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CASE45635: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38300)

Question asked by the patient on 21 October 1617 at 10:20

RN A poer boy of Northāpton sheere after an ague had a great big hard belly like an ague cake for a yers space growen to a tympany octob 21. h. 10. 20 ant m 1617

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 97r (upper left part of page)

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CASE72214: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON41338)

Question asked by the patient on 27 May 1631 or on 28 May 1631 at 15:00

RN a womā troubled wth a great swelled cheake & leg hard swelled cedding from the kings evill may 28 h. 3 p m 1631

kings evill

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 232, p. 380 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE70845: Horary consultation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient on 19 May 1630 at 12:00

RN my lord sent to see his legs swelled h. 12. p m {sic} 1630 /feareth a dropsy.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 378 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE52434: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39229)

Question asked by the patient on 10 May 1621 at 15:30

RN a womā of Clyfton for a great Belly a tympany 60 y may 10 h. 3. 30 p m 162i

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 136v (upper left part of page)

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CASE55006: Horary consultation concerning Mr Sanders (PERSON58176)

Question asked by the patient on 24 September 1622 at 07:30

RN Mr Sanders of lathbery sept 24 {illeg}|| h. 7. 30 a{nt} m. 1622 lip swelled a surfet

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 67v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE57061: Horary consultation concerning Goody Smith (PERSON59087)

Question asked by the patient on 10 September 1623 at 15:40

RN Goody Smyth of Sutton for an ague & a swelling & red spots a long tyme 35 y sept 10 h. 3. 40 p m 1623.

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

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CASE70200: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Marshal (PERSON54339)

Question asked by the patient on 10 March 1630 at 14:30

Mrs. Marshall of Ippolech 45. y. Mart. 10. . h. 2. 30. p. m. 16301

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Dropsy feared swolne in the left legg’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 152 (bottom left part of page)

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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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CASE43173: Horary consultation concerning Edward Gardner (PERSON30757)

Question asked by the patient on 12 April 1616 at 08:00

RN Edward Gardiner serv to my lord Dormer 60 y Ap. 12 h. 1|8|. ant m. 16i6 |a dropsy scurvy belly huge & big.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 56r (upper left part of page)

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CASE26413: Horary consultation concerning Withers (PERSON62823)

Question asked by Mr Withers (PERSON62822) on 8 March 1615 at 09:00

RW Mr Withers of Willin for his childe. \a daughter/ y. 2. March: 8. h: 9 ant: mer: d. . 1615. an ague this 3 weekes. swelleth in {he}{r} body, fone & hands

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 204, f. 41v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE57420: Horary consultation concerning Robinson (PERSON57735)

Question asked by Goody Robinson (PERSON57753) on 22 November 1623 at 14:00

RN Goody Robynson for her boy of this towne 12 y novēb 22 h {sic} hor. 2. 20 p m 1623. /kings evyll a swelling in his arme & foot. & broken\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘kings evyll/.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 28v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12290: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Impy (PERSON13103)

Question asked by the patient on 24 April 1599 at 11:15

RN Thomas Impy of Marst{illeg}|on|e Morten 43 for a lame hand swelled yt he can lift it vp to his hed. 24 of Apr. {di}e h. 11. 15. ant m. 1599. {taken} wth a surfet of wet & cold. yt fell into his armes.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 136r (upper left part of page)

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CASE23581: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37214)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1614 at 15:00

RN A widow of Newp for her face broken out in pimpl{es} legs swelled mightely & n{ow} the ague falling into them & ames {sic} pimpled. & blys{te}red. Iune. 14 h. 3. p m 1614.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 31v (upper right part of page)

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CASE72947: Horary consultation concerning Anne Lea (PERSON53542)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41425) on 16 September 1631 at 10:00

RN An lay of newp 7 y sept 16 h. 10 ant m 163i for a long swelling vnder her neck li like the kings evill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 157 (middle right part of page)

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CASE11277: Horary consultation concerning Jane Whitmell (PERSON17114)

Question asked by Dorothy Whitmell [Wicknell] (PERSON17112) on 13 September 1600 at 10:25

RN Iane Witmell of 7 y for a burning ague./ & a hard bellye.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 202, f. 175r (bottom left 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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CASE21552: Horary consultation concerning John Pearce (PERSON18741)

Question asked by Goodwife Joan Barnwell [Pearce] [Pearson] [Persival] [Wotten] (PERSON18986) on 9 October 1604 at 17:30

RN Iohn Perce of or towne Octob 9 hor 5. 30 p m 1604 his wife came for {s} {sic} ph{y}sicke.

[Astrological Chart]

Goody Perce for her husb. octob. 9. hor. 5. 30. p m 1604 for an ague swelled in his stomacke./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, ff. 156v-157r (f. 156v bottom right, and f. 157r upper left)

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CASE10647: Horary consultation concerning Thomas White (PERSON17057) and Susan White (PERSON17086)

Question asked by Thomas White (PERSON17057) and Susan White (PERSON17086) on 22 May 1600 at 11:30

RN Thomas White of Milten 56. may 22 die h. 11 30 ant m 1600 |a payne in his shoulders| payned in his head back & chest stuffed. faynt & feeble water good but yellowish. sande in his backe. a drye cough.

Susāna White of Milten Mres Androwes servant 18 a red coloured wenche legs sweld. hath the whites but very few of the reds. head & harte a swimminge.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 79r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE18898: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Burton (PERSON10227)

Question asked by the patient on 12 February 1601 at 11:00

RN Thomas Burton of Paulersy feb. 12. die hor. 11. for a cataract & swelling & rednes in his eyes & paynes in his head.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 31r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE19780: Horary consultation concerning George Ampes (PERSON9133)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18484) on 12 August 1601 at 09:15

RN George Amps of Kempson. 8 y. Aug i2 9. 15. ant m 160i

for a great swelling in his bodye & cods mightely swelled.

a tympany

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 178r (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?f18-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29;f19-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f20-judgment=No, accessed 28 March 2025.