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CASE44112: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Napier [the nephew] [Sir Richard Napier] (PERSON18784)

Question asked by the patient on 27 November 1616 at 13:45

RN Rich Napier my godson novēb 27 h. 1. 45. p m 16i6 left cheeke mutch swelled1

[Astrological Chart]

I came wente to luton novēb 25 sep a vac ap p p . p

I returned novēb 27. sep a ap & at my coming home I found my boy Rich cōplayning of his swelling

Notes:

1 ‘a mighty had {sic} swelling in his f|m|outh & face.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 28v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11095: Horary consultation concerning Mabel Pettit (PERSON14884)

Question asked by the patient on 30 July 1600 at 11:30

RN Mable Pettite of i6 y. of Groundon. Iuly 30 die h. 11. 30 ant m. 1600. a great swelling in her face & throate.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 146r (upper right part of page)

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CASE16148: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Amy Sandys (PERSON15597)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18144) on 8 February 1604 at 15:00

GJ Mrs Amy Sand of Eaton a yeere old Febr. 8 ho 3 p m. 1604 A swelling in the throte & mouth \face/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 192v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE16972: Horary consultation concerning Sir Arthur Throckmorton (PERSON16427)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1602 at 08:30

RN Syr Arthur Throckmorten of Paulusperry 40 maij 20 hor. 5. 38 ant m 1602 head payned face swelled without & within.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘An apparant swelling in the face & in the inside & gums.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 52r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE24789: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Knight (PERSON32403)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1610 at 09:20

RN \Elis. Knight/ Knights Daughtr the hogh of this towne may 18 h. 9. 20 ant m 16i0 |a swelling in her face or throat broken of long cōtinuance.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 38v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12209: Horary consultation concerning John Bird (PERSON9742)

Question asked by the patient on 4 April 1599 at 09:35

RN Iohn Birde \the Smith/ came for him selfe his face swelled & hard throte first sore Apr. 4 die h. 9. 35. ant m. 1599. hed & stomacke

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 121v (upper left part of page)

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CASE59859: Horary consultation concerning Mary Elliot (PERSON48466)

Question asked by the patient on 1 March 1625 at 09:40

RN Mary Elyot serv to Iohn Kent of the vp end f {sic} 20 y febr 28 \march 1/ h. 9: 30 {sic} \40/ ant m 1625 |a swelling in her right cheeke very red & throate also|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘swelled in her right cheeke hard & red & throat very sore’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 180r (upper left part of page)

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CASE19143: Horary consultation concerning Joan Stacy (PERSON16101)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18423) on 7 April 1601 at 14:00

RN Ione Stacy 8 y canot heare swelled about the face & cheeke & throate. Ap 7. die hor. 2 p m. 160i

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 71r (upper right part of page)

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CASE46845: Horary consultation concerning Barnaby Barcoll (PERSON27709)

Question asked by the patient on 12 June 1618 at 10:45

RN Barnabe {illeg}|B|a\c/kwell of layton 35 y Iune 12 h. 10. 45 ant m 1618.

he did ride a great iourney & distempered his blood & sinc his face & necke swelled with litle hard wheels & knobs

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 140v (upper left part of page)

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CASE73919: Horary consultation concerning Richard Wright (PERSON37100)

Question asked by the patient between 1 March 1632 at 17:00 and 2 March 1632 at 08:15

RN Rich: Write of Stoake golding 20 y f {sic} March a swelling vnder his chyn & neck & a swelling wth 2 rūing holes

hath bene twice wth the king & fyndeth litle remedy.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 477 (middle left part of page)

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CASE12041: Horary consultation concerning Alice Richardson (PERSON15307)

Question asked by the patient on 9 March 1599 at 09:48

RN Alce Richardson of 15 yeres for a swelling vnder her throte & the side of her cheeke Martij 9 her nose very sore & her hed & stomack hot. Martij 9. die h. 9. 48 1599. in her owne son a prty bloody coloured wench

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 96v (upper left part of page)

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CASE46838: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Greenwood (PERSON31136)

Question asked by the patient on 11 June 1618 at 11:25

RN Elis Grenwood of Moulsoe 30|8| y Iune 11 h. 11. 25 ant m. 1618. troubled wth a great touthach & swelling in her face & lips. head ill.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 139r (upper left part of page)

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CASE64594: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40515)

Question asked by the patient on 15 September 1627 at 13:00

RN The faukners wife to Sr Rob          of Parsnā Sept 15 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1627 wheather festured sore & sw in her left arme broken & rūning & swellings about her face & neck all soft taken by hard labour of a child he {sic} wheathr it be the kings evill as is supposed or a fistula

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 215r (upper left part of page)

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CASE40957: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Anslowe [Young Mrs Anslowe] (PERSON27418)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1613 at 09:39

RN mres mary Anslow for her face & nose & lips swelled & knobbed wth scabs feb: 25 . h. 38. 9. 39. ant m. 1613. |of Tyrnghā {sic} servāt to young mres Dormer|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 52r (upper right part of page)

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CASE59499: Horary consultation concerning William Gibson (PERSON49789)

Question asked by the patient on 6 December 1624 at 12:00

RN Will. Gibson for his neck & face Decēb 6 . h. 12. 1624 /head face neck swelled & red impost feared\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 120v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12976: Horary consultation concerning Edmond [Edward] Deram (PERSON11286)

Question asked by the patient on 10 January 1600 at 11:15

RN Edmund Deram of Tinswick 60|2| yeres payned in his head. Ian. 10 die h. 15 {sic} 15. ant m. 1600. swelleth about his head face nose & throate.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 252v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12773: Horary consultation concerning Richard King (PERSON13383)

Question asked by the patient on 3 October 1599 at 12:45

RN Richard Kinge of Nash. 24 yeres hath had a swelling in his body belly & mēbers & face for this 3 yeres & goeth away agayne. Octob. 3 die h. 12. 45. {illeg} 1599. hath bene at Cublington son of Thorton’. in his throate & k {sic} & knees.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 213r (bottom 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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CASE12153: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Allen (PERSON9103)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1599 at 11:30

RN Katheron Allen at Newport 50 yeres old. amisse this {illeg} yeres assone as shee was delivered of a child paynd in her hed. & swollen in her face. aremes {sic} legs hoven in her body sweateth & her hed & neck & syde loketh very hie & is specled. short winded & faynte. March 27. die h. 11. 30. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 114r (upper left 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%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AFace;f19-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling;f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AThroat%20and%20mouth, accessed 15 March 2025.