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CASE14337: Decumbiture for Mrs Dorothy Uvedale [Smith] [Alway] (PERSON16664)

Question asked by the patient on 21 December 1603 between 04:45 and 14:00

RN mres Dorothy Alway had her floures or some {sic} abortion wth great plucking & gryping Decēb. 21. hor. 4. 45. ant m. 1603

 {sic}. 5. 20 ant m 1603 so rathr to be calculated. h. 6. 2{illeg}|35|. ant m 16031

[Astrological Chart]

Dorothy Alway Decēb. 21. h. 4. 45 p {m} 1603. \h. 5. 20/ ant m 1603.

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1vide decemb 12.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 124v (upper right part of page)

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CASE10172: Horary consultation concerning Constance Smith (PERSON15943)

Question asked by the patient on 16 March 1600 at 13:00

RN Constanc Smith of Meres Meades Morton 48. March. 16 die h. 1. p m 1600

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Constance Smith of Meads Morton 48 y for {sic} fluxu sang menstruo & a burning heate for 24 houres f{olowin}ge it holdeth her. March. 16 die h. 1. p m. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 14r-v (f. 14r bottom right, and f. 14v upper left)

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CASE14587: Horary consultation concerning Jane Houghton (PERSON12921)

Question asked by the patient on 7 March 1603 at 12:15

RN Iane Hooton of Stockgolding 20 y {s} {sic} martij 7 hor 12. 15 p m 1602|3|. never had sicknes a swymming in her hed

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 18r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE27461: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Knight (PERSON20104)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON21356) on 2 June 1606 at 08:00

RN Elis Knight of lath 20 y ma Iune 1 {sic}. h. 8 ant m 1606

very Drye & thirsty. hath not her termes. did but aske only my counsell saying she would bring her over to me./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 215, f. 162r (upper right part of page)

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CASE10396: Horary consultation concerning Frances Miller (PERSON14187)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1600 at 12:00

RN fraincis Miller a meade of 18 y. Ap. 22 die h. 12. 1600

\hath|d| nevr her sicknes/ ill coloured arising in ye stomack head ready to stop her wind.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 47v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE13089: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Reeve (PERSON15246)

Question asked by the patient on 18 February 1600 at 07:00

RN Kate Rive 16 y of Great Linf nevr had her womans sicknes. payned neck yt shee cannot swallowe backe Costive feb. 18. die h. 7 ant m. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 271v (upper left part of page)

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CASE14821: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Forster (PERSON11858)

Question asked by the patient on 15 April 1603 at 11:00

GJ Mrs Anne Foster of Hanslop 26 y {m}|A|pr. 15 ho. 11 a m. 1603. maried 3 week before Christmas. |a white thickish water.|

Had them not these 2 moneths a payne in her stomacke and in her backe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 52r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE18152: Horary consultation concerning William Bunche (PERSON10176) and Margaret Simpson (PERSON15830)

Question asked by William Bunche (PERSON10176) and Margaret Simpson (PERSON15830) on 2 November 1602 at 13:45

RN Williā Bunts of hanslop for a terrible payne in on syde of his head the left syde eyes rūning & bloodshotten & a cataracte in his \that/ eye. novemb 2. hor. 1. 45. p m. 1602.

Margaret Sympson of Newport 40 y. for a payne in her head |as a cold water maketh her eyes thicke vnmaried| novenb {sic} 2. hor. 1. 45. p m 1602. hath her sicknes but badly

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 231r (upper left part of page)

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CASE10298: Horary consultation concerning Anne Knight (PERSON13478)

Question asked by the patient on 10 April 1600 at 11:00

RN An knight of Olny 19 y Ap 10 die h. 11 ant m. 1600 a great heat & cold. chest stuffed hart hot ready to swound swelled & great bellyed hath not had her sicknes this 12 moneth. yet about a 3 weeks sinc shee had them but very fewe./.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 202, f. 34r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE21563: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Thomson [the old gentlewoman] (PERSON16398)

Question asked by the patient on 11 October 1604 at 10:30

RN Old Mres Tomson 80 y Octob 11. hor 10. 30 ant m 1604.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1

emrods.

many floures mutch blood of the emrods.

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 158v (upper left part of page)

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CASE28900: Horary consultation concerning Anne Langret (PERSON20139)

Question asked by the patient on 3 May 1605 at 13:15

RN An Langret of Castle Throppe 17 y. maij 3 h. 1. 15 p m 1605.

very sleepy at her worke nevr had her sicknes her husband indebted left his wife & 6 children.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 79r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE27399: Horary consultation concerning Sybil Scot (PERSON15664)

Question asked by the patient on 28 May 1606 at 10:00

RN Sybill Scot of Raunson 36 y may. 28 h. 10. ant m. 1606.

her chest very sore a great cough. abundanc of termes hath many of her termes.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 149v (upper left part of page)

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CASE26618: Horary consultation concerning Lady Mansell (PERSON20255)

Question asked by the patient on 24 January 1606 at 10:30

RN my lady came \Maunsell/ showed me her watr Ian 24 h 10. 30 ant m. 1606. who was at my lady Chaynes howse at Drayton 35 y. a long visage leane & yellowish full of melanch. long sick & casteth every foote mutch reds. &|w|ch trouble her mutch. & cōtinew long also whit but the {sic} weaken not yet have cōtinewed longe wch come 3 days before the red. casteth mutch faynt & feeble mutch wynd costive /Lady Maunsell. 35 y.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 22r (upper left part of page)

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CASE10829: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Purden (PERSON15089)

Question asked by the patient on 13 June 1600 between 09:00 and 11:20

RN Elisabeth Purden of puddington 36 y. sicke hath had her sicknes to mitch {sic}. faynt & feeble. yt wch cōmeth frō her very blacke flowers watr to muth {sic} thin coloured. paynd head & sydes & hath menses immodices/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 106v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE13026: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Dennet (PERSON11254)

Question asked by the patient on 30 January 1600 at 09:30

RN Dorothy Dēnet 19 y. of husband Crawly had nevr her flowers was wonderfully peaned her head & stomacke & nowe in the bottome of her belly ever sinc the phisick I gave her god be praysed for it. came agayne for more physick Ian. 30 die h. 9. 30. ant m. 1600 with a greeping maketh her very sick

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 261r (upper right part of page)

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CASE19442: Horary consultation concerning Goody Joan Honour (PERSON12892)

Question asked by the patient on 24 June 1601 at 07:12

RN Ione Honour 40 y of or towne payned at the harte & canot take her breath had not her courses this 16 weekes. 13 weekes. Iune 24. die hor. 7. 12. ant m 160i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 121v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE10647: Horary consultation concerning Thomas White (PERSON17057) and Susan White (PERSON17086)

Question asked by Thomas White (PERSON17057) and Susan White (PERSON17086) on 22 May 1600 at 11:30

RN Thomas White of Milten 56. may 22 die h. 11 30 ant m 1600 |a payne in his shoulders| payned in his head back & chest stuffed. faynt & feeble water good but yellowish. sande in his backe. a drye cough.

Susāna White of Milten Mres Androwes servant 18 a red coloured wenche legs sweld. hath the whites but very few of the reds. head & harte a swimminge.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 79r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE35550: Horary consultation concerning Anne Rudgely (PERSON25192)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1609 at 18:36

RN Ambrose Rudgley Daughtr of 18 y may 1. h. 6 36 p m 1609 {illeg}|s|hortwyded for no sicknes a good while.

a pearle in her eye

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 20r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE16025: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Brightwell (PERSON10015)

Question asked by the patient between 1 January 1604 at 19:00 and 2 January 1604 at 09:30

RN Agnys Brightwell of newport 46 y maried. i6 yeres sinc had a child. never sinc any, a cough had not had her sicknes this yere hed ill stomacke bound cānot abyde the sent of meate no sleepe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 177r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE28943: Horary consultation concerning Mary Smith (PERSON20827)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1605 at 06:25

RN Mary Smith the widow{s} Daught 40 y maij 8 h. 6. 25. ant m 1605 came to know wheathr shee were not to be let blood for her aches in her armes Hucklebone yt she cā scarce goe had not her termes this 3 yeres.

rūneth into the outsyde of her feete.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 86v (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%3AWomen%E2%80%99s%20matters%3A%3AMenstrual%20problems;f7-date=1600-1609;f8-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 16 March 2025.