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CASE14059: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Temperance Wilson [Duncombe] (PERSON17160) and Mr Barber (PERSON9431)

Question asked by Old Mrs Duncombe (PERSON11408) on 24 September 1603 at 09:00

RN Mres Duncōbe sent vnto me for her eldest Daughter of 18 y sept 24 hor 9. ant m 1603 her watr good motes in it

& for on Mr Barber. whose watr hath red sand armes & backes & shouldr a bad stomacke

his watr hie coloured full of dregs & heares.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 86r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE30154: Horary consultation concerning Lady Rotherham (PERSON15472)

Question asked by the patient on 16 December 1605 at 17:30

RN my ladye Rotherā sent to me for her old extremity Decēb. 16 hor 5. 30 p m. 1605.

in great extremity back thighes belly.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 255r (upper left part of page)

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CASE53658: Horary consultation concerning Mary Smith (PERSON59216)

Question asked by the patient on 6 March 1622 at 17:30

RN Mary Smyth strangly tormented in her belly & arm{es} that she cā take no res{t} sent her water march {6} h. 5. 30 p m 1622 /of yardly\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 15v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12149: Horary consultation concerning Joan Deverell (PERSON11289)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1599 at 08:50

RN Mr {sic} Austin Drevils wife {sic} \Ihone Deverell/ some 48 \53/ yeres old. p {sic} cannot tak her winde nor left vp her armes. in her stomack & bones. nothing left but skin & bloode. water good of colour. sent vnto me from the forest of Whitwood 27 of Marche die h. 8. 50. mi. ant m. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 113r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11922: Horary consultation concerning Goody Ellen Foster (PERSON11861)

Question asked by the patient on 31 December 1598 at 08:35

RN Ellen Foster sore sick ever sinc her childe cannot take no drinke meate vomiteth vp all yt shee taketh cannot quench her thirst swollen very big in her legs. now stolen vp to her hart on weddensday shalbe three weekes her child borne wth out all greefe but mutch payned before & after & nevr had Child before sent a woman to me for her Decēb. 31. h. 8. 35 m. 1598

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 75v (upper left 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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CASE53184: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Thomasin Gray [Old Mrs Gray] (PERSON50270)

Question asked by the patient on 30 September 1621 at 07:30

RN She old Mes Gray sent a letter vnto me relating her owne bad nice stomacke & her sore swelled broken red leg. sept 30 h. 7. 30 ant m. 162i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 106v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11785: Horary consultation concerning Old John Risely (PERSON15344)

Question asked by the patient on 8 November 1598 at 12:15

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnson mill. l 72 yeres old sick in L {sic} his body this 2 or 3 yeres about his \6 weekes./ he cōplayneth \of his navell/ it is sore & rūneth a|i|t reeseth at his navell leek an oake water. it looketh red & is rawe. he hath the cholick wth all & yt for this 7 yeres: maketh water very often. he thinketh his teeth to {stink} in his hed. & his feete to Double vnder him die . h. 12. 15. 1598 he sent me a dish of oates he is a fuller. novemb. 8. 1598.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 49r (upper 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-practitioner-is-querent=No;f2-deleted=No;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f4-treatment=No;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints;f6-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent, accessed 3 July 2024.