skip to primary navigationskip to content

Search results

Display  

Showing 1-20 of 301 records with:

  • Medical::Symptoms (specified)::Bloating and swelling::Swelling in question-asked 
  • No in practitioner-is-patient 
  • Medical::Parts of the body::Torso in question-asked 
 Sorted by:  

Refine your results

Document type

Practitioner details

Practice
Number of practitioners
Practitioner is querent
Practitioner is patient
  • No

Astrologer details

Practitioner is astrologer
Number of astrologers

Patient details

Patient is
Patient’s age
Number of patients

How & where did it take place

Querent is asking about
Consultation took place with patient's knowledge
Patient's consent to the consultation is
How did it take place

When did it take place

Date
Time of day

Consultation details

Case contains judgment
Case includes treatment information
Case contains recipe

Person asking the question

Querent is
Querent’s age
Querent is identified
Number of querents
manuscript page thumbnail

CASE74235: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Aliph (PERSON42555)

Question asked by the patient on 6 April 1632 at 09:30

RN Mres Alce \Anne/ Aliph of litle Barcōsteed neere to Harford 32 y Ap 6. h. 9. 30 ant m 1632. |body big breasts full.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 54 (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE20491: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Wheeler (PERSON17012)

Question asked by the patient on 1 March 1602 at 09:15

RN Thomas Wheeler of Sawford 26 Martij hor 9. 15 ant m. 1602.

for a swelling in his stomac.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 305v (bottom left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE24408: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Pence (PERSON34215)

Question asked by the patient on 7 April 1615 at 09:00

RN Mres Pence sent to me of whaddon 74 y Ap 7. h. 9 ant m. 1615

a typany.

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 177r (upper right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE38879: Horary consultation concerning Joan Barthrum (PERSON27820)

Question asked by the patient on 12 November 1611 at 11:20

RN Ione Bartrū of newporte. 60 y novēb 12 h: 11. 20 ant m 1611. |a great swelled bodye|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 190v (upper right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE41329: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Gibbs (PERSON30855)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1613 at 10:25

RN Elis Gibs of Olny 34 y. may 8 h {sic} h{or} 10. 25. ant m 1613 in prsenc her s{elf} mightely hoven {&} swelled in her b{ody} a yere & a halfe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 115v (upper right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE42878: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Adams (PERSON27260)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1616 at 09:15

RN Mr Robart Adams of Swāburne. 60 y. feb. 2{illeg}|6|. . h. 9. 15 ant m 16i6 |swelled in his body.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 4r (upper left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE53997: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Bird (PERSON28087)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1622 at 15:20

RN a note sent to mres By\r/d of havrshā. 60 y Ap. 26 h. 3. 20 p m. 1622: /swelled in her body\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 72v (upper left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE57062: Horary consultation concerning Goody Aborn (PERSON42447)

Question asked by the patient between 10 September 1623 at 15:40 and 11 September 1623 at 08:25

RN Goody Aburne 38 y for ye swelling of her body.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 215r (bottom right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE69895: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Bomting (PERSON44403)

Question asked by the patient between 30 December 1629 at 16:00 and 31 December 1629 at 14:15

RN Agnys Bom{t}ing \of Blakesly parish/ 24 y mayed 3 quat {sic}. of a yere swelled about her body

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 33 (bottom left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE70365: Horary consultation concerning Goody George (PERSON49752)

Question asked by the patient on 30 March 1630 at 16:00

RN Goody Georg of Kempton Tennant to my Cosen An Bristow. before Georg Kimptons Daughter 46. y. march. 30. h. 4. p m: 1630:

Is swelled on her right syde

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 217 (upper left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE70615: Horary consultation concerning Tyrringham (PERSON60700)

Question asked by Mr Anthony Tyrringham (PERSON36300) on 27 April 1630 at 17:30

RN Mr Tyrhinghā came wth his sister & his litle Child for her navell swelled Ap 27 h. 5. 40 30 p m 1630

Mr Tyringh child

And also what course is to be taken for the swelling of an Infants Navell

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, pp. 300-302 (p. 300 bottom left, p. 301 middle left, and p. 302 upper left)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE72618: Horary consultation concerning Joyce Andrews (PERSON42777)

Question asked by the patient on 29 July 1631 at 13:45

RN Ioice Androws of Mydle ashton 60 y Iuly 29 h. hor. 1: 45 p m 163i

swelled in her belly very hard 8 weekes.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 62 (upper left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE74485: Horary consultation concerning Ralph Assaby (PERSON42980)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1632 at 12:00

RN Ralph. Assabee of Emmerton 40 y may. 1. h. 12 1632.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘swelled in his cods this day fortnight’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 125 (bottom right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE11295: Horary consultation concerning Jane Newman (PERSON14399)

Question asked by the patient on 18 September 1600 at 15:00

RN Iane Nueman cosen to goody Barnewell. 15 y. sept. 18 die h. 3. p m. 1600 for a hard swelled belly ever sinc shee was borne

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 178r (bottom right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE18755: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Robert Hughes (PERSON13015)

Question asked by the patient on 5 January 1601 at 09:00

RN Hues of Dunsanger. Ian. 5 die hor 9.

Hues Dunsanger: for a greate swelling in his backe. Ian 5 die hor. 9. ant m 1600 {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 2v (bottom left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE19631: Horary consultation concerning Job Bromley (PERSON10063)

Question asked by the patient on 16 July 1601 at 15:15

RN Iob. Bromly of Olny 10 y for a swelling in his bodye. Iuly 16. die hor. 3. 15. p m. 1601

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 153r (bottom left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE20100: Horary consultation concerning Richard Rawlins (PERSON15169)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18512) on 3 December 1601 at 15:15

RN Richard Rawlings of Brodwell. {illeg} {sic} 9 |9.| {sic} yeres Deceb. 3. hor. 3. 15 p m 1601 hath a great swelling in his body.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 242v (bottom left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE23620: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Walker (PERSON36409)

Question asked by the patient on 27 June 1614 at 14:30

RN Thomas Walker gardyner to {G}. Chaterton. 56 y Iune 27 h. 2. 30 p m 1614 a black sanguyne cōplex. payned in his chest. swolne in his body & legs it tooke him 16 days since. /of St yeedes\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 35v (bottom left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE27713: Horary consultation concerning William Peace (PERSON20493)

Question asked by the patient on 3 July 1606 at 18:15

RN Wylliā Peach of Brayfild 32 y Iuly 3 h. 6. 30 \15./ p m 1606.

maryed vppō satterday last. harte swelled & stomack spitteth

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 205r (bottom right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE10379: Horary consultation concerning Alice Butler (PERSON10255)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1600 at 15:00

RN Alce Butler of Litlington 2{9}|4| Ap 19 die h. 3 p m. \harte/ a swelling in her bodye & eyes

Alce Butler for her great swelling & heving aftr childr birthe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 45r (upper right, bottom right, and bottom left parts 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?f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling;f15-practitioner-is-patient=No;f16-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso, accessed 19 March 2025.