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CASE14079: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Barber (PERSON9438)

Question asked by the patient on 28 September 1603 at 09:15

RN Mres An Barber of Kensworthe 46|5| y. sept 28. hor 9. 16|5|. ant m 1603.

was borne {illeg} {sic} on a {tuds} \shrovesōdaye/ after noone. an hour betwixt 4 & 5. /hath often bene let blood sicknes gone this 4 yeres.\ |extreeme hot. casteth vp sometymes leek whit of egge. sometymes blacke stuffe.|

[Astrological Chart]

Mres An Barber sept 28 hor. 9. 15 ant m. 1603. strangly handled wth her stomack burning & gnawing & then an intolerable paine of her hed for 20 houres not well for 40 houre & then it cōmeth once in a weeke in the wynter. & aftr hath a swelling & a gnawing in the calf of her legs.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, ff. 89v-90r (f. 89v upper right, and f. 90r upper left)

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CASE14911: Horary consultation concerning Alice Lord (PERSON13790)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1603 at 10:30

GJ Alice Lord of Kempson 25 y. May 5 ho. 10 30 a m. 1603

Keepeth her bed, trembles very much, A great payne in her backe her right hand and right arme swelled. Cryes of her bones and every where about in great payne./

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 64r (upper left part of page)

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CASE15761: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Hayes (PERSON12687) and Hayes (PERSON12686)

Question asked by Elizabeth Hayes (PERSON12687) on 18 October 1603 at 09:50

GJ Elsabeth Hayes of Turvy 43 y Octob. 18 ho. 9. 50 a m. 1603. |wind in the stomacke.| A dry Cough An Itche and as it were a dry scurfe. Hath a Childe of 2 yeere old sucking on her, the childe very poore & will take nothing but the brest can neither go nor speake: borne the saturday fortnight after midsomer 1601 betwene 8 & 9 at night quiet in the day but very vnquiett all night. very cold, swelled in the body of late. the mother nunquā habuit menstrua since she had this child.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 150r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE13654: Horary consultation concerning John Beech (PERSON9612)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1603 at 11:30

RN Iohn Beech not farre frō Luton came to me from my house at Linford to London to ta|l|ke wth me & to have my counsell Apr 18. hor. 11. 30. ant m. 1603.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mynd disquieted but not distracted & healthy but troubled wth feare & fancyes.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 21r (upper left part of page)

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CASE14274: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Staper [Leate] (PERSON4503)

Question asked by the patient on 3 December 1603 at 17:00

RN Mres Leate came to my house sick in mynd Decēbr 3. h {sic} hor. 5. p m 1603.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘sad vncōfortable.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 117r (upper right part of page)

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CASE25924: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Robinson [Sandy] [Napier] (PERSON6319)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1603 at 09:45

RN Soror mea Sandy londinensis quærit causā of her back & hed ach & bēnūmes of her face hands wch seeme deede Apr {sic} April 19. hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1603

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 174, p. 296 (upper left part of page)

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CASE13578: Horary consultation concerning Sir Edward Tyrrell [High Sheriff] [Mr Edmond [Edward] Tyrrell] (PERSON16614)

Question asked by the patient on 14 March 1603 at 17:38

RN Mr Edmund Tyrrell of Tyrrell 29 y. Martij 14  {sic}. hor 5. 38 p m 1603. contusione. feareth an impostume or rising in {sic} \on/ his breast. his horse fell vppō his bodye & he was ded a great while.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 5r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE13804: Horary consultation concerning Richard Carter (PERSON10352)

Question asked by the patient on 3 June 1603 at 13:30

RN Rich Carter of Althrop \Sr/ |Iohns Spence\r/s man.| 32 y. Iune 3. hor. 1. 30 p m. 1603.12

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘piles. hed bottom of his belly’ in chart

2 ‘Rich Carter swounded stranglye.’ in the right margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 42v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE13954: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Chester (PERSON10462)

Question asked by the patient on 25 August 1603 at 17:30

RN Mres Mary Chester of Chichly 13 y Aug 25  {sic} || hor 5. 30 p m. 1603. chest very ill & swelled now & then. exceding cold & then great chilnes. as hot Ague

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 68r (upper left part of page)

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CASE14097: Horary consultation concerning Young Mr Richard Mansell (PERSON13939)

Question asked by the patient on 28 October 1603 at 16:30

RN young Mr Rich Maunsell of Chichely. 24 y Octob 28 hor 4. 30 p m 1603. stomacke watr good. back syde chest hed

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 93r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE14253: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON15242)

Question asked by Goody Reeve (PERSON15241) on 30 November 1603 at 16:15

RN Goody Reeve of our towne brought my God daughtrs water novemb the last 30 hor. 4. 15 p m 1603. miserablely payned in her left syde backe should legs

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 114v (upper left part of page)

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CASE14349: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Benson (PERSON9655)

Question asked by the patient on 24 December 1603 at 10:30

RN Elis {illeg}|B|ensene of Turvye 29 y. maried 2 child on a suckling Decēb. 24 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m 1603. lame in her armes & legs & swelled cānot goe but as shee is led.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 126v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE14481: Horary consultation concerning John Hopkins (PERSON12938)

Question asked by the patient on 17 February 1603 at 11:15

GJ Iohn Hopkyns of great Brickhill 52 y. Febr. 17 ho 11 15 a m 1603 A payne in his necke And head pricking makes him vomitt

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 1r (upper left part of page)

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CASE15287: Horary consultation concerning Susan Reade (PERSON15208)

Question asked by the patient on 9 July 1603 at 15:10

GJ Susan Read of Chicheley 31 y. Iuly 9 ho 3. 10 p. m. 1603

A great pulling in her belly pitt of her stomacke and back non habet menstrua.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 102r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE18579: Horary consultation concerning Avis (PERSON8974)

Question asked by the patient on 25 January 1603 at 13:15

RN Avys yt dwelleth wth goody Normā of Stonystratford 18 y Ian 25 hor 1. 15. p m 1603 {sic} 1603. very shortwynded /stomacke. backe head & harte\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 290v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE26110: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Ursula Poulton (PERSON15029)

Question asked by the patient on 17 February 1603 at 14:10

RN Mres Vrsula Poulton 20 y at the same tyne {sic} capite renib stomacke mother & swoundinge.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 71r (upper part of page)

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CASE13602: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Richard Cole [Old Cole] (PERSON10714) and Young Mrs Eleanor [Ellen] Cole (PERSON10724)

Question asked by Goodman Richard Cole [Old Cole] (PERSON10714) and Young Mrs Eleanor [Ellen] Cole (PERSON10724) on 22 March 1603 at 13:00

RN Rich Coles of Olny 65 y. martij 22. hor. 1. p m. 1603.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘his daughter Ellen mutch greefe & Discontentment.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 10v (upper left part of page)

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CASE13653: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Robinson [Sandy] [Napier] (PERSON6319)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1603 at 09:45

RN Soror mea maria Sandy Londinensis 26 y. quærit causā cur intr scapulus doleat et cur torpeant facies et manus Apr. 19 hor 9. 45. ant m 1603 wch about that tyme was gone about 14 or 15 weekes wth child.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘gravida’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 20v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE13890: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dorothy Davers (PERSON11170)

Question asked by the patient on 5 July 1603 at 15:40

RN Mres Dorothy Davers 13. Iuly 5. hor 3. 40. p m. 1603. hyps & hed canot stand faynt feeble stomacke.

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 59r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE13893: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Linge (PERSON13726) and Elizabeth Linge (PERSON13727)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17902) on 6 July 1603 at 10:00

RN An lingnes of great brickhill 10 y. Iuly. 6. hor. 10. ant m 1603. Esila Elisabeth lingne 9 y.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1metuit veneficiū malarū linguarū.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 59v (upper right part of page)

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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-question-asked=Medical;f56-extent-of-transcription=Excerpt;f57-date=1600-1609%3A%3A1603, accessed 30 April 2025.