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CASE16002: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Parrot (PERSON14715)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 29 December 1603 at 10:00

RN Thomas Parret Mr leas mā \of Stanton/ 27. y Decēb 29  {sic} hor 10. ant m 1603. hed mūphes. cānot sleepe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 174r (upper right part of page)

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CASE10183: Horary consultation concerning Susan Cole [Eastone] (PERSON10737) and Robert Cole (PERSON10715)

Question asked by Susan Cole [Eastone] (PERSON10737) and Robert Cole (PERSON10715) on 18 March 1600 at 12:30

RN Susan Coles of Olny betwixt 18 or 19. March 18 die h 12. 30. 1600.

Robart Coles 29. of Olny March. 18. die h. capitis dolore et tu{mo}{sic} tumore ex collisu

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 16v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12360: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Charity Ashburnor [Ashbourne] [Ashburton] (PERSON9240)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1599 at 07:15

RN Goody Ashbournour greatly complayneth sinc yesterday of the headach & the gr{eat} paine therof cannot rest. her face is mutch swollen therewith. maij 2. die . h. 7. 15 ant. m. 1599. about 40 yeres

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 146v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12724: Horary consultation concerning John Tiso (PERSON16452)

Question asked by the patient on 20 September 1599 at 11:45

RN Iohn Tisam Tiso. \of Kempsō./ almost 60 y. troubled wth a great his payne s {sic} in his head wth a shooting: & a swelling in his legs & nose wth an it|n|tollerab: shooting & a horrib. deadly payne in his teethe. septemb. 20. die  {sic}. 11. 45. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 207r (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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CASE14079: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Barber (PERSON9438)

Question asked by the patient on 28 September 1603 at 09:15

RN Mres An Barber of Kensworthe 46|5| y. sept 28. hor 9. 16|5|. ant m 1603.

was borne {illeg} {sic} on a {tuds} \shrovesōdaye/ after noone. an hour betwixt 4 & 5. /hath often bene let blood sicknes gone this 4 yeres.\ |extreeme hot. casteth vp sometymes leek whit of egge. sometymes blacke stuffe.|

[Astrological Chart]

Mres An Barber sept 28 hor. 9. 15 ant m. 1603. strangly handled wth her stomack burning & gnawing & then an intolerable paine of her hed for 20 houres not well for 40 houre & then it cōmeth once in a weeke in the wynter. & aftr hath a swelling & a gnawing in the calf of her legs.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, ff. 89v-90r (f. 89v upper right, and f. 90r upper left)

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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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CASE70113: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Campion (PERSON45518)

Question asked by the patient on 1 March 1630 at 10:40

RN Goodmā Campion of th{is} towne 34 y. march 1 {} h. 10 40 ant m 16{30} head & face swell{ed}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 124 (middle 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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CASE68420: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Walcot (PERSON60949)

Question asked by the patient on 11 May 1629 at 09:30

Agnis Wallcott of Bicester 40. y. May. 11. . h. 9. 2|3|0. ant. m. 16291

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘pained in ye head, & leggs swolne’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 190v (upper left part of page)

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CASE72678: Horary consultation concerning Mary Huntly (PERSON52207)

Question asked by the patient on 8 July 1631 at 10:30

RN Mary Huntly of Dunstable 43. y. Aug. 8 h. 10 30 ant m 163i |noice & deafenes in her head & face wth swelling|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 78 (upper left part of page)

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CASE19297: Horary consultation concerning Mr Matthew Emerson (PERSON11576) and Randall Young (PERSON17472)

Question asked by Mr Matthew Emerson (PERSON11576) and Randall Young (PERSON17472) on 27 April 1601 at 13:45

RN Mathewe Emmerton of Stony stratford {A} {sic} 26. y Ap 27 die hor. 1. 45. p m. 1601

Randall yonge of the same towne oculis et capitis dolore1

[Astrological Chart]

Randall younge of Stonystratford Apr 27 die hor. 2. p m. 1601.

Notes:

1 ‘for a megrim & blood shotten eyes eyes swollen’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, ff. 97v-98r (f. 97v upper right, and f. 98r upper left)

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CASE12083: Horary consultation concerning William Loveles (PERSON13804)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1599 at 09:00

RN Williā Lovely of Newport 60. greeped & tormented at the harte ready to make him selfe away & of his brest: the 15 of Martij die . h. 9 metuit venefic: 1599 hed & face swelleth.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 103r (bottom left 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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CASE12408: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Shephard (PERSON15766)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1599 between 08:45 and 10:00

RN Elisabeth Shefhard of lathbury 23. hath not her Courses very well payned in her hed. & eyes doe swell. wth a great heate a great breaking out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 155r (upper left part of page)

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CASE19512: Decumbiture for Robert Kinsweeke (PERSON13411)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1601 at 08:00

RN Robart Kinsweeke of Elstoe 54 y. taken in London taken on the right syde fyngers head & feete wth a swelling. Apr. 25. vppon St Markes Day being satterday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning. was first taken. Apr. 25. die hor 6. 30. ant m. 160i. betwixt 3 & 4 aftr noone could not styrre & the sunday morning could not speake

[Partial Astrological Chart]

he was blasted in a garden.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘blasted in a garden’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 134r (upper left part of page)

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CASE36381: Horary consultation concerning Mr Nicholas Barnsly (PERSON21988)

Question asked by the patient on 15 August 1609 at 10:30

RN Mr Nicholas Barnesley a pr wise sholertike gētlemā last 8 of Apr being palme sondaye h. 11. 30 ant m 41 cōpplete {sic} cōplex sang corp. flatibus stomachi et capitis vertig. et ante hac tumore venar hæmorod Aug 15. 1609

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 131r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE26545: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON21276)

Question asked by the patient on 6 January 1606 at 12:30

RN On of Hanslop for his eyes. Ian. 6 h. 12. 30 p m 1605|6|.1

Notes:

1 ‘eye swelled & sore hed ill.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 8r (upper right part of page)

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CASE44838: Horary consultation concerning Christopher Abraham (PERSON27238)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1617 at 11:15

RN Ch\r/ystopher Abrahā of Stoake hāmons 30|5| y may 5 h. 11. 15 ant m 1617. |swelled about the face. & a singing in his hed/|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 146v (bottom 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%3AHead;f19-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f20-treatment=Yes, accessed 18 March 2025.