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CASE11911: Horary consultation concerning Old John Risely (PERSON15344)

Question asked by Risely (PERSON15342) on 30 December 1598 at 09:45

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnson sent onc againe to me for my counsell his pain lieth now in his Cods {wc} are swollen as big as ons hed & as hard as a borde he was wont to haue them swollen very big but then lasted but 5 houres & nowe swelled ever sinc weddensday he cannot eate sleepe or goe to ground. troubled wth the wind Cholicke a paine in his backe st{illeg}ry Desirous to take a stro{illeg} but Doubteth he ca shall be able Decēb. filius patre cū consensu. Decēb 30. die . h. 10. \9. 45./ 1598 his water cold red & thi{ck}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 73v (upper right part of page)

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CASE69960: Horary consultation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient and Elizabeth [Scrope] [Manners] [Countess of Sunderland] (PERSON58395) on 17 January 1630 at 09:00

RN The Lord of Sunderland sent me a letter to know wheathr his Honour be in Danger of Death. Ian 17. h 8. 50 9 ant m 163{0}

[Partial Astrological Chart]

His lady Countes wrote a letter to know in what Dangers & weaker & weaker & more payned wth {giping} {sic} fits when he hath offors to stooles. coneth {sic} like white flegme.

[Astrological Chart]

The Lord & Lady of Sunderland craved my answer touching my Lords health wheathr recoaverable Ian. 17 h. 9. ant m 1630.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 62 (p. 62 upper right, p. 62 middle left, p. 63 upper left, and p. 63 upper right)

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CASE11472: Horary consultation concerning Marsh (PERSON14002)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Marsh [March] [the elder] (PERSON4816) and Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) on 30 November 1600 at 18:00

RN My Cozen Marsh of Londen sent vnto me he & she boath for physick for there childe |of 3 yers| yt is very ill & lame & hath bene scoured & nowe can make no water & fundamēt goeth out. novemb. 30. die hor. 6 p m. 1600 /he dyed two or 3 yeers aftr {sic} this\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 204r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11861: Horary consultation concerning John Phillips (PERSON14892)

Question asked by the patient and Dr Spark (PERSON16013) on 9 December 1598 at 12:15

RN Iohn Phylip of Bletcley very extreeme sick bound & very Costive the last phisick would not work wth him as Doctr Spark writeth me, nowe again sendeth to me. this 9 of Decēbr die . h. 12. 15. 1598. troubled wth the wind cholicke

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 64r (upper right part of page)

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CASE57561: Horary consultation concerning Mr Oliver Boteler (PERSON28235)

Question asked by Lady Anne Boteler [Farrar] [Butler] (PERSON28242) on 3 January 1624 at 11:45

RN The lady \An/ Butler for her mr Oliver Butler 9 y next march bone {sic} 28 or 29 about 12 & on in the night. of Harolde sent to me for this child Ian 3 h {sic} hor 11. 45 ant m 1623 {sic}. extree {sic} weake & feeble & cā take no physick taken wth strang fits plucking his \right/ syde & rūneth to his back being holden harde & an extree {sic} cough almost halfe a yere. & is pyned & cā not stand nor goe Ill tong suspected

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 53r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12125: Horary consultation concerning Anne Hammond (PERSON12509)

Question asked by the patient on 22 March 1599 at 13:10

RN An Haman 56 of litle brickhill: sick ever sinc Christmas not hart sick but swollen in her body & in her legs & very stiffe sent to me by her husband. Martij 22. die  {sic}. 1. 10. 1599. very costive & as if shee were st{oun}ge & cannot rise except shee be lifted. very cold & stiffe & short winded & leekely to die 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 109r (upper right part of page)

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CASE42641: Horary consultation concerning Goody Blea (PERSON28126)

Question asked by the patient on 10 November 1615 at 09:00

RN Goody Blea of this towne Novēb. 10. h. 9. ant m. 16i5

[Astrological Chart]

\hath a loosenes/ burning feaver faynt feeble sent to me for a cordiall

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 146r (upper left part of page)

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CASE55553: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Gostwick [Goddard] (PERSON50162)

Question asked by Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264) on 28 January 1623 at 11:00

RN Goody Gale for her Thomas Gostick a yere & a halfe old borne the weddensday after mysdsomer. sent Ian. 28 h. 11. ant m 1623.

It doth pyne & eate litle & doth not sper nor cānot goe it is so weake.

Elner Warner her next neighb. Elis Steaphinson who dwell boath togeathr her mother hanged

cānot kepe his water.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 164r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE66496: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Tyrlington (PERSON36237)

Question asked by Tyrlington (PERSON60670) on 3 July 1628 at 18:00

RN My Cosen Tyrlington sent me 12 rings cost 18s 6d Iuly 3 h. 6. p. m. 1628

sayth his wife is inwardly very hot, but cold outwardly faynt weake wasteth in her body weak in her back feareth yt shd shall not live longe & hopeth to see me/

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 405, f. 95r (upper left part of page)

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CASE70268: Horary consultation concerning Mr Taylor (PERSON59914)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1630 at 09:30

RN Mr Taylour march 19 h 9 30 ant m. 1630 |ptysick cōsūption & dropsy feared|

[Astrological Chart]

\weake feeble legs swell towards night/ A cōsumption & dropsy feard ap vntill to morow 6 a clock.

He sent his water & the wench broak the glasse

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 179 (upper right part of page)

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CASE78774: Horary consultation concerning Anne (PERSON42326)

Question asked by Mr Lin [Esquire] (PERSON53749) on 30 January 1634 at 11:00

RN Annys Anne |a poor wench| /13 y\ of Southwick in Northāptonsheere by Owndall |Mr Lynn Esquire wrote in her behalfe| It tooke her 16. Ian 16 fell into her fits of convulsions swonding fits wth quaking & trēbling Ian 30. h. 11 ant m 1634 taketh away her speach swoundeth convuls1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1Epilep: cū convuls’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 78v (upper right part of page)

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CASE19203: Horary consultation concerning Brough (PERSON10081) and Brough (PERSON10083)

Question asked by Brough (PERSON10081) and Brough (PERSON10083) on 18 April 1601 at 08:00

RN Mr Brough children a boy of 12 y. the wench of 14 y Ap 18 die hor. 8 ant m 160i for scald white scalds sometymes drye sometimes moyst.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 80v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE56421: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Neville [Smith] (PERSON55281) and Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Neville [Smith] (PERSON55281) and Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286) on 30 May 1623 at 11:40

RN Sr Thomas Neavell \of Holte/ & his lady sent me a very fat lābe 2 cap & 3 couple of Rabbots May 30 h. 11. 40 ant m 1623.

an Ach in his instap{sic} ankles by fits yt at night he cā take no rest

boath of thē cōmend the oation of ther dyet drink purging

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 119v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11932: Horary consultation concerning Toucher (PERSON16500)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1599 at 12:09

RN Mr {sic} Charels Tutcher Charles at Stonystratford at the swan of 2 neckes. 45. sick this fortnight. sonewhat {sic} Costive shee doth bleede & is very mutch stuffed in her chest can scarce tak her winde. ready to sound a grosse & fat woman. sent a poer woman. Ian. 3. die . h. 12. 9. mi. 1599. \at 1. p m /|twice & thrice a day bleedeth at ye nose. half a pint at a time \every othr daye/|

[Astrological Chart]

Charels Touchers wife hath not had her termes this 6 yeres her stomack hoven & her hed ill & backe her wombe & chest stuffed short winded. hart ill water good. yellowe but thin. taken a greefe for payment of monyes for her husb. brother for s{ur}tiship. 200li

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 77r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE16845: Horary consultation concerning John Lyne (PERSON13843)

Question asked by the patient on 11 April 1602 at 18:00

RN Iohn Line of Atterbery 50 y Ap 11. hor. 6. p m 1602. for a cōsumption of nature & bodye & great fayntnes & feeblenes

[Astrological Chart]

he demanded wheathr I could helpe him & sayd If I could he would come over to me./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 34r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE46103: Horary consultation concerning Young Lady Tyrrell [Mrs Elizabeth Tyrrell] (PERSON25845)

Question asked by the patient on 3 March 1618 at 09:30

RN my Lady Tyrle desyred me yt I would come to her out of hand march 3 h. 9. 30 ant m 1618. soundeth often /eateth mutch this month\ |stopped wth flegme. Impostume feared.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 3r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE47160: Horary consultation concerning Abraham Dogget (PERSON29870)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1618 at 08:00

RN Abrahā Dogget of Marson 14 y to morrow wilbe a month on a sonday borne sent Iuly 25 h {sic} hor 8. ant m 1618. |stuffed wth flegme yt his wynd is ready to be che{illeg}|ck|ed wth it|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 197r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE57447: Horary consultation concerning Seth Johnson (PERSON52632)

Question asked by the patient on 29 November 1623 at 09:20

RN Syth Iounson of E{lstoe} twelfe yere eve last {17} y full |17 |on twelfe eve last|| in ye mor{ning} about 5. but sen{t} novēb. 29 h {sic} hor {illeg}|9| {sic} \9/. 20 ant m 1623 halfe a yere sitteth. vp now the{n} for a fortnight /reareth vp thick flegme wth a gre{at} cough & a stitch\

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE60412: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anderson (PERSON42687)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1625 at 11:25

RN Mres Anderson her letter London may 6 h. 11 25 1625

wheathr leaches are good for her {illeg}|b|y tyes & what good to vse for the extrme {sic} heat in her hands & coldnes of her feete 3 what to quench her great drouth & thirste. 4 to make her sleepe

Is cōtinually Drye would know my iudg touching her fortune

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 86r (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?f55-querent-identified=Yes;f56-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent;f57-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 24 April 2025.