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CASE46555: Horary consultation concerning Mary Farrar (PERSON30291)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1618 at 11:00

RN Mary farrow of Earles Barton was 14 y last twelfday last the morne after on satterday morning in ye morning before day came to me for her right hand broken out like a great bloody sore & vnder her armes wth bunches thighes & hips wth many issues all looke red & bloody hād swelleth mutch may 5 h. 11. ant m 1618.

was full of bleatch being a child & was noynted & neaver sinc well.

kings evill hath bene wth the king but smal amendmēt

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 85v (upper right part of page)

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CASE48015: Horary consultation concerning Susan Barnwell (PERSON27796)

Question asked by the patient on 1 January 1619 at 16:20

RN Susan Barnewell \of Barton by kettring/ of 39 y Ian. 1. h. 4. 20 p m 1618 {sic} ill sinc whitsontyde in her loynes thigs lims & legs & swelled in her legs & foote & is extreme hot & is sorely twitched in her hams as if on pluckt her

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 125r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE12322: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Faith Gibbs (PERSON12125)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1599 at 09:30

RN fayth Gibbes of Wicken 46. amisse in her sinewes cannot gripe any thing wth her hands so feeble & weake sometimes in hir feete & knees all swollen & keepe there naturall colour. of a good cōplex. & light harte. sent to me this 26 of Ap. h. 9. 30. ant m. 1599. a great paine in her armes. could not cut her meate.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 140v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12356: Horary consultation concerning Arthur Smith (PERSON15876)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1599 at 09:30

RN Arthur Smithe of Woulverton. 36. payned in the bodye nowe & lims & knees. & hath a great hote stomack and mutch bounde. arms this 7 yeres & hath spent mutch monye. faynt & feeble. maij 1. die h. 9. {illeg}|3|0. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 145v (upper right part of page)

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CASE51001: Horary consultation concerning John Allen (PERSON42571)

Question asked by the patient on 9 June 1620 at 09:00

RN Iohn Allen of lowton. 27 y mayed {sic} Iune 9 h. 8|9| ant m 1620 hands swelled arnes {sic} & should payed {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 66r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12685: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Townsend (PERSON16510)

Question asked by the patient on 11 September 1599 at 13:15

RN Elisabeth Townsend of Newporte for an ache in her huckbone & so goeth downe into her ankle. worst when shee is hott in her bed. hath no sence nor feeling of her {b}e feete wthout swellinge Sept: 11. die h. 1. 15 p m 1599 44. y.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 201r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE47404: Decumbiture for Mrs Chambers (PERSON28822)

Question asked by Mr Chambers (PERSON28818) on 29 August 1618 at 14:00

RN Mres Chābers of Watton 57 |57| y Aug. 26. h. 2 p m 1618. she then begā to cōplayne of a great payne in her left leg. frō the foote vp to the thighes & so hath cōtinued ever since waxing worse & worse in great extremity of payne rising higher & higher towards her body boath legs mutch swelled but the left most. hath a good stomack.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 15r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54072: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Ballard (PERSON43302)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1622 at 14:30

RN Anthony Ballard of Elstoe 21 y May sunday before Christmas about 4 {sic} {2}|4| in the morning came to me May 2 h. 2. 30 p m 1622 satt next a fortnight. had     is lame in boath feete {illeg} his ankle is gone out very mutch. worst in h{er}|is| right leg. wth lamenes & ach in the bottone {sic} of his feete & goeth very straddlingly & pitifully

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 85r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12343: Horary consultation concerning William Miller (PERSON14173)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1599 at 08:30

RN Will: Miller of Brodwell 60 yeres old. sore in his legs swollen wth the humor fallen downe into them & in his lims. Ap. 28. die . h 8. 30. ant m. 1599. goeth to ground once in 2 days.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 143v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12986: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Atkins (PERSON9301)

Question asked by Mrs Susan Andrews (PERSON9163) on 12 January 1600 at 09:40

RN Thomas Atkins of Broughton 15 y servant to Mres Androwes taken in his lims armes hands legs stiffe on satterday last it tooke him. Ian. 12 die h 9. 40. ant m. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 253v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE47802: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Heycock (PERSON31611)

Question asked by the patient on 7 November 1618 at 15:00

RN Elis Heacock of Brodwell 28 y novēb. 7. h {sic} hor. 3. p m. 1618.

hath layn in a fortnight a wench

cōplayneth of her armes & shoulders legs & knees as on prickt wth needles

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 83r (upper right part of page)

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CASE60320: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Kent [Smith] (PERSON13318)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1625 at 14:00

RN Mr Kent. of Potters Perrye 4{0}|5| y Ap. 25 h. 2. p m. 1625 in his feete hands arms & legs. |head light.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 73r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE13109: Horary consultation concerning Mary Porter (PERSON14996)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17770) on 21 February 1600 at 14:15

RN Mary Porter of Stadgdon 40 yeres troubled wth an ache vppō her right shouldr & arme & left thigh to her leg downeward & hath no vse of thē feb. 21. die h. 2 15 p m. 1600.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 274v (upper right part of page)

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CASE33810: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Kent [Smith] (PERSON13318)

Question asked by the patient on 21 July 1608 at 07:45

GJ Thomas Kent of more end 28 y Iuly 21 ho. 7. 45 a. m. 1608 swelled in his left arme and fingers. both legg and feet and in great payne./

vide Iuly. 18.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 167r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE41704: Horary consultation concerning Anne Astwick (PERSON27516)

Question asked by the patient on 9 August 1613 at 10:00

RN An Astwick of Stock hāmon 33 y. Aug. 9 h. 10. ant m 1613. \mayed {sic} payned {sic}/ payned in her shoulders armes knees & in her legs wth some swelling. a wydow ill ever sinc shrovetyde. 2 child boath ded.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 182r (upper left part of page)

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CASE67589: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Throckmorton [Old Mrs Throckmorton] (PERSON60154)

Question asked by the patient on 17 January 1629 at 14:30

RN Old Mres Throckmor{ton} of Weston 60 {y} Ian. 17 h {sic} hor 2. 30 p m. 1629 /lame wth payne in her left leg. hand swelled\

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 24v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12780: Horary consultation concerning Robert West (PERSON16953) and West (PERSON16959)

Question asked by Robert West (PERSON16953) and West (PERSON16959) on 5 October 1599 at 07:20

RN Robart West of Haversham for a payne in his loynes & hips & right leg & toes ever since Sunday last at evening at 4 a clocke & hath had a winde cholicke ever since he was a batcheler & his wife also ever sinc a meaden hath bene troubled wth a gnawing in her body. 56 yeres old. came frō Sherington. Octob. 5. die . h. 7 20. ant m. 1599. bottome of his bellye. marvelously vexed therewith

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 214r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE14232: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Swelpson (PERSON16293)

Question asked by the patient on 26 November 1603 at 14:25

RN Dorothy Swopsen of Chichely 30 y novēb 26 h {sic} hor 2. 25 p m 1603. left syde stitches. & armes shoulder lame.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 111v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE78948: Horary consultation concerning Mary Lyne (PERSON54013)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1634 at 10:30

TG Mary Line of Datnol parish 50 y. March. 29 h. 10 30. a m. 1634. paine in her arme head & stomacke burning in her feete

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 113r (middle left part of page)

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CASE21201: Horary consultation concerning Anne Stevens (PERSON16153)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1604 at 13:45

RN An Steevens off Westning 16 y maij / 4 hor 1. 45. p m 1604 head beateth yt shee cānot heare shortwyded cānot goe goe {sic} knes & legs doe ake

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 99r (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;f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f15-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 19 March 2025.