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CASE70717: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Hanslop (PERSON50782)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1630 at 18:30

RN Mres Hanslop yt lay here sent to me yt she fyndeth litle ease in her head though yt the Issue doe run well. |of Tharpe in warrick shere 26 y. May 5 h. 6 30 p m 1630|

would have me to send her something

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 336 (middle left part of page)

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CASE74322: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Creake (PERSON47267)

Question asked by the patient on 14 April 1632 at 11:00

RN Agnys Creake. of Hardmead 42 y Ap 14 h {sic} hor 11 ant m 1632

wheathr good for the lightnes of her to bleed in the bu{illeg} & arme head vay{ne}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 80 (upper left part of page)

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CASE15371: Horary consultation concerning Goody Marian Earle (PERSON11453)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1603 at 13:20

GJ Marian Earle of Hanslop 28 y. Iuly 25 ho. 1. 20 p. m. 1603.

A great payne in her head would be let bloud.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 110r (upper right part of page)

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CASE67154: Horary consultation concerning Lady Dorothy Jennings [Mrs Jennings] (PERSON52513)

Question asked by the patient on 10 October 1628 at 15:00

RN I receaved a lettr hora 3 octob. 10 h 3 p m frō the lady Iennings 1628

a rising & fuming vp to her head making her to blush & suddenly gone.

desyr of a vomyt & of a dyet drink

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 284r (middle right part of page)

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CASE11250: Horary consultation concerning William Overen (PERSON14589)

Question asked by the patient on 5 September 1600 at 15:45

RN Will: Overen dolore Capitis Sept 5. die h. 3. 45. p m 1600 |vtrū sanguis sit mittend|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 170v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE59704: Horary consultation concerning Mr Benjamin Hall (PERSON50643)

Question asked by the patient on 26 January 1625 at 11:15

RN Mr Hales the Earlle of Kents baylye Ian 26 h. 11 15 ant m 1625. /had a vomyt & a purge of me\ head litle mended 49. y. yet pils he took of Mr Windg every night paynd in his head about seaven

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 151v (upper left part of page)

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CASE64589: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) and Margaret Abbot [Marsh] (PERSON54311)

Question asked by Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) on 14 September 1627 at 17:30

RN My Cosen Marsh the older sent me a kind letter to signify yt after my clyster & blood letting she was well for 4 days & then payned as before in her hed & arme so greevously betwixt 4 & 5 p m cōnoly {sic} Sept 14. h. 5. 30 p m 1627 she sent to Cambridg to Mr Crane he gave her a pils|l| & also a clyster

had the horse leaches & they were {illeg} naught.

took my pils & Dyet drink & did well for the tyme

her Daughter fond mtch {sic} good by her playster Desyreth a nother & a recept of it

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 214r (upper left part of page)

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CASE55490: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Powell (PERSON57007)

Question asked by the patient on 11 January 1623 at 08:20

RN Mr Powell of London sent to Mr Cooke to have some thing to thicken his seed troubled wth the gonorrea lyeth on his bed back els cānot sleepe is to may {sic} shortly wanteth virility & erection sweateth at night. Ian. 11 h. 8. 20 ant m 16231

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘gonorh & itch’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 154v (upper left part of page)

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CASE31084: Horary consultation concerning Sir Anthony Chester [Mr Anthony Chester] (PERSON10457)

Question asked by the patient on 7 April 1607 at 14:28

RN Mr Anthony Chester tooke his vomite gave him but on vomit. Apr & six \large/ stooles Apr 6 7. h 2. 28 p m 1607.

hed never the better.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 141v (upper left part of page)

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CASE44060: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Frances Fortescue (PERSON19648)

Question asked by the patient on 7 November 1616 at 08:00

RN I receaved a lettr from mres francis fortiskue novēb. 7. 8 ant m 16i6 she telleth me yt is 3 weekes \come satterday./ sinc yt she had her fit. {w}{illeg}d

her hed seetheeth {sic} but mutch better. god be thanked her pils worke at each tyme twice taken 12 tymes

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 20r (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE46218: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Blundell (PERSON19061)

Question asked by Sir George Blundell [Captain Blundell] (PERSON9813) on 20 March 1618 between 17:00 and 18:30

RN Sr Georg craveth a vomyt for his daughters head. \Mres An Blundell/ 11 y.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 23v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE52197: Horary consultation concerning Sir Francis Ventris (PERSON36354) and William Page (PERSON55908)

Question asked by Sir Francis Ventris (PERSON36354) on 26 March 1621 at 14:20

RN Sr Francis Ventrys wrote a most kind letter boath concerning his owne love & desyres to take physick of me for his head & other infirmityes as also for his neighb page of Sheaford craveth pils

march 26 h. 2. 20 p m 162i

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 94Av (upper right part of page)

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CASE13495: Horary consultation concerning Robert Smith (PERSON15911)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1598 at 17:18

RN Robart Smith quid sibi coducat morbo. 1598 Apr: 26. die . h. 5. 18. p merd {sic}.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Robert Smithe of or towne /he kept not his bead for it but sone mended.\ /for his head.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 172r, f. 171v (f. 172r upper, and f. 171v upper)

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CASE48787: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280) and Mrs Vere Bouth (PERSON28281)

Question asked by Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280) on 21 May 1619 at 16:00

RN Mr Bouth May 21 h. 4 p m 16i9 sent for strenghtning pils for his head.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 10v (upper left part of page)

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CASE75409: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Routh (PERSON57951)

Question asked by the patient on 8 September 1632 at 11:00

RN Ellen Routh of Dunstable 47 y Sept 8 h {sic} hor 11 ant m 1632.

a gydines in her head1

[Astrological Chart]

quærit vtrū gravida or where she may be let blood

Notes:

1 ‘a swying in her head’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 414 (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE41032: Horary consultation concerning Sir Anthony Tyrringham [Mr Tyrringham] (PERSON16621)

Question asked by the patient on 14 March 1613 at 14:30

RN I receaved a letter frō Sr Anthony Tyrringhā march 14 h. 2. 30 p m 1613.

yt hearing I am ill I should not Disease my selfe although willing to see me./ mendeth but slowly hed & stomacke./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 199, f. 68r (upper right part of page)

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CASE63138: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Grace Lant [Richardson] (PERSON53376)

Question asked by the patient on 25 November 1626 at 11:30

RN My Cosen Lant sent to me a letter novēb 25 h {sic} hor 12 {sic} \11. 30/ 1626 /craveth pils. troubled in her head & hearing as before\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 349v (upper left part of page)

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CASE43549: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Langham (PERSON32532)

Question asked by the patient on 21 June 1616 at 17:15

RN Iohn langhā of london I{illeg}|un|e 21. h. 5. 15 p m 16i6

his hed full of grosse humours vertigo./

desyrous to have phisick for his hed

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 116Ar (bottom left part of page)

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CASE44736: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Norton (PERSON33735)

Question asked by the patient on 21 April 1617 at 11:00

RN mres \Eliz./ Norton of Offley 22 y \18 y/ Ap 21. . h. 11. ant m 1617 well amended god be thanked of her greevous fits yet hath every day the hed ach lasting 2 houres betwixt 3 & 4 after noone/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 132r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11604: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Mead (PERSON14095)

Question asked by the patient on 8 August 1598 at 07:45

RN Elisab. Mead servant of 22 y of Newp. craveth a remedy for her deafnes & paine of her head the 8 of Aug die h. 7. 4 {2}|5| mi. ant m.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 11r (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%3ATreatment;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead, accessed 14 January 2025.