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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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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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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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CASE19512: Decumbiture for Robert Kinsweeke (PERSON13411)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1601 at 08:00

RN Robart Kinsweeke of Elstoe 54 y. taken in London taken on the right syde fyngers head & feete wth a swelling. Apr. 25. vppon St Markes Day being satterday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning. was first taken. Apr. 25. die hor 6. 30. ant m. 160i. betwixt 3 & 4 aftr noone could not styrre & the sunday morning could not speake

[Partial Astrological Chart]

he was blasted in a garden.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘blasted in a garden’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 134r (upper left part 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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CASE68420: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Walcot (PERSON60949)

Question asked by the patient on 11 May 1629 at 09:30

Agnis Wallcott of Bicester 40. y. May. 11. . h. 9. 2|3|0. ant. m. 16291

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘pained in ye head, & leggs swolne’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 190v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53819: Horary consultation concerning Anne Brise (PERSON28394)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39396) on 6 April 1622 at 15:39

RN An Brice of newp 6 y Ap 6 h {sic} hor {illeg}|3|. 39. ant m. 1622. 3 yeres ill knobs about her necke & foote swelled

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 42r (bottom left 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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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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CASE19522: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18453)

Question asked by the patient on 17 June 1601 at 06:30

RN a Poer wench of London wch was had a face swelled very hand {sic} & a hard {sic} greatly swelled. wch was broken wth pultisses came to knowe my counsell Iuly 5. & whenc it ceeded & what was good for it. Iune 17. die hor 6. 30 ant m. 160i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 136r (upper left part of page)

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CASE72214: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON41338)

Question asked by the patient on 27 May 1631 or on 28 May 1631 at 15:00

RN a womā troubled wth a great swelled cheake & leg hard swelled cedding from the kings evill may 28 h. 3 p m 1631

kings evill

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 232, p. 380 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE48569: Nativity for Thomas Malcot (PERSON32901)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38583) on 28 April 1619 at 11:00

RN Thomas Malcot of Bydnā 8 weekes Ap 28 h 11. ant m 1619

swelled ever sinc he was borne but swelleth more & more face hands & cods & swoundeth often {illeg}|b|orne fryday night about on in ye morning. last fryday

nata {sic} feb 26. h h. 13. p m. 1619

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 341r (upper right part of page)

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CASE59812: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Shephard (PERSON58598)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1625 at 10:40

RN Elis. Shepheard Adthrop beyond Tocetour febr 21. h 10 40 ant m. 1625. |hath kept her bed 5 weekes. face swelled & hands feete|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 170v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12827: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Wharton (PERSON17005)

Question asked by the patient on 20 October 1599 at 10:15

RN Elisabeth Wharton of Hanslop 60 y. for a swelling in her necke & throate, tooke her first in on of her legs. but wthout swellinge in her ham & outside of her leg Octob. 20 die h. 10. 15 ant m. 1599 in her left leg & thie./

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 221v (upper left part of page)

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CASE13781: Horary consultation concerning Susan Fuller (PERSON11992)

Question asked by the patient on 31 May 1603 at 09:15

RN Susan fuller of Hanslop 10 y. Maij 31 hor. 9. 15 ant m. 1603.

for a great cough. & swelling about her necke hand of boath sydes.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 40r (middle 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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CASE38122: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Hudson (PERSON31925)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37526) on 13 May 1611 at 10:15

RN Mr Hudsons man for his master tooke a fall at Tiddington frō a house & fell downe. may 13 h. 10. 15 ant m 1611 & he felt on his hed belly swelleth & legs.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 97r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE63001: Horary consultation concerning Frances Grace (PERSON50190)

Question asked by the patient on 22 October 1626 at 06:30

RN francis Grace of Simpson 24 y octob. 22 h. 6 30 ant m 1626 hed payned & left leg swelled 1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘leg & foote swelled’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 323v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE10637: Horary consultation concerning John Thenger (PERSON16374)

Question asked by the patient on 21 May 1600 at 10:15

RN Iohn Thenger \40 y/ a shephard of Calverton had an ague now fallen {t} {sic} into his legs wch are swollen may & face swollen may 21 die h. 10. 15 ant m

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 77v (bottom left 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;f8-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling, accessed 26 February 2025.