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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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CASE11898: Horary consultation concerning John Smith (PERSON15888) and Old Smith (PERSON15866)

Question asked by John Smith (PERSON15888) on 23 December 1598 at 10:09

RN Iohn Smithe sent againe his phisick wrought well. but his fathers not or very litle. Decēb. 23. die . h. 10. 9. yet was very sick.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 71v (upper left, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE13540: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Napier [Evington] (PERSON11639)

Question asked by the patient on 3 July 1598 at 13:46

RN Margar. Evington quærit remediu morbo 1598 die 3 Iulij h 1. 46. post merid.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 211v (upper part of page)

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CASE49060: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Stilton (PERSON35765)

Question asked by the patient on 20 June 1619 at 08:00

RN Elis Stilton sent vnt{o} me Iune 20. h. 8 ant m 1619 her vomyt wrog{ht} exceedingly yet still ill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 57v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE51172: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Longueville [Elizabeth Claver] (PERSON10642)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1620 at 10:30

RN young mes Longevill of Brodwell sent for to me to come over to her because her vomyt made her extreme sick ready to dye her fit c{om}y{n} vppon it Iuly. 6. h: 10: 30. ant. m. 1620.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 414, f. 100r (upper left part of page)

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CASE58111: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Catherine Stone (PERSON59684)

Question asked by the patient on 9 April 1624 at 13:00

RN young Mes Stones tab 3d maketh her dead sick 15 y Ap 9 h. 9 {sic} 1. p m 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 138r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12323: Horary consultation concerning Lewis Upowen [Uppne] (PERSON16652)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1599 at 11:00

RN Lewis vpowen of Bric{k}|h|ill sick in his navell sent to me againe for former phisick did but give him 3 stooles and all Downeward. Apr 26. die h. 11. ant m 1599. water i{illeg}|ve|ry red & thick leeke puddle miserablely tormented. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 140v (upper right part of page)

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CASE32581: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Kelly (PERSON24000)

Question asked by the patient on 16 January 1608 at 15:00

RN Her man keld. {sic} \Thomas Kelly/ sick of a burning fever very faynt his loseng wrought vp & downe vehemently & made him very sicke. sent his watr Ian 16 h {sic} hor 3 p m 1608.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 342r (upper right part of page)

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CASE42491: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Lennard [Lady Dacre] [Mrs Elizabeth Throckmorton] (PERSON36070)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37986) on 30 September 1615 at 08:30

RN Sr Authur Throckmortons man told me yt Mres Elis. Throckmorton Sr Arthers Daugher was very sick after her pils & tooke a great cold & so cōtinueth |Sept 30 h {sic} hor 8. 30 ant m 16i5|

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 196, f. 119r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE61090: Interrogation (Treatment) concerning Sir Francis Crane (PERSON47205)

Question asked by the patient no earlier than 5 October 1625 between 10:00 and 11:39

RN Sr Francis Cranes vomyting syrupe cocl iijß wrought 5 tymes vpward & as much downeward octob 4. 1625 & made him very sick his body is but weake.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 10r (upper left 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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CASE79169: Horary consultation concerning Jane [Jean] Ward [Slade] (PERSON58873)

Question asked by the patient on 29 September 1634 at 08:00

TG Ieane slade of Caysoe 25 y. 7bris 29 h. 8. A m. 1634. complaineth of her former disease. Vide Maj. 1.

1 Mugwort Miji wormewood cent{auq}y rue an. {mß}. rad enul. camp. acori an. j agarck. polipod. an. j wormeseed. ß.

2 clyster.

3. \had he/ desired her former comfortable electuary Maj. 1. julii 21.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 156v (bottom left 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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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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CASE32817: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Blenkinsop (PERSON22142)

Question asked by the patient on 18 February 1608 at 11:00

RN Mres Bla|i|nkinsop of litle Horwood extreme sicke wth the puge {sic} feb. 18 h 11. ant m 1608 a lettr sent me to send her some cōfortable thing.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 34v (upper right part of page)

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CASE50706: Horary consultation concerning Nichols (PERSON55476)

Question asked by William Cowly (PERSON29449) on 24 April 1620 at 16:38

RN Will Cowly care {sic} to tell me yt Th. Nichols care {sic} for his sister & sayd yt she was very sick & yt the sleeping syrope lyeth at her stomacke & yet cānot sleepe wth it Ap 24 h. 4. 38 p m 1620

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 11v (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.

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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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CASE27731: Horary consultation concerning Napier (PERSON20378)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1606 at 08:30

RN my sistr being sick sent for my strong water Iuly. 6. h. 8. 30 p \ant/ m 1606 |casteth mutch troubled wth the stone/|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 208r (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?f50-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment;f51-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29;f52-judgment=No, accessed 18 April 2025.