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CASE58958: Horary consultation concerning Robert Favell (PERSON48790)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39961) on 20 August 1624 at 11:45

RN Rob favell very weak g{athes} no strenght. & goeth crosse legs other wise not & his legs & body pyne Aug 1|2|0 h. 11 45 ant m 1624

3 y ch{rim}{illeg}|{s}| {sic} Christmas the sonday senet before Christmas h. 12. 30 in ye morning very early

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 46r (upper left part of page)

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CASE13492: Horary consultation concerning William Uvedale (PERSON60768)

Question asked by the patient on 23 April 1598 at 08:15

RN W. V. 1598 Ap. 23 die . h. 8. 15. for an itch in his legs body & breaking out in his neck & legs.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 182, f. 166v (upper part of page)

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CASE11834: Horary consultation concerning Richard Kirby (PERSON13331)

Question asked by Mr Yarrow (PERSON17449) on 1 December 1598 at 10:15

RN Rich Kerby Miller of Newport 60 \56/ yeres old. long & grevously sick {filiu}s patre \{servus} Domino/ cū eu {sic} consensu it hath held this 4 yeres by fits but this quarter of this yere held him sorely & keepeth home some days his bed in his fit & then abroad. a payne in his hart wth a sighing black coloured very fat of his face but wth this sicknes shrunk in his bodye & legs. Mr yarrow for him novemb. {sic} 1 Decēb. die h. 10. 15. 15981

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘hed hart. bellye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 59r (upper right, and bottom left parts 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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CASE13037: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Oakley (PERSON14550) and Thomas Burgess (PERSON10196) and Mary Burgess (PERSON10203)

Question asked by Catherine Oakley (PERSON14550), Thomas Burgess (PERSON10196) and Mary Burgess (PERSON10203) on 2 February 1600 at 12:00

RN Katheron Ocklie of Turvie 60 y. payned in her legs & bodye wch are mightely swollen & a payne in her cheste wth a cold. Doth spit blood also feb. 2 die . h. 12. Thomas Burges \of Astwood/ 50 yeres for a great cough & payne in the chest very short winded. 16001

[Astrological Chart]

the womans watr is very red & thick Mary Burges troubled about the hart wth a coughinge her watr hath black melancholy humour. her husb & ss troubled wth a cough.

Notes:

1 ‘a coughe’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 263v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE20802: Horary consultation concerning Walter Brown (PERSON10104)

Question asked by the patient on 16 March 1604 at 09:25

RN Water Browne her husb 40 y extremely swelled in his body frō the chest downe to his {illeg}|le|gs wch are mightely hoven & swelled his stomacke very good at the same tyme.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 41r (bottom part of page)

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CASE18765: Horary consultation concerning Francis Woodmancy (PERSON17354)

Question asked by the patient on 6 January 1601 at 12:26

RN Frauncis Woodmacy of Olny 38 Ian. 6 die hor. 12. 26. p m. 1600 {sic} burnt p. legs & body et swelled

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 3v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE13956: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON17906)

Question asked by the patient on 30 August 1603 at 10:45

RN for a poer womā of Sherington yt hath bene long sick & swollen in her body face legs cānot goe August 30 hor 10. 45. ant m 1603

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 68v (bottom part of page)

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CASE12287: Horary consultation concerning John Trueman (PERSON16582)

Question asked by the patient on 24 April 1599 at 09:30

RN Iohn Trueman of Willing i9 come lāmas. hath a swellinge in his legs fallen downe lately wthin this sennet his \belly & body/ was before swollen. he hath taken phisick this 4 yeres. & hath taken Drink of many & of Mr Glover of Northampton. Drinkes losing him yt hath had taken a diet losing Drinke for 3 days fasting & had 2 cakes & hath in a day. his excrement looke white & his face & eyes all yellowe but a fully faced youthe. 24 of Apr. die h. 9. 30 p m {sic}. 1599. cathed it wth a wet & cold. faynt & feeble.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 135v (upper left part of page)

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CASE50335: Horary consultation concerning Henry Shephard (PERSON35259)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1620 at 11:30

RW Henry Sheepheard. of Sympson. y. 60. d. h. 11. 30 ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. hath beene sicke ever since Christmas. is swelled in his body: & his belly hard: legs swelled & hath a little issue in each of them: hath kept his bed these two dayes. Eateth his meate prettily well: is rather loose then costive

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 138r (bottom 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%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ATorso;f21-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3ALegs;f22-treatment=No, accessed 4 April 2025.