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CASE47171: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Myldner (PERSON33472)

Question asked by the patient on 27 July 1618 at 10:40 or at 11:00

RN Elis Myldner of Eaton in Bletchly parish. 1|2|8 y. Iuly 27 h. 10. 40 ant m. 1618. |Doth cast mutch stone cholick stomack & chest. was in prsenc very sicke|

[Astrological Chart]

Elis myldner of Stonys Eaton by Bletchley 26 y Iuly 27 h. 11 ant m 1618.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 199r-v (f. 199r upper right, and f. 199v upper left)

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CASE20064: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Godfrey [Goody Elizabeth Godfrey] (PERSON12205)

Question asked by the patient on 26 November 1601 at 09:45

RN Elisabeth Godfreye of newport 26 y. november. 26. hor 9. 45. ant m. 16011

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘back loynes belly whites.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, ff. 236v-237r (f. 236v bottom right, and f. 237r upper left)

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CASE69330: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Ellen Henchman (PERSON51355)

Question asked by the patient on 3 September 1629 at 17:00

RN Mres Hinchmā of Rusden sept 3. h 5. p m 1629 for a bad backe & whit

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 156v (upper left part of page)

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CASE20184: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON16576)

Question asked by Young Mrs Mary Poulton [Troughton] (PERSON16580) on 2 January 1602 at 08:00

RN Mres Traughton of Hanslop sent for me to come over to them Ian 2 hor 8. ant m. 1602. /for the mothr\ & hypocōdriaca passio

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 256r (upper left part of page)

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CASE67201: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Minshull (PERSON54825)

Question asked by the patient on 17 October 1628 at 17:00

RN Mr Iohn Minc|s|hull of Cābridg of Magd. 23 y. octob 17. h. 5. p m 1628.

pect vitio. et f sem: et melanch.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 293r (upper left part of page)

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CASE59779: Horary consultation concerning Christian Goodman (PERSON50086)

Question asked by the patient on 12 February 1625 at 08:00

RN Christiā Goodmā of Thoneborough. 28 y febr. 12. h {sic} hor 8 ant m 1625

stitches a bad back sister to goodmā fountayne1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘whites a bad back & stitches’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 162v (upper right part of page)

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CASE10554: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Sanders [Young Mrs Leaf] (PERSON13656)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1600 at 15:30

RN Mres leafe of lathbury maij 13. die h. 2|3|. 30. 20. {sic} p m. 1600 /head back whites/\

Mres leafe may 13 die h 3. 30 p m

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 67r, f. 66v (f. 67r bottom left, and f. 66v bottom right)

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CASE39770: Horary consultation concerning Lady Susan Longueville [Mrs Susan Longueville] [Lady Susan Grey] (PERSON32785)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1612 at 09:20

RN Mr Michaell longfilds wife 24. 3 weekes sinc brought a bed. taken {illeg}|v|iolently yesterday Ap 27. h h. {sic} 8 30 ant m taken violently in ye bottome of her belly. \like the chollicke./ on syde frō her hip downeward very lame. stomack ill brought a bed 3. weekes sinc Apr 28. : h: 9. 20 ant m. 1612 is very costive./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 76r (upper left part of page)

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CASE73773: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Brough (PERSON44953)

Question asked by the patient on 11 February 1632 at 11:20

RN Elis: Bruffe of Meades Morton 20 y feb 11 h {sic} hor 11. 20 ant m 1632

tooke greefe for her Mres death |Epilep. was well wth the phy I gave 3 weekes sinc till now for these 3 days|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1epilepsia matricis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 437 (upper left part of page)

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CASE73229: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Jane Cresset (PERSON47278)

Question asked by the patient on 22 October 1631 at 08:00

RN mres Iane Cresset sent her water epilep matricis

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 245 (upper left part of page)

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CASE35880: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Uvedale (PERSON16659)

Question asked by the patient on 31 May 1609 at 07:00

RN Iohn Vuedale for his cholick in his bellye May 31. h. 7. ant m 1609

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 61r (upper right part of page)

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CASE78280: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Archer [the younger] (PERSON42833) and Mr Timothy Archer (PERSON42832)

Question asked by Mrs Archer [the younger] (PERSON42833) on 20 September 1633 at 08:30

RN Mres Archer the younger 29 y sept 20. h 8. 30 ant m 1633. /wynd cholick a weake backe wth whit & red\

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Archer & mrs Archer boath troubled wth melanch. sept: 20.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 455 (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE76135: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dorothy Houghton (PERSON51934)

Question asked by the patient on 13 December 1632 at 13:00

TG Mrs Dorothea Hothen of Ocly. 24. y. Dec. 13 h. 1. p m. 1632.

pained in her cheste, ictericía passione et paroxysimis aliquando ferè epilepticis vexata

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 212 (upper left part of page)

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CASE46164: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Duncombe (PERSON48163)

Question asked by Mr William Duncombe (PERSON29957) on 13 March 1618 at 12:00

RN Mr Will Duncōbe 22 y of Litlington parke march. 13. . h. 12. 1618.

for his wife troubled wth a waterish humour rising in her stomack. & very sick wth all lyeth heavy as if she had surfeted it voketh her to cast. casteth mutch water.

Imagyneth she may be wth child. & therfore craveth gentle physick.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 14v (upper left part of page)

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CASE51685: Interrogation (Medical episode) concerning Sir Thomas Myddelton [the son] (PERSON33214)

Question asked by Lady Myddelton [Mary Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON25254) on 16 October 1620 at 07:00

RN my lady Mydleton her husb. water sine consensu octob. 16: h. 7. ant m 1620.

Sr Thomas taken wth a strang fit & passion of the splene & stone octob. 15. h. 10. \9. 30/ p m. 1620.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘stone fit & splene’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 205r (upper left part of page)

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CASE28276: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Letsome [Duncombe] (PERSON13691)

Question asked by the patient on 18 October 1606 at 08:15

RN the eldest Daughtr of Mres Duncōbe mayed {sic} 12 y no child. was mightely troubled wth the mothr.

now wth wynd in the stomacke. & the whites excedingly & but few of thothr a browne coloured womā full faced & bodyed

Mres letsome of london Mres Duncōbes eldest Daughtr of Broughton maryed 12 y 28 y 2 days before Bartholomew next. Octob. 18 hor. 8. 15. ant m 1606.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, ff. 293v-294r (f. 293v bottom right, and f. 294r upper left)

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CASE12162: Horary consultation concerning John Oakley (PERSON14549)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1599 at 10:45

RN Iohn Ockley of Dreiten snam of 28. sick ever sinc Candlemas. in his arres {sic} legs & back leeke an ague. March 28 die h. 10. 45. mi ant nn {sic} 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 115v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12301: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bourton (PERSON9905)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 at 08:30

RN An Bourton of Olny 26 yeres old. sick the ever sinc Lent tooke her in her hed hart & backe maried this 7 yeres had but on Child but yt god hath taken to his mercy. {s} {sic} it holdeth her nowe as an ague shaking her every day. & hat sweateth & is very hot after the shaking & hath as it were a thing lūbring in her chest very corpulent faynt & very feeble. hath a very painfull cough ready to Drawe vp hart & hall wth it & fetcheth blood very short winded. fetcheth vp fleume & water as cleare as a bell. Ap. 25 die . h. 8. 30. mi ant m. 1599. hath a very sore ague every day yt maketh her sweate exceedingly. hath not had this moneth her Courses sinc shee voyded a litle porrengr of clompered bloode/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 138r (upper left part of page)

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CASE74928: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Lucas (PERSON53960)

Question asked by the patient on 22 June 1632 at 09:00

RN Mres An Lucas 21. y last novēb 22 last Iune 22. h 9 ant m. 1632 /feb. malig: a stitch on her left syde\ |a Tertian extree {sic} weake & feeble|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 257 (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?f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f8-querent-age-band=020-029;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29, accessed 23 February 2025.