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CASE50346: Horary consultation concerning Mr Hilsdon (PERSON12770)

Question asked by the patient on 8 March 1620 at 12:20

RW Mr Hillersden of Ampthill \little/ parke. d. h: 0. 20. p: m: Martij. 8. 1620. A putrid quotidian: sometimes hot & sometimes cold: eateth little.

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 139r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE73309: Horary consultation concerning William Butes (PERSON45394)

Question asked by the patient on 7 November 1631 at 16:00

RN Will: Buts of Oxford shere in Sherburne 46 y mayed {sic} 6 or 8 child ill a fortnight novēb 7 h 4 p m 163i

a fat mā & sang. surfet |cā not eate for a fortnight nor sleepe|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 274 (upper right part of page)

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CASE60893: Horary consultation concerning John Abbot (PERSON42407)

Question asked by the patient on 30 July 1625 at 07:15

RN Iohn Abbots of Lechāsteede 48 y Iuly 30 h {sic} hor 7. 15 ant m 1625 fell sick Iuly 21 tooke a cold now sweateth cānot eate. nor slepe new ague

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 160r (bottom centre, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE43891: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38123)

Question asked by the patient on 15 September 1616 at 17:40

RN Sr Thomas Snags kee. 30|2|. y. sept 15 h. 6|5|. 40 p m 16i6. new ague. wch tooke him this day sēnet & sinc is growen for lack of sleepe mad byteth & teareth & cā not be held downe eateth nothing every day alike.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 174v (bottom part of page)

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CASE56135: Horary consultation concerning Mr Everat (PERSON48652)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1623 at 09:30

RN Mr Everet. of Totternoe 57 y Ap. 26 h {sic} hor 9. 30 ant m. 1623 /a cold stuffing cānot reare nor relish meate nor drink & but litle & is costive\

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 73r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE43140: Horary consultation concerning Edward Gardner (PERSON30757)

Question asked by Mr Nichols (PERSON24638) on 6 April 1616 at 07:25

RN Mr Nichols of Wing for on of his fellowes \Edwards Gardiner/ growen into ye scurvy & dropsye yt before a yere sinc was recovered only by scurvygras now growen swelled his legs thighes & belly are very mutch swelled his appetite de{i}ected & 70 y cā take no purge fat corp & well coloured Ap 6 h {sic} hor. 7. 25 ant m 16i6. |breath short|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 51r (upper left part of page)

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CASE53765: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Wilson (PERSON36912)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Wyn [Old Mr Wyn] (PERSON37135) on 26 March 1622 at 11:20

RN Mr Wyne for his sonne in lawe Mr Wylson. 32 y march. 26 h. 11. 20 ant m. 1622. /a Dropsy & a cōsūption feared, is mutch pyned & wasted in his legs & nowe cānot eat\

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 33v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE46529: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Barker (PERSON27729)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1618 at 06:25

RN Mr Barker \of great Horwood/ the cter sent a letter opening his maladyes may 2. h {sic} hor. 6. 25. ant m 1618. a stopping of cold & tough flegme yt hath bene long a contracting in ye stomach. a great cough & reareth mutch & the hed wth senc & feeling went almost in two no great appetite to eate. save liquids & these the thinner & sharper

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 81r (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?f53-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AEating%20and%20drinking%20problems;f54-querent-sex=Male;f55-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29, accessed 16 April 2025.