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CASE49678: Horary consultation concerning Charles Grey [Seventh Earl of Kent] [Mr Charles Grey] (PERSON31146)

Question asked by the patient on 13 September 1619 at 09:45

RN The earle of kent sent to me for his head eyes. & gums wth an extreme rheume sept 13 h. 9. 45 ant m 1619 |I purpose to goe to the Earle sept 21. next god willing|

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 2v (upper left part of page)

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CASE19733: Horary consultation concerning Malins (PERSON13877)

Question asked by Goody Malins (PERSON13898) on 4 August 1601 at 07:15

RN Goody Malins sent vnto me for her child to come to see it & to pray for it for shee doubted it would dye Aug 4. hor. 7. 15. ant m 160i was full of the pockes in throate mouth & eyes1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘pockes’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 169v (upper left, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE12959: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Potter (PERSON15010)

Question asked by Mrs Potter (PERSON15014) on 8 January 1600 at 10:10

RN Mres Potter of willing sent for her husb. wth out his consent at 10. 10. ant m 1599 1600 cannot sleepe his water betwixt yellow & red thick leeke puddle. his stomack hot & his tounge scab & broken out & his head cannot move but as he is turned.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 250r (upper left part of page)

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CASE19675: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Agnes [Anne] Rolte (PERSON15448)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1601 at 11:00

RN Old Mres Roldte Iuly 25 h {sic} hor. 11. 160i for her head

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 160v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE23400: Horary consultation concerning Lady Chester [Mrs Elizabeth Chester] (PERSON45998)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1614 at 11:20

RN Mres Chester tormented wth toothach. intollerabl 3 days & nights face swelled may 20 . h. 11. 20 ant m 1614.

desyreth me to come over.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 2r (upper left part of page)

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CASE37124: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Spicer (PERSON25535)

Question asked by Sir Anthony Greenway [Greenwood] (PERSON12375) on 27 February 1610 at 13:40

RN Mres Spicer of lechāsted 27 of febr. 27 h. 1. 40 pm 1610.

for a bone in her throate

Sr Anthony Greneway of lechāstede febr 27 h. 1. 40 p m 1610 intreated me by a kind letter to come over vnto her but I excused myselfe & went not.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 203, f. 252r (upper right part of page)

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CASE42547: Horary consultation concerning Mr Davis (PERSON29662)

Question asked by the patient on 14 October 1615 at 14:25

RN Mr Whitaker \of Marson/ & mr Davyes sent vnto me for his eys. red {gāyey|s|} & myst octob. 14 {illeg}|h| {sic} hor 2. 25 p m 16i5

Mr Davyes of North Marson \52 y/ octob. 14.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 129r (middle left part of page)

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CASE46619: Horary consultation concerning Warren [Napier] (PERSON16834)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1618 at 06:00

RN my sister sent to me yt she was now more tormented in her hed then ever before may 13. h. 6. ant m 1618.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 201, f. 97r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE66410: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) and Anonymous (PERSON40698)

Question asked by Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) on 19 June 1628 at 18:00

RN {I}ohn Evans of the Mynrys in London Iue {sic} 19 h. 6 p m. 1628

writeth for a gent mā

first vnfoldeth his owne greefe how he is wrōged & cosened of all yt he hath & therby he his wife & childrē broght to great want & misery craveth my Counsell & instruction

Also writeth in the behalfe of a gentlemā yt having taken an extreme cold & prsently an exceeding greefe for the Death of his wife & {th}erby cast Downe into sicknes & mutch melancholy of a sanguyne cōplexion his sicknes & melancholy is mutch abated & now his voice is almost Lost yt he s cānot {sic} \on cānot/ spea heare on \him/ that speaketh {sic} \to speake/ a yard of

cōplayneth of something about the pit of his throate his voice is only low & weake but not troubled wth any fault in noncing but cleere inough every where no physick but cōplayneth of the coldnes of his stomack & head & sone {sic} stoppage about the begying of his nose cold flegme & cold head & defect in hearing hath 2 great manyscripts of physick yt he is Desyrous I should vse craveth vnder god my consayle for the frind his gentleman

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 80r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11688: Nativity for Cowly (PERSON10981)

Question asked by Agnes Cowly (PERSON10996) on 14 September 1598 at 14:12

RN Goody A{i}g

Agnes Cowly was Delivered vppon weddensday morning {sic} of a little boy tuesday night. Sept 12 of Sept. of a boy who is tounge tyed. shee sent her sister to me to knowe where the signe is yt her boyes this 14 of Sept. die b at h. 2. p 12. m. f|p|ost m fortassis vt linguā nervū abscinderet. 1598 hic puer natus nocte 10. 30. m. natus Setemb. {sic} 12. die h. 10. 30. 1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘nativitas pueris.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 28v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11689: Horary consultation concerning Cowly (PERSON10981)

Question asked by Agnes Cowly (PERSON10996) on 14 September 1598 at 14:12

RN An vtile erat linguam eius abscindere. 14 Sept die . h. 2. 12. m. 159{8}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 28v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11948: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Susan Andrews (PERSON9163)

Question asked by the patient on 20 February 1599 at 10:30

RN Mres Androwes of Broug{h}ton sent to me the 20 of feb. die h. 10. 30. ant 1599 payned in her hed all to the nose. litle courses or none. swelleth in her bodye

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 79v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12376: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Charity Ashburnor [Ashbourne] [Ashburton] (PERSON9240)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1599 at 05:48

RN Goody Ashburnoure very sorely pained in her head light headed & swelled in her face very red. can take no sleepe nor rest. sent to me. may 4. die . h. 5. 48. mi ant m 1599 hath not had her couses {sic} this two yeres. bledeth nowe & then at the nose.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 149v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE24981: Horary consultation concerning Jane Walbank (PERSON16730)

Question asked by the patient on 9 June 1610 at 09:30

RN Iane Walbancke of Cosgrave. 23 y Iune 2 9 h {sic} hor. 9. 30. ant m 16i0.

sent me strawbryes/.

bleedeth mutch at nose./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 60v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE30409: Horary consultation concerning Goodman John Roughead (PERSON15476)

Question asked by the patient on 1 January 1607 at 08:30

RN Iohan. Rufhed of or towne 45 y. Ian. 1. h. 8. 3|4|0 \36/ ant m a deadly tormēting megrym in his hed. h {sic}1

[Astrological Chart]

se {sic} he sent his water at {illeg}

Notes:

1 ‘a megrym’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 42v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE31047: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Lillingstone (PERSON13716)

Question asked by the patient on 6 April 1607 at 09:00

RN Mres lillingstone of litlington sent me word that her impostume brok{e} in her eare & rūneth {Apr} 6. . h. 9. ant m 1607

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 136v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE32459: Horary consultation concerning Goody Pen (PERSON24880)

Question asked by the patient on 22 December 1607 at 13:45

RN At this tyme a greene womā newly delivered sent for her hed cānot sleepe I think goody Pen.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 325r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE37303: Horary consultation concerning Mr Price (PERSON34472)

Question asked by the patient on 19 September 1609 at 09:00

RN The old man \mr Price/ of whō I bought my horse sent word to know a good tyme to dresse his other ey & to take of a Cataracte Sept 19 h. 9 20 \9./ ant m 1609

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 203, f. 161r (upper right part of page)

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CASE37610: Horary consultation concerning Walter Cheese (PERSON28872)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37483) on 25 February 1611 at 16:15

RN Water Cheese of Stony stratford borne the last night being about betwixt 5 & six 20 weekes sinc. her disease & first fit tooke it feb 21 h 4. p m 1611. it did shake wth the hands & wryteth {sic} ye mouth & hed & clutcheth the hands & grypeth. & falleth. the first daye 2 fits. yesterday & this day may {sic} fits.

water good.

{sen}|{wro}|te to me febr. 25 h. 4. 15. p m 1611.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 23v (bottom 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)

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?f6-judgment=No;f8-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f9-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent, accessed 23 April 2025.