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CASE21769: Horary consultation concerning Nicholas Yervey (PERSON17459)

Question asked by the patient on 27 November 1604 at 10:50

RN Nicholas yerbe of Potters Perry 25 y a batcheler on yt dwelt wth Rive of or towne 6 weekes henc novēb. 27 h. 10. 50 ant m 1604.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1

armes bones legs did swell

cānot styrre nor bow his armes

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 190v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12278: Horary consultation concerning Amy Fuller (PERSON11987)

Question asked by the patient on 23 April 1599 at 14:50

RN Amy fuller 30. her \right/ shoulder right leg. & her hand hath as it were a crampe & of late broken out. swelled & blistered & very hot & a thin face but well coloored her toes will not styrre Apr. 23. die h. 2. 50. m p m. 1599. whitsontide wilbe a twelmoneth. of Cranfild.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 134r (upper left part of page)

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CASE27607: Horary consultation concerning Joan Russell (PERSON58065)

Question asked by the patient on 19 June 1606 at 11:00

RN Ione Russell of Mylton Greenes \Bryant/ 35 y. Iune 19 h. 11. ant m. 1606 /her leg riseth wth purples\

[Astrological Chart]

Ione Russell of mylton Bryant 35 y Iune 19 h. 11. ant m 1606

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 186r-v (f. 186r bottom left, and f. 186v upper left)

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CASE10116: Horary consultation concerning Susan White (PERSON17086)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1600 at 13:00

RN Susan White of broughton Mres Andrewes servante 18 y. febr. 28 for the swelling & breaking out of her legs. die h. 1. p m. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 3r (upper right part of page)

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CASE33709: Horary consultation concerning John Brown (PERSON22268)

Question asked by the patient on 7 July 1608 at 11:00

RN Iohn Browne of serv. to mr Blundle of linford 40 a sheph. Iuly 7 h. 11. ant m 1608 right leg swelled/ full of red spockes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 151r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE24388: Horary consultation concerning Anne White (PERSON36757)

Question asked by the patient on 17 April 1615 at 09:45

RN An White of Shenly 45 y Ap 17. h. 9. 3|4|0\45/ ant m 1615 is welled in her right leg. skyn broken.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 174r (bottom part of page)

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CASE19173: Horary consultation concerning Mary Ashburnor (PERSON9243) and Agnes Ashburnor (PERSON9239)

Question asked by Agnes Ashburnor (PERSON9239) on 14 April 1601 between 14:00 and 15:00

RN Mary Ashburnour a yere old of Olny Ap 14. troubled wth swelling over all her body leg left leg. hard |a hard thing in her left syde.|

Agnys Ashburnour of Olny. 40 y.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 75v (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE10595: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Foulkes (PERSON11869)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1600 at 10:15

RN Thomas fookes of Wootton 60 y. maij 17 die h. 10. 15 ant m. 1600

for the lamenes of his legs. & swelling & broaken

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 71v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11739: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Rowe (PERSON15490)

Question asked by the patient on 9 October 1598 at 11:30

RN Mres Rowe came to Newport & sent Goodmā Cowly of Newport to request me to come vnto her for shee hath a sore legs exceedingly swollen & nothing broken out they glister. Octob. 9. die {} h. 11. 30.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘legs swollen.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 41r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE48689: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Hartley (PERSON31460)

Question asked by the patient on 11 May 1619 at 10:40

RN Agnys Hartley of St yeedes 25 y the 25 of march sent may 11 h. 10. 40 ant m 1619.

mutch paynd in her legs & swelled & boath break out

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 364v (upper right part of page)

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CASE48837: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Gibson [Gibbs] (PERSON30863)

Question asked by the patient on 26 May 1619 at 15:45

RN Ellen Gybson of morthāpton {sic} 31 y may 26 {illeg}|| h. 3. 45 p m 1619 strangly wth {illeg}|s|welling in her knes & cōtraction of sinowes a long tyne {sic} many medsons applyed litle good

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 19r (upper left part of page)

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CASE25809: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37423)

Question asked by the patient on 11 January 1611 at 11:45

RN Another

A womā 36 y for a swelling & broken rūning sore leg Ian 11 . h. 11. 45. ant m 1611.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 185r (upper right part of page)

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CASE62792: Horary consultation concerning Goody Catherine Mun (PERSON14320)

Question asked by Mr Henry Mun (PERSON14315) on 4 December 1626 between 13:30 and 13:39

RN Henry Mon of Woulvrton for his wife swelled every where belly legs {a}rms yet {tady} now & {th}{en} Decēbr 4 . h. 1. 3{illeg} {p} m. 1626

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 290r (bottom left 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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CASE73839: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Anderson (PERSON42694)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1632 at 13:10

Mrs. Margaret Anderson. \of Tringe/ 16. y. Febr 21. . h. 1. 10. p m. 1632

Shee tooke her Phisick wch wrought very well, but her Leggs doe nowe swell very much toward night, & pitt into the flesh wth great paine, her thighes & Belly swell alsoe

Desires to knowe what should bee done:

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 455 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE43348: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Brown (PERSON28477)

Question asked by the patient on 9 May 1616 at 12:38

RN Isb. Browne of yadly {sic} Hastyn 26 y May 9 h. 12. 38 p m 16i6 hath layen in childb{y}|e|d ever sinc 4 May even swelled every where face hands armes legs & body

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 84r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE17176: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Houghton (PERSON12907)

Question asked by the patient on 11 June 1602 at 07:30

RN Thomas Whooton of lathbury 26 y. a batcheler Iune 11 hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1602 for a swelling & benūmyng in his armes & breaking out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 85v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE50666: Horary consultation concerning Mr Dr James [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON52432)

Question asked by Mrs James (PERSON52439) on 20 April 1620 at 15:20

RN D Iames of Oxford st|ran|gly {sic} \straungly/ taken wth a palsye on the left syde of the face hand & leg taken at church & great red blatches in t|H|is fac & bodye & his ey swelling & f|H|is face a yere before & sinc he contenting certen sup witches & on being acquitted he felt his strange stitch on his s {sic} left syde by fits he supposeth yt the womā susp for a witch but quitted by the Iudges did hurte him the 24 of feb. sep a ap yt night at sup first taken. had his first fit after he talked wth mr Rob. Conye. feb 18. in ye after noone his first fit but his worst fit the 24 of feb when the sup witch was acquitted/

Mres Iames mentioned Mr Doctor Iames |of oxford| Ap. 20 h. 3. 20 p m. 1620 /she related all at this tyme/\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 5r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE21840: Horary consultation concerning Goody Hobs (PERSON12812)

Question asked by the patient on 27 December 1604 at 10:20

RN Goody Hobs of Gothurst 60|3| y. Decēb 27. hor. 10 20 ant m 1604.

every where swelled in her lyms armes. legs bodye very shortwyded.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 202r (upper right part of page)

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CASE23581: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37214)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1614 at 15:00

RN A widow of Newp for her face broken out in pimpl{es} legs swelled mightely & n{ow} the ague falling into them & ames {sic} pimpled. & blys{te}red. Iune. 14 h. 3. p m 1614.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 31v (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?f11-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints;f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AWhole%20body;f13-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling, accessed 17 March 2025.