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CASE50319: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Ward (PERSON36466)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1620 at 12:10

RW Tho: Warde of Turringhā y. 24. d. ho. 0. 10. Feb: 26 1620. A stick in his right side & a drie huskeish cough: \{sic}/ pitteth blood when hee cougheth.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 137v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE79607: Horary consultation concerning James Anslowe (PERSON42798)

Question asked by the patient on 23 March 1636 at 09:00

SRN Iames Ansley of Newport 33. y. March. 23. h. 9. a. m. 1635.

hayre falls of frō his head yt makes him bald. desires something to make it grow

Secondly spitts blood many tymes & finds stitches in his left side.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 177, f. 15v (upper left part of page)

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CASE49365: Horary consultation concerning William Deverell (PERSON29794)

Question asked by the patient on 28 July 1619 at 17:30

RN Will: Devearell of Swāburn 42 y Iuly 28. {h} {sic} h. 5 30 p m 1619 every d{ay} {sic} day ill sinc satterday but worse some day then other a flushing heate is vp in the mydl of the day sleepeth litle. a stitch vnder his right syde / doth make him cough a litle.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 124r (upper right part of page)

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CASE23593: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Huggins (PERSON13011)

Question asked by the patient on 20 June 1614 at 11:45

GJ Thomas Huggins of Stoake golding 44 y. Iune 20 ho. 11. 45 a. m 1614 Hath had an ague ever since Easter Now hath a great cough and stitche cannot reare the flegme.

Stitche on his left syde.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 33r (upper right part of page)

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CASE48151: Decumbiture for John Rawlins (PERSON34599)

Question asked by the patient on 29 January 1619 at 11:30

RN Iohn Rawlins of Thurly 63 y taken first Ian 17 h. 7 p m 1619. taken wth an extreme stitch on his left syde & went to bed & rested|{ing}| {yee} & could not rise

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 154v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE27166: Horary consultation concerning Robert Goodman (PERSON19752)

Question asked by the patient on 16 April 1606 at 10:52

RN Robart Goodmā of Tyddington. 53 y Apr i6 h. 10. 52 ant m 1606. a stitch vndr his left syde spitteth blood

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 215, f. 111r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE55543: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Cowly (PERSON47105)

Question asked by the patient on 27 January 1623 at 08:20

RN Cowlyes wife Ian 27. h 8. 20 ant m 1623

troubled wth extree {sic} stitch{es} vnder her syde cānot rest day nor night for {ex}tremity of payne1

cōplay yesterday

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘extreeme stitches of the syde’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 162v (upper right part of page)

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CASE68587: Horary consultation concerning Goody Harris (PERSON50935)

Question asked by the patient on 28 May 1629 at 13:00

RN Goody Harys of our towne for a stitch vnder her left syde a fortnight cā scarce take her breath may 28 h. 1. p m 1629

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 29v (upper right part of page)

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CASE62710: Horary consultation concerning Alice Slingsby (PERSON58888)

Question asked by the patient on 15 January 1627 at 10:20

RN Alce Slingsbee of Mylton. 26 y Ian 15 h. 10. 20 2{0} 20. 20. {sic} ant m 16271

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a stitch on her left syde sinc yest wth a litle cough’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 275v (upper left part of page)

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CASE49195: Decumbiture for Richard Block (PERSON9802)

Question asked by the patient on 8 July 1619 at 10:00

RN Rich Blocke {illeg} {sic} yest: suddenly taken wth a sore stitch vndr his left arme Iuly 7 h. 11. ant m 1619

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 89r (upper left part of page)

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CASE49335: Horary consultation concerning Robert Rogers (PERSON34887)

Question asked by the patient on 26 July 1619 at 11:25

RN Rob. Rogars of Pi{illeg}|s|ford 46 y Iuly. 26. h. 11. 25. ant m 1619 |a qu continuall feaver| |a stitch vnde {sic} his left syde|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 119v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE57445: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Denton (PERSON47809)

Question asked by William Gadstone (PERSON23344) on 29 November 1623 at 09:00

RN will for my mayd Doll for her sore stitch vnder her syde noveb 29 h {sic} hor 9 ant m 1623 /blood\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 32v (upper left part of page)

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CASE70135: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Cunnington (PERSON47431)

Question asked by the patient on 3 March 1630 at 13:50

Isabel Cunnington of Fenny Stratford 25. y. Mart. 3. . h. 1. 50. p. m. 1630

is much pained & troubled wth stitches in her left side

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 132 (upper left part of page)

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CASE12373: Horary consultation concerning Joan Norman (PERSON14498)

Question asked by the patient on 3 May 1599 at 14:00

RN Ione Norman of Shenly of 15 yeres. maij 3. die h. 2. p m. 1599. mutch hath a great stitch in her left syde & bleedeth at the nose. sick a weeke. cannot tary vp. had a sick night./

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 149r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12134: Horary consultation concerning John Burton (PERSON10224)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17668) on 25 March 1599 at 18:08

RN Iohn Burton of Cosgrave for his disease a boy of 9 yeres old kept his bed ever sinc tuesday. voyded wormes payned in chest belly & hart a stitch vndr his right \side/ a very hie coloured youth wth the vexation yt was pale before. all swollen frō the face to the granes. made no water sinc thursday. at 25 of March. die h. 6: 8. p. m 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 111r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11623: Horary consultation concerning William Ashpole (PERSON9207)

Question asked by the patient on 14 August 1598 at 08:20

RN Williā Arch{b}|p|ole 40 yeres maried. at Newp: Goodmā Gardners some {sic} in lawe Aug: 14. die h. 7. 49. m ant. m. he complayneth of a stitch & a drye coughe. back & chest.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘set this at 8. 20.’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 14v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11829: Horary consultation concerning Jane Smith (PERSON15955)

Question asked by the patient on 30 November 1598 at 09:18

RN Iane Smithe 30 yeres old sc of haversham sick this sennet. scoureth mutch this 2 days. Dry, will nothing mouth sore water high coloured. well blooded woman Novemb. 30. die h. 9. 1598. h. 9. 18. m. ant m. 1598. a stitch vnder her right side. shee sucketh her child mutch payne in her hed & cannot sleepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 58r (bottom, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE50380: Horary consultation concerning Lawrence Huckerby (PERSON31919)

Question asked by the patient on 14 March 1620 at 10:55

RW Laurence Iuckkerby of Layton. y. 38. d. h: 22. 55. ant. m. Martij 14 1620. put on a shirte not ayred on morninge, & was all that \day/ after it cold & aguish & at night had a great payne with an extreeme stick in his ryght side. can take nothing but liquid matter, & yet hee vomiteth vp that againe If hee doth but stirre his sticke taketh him extreamely. hee is very faynt.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 143v (upper right part of page)

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CASE52283: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Faldo (PERSON19580)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1621 at 11:00

RN Mr Iohn Faldoe of Goldington 30 y Ap 18 h. 11 ant m 162i

1 for his cōsupt {sic} feared stitches on his left syde. 2 his cough. 3 cold sweat. 4 his costivenes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 109r (upper left part of page)

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CASE10933: Horary consultation concerning Goody Church (PERSON10521)

Question asked by the patient on 23 June 1600 between 13:00 and 16:00

RN Goody Church of hanslop troubled wth a stitch vndr her left syde. {mi}d{illeg} 40 y.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 202, f. 122r (bottom 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%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f8-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AGripings%2C%20gnawings%20and%20stitches%3A%3AStitch;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 19 March 2025.