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CASE59704: Horary consultation concerning Mr Benjamin Hall (PERSON50643)

Question asked by the patient on 26 January 1625 at 11:15

RN Mr Hales the Earlle of Kents baylye Ian 26 h. 11 15 ant m 1625. /had a vomyt & a purge of me\ head litle mended 49. y. yet pils he took of Mr Windg every night paynd in his head about seaven

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 151v (upper left part of page)

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CASE73460: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Martha Farren (PERSON48774)

Question asked by the patient on 5 December 1631 at 15:00

RN Martha farren of Ashton 46 \35 y/ Decēb. 5 h. 3. p m 163i a payne in her head rhematick had blyst in her legs Did her no good

|desyreth| Confortable lozeng for her stomack

3 a playster for her neck.

a Cupping glas for her necke/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 328 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE26187: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Robinson [Sandy] [Napier] (PERSON6319)

Question asked by the patient on 7 May 1606 at 08:30

RN soror Sandie vrinā hodie ostendit mihi pillul. velit accipere capitis vertig: maij 7 h. 8. 30 ant m. 1606 / capit vertigi{n}{e}\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 124v (upper part of page)

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CASE31292: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON26357)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1607 at 06:30

RN The womā of newp whose throte is cancred Apr 22 h. 6. 30 ant m 1607.

her throte groweth worse./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 168v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE27588: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Susan Preston (PERSON15053)

Question asked by the patient on 17 June 1606 at 10:15

RN Mres Preston 4|5|0 y Iune 17 h. 10 15 ant m 1606

waterish eyes & what is good for her eys quærit.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 215, f. 182v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE50817: Horary consultation concerning Mr Spencer (PERSON59321)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1620 at 12:30

RN Mr Spēcer of Offley may. 13. h. 12. 30 p m 1620 the corner of his ey red would be grosse & have his dyet drinke.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 414, f. 30v (upper left part of page)

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CASE62316: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Blowfild [Old Mrs Blowfild] (PERSON28164)

Question asked by the patient on 10 May 1626 at 16:00

RN Mres francis Blowfild {illeg} of flitwick 50|4|. y. may 10 hor 4. p m 1626.

she is clogged at her stomack ready to stop her wynd

her flux downward somwhat stayd yet voydeth mutch thick blood at her nose in clotters

she Desyreth some of her old syrop yt she had in may Last

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 200v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE60745: Horary consultation concerning Henry Woollet (PERSON62226)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1625 at 07:00

RN Henry Woollet of Barton 25 y Iuly 4 h. 7 ant m. 1625.

[Astrological Chart]

w|d|esyrous to be let blood for the payne of his head1

Notes:

1 ‘was a yere sinc mopish & foolish toyed headed.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 136r (upper left part of page)

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CASE57276: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan [Joanna] Prescot (PERSON57057)

Question asked by the patient on 16 October 1623 at 09:20

RN Mres Prescot sent a letter signifying yt she was neavr the be{illeg}|tt|er for her physick octob 16 h 9. 20 ant m 16231

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a gydynes in her head’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 5r (upper left part of page)

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CASE75736: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Bridget King (PERSON52985)

Question asked by the patient between 20 October 1632 at 17:45 and 22 October 1632 at 10:30

RN Mres Bridget would intreat you to send her somthing for her black spots in her face but no physick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 85 (upper right part of page)

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CASE39445: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37681)

Question asked by Dr Lapworth (PERSON32544) on 24 March 1612 at 05:50

RN D lapworth wrote vnto me frō Oxford & sent for my tincture of Corall & pearle & there dosis|s|ses for on yt bleedeth at the nose extremely. march 24 . h. 6/ 5. 50 ant m 1612.

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 31r (upper right part of page)

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CASE43990: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Kempton [Bristow] (PERSON32226)

Question asked by the patient on 24 October 1616 at 11:45

RN my Cosen An kimpton Octob 24. vmayed {sic} octob 24. {illeg}|| h. 10 30 \11. 45./ ant m. 16i6. hed ill face wth out blood sinc she was let blood face full of black spots /costive\ desyreth to have a water mudificative {sic} to make her looke young

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 198, f. 9r (upper right part of page)

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CASE43549: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Langham (PERSON32532)

Question asked by the patient on 21 June 1616 at 17:15

RN Iohn langhā of london I{illeg}|un|e 21. h. 5. 15 p m 16i6

his hed full of grosse humours vertigo./

desyrous to have phisick for his hed

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 116Ar (bottom left part of page)

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CASE31066: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Cicely Hanson (PERSON23610)

Question asked by Mr Henry [Harry] Hanson (PERSON12519) on 6 April 1607 at 15:12

RN Mr Henry Hanson sent vnto me Apr. 6. h. 1|3|. 12. 1607 to signify that his wife cā have no remedy for her tooth ach & that her pils wrought extremely as if shee should dye wth them.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 139r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE44736: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Norton (PERSON33735)

Question asked by the patient on 21 April 1617 at 11:00

RN mres \Eliz./ Norton of Offley 22 y \18 y/ Ap 21. . h. 11. ant m 1617 well amended god be thanked of her greevous fits yet hath every day the hed ach lasting 2 houres betwixt 3 & 4 after noone/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 132r (upper left part of page)

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CASE63138: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Grace Lant [Richardson] (PERSON53376)

Question asked by the patient on 25 November 1626 at 11:30

RN My Cosen Lant sent to me a letter novēb 25 h {sic} hor 12 {sic} \11. 30/ 1626 /craveth pils. troubled in her head & hearing as before\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 349v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11615: Horary consultation concerning Mary Nichols (PERSON14470)

Question asked by the patient on 10 August 1598 at 10:06

RN Mary Nichols of Newport of 26 y. die {sic} Aug. 10. h. 10. 6. m. ant m enquireth what is good to take away the an arising in the l out of the chest ready to stop her throote.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 13r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE18882: Horary consultation concerning Dr Robert Vilvayne (PERSON16704)

Question asked by the patient on 5 February 1601 at 18:15

RN Mr Vilvayne of Exetr colledge feb 5 die hor. 6. p m. 1601 quærit remediu capitis dolore assiduo stomacho. et byle 6. 15 p m

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 24v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE60952: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Stanton (PERSON59498)

Question asked by Mr Tomlin (PERSON60287) on 15 August 1625 at 13:20

RN Mr Tomlyns of Tinswicke 53 y brought me xs for mres Stanton of warwick in token of love & kindnes Aug 15. h. 1. 20 p m. 1625. she found some helpe in her back but applying pigeons but onc to her feete. ma Drow so mutch as yt{sic} her sight is weaked. & her eyes swelled |a widow womā|

gave me xs gratis brought vntome by Mr Tomkins of Tinswicke.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 170r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE13487: Horary consultation concerning Goodman William Sandon (PERSON15602)

Question asked by the patient on 17 April 1598 at 08:15

RN Willia Sandon of Woulverton to knowe what is good for his swelling \of his cheeke/ & of what cause it ceedeth. 1598 Aprill. 17. die \in his face/ h. 8. 15. ant. merid.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 161r (upper 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?f61-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f64-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f65-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment, accessed 4 March 2025.