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CASE9372: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Cornwallis (PERSON2007)

Question asked by Dr Simon Forman (PERSON2824) on 4 June 1601 at 16:00

SF at 4 Sr thomas Cornwallis the 4 Iun’ p m’ at 4 Diz best to tak him in Cuer on the letter he sent to mistrs blagu’

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 411, f. 94r (upper right part of page)

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CASE31093: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Dayrell (PERSON19461) and Mrs Anne Dayrell (PERSON11214)

Question asked by Mrs Margery Dayrell (PERSON11218) on 8 April 1607 at 10:45

RN Mres Dorle sent to know the disease of Margery Marye & An. Dorle. Apr 8. an h. 10 45 ant m 1607.

wheathr good to heale \vp/ her Issue & to take a vomit or &|a| {sic} \a/ purge D Chanell wylleth her & to heale vp her Issu.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 142v (upper right part of page)

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CASE73371: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Gowland [Master of Arts] (PERSON50178)

Question asked by the patient on 17 November 1631 at 18:45

SRN Mr Richard Gowland of Westmr Coll. Novemb. 17. . h. 6. 45. p. m. 1631.

Who hearinge of a Chymist yt Liued wth ye Earle of Arundell went to him & consulted wth him touching his disease, vpon his relation how it was wth me held him, he resolued him it was a Catarrhous humor wch if it were in short tyme remedyed would end in a Palsey or some such cold disease.

THe {sic} Chymist would giue him a powder or two, yt shall giue him the one a vomitt thother a purge & afterwards would giue him a Pill yt shall by degrees dry vp that humor in his head & keepe his body solluble also.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 296 (upper right part of page)

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CASE24101: Horary consultation concerning Mr Henry Sacheverell [Justice of the Peace] [Old Mr Sacheverell] (PERSON35022)

Question asked by the patient on 12 November 1614 at 12:45

RN Mr Henry Sacheverall 67. y. novēb. 12 h {sic} hor. 12. 45. p. m. 1614.

Iustice of peace dwelling Ould Hay. neere Leycester

wheather he shall escape this sicknes. & what he may vse to cure his amendement. & wheathr best to remove from this vnfortunate house./

taken sodenly wth an extreme disease on monday last octob 17.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 121v (upper right part of page)

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CASE67876: Horary consultation concerning Mr Anthony King (PERSON52933)

Question asked by Mr Richard King [Mr King [the older]] (PERSON52953) on 11 March 1629 at 18:20

RN Mr King the older for his sonne Anth. march. 11 h. 6. 20 p m 1629.

[Astrological Chart]

mtch amended pettysh & full of melanch.

morbus pedicularis/

1 would know the cause why liberty & liberall dyet should doe him so mtch {sic} good

2 craveth sinc he hath vsed to take physick 4 y. Gentle purg.

3. Letting of blood because he voyded blood

4 ryding abroad & hunting

5 what is good for that putrid rotten Humr {sic} yt causeth lice

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 83v (upper left part of page)

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CASE57815: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383) and Mrs Elizabeth (PERSON42347)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 3 March 1624 at 11:00

RN Mr Hatch U[1622–4] \Latch/ RN for his child a yere old la {sic} the last day of febr last Mach {sic}. 3. h. 11. ant m 1624

[Astrological Chart]

the gentlewomā yt giveth her suck hath for these 3 weeks had her courses wch doe yet continue & make her sickly & know not wheathr she had a mischanc doe feare her sucking to hurt the child would know my opinion & what dyet drink Mres Elis: might take & what w|p|hysick & wheathr they should bing {sic} Downe the child

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 94v (upper left part of page)

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CASE70219: Horary consultation concerning Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315)

Question asked by the patient on 12 March 1630 at 20:00

RN Sr Robert sent me a lettr |S Robert sentr m{e} {sic}| \wheathr an/ march 12 h. 8 a|p| m 1630 wheather any remedy & asketh /what the disease is.\ wheather he may adde the 4 Cooling seedes & also Drink milke nowe frō the Cow because he fyndeth a skalding & great payne in deliv of his vryne

Canot keepe the foreskin on to cover the nit {sic} of his yard

a loosnes almost 2 months scouring away mutch filth on satt last a loosnes & a stoole of blood did sit over a hot oke stoole & mended

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 194, p. 157 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE19495: Horary consultation concerning Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315) and William Hatch (PERSON12640)

Question asked by Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315) on 29 June 1601 at 06:00

RN Willia Hatch of Stapleford 60 y. Iune 29 die hor. 6 ant m 160i |hard by Luton.|

[Astrological Chart]

my brothr Sandy at this tyme troubled wth a losenes would knowe wheathr it be good to stop it or noe. & wheathr will: hatch b wyll dye of this Disease.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 130r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE18282: Decumbiture for Mr John Stafford (PERSON16107)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18338) on 24 November 1602 at 10:54

RN Mr Iohn Stafford fell first sick Octob 28. h 9. ant m. 1602. /then it began to have the pox.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 251r (upper left part of page)

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CASE71738: Horary consultation concerning Lady Anne Piggot (PERSON56762)

Question asked by Mr Bodely (PERSON44373) on 5 April 1631 at 16:30

RN M the lady An P{igot} of Dodershall 50 {y} Ap 5 h. 4. 30 {p m} 163i |22 y mayed {sic} about Christmas|

[Astrological Chart]

The lady An Pigot Ap 5. h. 4 30 p m 163i |Mr Bodely wrote|

what I conceave of the disease wheathr I will vndertake the cure, or wheathr she shall come over vnto me what course fitteth for Her.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, pp. 223–224 (p. 223 upper right, p. 224 upper left, and p. 224 upper right)

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CASE52673: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Lane (PERSON32505)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Lane (PERSON53318) on 18 June 1621 at 09:30

RN Mr Thomas Lane of Hitchenden. 14. y. Iune 18 . h. 9. 30 ant m. 162i /pater sine cōsensu filio\ |6 yeres ill like an Innocent cānot speake readily wheathr recoaver or not.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 17r (upper left part of page)

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CASE37384: Interrogation (Treatment) concerning Joan Dunne (PERSON30000)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) between 11 April 1611 at 11:00 and 12 April 1611

RN I let blood a womā of Turvey on Ione Dun goody Crasswels daughter. Apr 11. h 11. 30 ant m. 1611. sick of this new Ague could scarce take her breath

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 334, f. 60v (upper part of page)

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CASE64289: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007)

Question asked by the patient on 17 July 1627 at 17:00

RN my deere Cosen she Marsh sent vnto me Iuly 17. h. 5. p m. 1627. /deus benedicat Cognatæ meæ\

[Astrological Chart]

\no good of ye oyntnent {sic}/ her head ill & mutch payned, the vayns in her tēples swelled & arme so weake yt she cānot vse it & the vaynes be sore to her foote

extremely payned

desyrous to have williā Rufhead to let her blood

would have something to incease {sic} good blood

desyrous to know when to send her coach.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 164r (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?f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29;f7-practitioner-is-patient=No;f8-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment%3A%3ATreatment, accessed 10 October 2024.