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CASE26480: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Aylet (PERSON62542)

Question asked by the patient between 20 November 1638 and 24 November 1638

SRN |mrs| Elisabeth Aylet.

troubled a Rheume in her head & eyes. face swells sometymes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 204, f. 196r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE59499: Horary consultation concerning William Gibson (PERSON49789)

Question asked by the patient on 6 December 1624 at 12:00

RN Will. Gibson for his neck & face Decēb 6 . h. 12. 1624 /head face neck swelled & red impost feared\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 120v (upper right part of page)

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CASE23121: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Lelam (PERSON53645)

Question asked by Mr Percival Lelam (PERSON53644) on 8 October 1630 at 12:30

RN for his wife Mres Mary Lelam 27. y.

swelled about the throat wthin these 3 days

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 170v (bottom left, and bottom centre parts of page)

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CASE26980: Horary consultation concerning Robert Crowly (PERSON19426)

Question asked by the patient on 25 March 1606 at 08:15

RN Robart Crawly of Newp 28 y mayed {sic} march 25 h. 8. 15 ant m 1606 for a swelling in his fac {sic}

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 215, f. 81r (bottom part of page)

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CASE34782: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Knight (PERSON32403)

Question asked by the patient on 30 January 1609 at 10:15

RN Old Goody Knights Daughter of this towne for her swelling undr her throate. Ian 30 h. 10 15 ant m 1609.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 299v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE39801: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Phillip Nichols (PERSON24664)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1612 at 07:30

RN Phylip Nichols of Willyn 23 y may 2. h {sic} hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1612. a swelling in her face.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 80r (upper right part of page)

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CASE32463: Horary consultation concerning Henry Wheeler (PERSON17011)

Question asked by the patient on 24 December 1607 at 10:30

RN Henry Wheeler of Sawford 45 y maryed Decēb. 24 h. 10. 30 ant m. 1607.

hath something like a core of an apple swelling in his throate.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 325v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE44369: Horary consultation concerning Henry (PERSON27106)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1617 at 09:15

RN Henry an Oastler to m|Ioh|n Eaves 21. y. /pestilentiall mūphes\ feb 28. ||. h. 9. 15 ant m 1617 |Stonystratford|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 74r (upper left part of page)

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CASE48025: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38526)

Question asked by the patient on 4 January 1619 at 11:00

RN At this Tyme came a gentlemā wth Mr Troughton. for an inflāmation on in on syde of his necke vndr his eare Ian 4. h 11. 20 ant m 1618 {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 127v (upper left part of page)

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CASE48828: Horary consultation concerning Anne Brise (PERSON28394)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38610) on 25 May 1619 at 16:00

RN An Brice of newp 4 y a fortnight afte miklemas may 25 {illeg}|| h. {illeg}|4| p m 1619 a swelling about her necke a|o|n whitsonday. of the right syde.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 17r (upper right part of page)

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CASE55498: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39594)

Question asked by the patient on 16 January 1623 at 12:00

RN Mr Huls wench of newp for a swelling a yere old vnder her chin Ian 16 h. 12 1623

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 156r (upper right part of page)

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CASE56875: Horary consultation concerning Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638)

Question asked by the patient on 10 August 1623 at 07:20

RN The Countes sent me halfe a bucke & caused me to feele her bunch in ye {sic} her necke

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 190v (upper left part of page)

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CASE60542: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Rowton (PERSON57985)

Question asked by the patient on 28 May 1625 at 13:38

RN Agnys Rowton of Crowly 12 y may 28 {illeg}|h| {sic} hor. 1. 30|8| p m 1625. |an outward swelling increasing & decreasing vnder her throate|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 106r (upper left part of page)

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CASE73186: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON41447)

Question asked by the patient on 12 October 1631 at 16:00

RN A mead of Chichly \20 y/ octob 12 h. 4. p m 1631 |a great swelling in her throate|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 229 (upper right part of page)

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CASE77537: Horary consultation concerning William Goddard (PERSON49935)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41893) on 10 June 1633 at 19:30

TG William Goddart of Husbans Bosworth 7 y jun. 10 . h. 7 30 p M 1633.

swelled in his right cheek caused by a stroock of a stone two yeares agone

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 215 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE72804: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Ardent (PERSON42843)

Question asked by the patient on 29 August 1631 at 13:30

RN Elis. Ardent now at newp 24 y mayed {sic} 3 yeres had 2 child. & on of late 11 weekes old Aug: 29. h: 1. 30 p m 163i a swelling over her left cheeke

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 114 (middle left part of page)

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CASE13503: Horary consultation concerning Goodman William Sandon (PERSON15602)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1598 at 14:00

RN Will. Sandon 1598. 4th of may die . h. 2a p merid. a great swelling in the cheeke of the face. sang complex:

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 177r (upper part of page)

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CASE40957: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Anslowe [Young Mrs Anslowe] (PERSON27418)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1613 at 09:39

RN mres mary Anslow for her face & nose & lips swelled & knobbed wth scabs feb: 25 . h. 38. 9. 39. ant m. 1613. |of Tyrnghā {sic} servāt to young mres Dormer|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 52r (upper right part of page)

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CASE19796: Horary consultation concerning Peter Hall (PERSON12475)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18486) on 15 August 1601 at 08:00

RN Peter Hall of Newport 8 y St Peter last in ye morning Aug 15 h {sic} hor 8. ant m 160i1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘right syde swelled face & neck swelled.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 181r (upper left part of page)

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CASE70113: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Campion (PERSON45518)

Question asked by the patient on 1 March 1630 at 10:40

RN Goodmā Campion of th{is} towne 34 y. march 1 {} h. 10 40 ant m 16{30} head & face swell{ed}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 124 (middle 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?f10-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f11-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling, accessed 26 February 2025.