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CASE50401: Horary consultation concerning Goody Joan Clark (PERSON19304)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1620 at 11:15

RN Goody Clarke of densanger 38 y ma{rch} 18 h {sic} hor 11. 15 ant m. 1620 /swelled all over sinc miklemas\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 145v (middle right part of page)

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CASE65302: Horary consultation concerning Mansell (PERSON54171)

Question asked by the patient on 3 February 1628 at 08:43

RN Mansils sister que troubled wth a swelling in all tes of her body & is wth great wth child feb 3 h. 8. 45 ant m. 1628.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 90r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70940: Horary consultation concerning Jane Brown (PERSON45056)

Question asked by the patient on 28 May 1630 at 09:30

RN Ioane Browne of Bedford 51 y may 28 h. 9 30 ant m. 1630 |Is swelled frō her toes to her throate for a month|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 414 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE65319: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Alice Thirston (PERSON60029)

Question asked by the patient on 6 February 1628 at 10:30

RN Alce Thurstom of Offord in Huntington sheere had an ague wch vanished & hath still a swelling in all ts ebbing & flowing. |24 y |feb. 6 h. 10 30 ant m 1628.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 92v (upper left part of page)

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CASE25990: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Priscilla Cox [Wheeler] (PERSON29485)

Question asked by the patient on 24 September 1625 at 14:30

RW Goodwife Coxe of stachden. y. 34. d. . h. 2 30. p m: Sept: 24. 1625. her face swelled, & is risen with a tetter

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 174, p. 383 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE49110: Horary consultation concerning Anne Cherry (PERSON28875)

Question asked by the patient on 29 June 1619 at 15:00

RN An Cherry of Simpson. 25 y Iune 29 h. 3 p m. 1619.

[Astrological Chart]

would know what it is wheathr the kings evill or a wen.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 74r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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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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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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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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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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CASE33490: Horary consultation concerning Grace Mead (PERSON24442)

Question asked by the patient on 31 May 1608 at 12:50

GJ Grace Meade of Bote Cla{idon} 40 y. Maij 31 ho 12. 50 p. m. 1608

Swelled in all her body very hott & thirsty

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 119v (bottom right part 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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CASE14911: Horary consultation concerning Alice Lord (PERSON13790)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1603 at 10:30

GJ Alice Lord of Kempson 25 y. May 5 ho. 10 30 a m. 1603

Keepeth her bed, trembles very much, A great payne in her backe her right hand and right arme swelled. Cryes of her bones and every where about in great payne./

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 64r (upper left 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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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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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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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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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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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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CASE24757: Horary consultation concerning Sara Paulin (PERSON34115)

Question asked by the patient on 15 May 1610 at 07:00

RN Sara Pauly of NorthCrowlye 38. y may 15. h. 7. ant m. 16i0 Delivered this day sennet about 8. in the morning. was in labour from monday to that Daye tooke a cold. & sore all over. & was swelled all over & now is swelled in her left hand & cānot make water onc in 24 houres. ready to cast & her wynd is ready to be stopt wth it very weake.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 34v, f. 34r (f. 34v upper left, and f. 34r bottom left)

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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?f17-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AWhole%20body;f21-querent-sex=Female, accessed 19 March 2025.