CASE70260: Horary consultation concerning Mr Clopton (PERSON46369)
Question asked by the patient on 17 March 1630 at 21:00
Mr. Rous Clopton of Corp. Chri Coll. Oxon 35. y. Mart. 17. ☿. h. 9. p. m. 1630
[Astrological Chart]
A greiuous Headache takes him at Midnight sometimes in one te of ye head & sometimes in ye other te, but especially in ye left side of his heade, wch makes ye places outwardly sore where ye paine hath beene.1
A continually Noyse in his head wth a tearinge paine as yf it would pull one skyn from another, wch comes sometimes suddenly like a strech, & then is gone in an instant
A dizines in ye heade & a leapinge, as it were of blacke mothes before his Eyes
This paine hath continued these 6 weekes,
Desires to knowe whether it ceeds from ye stomack or spleene, from a cold or{illeg} hote cause
Hath beene let Bloud in ye right arme, & vnder the tongue, & in ye forehead, beeinge tolde by the Physitian ythis greife was caused by fullnes of Bloud
Hath taken Pills & Electuaryes sundry times, but his paine noethinge deminished
Hath for many years beene troubled wth a soundinge & noyse in his head, but neuer wth paine till nowe Feareth a Disposition to the Palsye or Apoplexye Desires Receits & Directions to preuent these two capitall Dangers.
Notes:
1 ‘Extreame Headache’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 177 (upper left part of page)
CASE18107: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Susan Langton (PERSON13591)
Question asked by the patient on 17 October 1602 at 10:50
GJ Susan Langton of Molsho 34 y Octob 17. ☉ ho. 10. 50 a m. A lightnes and ringing in her head. a payne in her necke cannot sleepe./
[Partial Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 225v (bottom right part of page)
CASE18705: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Brightwell (PERSON10012)
Question asked by the patient on 11 February 1603 at 11:38
RN Thomas Brightwell of Stocke golding 32 y feb 11. ♀ hor. 11. 38 ant m. 1603.
for a payne \& noyse/ in his eares this xj weeks
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 309r (bottom left part of page)
CASE24332: Horary consultation concerning Goody Catherine Kent [Catherine Ruly] (PERSON20068)
Question asked by the patient on 27 February 1615 at 14:30
RN Katherin Kent otherwise Ruly of this towne 30 y febr: 27 ☾ h. 2. 30 p m 1615 right eye red waterish & sore a quashing & noyse in her hed.1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1 ‘hed full of noyse right eye red & very sore full of anguish’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 165v (upper left part of page)
