. 6 h. 10. ant m 16i6 |had a great cold & cough ioynts apts to swound whē she riseth| |new ague.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 178v (upper right part of page)

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CASE10704: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Adams (PERSON9049)

Question asked by the patient on 28 May 1600 at 11:00

RN may 28. die h. 11. 1600. Elisab. Adams 14. y. lamed knee & thighe./ had ye ague of Eaton

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 87v (upper left part of page)

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CASE46555: Horary consultation concerning Mary Farrar (PERSON30291)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1618 at 11:00

RN Mary farrow of Earles Barton was 14 y last twelfday last the morne after on satterday morning in ye morning before day came to me for her right hand broken out like a great bloody sore & vnder her armes wth bunches thighes & hips wth many issues all looke red & bloody hād swelleth mutch may 5 h. 11. ant m 1618.

was full of bleatch being a child & was noynted & neaver sinc well.

kings evill hath bene wth the king but smal amendmēt

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 85v (upper right part of page)

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CASE14095: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Furtho [the elder] (PERSON11997)

Question asked by the patient on 28 October 1603 at 15:20

RN Mr furthoe of furthoe Octob 28 hor. 3. 20 p m 1603.

for a payne in the soules of his feete red, gout.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 93r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE16941: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Spencer (PERSON16026)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1602 at 14:30

RN Mr Spencer of Sr Iohns servant 25 y. at the same tyme.

a Dropsye for his legs be swelled & my left syde is swelled. as if I had water powred downe my legs. |Robart Shilton’. {sic}|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 47r (upper left part of page)

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CASE32654: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Dawson (PERSON22840)

Question asked by the patient on 18 November 1606 at 08:30

RN Rich. Dawcok Dawson the bish of lincolns serv. 27 y novēb. 18. h 8. 30 ant m 1608|6| {sic} /1606.\.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1podagra chiragra’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 6v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE39936: Horary consultation concerning Ralph Barlee (PERSON27744)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37740) on 18 May 1612 between 09:00 and 11:00

RN Ralph Barly of newp. 3 y cānot goe nor lift vp his leg. but could goe nothing doth him good./ thought to be stroken his ach is gone./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 97r (bottom part of page)

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CASE59324: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Orpin (PERSON33818)

Question asked by the patient on 18 October 1624 at 13:20

RN Or Eliz Orpyn of Hanslop 25|3| y \whi weddens whit/ octob 18 {illeg}|| h. 1. 20 p m 1624

weddensd whitson weeke 23 y kings evill lame & swelled in her fingers ill in her brayne before mutch phys & dyet drinke.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 94v (upper left part of page)

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CASE56667: Horary consultation concerning Goody Fynymore (PERSON49519)

Question asked by the patient on 7 July 1623 at 16:00

RN Goody Fynȳmore of RW Sherington. y. 67. d. {} h. 4. p: m: Iulij. 7. 1623. h{er} legs full of red spots; wch m{ade} her verie faynt. Scorbut{um} /RN the womā prsent\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘legs full of great red spot & scorbutū tawnye very faynt.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 158v (upper right part of page)

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CASE70200: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Marshal (PERSON54339)

Question asked by the patient on 10 March 1630 at 14:30

Mrs. Marshall of Ippolech 45. y. Mart. 10. . h. 2. 30. p. m. 16301

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Dropsy feared swolne in the left legg’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 152 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70845: Horary consultation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient on 19 May 1630 at 12:00

RN my lord sent to see his legs swelled h. 12. p m {sic} 1630 /feareth a dropsy.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 378 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE72991: Horary consultation concerning John Hobcraft (PERSON51629)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41430) on 22 September 1631 at 14:30

RN Iohn Hopcraft of Aynoe of the hill. borne the satt after 12th last sept 22 {illeg}|| h 2. 30 p m 1631 a shaking ague \in all \her/ ioynts/ & burneth wth all in

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 170 (upper left 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;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints, accessed 29 January 2025.