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CASE28358: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Chandler (PERSON19243)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON21458) and Anonymous (PERSON21459) on 11 March 1605 at 08:00

RN Anthony Chaundler of drayton sloe 14 y martij 11. h 8 \7. 30/ ant m. 1605. taken lame in his armes & legs. yt he can not goe hath no feeling of his armes. on of his legs begyn to swell1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1metuit veneficiū’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 1v (upper right part of page)

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CASE18943: Horary consultation concerning Humphrey Ebburne (PERSON11463)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18412) on 23 February 1601 at 11:15

RN Hufrey Eb{urne} 6 y for a swelling in his face & breaking out a {londir} wth R. Gr{eene} of Asply feb. 23 die hor 11. 15. p|a|nt m. 160i & a heate in on syde of his heade & eyes red & sore & watrish wth a swelling

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 38r (upper right part of page)

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CASE60573: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Mordaunt (PERSON54877)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40112) on 2 June 1625 at 08:00

RN my lord Mordants litle child ten weekes on satt last it was borne the 19 of marh {sic} last betweene 10 & 11 in ye morning. it was healthfull vntill weddensday last. may 25. h. 4. 30 ant m it was taken wth a stretching out of the arms a galling of the eys & skryking & trēbling of all tes vppon may 26. it had 3 fits 2 in ye morning. & on at noone. & hath an arising in ye throte wch is seene & felt. & by holding downe by hand hath some ease & it riseth moore. the left syde of the throate. sent to me Iune 2. h. 8 ant m. 1625.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 110v (upper left part of page)

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CASE39722: Horary consultation concerning Alice Blea (PERSON28137)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37710) on 24 April 1612 at 10:00

RN Goody Blays child 3 y Alce Blay a great bunch in her backe & hollow & cānot goe Ap 24 h. 10 ant m 1612

lame in her loynes

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 69v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE68264: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Scrope (PERSON58396)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40889) on 24 April 1629 at 14:00

RN Mres Eliz child to the lord of Sunderland a yere & a halfe Ap. 24. 2. p m 1629

[Astrological Chart]

hath a cough & a great loose{nes} & eateth litle

quæritr vtrū laborat Dentib ventre vl vermbis {sic} metuit vermes stomach

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 156v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12134: Horary consultation concerning John Burton (PERSON10224)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17668) on 25 March 1599 at 18:08

RN Iohn Burton of Cosgrave for his disease a boy of 9 yeres old kept his bed ever sinc tuesday. voyded wormes payned in chest belly & hart a stitch vndr his right \side/ a very hie coloured youth wth the vexation yt was pale before. all swollen frō the face to the granes. made no water sinc thursday. at 25 of March. die h. 6: 8. p. m 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 111r (upper left part of page)

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CASE50314: Horary consultation concerning Richard Wells (PERSON36630)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38791) on 24 February 1620 at 13:00

RW Rich: Wells of Woodhill y. 3. d. h: 1. p: m: Feb: 24. 1620. much payned in the belly, loose bodyed. belly swelleth sometimes: & sometimes in the fit the \priuie/ members are drawne vp into the bodie.

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 137r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12231: Horary consultation concerning Robert Kent (PERSON13316)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17677) on 9 April 1599 at 10:30

RN Robart Kent of Walton 2 yeres old. on friday afore Christmas. about 11. 30. mi. consumed to nothing had a bunch vppon his thiges {sic} broken out & pined any face the best t of him. Ap. 9. die . h. 10. 25|30|. mi 1599. cannot stande. nor goe very well. it doth cough. Katherine Parkins gave thē hard wordes.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 124v (bottom, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE62395: Horary consultation concerning Mary Goyn (PERSON50179)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40317) on 20 May 1626 at 15:30 or at 16:00

RN mary Goyn of Hanslop 2 y & a halfe may 20 h {sic} hor. 3. 30 \4./ p m 1626

[Astrological Chart]

the child prsent wth a great big belly all pyned in ye lys. hips.1

Notes:

1 ‘pyned & cōsum’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 214r (bottom left part of page)

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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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CASE78332: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Newman (PERSON55374)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41998) on 25 September 1633 at 07:45

RN Agnys Nuemā of Havrshā 8. y. sept. 25. h. 7. 45 ant m 1633.

sick sinc satt last at night a litle after 12.

Casteth all that she taketh & had a loosenes before a fortnight. |cōpl of her bell voyded on worme|

vryne red & aguish

Is paynd every where

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 471 (upper left part of page)

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CASE49640: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Morgan (PERSON33369)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38712) on 8 September 1619 at 14:00

RN Elis Morgan 2 y of moulsoe sept 8 h. 2 p m 1619

hath \had/ the pox this fortnight all be come fouth {sic} but the throat is very sore cānot swallowe the eyes be swelled wth it1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘poxes in the throate’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 179v (upper right part of page)

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CASE18223: Horary consultation concerning Susan Rose (PERSON15471)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18329) on 13 November 1602 at 15:35

RN Ro Susan Roses of Cosgrave 7 y novēb 13 h {sic} hor. 3. 35 p m 1602 headach chest cold & chill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 242v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE10576: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Underwood (PERSON16647)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17528) on 15 May 1600 at 09:30

RN Dorothy Vnderwoode of Nash. 3 y. may 15. die h. 9. 30 ant m 1600

hot & burning.

belly & backe.

vomited.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 69v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58958: Horary consultation concerning Robert Favell (PERSON48790)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39961) on 20 August 1624 at 11:45

RN Rob favell very weak g{athes} no strenght. & goeth crosse legs other wise not & his legs & body pyne Aug 1|2|0 h. 11 45 ant m 1624

3 y ch{rim}{illeg}|{s}| {sic} Christmas the sonday senet before Christmas h. 12. 30 in ye morning very early

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 46r (upper left part of page)

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CASE69055: Horary consultation concerning William Tomkins (PERSON60265) and Francis Tomkins (PERSON60257) and Marge Tomkins (PERSON60281)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40971) on 25 July 1629 at 12:40

RN William Tomkins \9 y cānot feed him selfe toucheth his hands & legs evr sinc Easter./ Francis Tomkins 17 y {sic} |7 y| a boye Marg. Tomkins 14. y.

Williā Tomkins was stroken suddenly. lame in all his lims & cā speake but a litle yt on cā scarce vnderstand & when he goeth he rūneth as on yt should light on his head all halloutyde the weddensday after Alhalloutyde was 4 y. hath bene thick of hearing a weeke & curst wth all.

his right arme as stiffe as a stake came all to me at onc Iuly 25 h {sic} hor. 12. 40 p m 1629 All of thē prsent

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 111r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12226: Nativity for Mr William Chester (PERSON10458)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17676) between 8 April 1599 at 06:45 and 9 April 1599 at 06:30

RN Mr William Chester was borne vppon Easter monday about 4 of the clock p m. this Child is f {sic} very small faynt feble of a longe visage hath not the vse of his lims but specially of his legs to goe natus āno dni 1596. 12 Apr. die h. 4 p m. 1596.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 124r (upper left 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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CASE44043: Horary consultation concerning Clitheroe (PERSON29080)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38137) on 4 November 1616 at 13:00

RN Clytheros wench 8 y of newp eyes blood shotten casteth blood wth the extremly of her cough novēb 4 h. 1. p m 16i6 |a big belly.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 17v (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;f8-querent-sex=Unknown;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 22 October 2024.