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CASE76176: Horary consultation concerning Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400)

Question asked by the patient, Lady Alice Egerton [Young Lady Alice Bridgewater] (PERSON48397) and Mrs Quicke (PERSON57232) on 20 December 1632 at 17:50

RN I recaved {sic} a lett frō mr {sic} \the lady/ marg {sic} \magdalen/ & the lady Alce Egerton & mres may {sic} Quick yt the lady margaret {sic} had a rising vp into her face but was taken downe wth pils clyster pils & a pig appl to her feete & a playster. It tooke her the 15 of Decēb being on sonday I receaved there letters Decēb 20 h. 5. 50 p m 1632

The Contes would debar her of her sups wch would be greevous vnto her

the Countes |of| \Bridgwater/ would debar her of her sup. & would know wheather the leaches

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 225 (middle left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE44336: Horary consultation concerning Richard Lawrence Francis (PERSON32584)

Question asked by the patient on 24 February 1617 between 10:25 and 11:00

RN Rich: francis lawrenc wth a swelling hands face & feete.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 198, f. 69v (upper left part of page)

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CASE55514: Horary consultation concerning Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638)

Question asked by the patient on 21 January 1623 at 09:30

RN a kind letter frō the Countesse yt she had a cold & a hard iourney Ian {sic} her face not yet come to his first portion & her ankle swelled & willing not to take any more physick as yet but to heare of her sone Ian 21. h. 9. 30 ant m 1623.

ankle red & swelled

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 159r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58531: Horary consultation concerning Hore (PERSON51857)

Question asked by the patient on 25 May 1624 at 16:00

RN Hore yt was my Lord a Kents mā 40 y may 25 h. 4. p m 1624 /a mangy face hands\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a mangy face & hands’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 202r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE19756: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Elizabeth Sansome [Thomson] (PERSON16407)

Question asked by the patient on 8 August 1601 at 10:40

RN Elisabeth Tomson 34 y. Aug 8. h {sic} hor 10. 40. ant m. 160i1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a swelling in hir face & armes’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 174r (upper right part of page)

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CASE13653: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Robinson [Sandy] [Napier] (PERSON6319)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1603 at 09:45

RN Soror mea maria Sandy Londinensis 26 y. quærit causā cur intr scapulus doleat et cur torpeant facies et manus Apr. 19 hor 9. 45. ant m 1603 wch about that tyme was gone about 14 or 15 weekes wth child.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘gravida’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 20v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE20124: Horary consultation concerning James Flavell (PERSON11796)

Question asked by the patient on 10 December 1601 at 16:00

RN Iames flavell of layton bussard 56 y. Deceb. 17 \10/ hor 3: p hor 4. p m. 160i sodenly taken in his cheeke l {sic} armes legs & hands {illeg} {sic} at his Dore benued & hath no feele in them nor cānot sit vp. nor any take any rest.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 246v (upper left part of page)

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CASE25907: Horary consultation concerning Mr Parrot (PERSON62737)

Question asked by the patient on 23 September 1613 at 11:25

RN Mr Parret 50 y sept yt bled so mtch {sic} now swelled in his face & now in his legs shortned

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 174, p. 271B (bottom part of page)

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CASE37917: Decumbiture for Anne Robbins (PERSON34807)

Question asked by Robbins (PERSON34799) on 24 April 1611 at 15:30

RN on weddensday 3 weekes before miklemas betwixt 8 & 9 in the forenoone sodenly taken in her mouth & face & in her lymms & so cōtinued a weeke & did neyther eate nor drinke

It will say I or no & call her brothr Tom. Sept. 5 h. 8. 30 ant m. 1610.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘at this tyme stroken lame.’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 68v (upper right part of page)

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CASE41787: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Agnes Porter (PERSON34398)

Question asked by the patient on 30 April 1615 between 10:30 and 15:15

RN Ione\Agnys/ Porter of lawrenc {Ate}{illeg} 50 y not very sick but short wynded stomach faces legs {m}{uch} swelled.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 196, f. 5r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE77187: Horary consultation concerning Samuel Austin (PERSON43115)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1633 at 17:00

RN Samuel Austen of Weston in Warrick sheere. 22 y may 6 h 5. p m 1633

lame ever & swelled on boath sides face should & hed mēbers & legs 9 weekes

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 104 (middle left part of page)

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CASE78934: Horary consultation concerning Brown (PERSON45035)

Question asked by the patient on 25 March 1634 at 19:00

TG Thomas Brownes wife of Rance {illeg}|3|2 y. March 25 h. 7 p M. 1634 hath a heate & swelling which first begann in her face & now runneth from one member into anothersuspecteth wichcraft. hath beene troubled this 12 moneth.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 111v (middle right part of page)

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CASE43348: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Brown (PERSON28477)

Question asked by the patient on 9 May 1616 at 12:38

RN Isb. Browne of yadly {sic} Hastyn 26 y May 9 h. 12. 38 p m 16i6 hath layen in childb{y}|e|d ever sinc 4 May even swelled every where face hands armes legs & body

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 84r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE16492: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Fisher (PERSON11780)

Question asked by the patient on 10 January 1605 at 14:00

GJ Ellen Fisher of Baddlesdon 32 y. Ianuar. 10 ho. 2. p. m. 1605. RN |do fear the dropsye./| Swelled in her body face RN armes & legs. blys {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 229v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE21909: Horary consultation concerning Rose Denton (PERSON11283) and John Denton (PERSON11275)

Question asked by Rose Denton (PERSON11283) on 14 January 1605 at 10:25

RN Rose Daynton of Newporte. 30 y. Ian 14. hor 10. 25. ant m 1605.

in her hed \face/ armes feete. ru eares rūning to and froe.

ch Iohn Daynton {illeg} {sic} 12 yeres a twelfemonth old.

cōplayneth of & rubbeth his nose & beateth it against a |any| thing well & looketh well otherwise

& so her selfe

on told her yt all the child shee had her disease if it were not renyed armes ready.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 213v (upper left part of page)

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CASE25924: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Robinson [Sandy] [Napier] (PERSON6319)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1603 at 09:45

RN Soror mea Sandy londinensis quærit causā of her back & hed ach & bēnūmes of her face hands wch seeme deede Apr {sic} April 19. hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1603

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 174, p. 296 (upper left part of page)

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CASE12773: Horary consultation concerning Richard King (PERSON13383)

Question asked by the patient on 3 October 1599 at 12:45

RN Richard Kinge of Nash. 24 yeres hath had a swelling in his body belly & mēbers & face for this 3 yeres & goeth away agayne. Octob. 3 die h. 12. 45. {illeg} 1599. hath bene at Cublington son of Thorton’. in his throate & k {sic} & knees.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 213r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE50292: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Plummer (PERSON14975)

Question asked by the patient on 12 February 1620 at 15:20

RN Mr \Edward/ Plūmer of Holcot 50 y. 40 y feb 12 h {sic} hor 3. \20/ p m 1620

about cristmas face & hands mutch swelled as big as two stomack weake cā scarc keepe any thing. I {se}aled blood onc sinc yt mutch payned in his head & mēbers at the end of making water it prickes & throbs wth extreme payne

feareth an vlcer for it is as matter yt cōmeth frō him & maketh it often. 4 tymes in an houre it hindereth slepe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 134r (upper left part of page)

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CASE19159: Horary consultation concerning Blea (PERSON9785)

Question asked by Goody Blea (PERSON27030) on 11 April 1601 at 11:45

RN Goody Blea for her litle child of 2 y. Ap. 11 die hor. 11. 45. ant m 160i swelled in ye feete & face.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 73v (upper right part of page)

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CASE50666: Horary consultation concerning Mr Dr James [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON52432)

Question asked by Mrs James (PERSON52439) on 20 April 1620 at 15:20

RN D Iames of Oxford st|ran|gly {sic} \straungly/ taken wth a palsye on the left syde of the face hand & leg taken at church & great red blatches in t|H|is fac & bodye & his ey swelling & f|H|is face a yere before & sinc he contenting certen sup witches & on being acquitted he felt his strange stitch on his s {sic} left syde by fits he supposeth yt the womā susp for a witch but quitted by the Iudges did hurte him the 24 of feb. sep a ap yt night at sup first taken. had his first fit after he talked wth mr Rob. Conye. feb 18. in ye after noone his first fit but his worst fit the 24 of feb when the sup witch was acquitted/

Mres Iames mentioned Mr Doctor Iames |of oxford| Ap. 20 h. 3. 20 p m. 1620 /she related all at this tyme/\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 5r (upper left, and upper right parts 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-querent-identified=Yes;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AFace;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints, accessed 4 March 2025.