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CASE56841: Decumbiture for Mary Mustowe [Must] (PERSON55128)

Question asked by the patient on 6 August 1623 at 10:20

RN Mary Must taken wth her swelling & swounding fits 25 Aug. 4 h. 12. 1623

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 186r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE50209: Horary consultation concerning John Field (PERSON30349)

Question asked by the patient on 27 January 1620 at 15:00

RN Iohn Field his sonne of Luton 14. y payned frō the head to the sole of the feete 2 days before newyers day. taken in a cold morning full of great wheales all over. his body as big as great beanes exceding poer & weake knoweth no body, nor can styr any te of his body very thirsty goeth to stoole well Ian 27 h. 3 p m 1620

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 118r (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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CASE50418: Horary consultation concerning Joan Mead (PERSON33171)

Question asked by the patient on 22 March 1620 at 11:30

RN Ione Mead of Stukely 52 y march 22 h. 11. 30 ant m 1620

swelled very big in her belly & very hard a whole yere. her legs begyn to swell is very weake & faynt

a Tympany

An aguish water

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 147v (upper right 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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CASE60760: Horary consultation concerning George Nashe (PERSON55176)

Question asked by the patient on 5 July 1625 at 15:00

RN Georg Nash of North Crowly 30 y Iuly. 5 h. 2|3|. p m 1625. /a burning ovr all his body & boath cods swelled red & hot & faynt\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 137v (middle right part of page)

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CASE51713: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Jennyson (PERSON52524)

Question asked by the patient on 26 October 1620 at 12:30

RN Mres Iemyson of Irchester. 56 y octob 26. h. 12. 30 p m 1620 /faynting outwardly cold inwardly hot swelled\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 211r (upper right part of page)

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CASE57900: Horary consultation concerning Mr Oliver Boteler (PERSON28235) and Ursula Clark (PERSON10635)

Question asked by Lady Jane Boteler (PERSON28244) on 13 March 1624 at 12:30

RN The lady Butler touching her child yt is well amended of his fits ye{d}|t| weake & not able to goe feets & legs swell still & cānot sleepe a weeke togeathr till after a eleaven in ye morning |marh {sic} 13 h {sic} h 12 30 p m 1624| sent for her neighb vrsula Clarke 50 y March 13 h {sic} hor. 12. 30 p m 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 108r (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?f10-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f12-date=1620-1629;f13-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint, accessed 19 March 2025.