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CASE12235: Horary consultation concerning Richard Lingard (PERSON13722)

Question asked by Lingard (PERSON13720), Lingard (PERSON13723) and Anonymous (PERSON17678) on 17 April 1599 at 14:35

RN Richard Lingard this a yere & halfe old. troubled wth an ague & wth the wormes. & leekely to have the iandes the child is weaned sent to me by there sister. the fathr & the mothr boath Apr. 17. die h. 2. 30|5| p m. 1599. of Simpson a great cold.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 125r (upper right part of page)

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CASE35187: Horary consultation concerning Mr Hawkins (PERSON23698)

Question asked by the patient on 28 September 1608 at 08:00

RN Mr Hawkins sent me his water 40 y Sept. 28. h. 8. ant m. 1608. of london |& m {sic} Elis. fox of london 19 y.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1morb comitialis stone.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 338, f. 11r (upper part of page)

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CASE37987: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Norwood (PERSON14527)

Question asked by Old Lady Mordaunt (PERSON24519) on 28 April 1611 at 07:30

RN my lady Mordant sent vnto me for \to know/ what was good for a green womā newly delivered who is troubled wth a burning Ague & also the Iaundis. Apr 28 h. 7. 30 ant m 1611 /It was for Mres Norwood\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘she was brought a bed of a wench on satterday before about 4 of ye clo{cke}’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 78v (upper right part of page)

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CASE21746: Horary consultation concerning Sir Anthony Chester [Mr Anthony Chester] (PERSON10457)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18673) and Anonymous (PERSON18674) on 21 November 1604 at 13:50

RN Mres

Anthony Chester of Chichely 12 y. novēb. 21. h. 1. 50 p m. 1604. at this tyme they sent his water1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘measels. flix pockes’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 186v (upper left part of page)

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CASE21748: Nativity for Sir Anthony Chester [Mr Anthony Chester] (PERSON10457)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18673) and Anonymous (PERSON18674) on 21 November 1604 at 13:50

RN nativitas.

Anthony Chester was borne martij 13. h. 12. 30 p|an||p| {sic} p m 1604 \1593/ 1593. {sic} 16 at Chichely

[Astrological Chart]

Anthony Chestr borne martij 13. 1592. hor 12. 30 p m 1592.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 186v (upper right part of page)

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CASE53300: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39352)

Question asked by the patient on 1 November 1621 at 14:00

RN her frynd troubled wth a tertiā for a yere. craveth ny {sic} consell novēb. 1 h. 2. p m 1621

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 130v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12331: Horary consultation concerning Goody Joan Kittre (PERSON13436)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1599 at 11:00

RN Goody Kittre hath a sore ague hath a longe time continued on her sent to me for my Counsell wheathr good to let bloode Ap. 27 die h. 11. ant m. 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 142r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE72988: Horary consultation concerning Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315)

Question asked by the patient on 21 September 1631 at 17:00

RN Sr Robert sent me a letter touching his Disease wch he taketh to be the Strangullion & not the stone Sept: 21. h. 5 p m 1631

[Astrological Chart]

desyrous to know what it is.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 168 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11722: Horary consultation concerning Mr George Sherley (PERSON15789)

Question asked by the patient on 1 October 1598 at 07:39

RN George Shurdley of haversham 25 yeres old fell sick vppon friday night. v at 8 at night but afterwards grue sicke that night sent to me this i of Octob. 1. die h. 7. 39. m. ant m. of a high colour & complexion his mothr feareth a plurisie he is extreeme sicke. 1598. in all his body sick & lims extreeme hot & yet not Drye

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 36r (upper left part of page)

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CASE41216: Horary consultation concerning Mr Raphael Neale (PERSON24584)

Question asked by Mrs Jean [Agnes] [Joan] [Anne] Baker [Forman] [Neale] (PERSON2826) on 21 April 1613 at 20:20

RN Mr Neale mres formās Husb. 30 y Ap. 21. . h. 8 20 p m. 1613.

extreme sick in his ague. mutch troubled wth cold. /she sent me a peece of Sattyn.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 98r (upper left part of page)

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CASE77266: Horary consultation concerning Lady Penelope Egerton [Napier] (PERSON55172)

Question asked by the patient on 14 May 1633 at 05:15

RN |the lady Penelope sent her water| The ladye Penelope sent her water. may 14 h. 5. p m 1633

was mended god be thanked

[Astrological Chart]

The Lady Penelope Naper at luton. sick of an Ague sinc satterday. & hath eaten litle may 14. h. 5. 15 ant m 1633.

[Astrological Chart]

she mended prsently wth yt

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, pp. 128–129 (p. 128 bottom right, and p. 129 upper left)

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CASE14392: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON12749)

Question asked by the patient on 19 January 1604 at 13:45

RN Ian 19 hor 1. 45 p m a mā of my lord Spencers sent for ph a spraine taken by leaping over a hedg. by wch spreane he hath taken the gonorrhea.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 134v (upper left part of page)

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CASE32233: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Kilpine (PERSON24023)

Question asked by the patient on 7 October 1607 at 16:20

RN Thomas Gylpyn of north Crowly {50}|48| y Octob 7 h 4. 20 p m 1607

to prvent the plaugue doe send for physicke or some prservative./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 294r (upper left part of page)

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CASE35363: Horary consultation concerning William Goodman (PERSON23456)

Question asked by the patient on 14 March 1609 at 07:15

RN Wylliā Goodmā sent to my brothr for my counsell marche 14. h. 7. 15. ant m 1609 |feareth the falling sicknes.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 335, f. 75r (upper part of page)

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CASE59842: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Lawrence (PERSON53478)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40043) on 25 February 1625 at 10:39

RN Elis Lawrenc came {sic} \sent/ to me 5 y feb 25 h. 10. 39 ant m 1625

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 176v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11949: Horary consultation concerning John Cole (PERSON10709)

Question asked by the patient on 20 February 1599 between 10:30 and 11:45

RN Humfrey \Iohn/ Coles of Brodwell 24. vnmaried troubled wth a tertian ague. 20 of feb. 1599. sent to know wheathr it were good to let him bloode the entring into .

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 79v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11957: Horary consultation concerning John Cole (PERSON10709)

Question asked by Mr Cole (PERSON10701) on 21 February 1599 at 07:30

RN Iohn Coles of 22 yeres old sick of a tertian ague water high Coloured fathr {sic} sent wheathr it were good to let him blood this 2i of feb. 1599. die  {sic}. 7. 30

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 80v (upper right part of page)

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CASE14296: Horary consultation concerning Old Father Campion (PERSON10301)

Question asked by the patient on 12 December 1603 at 08:38

RN fathr Campian sent his water. Decēb. 12 hor. 8. 38. ant m 1603. |hath a great cold on him & a great cough.|

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 120r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE21637: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Napier [Kempton] (PERSON4271)

Question asked by the patient on 17 April 1603 at 18:15

RN Soror mea Kymptoton {sic} of Hakney 34 y Apr 17. h. 6. 15. p m. 1604|3| {sic} 1603.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘greene sicknes. never had child.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 168r (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?f40-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent;f41-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29;f42-question-asked=Medical, accessed 28 March 2025.