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CASE52419: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Daniel (PERSON47531)

Question asked by the patient on 9 May 1621 at 07:38

RN Th. Deniell of Whaddon 23. y may. 9 h. 7 38 ant m 162i

nevr had vomyt nor purg yt wouldworke very short wȳnded wheeseth mightely heaven a dropsy cānot make water.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 134r (upper right part of page)

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CASE44132: Horary consultation concerning Mary Brograve (PERSON28419)

Question asked by the patient on 5 December 1616 at 11:00

RN Mary Brograve of Wapnā. 23 y Decēb. 5 h. 11. ant m. 16i6 /Dropsy feared.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘belly swelled very big.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 32v (upper right part of page)

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CASE16941: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Spencer (PERSON16026)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1602 at 14:30

RN Mr Spencer of Sr Iohns servant 25 y. at the same tyme.

a Dropsye for his legs be swelled & my left syde is swelled. as if I had water powred downe my legs. |Robart Shilton’. {sic}|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 47r (upper left part of page)

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CASE37224: Horary consultation concerning Andrew Osborn (PERSON24719)

Question asked by the patient on 27 November 1609 at 07:54

RN Andrew Osburne of london a silke mā a batcheler 28 y novēb. 29. 27. h. 7. 54. ant m. 1609 |extreme sick swelled face belly likely to dye of a|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Dropsye./’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 329, f. 4r (upper part of page)

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CASE23498: Horary consultation concerning Dr Michael Jarman (PERSON32083)

Question asked by the patient on 1 June 1614 at 17:00

RN Mr Iermyn of Exeter colledg & Mr Thomas Harrys 19 y. may Iune 1. h. 5. p. m. 1614. |mr Iernyn feareth eyther Dropsy or cōsūption mutch troubled wth wynd & belly somewhat swelled cānot sleepe. his cordiall I first sent him did him mutch good./|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 17r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE43140: Horary consultation concerning Edward Gardner (PERSON30757)

Question asked by Mr Nichols (PERSON24638) on 6 April 1616 at 07:25

RN Mr Nichols of Wing for on of his fellowes \Edwards Gardiner/ growen into ye scurvy & dropsye yt before a yere sinc was recovered only by scurvygras now growen swelled his legs thighes & belly are very mutch swelled his appetite de{i}ected & 70 y cā take no purge fat corp & well coloured Ap 6 h {sic} hor. 7. 25 ant m 16i6. |breath short|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 51r (upper left part of page)

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CASE70268: Horary consultation concerning Mr Taylor (PERSON59914)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1630 at 09:30

RN Mr Taylour march 19 h 9 30 ant m. 1630 |ptysick cōsūption & dropsy feared|

[Astrological Chart]

\weake feeble legs swell towards night/ A cōsumption & dropsy feard ap vntill to morow 6 a clock.

He sent his water & the wench broak the glasse

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 179 (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?f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f15-querent-age-band=020-029;f16-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3ADropsy, accessed 6 February 2025.