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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)

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CASE38672: Horary consultation concerning Mary Ferry (PERSON30343)

Question asked by the patient on 10 September 1611 at 11:00

RN Mary fery of Buckinghā 18 y sept. 10. h. 11 ant m. 1611. taketh her by fits in ye hed & swelleth in her body after meate/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 162r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11841: Horary consultation concerning John Phillips (PERSON14892)

Question asked by the patient on 4 December 1598 at 09:15

RN Iohn Phylip sick ever sinc thursday being the 30 of Decēb \novemb/ sent to me agayne the 4 of Decemb sick very greevously in his hart & body he is swelled in his body from the belly vnto his hart. he is Costive & so hath cōtinued ever sinc thursday last & is very exceeding ill & weeke. Decēber. 4. \die ./ h: 9. 15. ant m. 1598 his hart \is good/ & his tonge talketh cheerf but his body swelled.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 60v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12190: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Emerson (PERSON11591)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1599 at 12:30

RN Elisabeth Emmerten 2i. sinc midsomer in Nash in Whaddon Parish. most cōplayneth of her hart stomack hed & the greeping of her hart Aprill. 2. die h. 12. 30. mi. |swelled in her brest wth a feare a greefe|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 119r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE19796: Horary consultation concerning Peter Hall (PERSON12475)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18486) on 15 August 1601 at 08:00

RN Peter Hall of Newport 8 y St Peter last in ye morning Aug 15 h {sic} hor 8. ant m 160i1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘right syde swelled face & neck swelled.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 181r (upper left part of page)

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CASE49690: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Becket (PERSON27919)

Question asked by the patient on 13 September 1619 at 15:00

RN Mres Becket of Bedford a tanner & a beer bruer 35. y. sept. 13. h. 3. p m. 1619 /Mary becket {floures}. 5 weeke face swelled & back ill right syde\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 4v (upper left part of page)

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CASE49337: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Lawson (PERSON32609)

Question asked by the patient on 27 July 1619 at 07:20

RN Mr Lawson his water liver to hot face sawcy aguish water an Iuly 27 h. 7 20 ant m 1619

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 235, f. 119v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11930: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Geary (PERSON12096)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1599 at 10:05

RN Agnes Gery of Ol{ny} 27 last miklemas vnmaried. came her selfe the 3 of Ian. die {} h. 10. 5. 1599. /short winded heavy, bad head hart. hoven in her chest\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 76v (upper right part of page)

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CASE79496: Horary consultation concerning Marian Phillips (PERSON56684)

Question asked by the patient on 11 September 1635 at 10:00

SRN Marian Phelp of Blechly 40. y Septemƀ. 11. h. 10. a. m. 1635

Much payned in her chest & at her heart very shortwynded swelld & howen in her face hands & Body

\vomitts what she taketh/ hath not bin well since it thunderd & lightend when she came from Stoke goldinge on th{e} Sunday yt it lightend & thunde{red} so much.

it first tooke her wth sorenes in her throate

body Costiue. Vryne very thin & frothy, & cleere. hath bin married these 9. y. no child.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 241v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11948: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Susan Andrews (PERSON9163)

Question asked by the patient on 20 February 1599 at 10:30

RN Mres Androwes of Broug{h}ton sent to me the 20 of feb. die h. 10. 30. ant 1599 payned in her hed all to the nose. litle courses or none. swelleth in her bodye

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 79v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12736: Horary consultation concerning Mary Hall (PERSON12494)

Question asked by the patient on 25 September 1599 at 08:15

RN Mary Hall of Broughton 33 sept. 25 die h. 8. 15 ant m. 1599. for her head backe belly as hard as a borde bord {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 208r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE75540: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Austin (PERSON43122)

Question asked by the patient on 20 September 1632 at 11:39

RN Elis. Austyn of Ashton by Own{dle} 34 y Sept 20 h. 11. 39 ant m 1632 |face & body swelled|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 28 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE49008: Horary consultation concerning John Knight (PERSON32374)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38637) on 15 June 1619 at 11:30

RN Iohn knight of this towne 9 y Iune 15 h. 11. 30 ant m. 1619. |hed & belly swelled.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 47v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE16695: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Monney (PERSON14228) and Monney (PERSON14227)

Question asked by Mrs Monney (PERSON14228) and Monney (PERSON14227) on 23 March 1602 at 12:00

RN Mres monye martij 25 y. Martij 23. hor. 12. in merid 1602. & her husb. for his liver & salt fleme.

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 11r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11932: Horary consultation concerning Toucher (PERSON16500)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1599 at 12:09

RN Mr {sic} Charels Tutcher Charles at Stonystratford at the swan of 2 neckes. 45. sick this fortnight. sonewhat {sic} Costive shee doth bleede & is very mutch stuffed in her chest can scarce tak her winde. ready to sound a grosse & fat woman. sent a poer woman. Ian. 3. die . h. 12. 9. mi. 1599. \at 1. p m /|twice & thrice a day bleedeth at ye nose. half a pint at a time \every othr daye/|

[Astrological Chart]

Charels Touchers wife hath not had her termes this 6 yeres her stomack hoven & her hed ill & backe her wombe & chest stuffed short winded. hart ill water good. yellowe but thin. taken a greefe for payment of monyes for her husb. brother for s{ur}tiship. 200li

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 77r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE53520: Horary consultation concerning Clemence Ruly (PERSON62969)

Question asked by the patient on 1 February 1622 at 09:25

RW Clement Rulie d. . h: 9. 25. p: mer: Feb: 1. 1622. taken suddenly wth a riseing in \her/ stomacke wch is readie to stop her winde: her hands cold; highe coloured in her face & swetteth: hath a heate in her bodie

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 231, f. 175v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE75784: Horary consultation concerning Anne Rider (PERSON57617)

Question asked by the patient on 27 October 1632 at 08:45

RN An Rider of Newp. 17. y octob 27 h {sic}. hor 8 45 ant m 1632

neavr had thē head stomackgrene sickes sinc last Easter

tab 4d was prsent \body hoaven./

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 100 (upper left part of page)

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CASE14961: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Windmill (PERSON17241)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1603 at 13:00

GJ Agnes Windmill of Hanslop 30 y Maij 13 ho 1. p m. 1603

her backe and stomacke \payned/ and the right Cheeke is swelled that she cannot scarce take any thing it greeves her to putt a spoone in her mouth

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 69v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11823: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Smith [Holliday] (PERSON15934)

Question asked by the patient and Goody Joan Smith (PERSON15958) on 27 November 1598 at 08:49

RN Agnes Smithe of 13 yeres old at last mikelmas it tooke her {9} of novemb. wth a gydines in her hed & hart & so ceme Downe to her h {sic} belly hard came for my counsell this 27 of November 1598 die h. 8. 49. mi. ant m. mater cū filia quærit

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 57r (bottom left, and bottom right 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?f15-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f16-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f17-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso, accessed 24 May 2025.