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CASE66092: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Kent (PERSON52814)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40662) on 14 May 1628 at 17:00

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. . h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheathr the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child prsent wth goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 32r (upper left part of page)

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CASE33664: Horary consultation concerning Mr Turbith (PERSON25821)

Question asked by the patient on 2 July 1608 at 14:30

RN & Also Mr Turbith ye lord Spencers man. at that tyme cod swelled & harde.

Mr Turbith lord spencers mā. 30 y a batcheler. Iuly 2. h {sic} hor 2. 30 p m 1608 right stone swelled wth a bruise as bigg as as {sic} a fist & hard.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, ff. 144v-145r (f. 144v bottom left, and f. 145r upper left)

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CASE78549: Horary consultation concerning Mary Nichols (PERSON55529)

Question asked by the patient on 1 November 1633 at 09:30

RN May {sic} Nichols my serv for a har\r/d sore red swe{l}led leg Novēb 1 h. 9 30 ant m 1633

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 20v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE10466: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Whippam (PERSON17025)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17514) on 30 April 1600 at 09:00

RN Thomas Whippā of Bletcheley 6 y old Ap. 30 die h. 9. 1600

great & harde bellyed & picketh the nose. belly ache.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 56r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE21824: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Matthews (PERSON14087)

Question asked by the patient on 20 December 1604 at 09:39

RN Margaret mathew of Swelsoe a widow woman 50 y Decēb 20 hor 9. 2{illeg}|39|. ant m 1604.

her belly swelled vnto her navell very hard cōmeth vnto her in ye maner of a stitche

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 200r (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)

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CASE43670: Horary consultation concerning William Thomson (PERSON36012)

Question asked by the patient on 16 July 1616 at 15:25

RN Wylliā Tomson of great Horwood 40 y Iuly 16. h. 3. 25. p. m. 16i6.

of a belly swelled hard like a festered boyle hard & sore would have it broken or to ease it

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 138r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11558: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Robert Hughes (PERSON13015)

Question asked by the patient between 29 December 1600 at 10:00 and 31 December 1600 at 10:00

RN Goodmā Hues for a swelling in his neck behind & betwixt his shoulders hot & red yet hard of the bignes of a peny cake

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 217v (upper right part of page)

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CASE38151: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Hopkins (PERSON31825)

Question asked by the patient on 16 May 1611 at 08:00

U[1611–2] May. 16. d. . ho. 8. ant. m. 16111

Isbel Hopkins was here before April. 25. April. 25. a hard swelling in her belly. to whome I only prescribed a mollifying pultis./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 99v (upper left part of page)

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CASE45635: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38300)

Question asked by the patient on 21 October 1617 at 10:20

RN A poer boy of Northāpton sheere after an ague had a great big hard belly like an ague cake for a yers space growen to a tympany octob 21. h. 10. 20 ant m 1617

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 97r (upper left part of page)

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CASE39224: Decumbiture for Richard Nelson (PERSON33550)

Question asked by the patient on 19 February 1612 at 10:30

RN a monday last was 3 weekes in the evening on houre after sone set coming over the stile his leg. cracked so yt he could not goe vppon it vntill he h{ar}{sic} chased it well & could not rest. f {sic} Ian. 27 h. 5. 30 p m 1612: taken going over a steele. a great red swelling very hard. /he went to Brodwell about 3.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 1r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE66101: Horary consultation concerning Bridget Tarry (PERSON59901)

Question asked by the patient between 15 May 1628 at 13:45 and 16 May 1628 at 06:30

RN Bridget Tary 23 y feareth a had {sic} swelling vnder her right syde least it should be an Impost \a bad stomacke/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 33r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE22355: Horary consultation concerning Dye Wright (PERSON62351)

Question asked by the patient on 3 July 1630 at 11:30

RN Dye Right of Olny 35 \35/. y. had 2 child at on birth. a month sinc Iuly 3. h. 11 30 ant m 1630 |newly brought a bed of 2 child| /boath legs excedingly swelled white {marck} very hard\ /a hot rheume at her mouth & so scalding\

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 48v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE37437: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37462)

Question asked by the patient on 6 October 1611 at 14:30

RN A wayting gentlewomā of my lady Barcley mutch troubled wth the greene sicknes. & the swelling & hardnes of the spleene {O}|3| {sic} 30 y Octob. 6. h. 2. 30 p m. 1611.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 334, f. 153r (upper part of page)

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CASE38078: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Andrews (PERSON27396)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1611 at 16:20

RN mres Elis Andrewe of Winwick 20. y. May 8 h 4. 20. p m 1611. \neck swelled red & hard/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 91r (upper right part of page)

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CASE35079: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Adams (PERSON21769)

Question asked by the patient on 5 April 1609 at 11:45

RN Mr Williā Adams Apr 5 h. 11. 45. ant m 1609

cod swelled hernia.

desyreth to confer wth me & that I should write to Mr van Otten in his behalfe./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 337v (upper left part of page)

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CASE10605: Horary consultation concerning Bartholomew Goodman (PERSON12244)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1600 at 07:00

RN Bartholomeus Goodmā 27. y. maij {2}|1|8. die ||  {sic}. 7. ant m. 1600.

a sudden heate & swelling

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 72v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE40433: Horary consultation concerning William Okes (PERSON24706)

Question asked by the patient on 26 September 1612 at 10:30

RN Williā Oxe servāt to Sr Thomas Snag of Marsen 13. y. Sept 26. h {sic} hor 10 30 ant m 1612 body swelled very hard h {sic} almost a twlefemoneth.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 176r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE60981: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Withers (PERSON62082)

Question asked by the patient on 19 August 1625 at 14:39

RN Mr Wythers of Willing 46 y Aug. 19. . h. 2. 39 p m 1625

troubled wth a soft swelling into the wheathr an Issue.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 175r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11911: Horary consultation concerning Old John Risely (PERSON15344)

Question asked by Risely (PERSON15342) on 30 December 1598 at 09:45

RN Iohn Risely of Rawnson sent onc againe to me for my counsell his pain lieth now in his Cods {wc} are swollen as big as ons hed & as hard as a borde he was wont to haue them swollen very big but then lasted but 5 houres & nowe swelled ever sinc weddensday he cannot eate sleepe or goe to ground. troubled wth the wind Cholicke a paine in his backe st{illeg}ry Desirous to take a stro{illeg} but Doubteth he ca shall be able Decēb. filius patre cū consensu. Decēb 30. die . h. 10. \9. 45./ 1598 his water cold red & thi{ck}

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 73v (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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f6-question-asked=Medical, accessed 16 March 2025.