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CASE38863: Horary consultation concerning Goody Joan Underwood (PERSON36325)

Question asked by the patient on 11 November 1611 at 15:30

RN Ione vnderwood 60 y of lanckford novēb 11 h. 3. 30 p m 1611.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 188r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE555: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Brag (PERSON1210)

Question asked by the patient on 15 July 1596 at 09:30

SF Mrs brag 1596 the 15 of Iulij 30 p 9 an’ m’ Cause of speking in her slepe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 234, f. 74v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE75711: Horary consultation concerning Anne Wingrave (PERSON62033)

Question asked by the patient on 17 October 1632 at 13:30

RN An Windgrave serv to ye Lady Tyrell at Thornton 26 y octob. 17. h. 1. 30 p m 1632.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 78 (upper left part of page)

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CASE29320: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Carter (PERSON19216)

Question asked by the patient on 25 June 1605 at 16:20

RN Tho: Carter 20 y Iune 25 h. 4. 20 p m. 1605

[Astrological Chart]

a good vrine wth a litle red gravell.

quærit causā

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 133v (upper right part of page)

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CASE34409: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON26668)

Question asked by Mr James van Otten (PERSON21039) on 15 November 1608 at 08:15

RN Mr vanotten novēb. 15 h. 8. 15. ant m 1608 causa morbi

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 247v (upper left part of page)

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CASE35377: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Marsh [March] [the elder] (PERSON4816)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1609 at 07:00

RN quærit \Marsh/ cognatus quis humor prcip off {sic} offendat March 18 h. 7. ant m 1609

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 335, f. 101v (upper part of page)

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CASE37365: Horary consultation concerning Blissard (PERSON28147)

Question asked by the patient on 3 April 1611 at 21:00

RN Blissard Apr 3. h. 9 a|p| m 1611 nō pot coire. quær{e} {sic}\e/tur de causa.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 334, f. 32r (upper part of page)

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CASE58440: Horary consultation concerning Old Sir William Andrews [Young Mr William Andrews] (PERSON9144)

Question asked by the patient on 14 May 1624 at 16:00

RN Sr Will: Andrews may 14 . h. 4 p m. 1624 /quærit causā\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 190r (upper left part of page)

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CASE71754: Nativity for Mrs Joan More (PERSON54922)

Question asked by the patient between 6 April 1631 at 18:20 and 7 April 1631 at 13:00

RN Mres Ioane Mores of Layton 66 y nata may 17. 1563.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 230 (upper left part of page)

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CASE12541: Horary consultation concerning Austen Deveren (PERSON11290)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1599 at 12:30

RN Austen Deveren of Whitchwood parish in Burforde Lane. may. the 1. die . h. 12. 30. suspecteth some body hath done her harme & enquireth wheathr soe or noe. 1599. |of 56|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 177v (upper left part of page)

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CASE2949: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Conyears (PERSON1928)

Question asked by the patient on 13 December 1597 at 14:00

SF Mr Conyeares 1597 13 Decemb. p m’ at 30 p j \2/ cause of his Diz

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 226, f. 271v (upper right part of page)

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CASE30734: Horary consultation concerning Mr Ralph Bradley (PERSON9941)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1607 at 18:30

RN Mr Bradly sent me a pig drest. & cōplayneth & feareth many things feb. 28 {illeg}|| hor. 6. 30 p m 1607

[Astrological Chart]

cōplayneth of many diseases & is desyrous to know the very cause

{illeg}|w|riteth yt Mr Pix censureth my maner of praching & yt I should not trust him.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 94r (upper left part of page)

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CASE3302: Horary consultation concerning Joan Powell [Spenser] (PERSON5847)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1598 at 07:30

SF Ion spensare of 19 yeres 1598 the 18 of march an’ m’ at 30 p 7. to knowe her diz and whi she fell so sudenly sick

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 195, f. 13r (upper right part of page)

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CASE37971: Nativity for Elizabeth Seabrook (PERSON35166)

Question asked by Goody Elizabeth Seabrook (PERSON35165) on 27 April 1611 between 10:20 and 11:25

RN Elis Seabrooke will not suck her mother. {illeg}|b|orne Apr 13. h {sic} hor. 3 \38 {sic} 40./ p m /or about 5 rather\ 1611. sent to me f {sic} her mother for this child to know the cause & what was to be Done in this case.

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 76v (upper left part of page)

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CASE51099: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Gadstone (PERSON30728) and Gadstone (PERSON49546)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Gadstone (PERSON30728) and Gadstone (PERSON49546) on 21 June 1620 at 19:30

RN On of Hitchin \Thomas Gadstone./ an Attorney of 64 y Iune 21. h. 7. 2|3|0 p m 1620

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 84r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58425: Horary consultation concerning Sir William Chauncy (PERSON45971)

Question asked by the patient on 12 May 1624 at 18:00

RN Sr Will: Chancie of Edgcot 50 borne novēb. 10 . h. 3. 30 ant m 50 novēb. last but sent his water May 12. h. 6 p m 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 187r (upper right part of page)

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CASE66515: Horary consultation concerning Mr Anthony King (PERSON52933)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1628 at 06:38

RN Mr Anth King sent his water to know wheathr his disease be naturall or sunaturall Iuly 6 h.6 38 ant m 1628

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 99r (upper right part of page)

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CASE67028: Horary consultation concerning Lady Anne Morton (PERSON55010)

Question asked by the patient on 15 September 1628 at 15:00

RN The ladye Anne Morton sent to me her water. 38 y sept 15. h. 3. p m 1628

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 263r (upper left part of page)

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CASE6904: Horary consultation concerning Simon Leveret (PERSON4545)

Question asked by the patient on 8 March 1600 at 08:00

SF Simon Leveret of estchepe that houldeth a house and ground at blackwalle. And in a certain marsh that he hath his cattell Doe die alwais in the spring tyme in that on close they di & that wch they make moste Recōkinge {sic} of Doth alwais die questo to knowe the caus 1600 the 8 of march An m’ at 8

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 236, f. 45r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE75881: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Christian Napier [Young Lady Ersfeild] (PERSON33479)

Question asked by the patient on 8 November 1632 at 19:00

RN The Lady Earsfild in wales craveth to know the cause {of h}er abortion novēb. 8. h. 7 p m 1632

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 133 (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?f63-language=English;f64-number-of-practitioners=Single%20practitioner;f65-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ACause%20of%20the%20affliction, accessed 5 March 2025.