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CASE73804: Horary consultation concerning Henry Vittle (PERSON60867)

Question asked by Mr Anthony Lightfoote (PERSON53721) on 16 February 1632 at 08:45

RN Henry vittle of Nosely serv: & butler & bruer to Sr Arthur Hazlerig 22 y feb. 16 h 8. 45 ant m 1632. /left leg swelled 2 or 3 y. on the knee.\ |Mr lightfoote wrote in his behalfe to serve Rich. Nap|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 445 (upper right part of page)

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CASE53997: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Bird (PERSON28087)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1622 at 15:20

RN a note sent to mres By\r/d of havrshā. 60 y Ap. 26 h. 3. 20 p m. 1622: /swelled in her body\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 72v (upper left part of page)

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CASE48780: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Partin (PERSON34082)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1619 at 18:00

RN Mres Parton h 6. {sic} sent wo\r/d yt she had a swelling in her left leg May 20 h. 6 p m 1619. This womā hath bene twice at Bridewell

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 235, f. 9r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE24408: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Pence (PERSON34215)

Question asked by the patient on 7 April 1615 at 09:00

RN Mres Pence sent to me of whaddon 74 y Ap 7. h. 9 ant m. 1615

a typany.

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 177r (upper right part of page)

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CASE65128: Horary consultation concerning Venetia Digby (PERSON47865)

Question asked by Sir Kenelm Digby [Mr Kenelm Digby] (PERSON22921) on 27 December 1627 at 13:00

RN Mr Iames sent Sr Kenelmes Dighbees Figure wth his iudg. vppō it Decēb. 27. h. 1. p m 1627

He craveth my opinion touching his wife solely {sic} payned in her right should a long tyme but now hath more strenght in her arme & hand & les payne on the top of her should & towards night some swelling vnder her arme & on her breast & a payne in her brest bone esp in rayny weather

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 49r (bottom part of page)

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CASE48689: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Hartley (PERSON31460)

Question asked by the patient on 11 May 1619 at 10:40

RN Agnys Hartley of St yeedes 25 y the 25 of march sent may 11 h. 10. 40 ant m 1619.

mutch paynd in her legs & swelled & boath break out

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 364v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11739: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Rowe (PERSON15490)

Question asked by the patient on 9 October 1598 at 11:30

RN Mres Rowe came to Newport & sent Goodmā Cowly of Newport to request me to come vnto her for shee hath a sore legs exceedingly swollen & nothing broken out they glister. Octob. 9. die {} h. 11. 30.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘legs swollen.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 41r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE59235: Horary consultation concerning Mary Davis (PERSON47629)

Question asked by the patient on 6 October 1624 at 15:15

RN Mary Davyes nata Ian 23 \1509. 1595/ h. 6. 30 ant m sent to me octob 6 h. 3. 15 p m. 1624 to know wheather her of what her grate be \is/ caused her belly belly exceeding great yet as she thinketh not wth child

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 83v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE20457: Horary consultation concerning Sybil West [Nichols] [Goody Nichols] (PERSON16965)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1602 at 12:00

RN Sybyll West alias Nichols bapt āno dni 1568 the 23 of feb. sent to me for my counsell this febr. 25 hor. 12. 1602. of Woollisson.

for the swelling of her face.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 301r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12237: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Thomas Gardner (PERSON12047)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1599 at 07:00

RN Thomas Gardner of Dunsanger of 62 yeres old yt pissed blood & was mended by the herb yt I sent him in a receipte. sinc yt time had on Waly who hath wth his Clisters Done him litle good but is swollen in his belly wc is growen very harde. & mutch payned in his share & can make but a litle water halfe a sponefull at a time would knowe wheathr leekly to die or live. went not to ground sinc munday last about 12 a clocke sent to me this 18 of Apr. die . h. 7. ant m 1599 burneth in his yarde.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 125v (upper left part of page)

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CASE13950: Horary consultation concerning Mary Travell (PERSON16548)

Question asked by Lady Digby (PERSON11310) on 25 August 1603 at 11:00

RN \my Lady/ Mre{sic} Digbye for her |chāber| meaden |Mary Travell| 24 y August 25 hor 11. ant m. 1603.

sore & lame afore shee hath her sicknes in her bones & hed the mumpes also.

[Astrological Chart]

Lady very fearfull & caused her mayd to send her watr

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 67v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11841: Horary consultation concerning John Phillips (PERSON14892)

Question asked by the patient on 4 December 1598 at 09:15

RN Iohn Phylip sick ever sinc thursday being the 30 of Decēb \novemb/ sent to me agayne the 4 of Decemb sick very greevously in his hart & body he is swelled in his body from the belly vnto his hart. he is Costive & so hath cōtinued ever sinc thursday last & is very exceeding ill & weeke. Decēber. 4. \die ./ h: 9. 15. ant m. 1598 his hart \is good/ & his tonge talketh cheerf but his body swelled.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 60v (upper right part of page)

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CASE72422: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON41369)

Question asked by Dr Jarman (PERSON52449) on 27 June 1631 at 18:00

RN Mr D Iernyn of Lincolne shere sent to me for his wife Daughter 16 y for a swelling in her breasts & a a {sic} hardnes wth all a yere & bettr & increaseth Iune 27 6. p. m. 163i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 453 (upper left part of page)

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CASE18181: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Bird (PERSON9741)

Question asked by the patient on 8 November 1602 at 08:00

RN Mr Byrde of Haversham swelled in his hands & full of aches in his muskels november 8 hor. 8. ant m. 1602

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Mr Byrde of haversham. \sent his water/ 46 y. novemb. 8 hor. 8 ant m. 1602

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, ff. 234v-235r (f. 234v bottom right, f. 235r upper left, and f. 235r bottom right)

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CASE39974: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Freeman (PERSON30650)

Question asked by the patient on 23 May 1612 at 13:38

RN Mr fremā /of Partnoll\ sent me his water & a {illeg}|g|elding of 3 yers May 23 h {sic}. hor. 1. 38 p m. 1612.

vryne bloody Cods mightely swelled.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 103r (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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CASE11932: Horary consultation concerning Toucher (PERSON16500)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1599 at 12:09

RN Mr {sic} Charels Tutcher Charles at Stonystratford at the swan of 2 neckes. 45. sick this fortnight. sonewhat {sic} Costive shee doth bleede & is very mutch stuffed in her chest can scarce tak her winde. ready to sound a grosse & fat woman. sent a poer woman. Ian. 3. die . h. 12. 9. mi. 1599. \at 1. p m /|twice & thrice a day bleedeth at ye nose. half a pint at a time \every othr daye/|

[Astrological Chart]

Charels Touchers wife hath not had her termes this 6 yeres her stomack hoven & her hed ill & backe her wombe & chest stuffed short winded. hart ill water good. yellowe but thin. taken a greefe for payment of monyes for her husb. brother for s{ur}tiship. 200li

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 77r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE66407: Horary consultation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient on 19 June 1628 at 17:00

RN I receaved from my lord prsid a kind Hon. loving lettr craving the same pils because his Honour is mutch bound & swelled in his belly & fumeth vp into his head Iune 19  {sic} h 5. p m. 1628

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 79v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE76427: Horary consultation concerning Charles Lane (PERSON53310)

Question asked by the patient on 8 February 1633 at 16:25

RN Charles Lane of Hanslop 13 y the 2 of Octob last sente feb 8 h. 4. 25 p m 1633

swelled about his necke ever sinc Christās & is broken in 3 t|p|laces & likely to break in another wth extreme payne in his head & necke feb 8 h. 4. 25 p m 1633.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 303 (upper left part of page)

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CASE50684: Horary consultation concerning Jane Leate (PERSON24178)

Question asked by Mrs Joan Staper [Leate] (PERSON4503) on 20 April 1620 at 17:30

RN Mres Leate sent her {sic} \a letter in the behalfe of her/ daughter Iane who hath for this twelfemonthe bene troubled wth a swelling about her gr{y}|o|yne sometys appearing & sometyms not but gone first white & 2 months since burning red & hard almost as big as an egge

she layd to it a litle wax & butter & now & then a poultis of milke & a weddensday last was senet it broke about the 12 of Ap desyrous to have my counsell the 20th of Apr h. 5. 30 pm 1620 It is broken & did run & voyd filthy \yellow/ stuffe

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 414, f. 8r (bottom right 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?f1-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling, accessed 8 January 2025.