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CASE71912: Decumbiture for an Anonymous (PERSON41300)

Question asked by Martha [Matthew] Jinkins (PERSON52561) on 27 April 1631 at 09:30

RN yest was month stretched out her hands cōpl of a lightnes in her head her eys {rune} & is sleepish

It tooke her sorely & had \a/ very greevous fit in the morning & so always in her bed h. 6. 30 in aurora martch 30  {sic} |march 29. | h. 6. 30 ant m 163i

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 232, p. 284 (bottom centre, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE13892: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON14103)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17900) on 6 July 1603 at 08:00

RN Anothr came for her sonne to Mr Gerenc at the same tyme for a wonderfull gryping /& castinge\ tab j.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 59v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE73634: Horary consultation concerning Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400)

Question asked by Young Sir Robert Napier [Robert Napier [Sandy]] (PERSON14332) on 16 January 1632 at 11:25

RN |young| Sr Rob: Napeir for the Lord Bridgwaters Daughter 15 y Ian sine consensu by means of Sr Th mydleton Ian 16 h. 11. 25 ant m /a kell over her eye {illeg}|a|lmost blynd a mighty rheume\

[Astrological Chart]

pil lucis a 10 days

ey bright pils an Issue in the necke/

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 212, p. 394 (upper left part of page)

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CASE12096: Interrogation (Treatment) concerning William Wotten (PERSON17385)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 24 March 1599 no earlier than 09:15

RN Itm’ I gave Will: Wotten of Tyringhā for his former phisick helpe him of his burning & to make water but gave him never a stoole. I gave him 24 of Martij die hor 9. 15. 9 dr of the elect of roses a dra of māna an onc of rubarbe 2 ounc of the comon decoct 6 g of sc & 6 of sc{illeg} vnpayd.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 105r (bottom part of page)

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CASE22041: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON63010)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18410) on 18 February 1601 at 12:15

RN I gave that mayd yt came for him for her mothers aches vng hyrudinar’ {sic} gratis.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 36r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE77268: Decumbiture for Lady Penelope Egerton [Napier] (PERSON55172)

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

RN The lady Penelope taken wth a casting on satt last being may 11. h {sic} hor 8 ant m 1633

[Astrological Chart]

Casted about 8 in the morning & And {sic} {illeg}|a|bout h 2. 30 p m tooke her wth an extremity & gryping in her belly & stomack

gon wth child 12. or 13 weekes

the extreame payne is ceast the {sic} doe feare an extreme wynd cholicke togeather wth a great cold & a cough & a sorenes of her stomacke 1

Cons rosarū dianth elect de Im an ʒvj diābr ʒj symph ʒij diasc ʒj diacond sug rhea dos q suff.

syr Cord ij aq theriac the weaker ij sis water j syr Rheados ʒjj Aq scab. Cord an ʒjjj

Notes:

1 ‘she mended’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 129 (upper right part of page)

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CASE77680: Horary consultation concerning William Glassonbery (PERSON49869)

Question asked by the patient on 24 June 1633 at 11:00

RN Williā Glazerbery of Newp 19 y Iune 24. . h. 11 ant m 1633

Alce Howet Buckinghās Daughter an ill susp body

tempted to curse god.

full of pricking & shooting

halfe a yere ill

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 257 (middle left part of page)

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CASE80088: Horary consultation concerning Mr Anthony King (PERSON52933)

Question asked by Mr Richard King [Mr King [the older]] (PERSON52953) on 27 May 1628 at 17:20

RN Mr Rich King sent me 20s wth a very kind letter.

May 27 h. 5. 30 \20/ p m 1628.

Mr Kings sonne had none of these mr fits & convulsions vntill he had 60 buckets at the bath poured vppon his head.

Shave his head on the crowne & make eyther a blyst playster or els a cōfortable playster strenghtning his head

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 405, f. 48r (middle left, middle right, and bottom parts of page)

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CASE12702: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Hartwell (PERSON12608)

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

RN Elisabeth Hartwell of Astwood onc Mrs Vuedales servant. 25 y. vnmaried. hath clums of bloode in her mouthe 15 of Sept die h. 1. 15 p m. 15991

[Astrological Chart]

keepeth her bed ever since satterday last. some feare it to be a plurisy some an impost very hot & sweateth mutch It is of in & in . they thought shee would have died.

her watr of a good colour he thick hath motes heares & dust. costive |her water was to hie coloured. & had black humours|

I gave her Diaturb. ʒj. a lytle rubarb. 3 of scam. decoct. j. deco endive j.

gratis./

Notes:

1 ‘clūpers of blood in her mouth’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 204r (upper left part of page)

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CASE70905: Horary consultation concerning Lady Marge Brete (PERSON44753)

Question asked by the patient on 25 May 1630 at 11:50

RN The lady Bret was let blood & tooke her vomyt {wch} {sic} gave her 3 vomyts & 12 stooles & Mr Wallys gave her a sleeping pill & after her awaking is sick & so also after meate

& cā not take any thing but it cometh vp & now is so weake as she is forced to keepe her bed Continually may 25 h 11. 50 p|a|nt m 1630.

Clysters & Cooling almond milkes her vryne thick & red desyreth another playster of {opicacū} for the splene

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 194, p. 404 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE73086: Horary consultation concerning Lady Elizabeth Berkeley (PERSON44022)

Question asked by the patient on 2 October 1631 at 08:00

RN My lady Barklye wth my Lord Purbeck octob 2. h. 8 ant m 163i

sp{ene} wyndy

craveth a Cordiall agaynst the wind

Galingall Calan aromat an ʒij ging Aromat rosatū ʒij ginger ʒij

I receaved at this tyne {sic} a most kind lettr cōpl of his mothers vnkind dealing

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 212, p. 198 (upper left part of page)

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CASE80081: Interrogation (Treatment) concerning Mrs Loveday (PERSON13802)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1600 between 06:00 and 08:00

RN {I} gave Mres Loveday agayne of Milbrooke for her burning ague {&} fayntnes. |Ap. 22 die h. 6. 15. ant m. 1600|

{S}yrupi ros ij bugloss j. {s}yrupi of Condite lēmons ij mithridatij ʒj. Diascsordiij {sic} {illeg}rancast. ʒij māna ʒiij {illeg}ager watr j bugloss ij Conserve of roses ʒß {illeg}ardin iiij vnicornes hor. 4|g|r. 4. /{Re}ceaved 5s oweth 18d\

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 202, f. 47r (middle left part of page)

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CASE70739: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON41172) and Anonymous (PERSON41173)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41172) and Anonymous (PERSON41173) between 7 May 1630 at 16:00 and 8 May 1630 at 07:00

RN a man troubled wth a wyndy rupture. |oxic{recū} playster ß|

another wth a flux of his Cons seede |Comfrey ij|

boath ill for a yere

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 194, p. 343 (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?f49-treatment=Yes;f50-extent-of-transcription=Whole%20entry;f51-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 27 February 2025.