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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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CASE72140: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Cob (PERSON46416)

Question asked by the patient on 19 May 1631 at 13:00

RN Mres Elis: Cob of Fensom 36 y may 19. h. 1. p {sic} 1631 had. 13. child hath buryed 6 & hath seaven. living was prsent head, left syde, chest ill:

Is very weake

a great fayntnes in her stomack & legs as she goeth. feareth consūption a burning in her back

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 355 (upper left part of page)

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CASE12154: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Linwell (PERSON13735)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1599 at 13:30

RN Isbell Linwell servant to Thomas Buncher of Paulus Perrye 30 yeres old nor fathr nor mothr a hie colourd wate woman & sweateth hart swollen in the body & legs. & chest faynte yt shee can do no worke hed & hart beateth. 27 of March die h. 1. 30 p m. 1599. short winded hath bene amisse this 3 week {wak}heth

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 114r (upper right part of page)

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CASE79015: Horary consultation concerning Grisel Stone (PERSON59686)

Question asked by the patient on 9 April 1634 at 12:00

TG Krisel stone of shendly 25 y. April {illeg}|9| h. 12 mer. 1634. hath beene maried about two ye{ares} had not her courses since Christm{esse} hath a paine in her backe & leggs, stomacke full of water & winde, w{orse} after meat. Utrum sit gravida

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 120v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE19196: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Pen (PERSON14841)

Question asked by the patient on 17 April 1601 between 10:45 and 11:35

RN Edward Pen of Stonistrath 28. Ap. 17. die ant m 160i. stiffe in his legs backe weake.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 79v (upper right part of page)

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CASE62491: Horary consultation concerning Grace Ridge (PERSON57623)

Question asked by the patient on 30 May 1626 at 09:00

RN Grace Ridg of Elstoe 30. y. may 30 h. 9. ant m 1626 sinc Easter lame in her armes back & legs right syde full of ach.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 229r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE10744: Horary consultation concerning Old Goody Agnes Lancaster (PERSON13548)

Question asked by the patient on 2 June 1600 at 10:15

RN Goody Lancastar of Milton. 50 y. Iune 2 die h. 10. 15. ant m. 1600 short winded hoven im {sic} her bodye belly brest. legs sore rancled & have rūning sores.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 93v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12075: Horary consultation concerning Joan Burton (PERSON10231)

Question asked by the patient between 13 March 1599 at 14:30 and 14 March 1599 at 11:10

RN Iohn Ione Burten of Olney for her diseased chest 44. yeres. lame in her back. fallen downe into her legs. a great hoven in her belly body back wth cold & a trembling ach in her back.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 101v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE47629: Horary consultation concerning Sir Roger Pulleston (PERSON34514)

Question asked by the patient on 12 October 1618 at 14:30

RN Sr Rog. Poolyston came to cōfer wth me touching his Palsy & convulsions & vertigo. having a lamenes in his left syde & weaknes in his legs Octob. 12. h. 2. 30. p m. 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 53r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE18941: Horary consultation concerning Joan Coast (PERSON10682) and Alice Wheeler (PERSON17014)

Question asked by Joan Coast (PERSON10682) and Alice Wheeler (PERSON17014) on 21 February 1601 at 13:00

RN Ione Coast of Marsten 8 75. y feb. 21. die hor. 1: p m. 1601 payned in her hed & eyes ca scarse see.

Alce Wheeler of Cranfild 23. y. d|f|eb. 21. die hor. 1. p. m. 1601 in her armes & legs cannot styrre. backe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 38r (upper left part of page)

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CASE74534: Horary consultation concerning Goody Miller (PERSON54775)

Question asked by the patient on 7 May 1632 at 10:00

RN Goody Miller of Botte Claydon a widow 80. y. legs & belly swelled. may 7. h. 10

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 140 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE55860: Horary consultation concerning John Richardson (PERSON15293)

Question asked by the patient on 25 March 1623 between 10:00 and 10:50

RN Iohn Richardson of newp 48 y. had a third ague a yere & better. 5 y sinc & neaver well sinc. & now sorely payned in his right leg wthout any swelling a bad stomack short wynded was wont to bleed mutch. & is very faynt & reareth blood & did bleed mutch at nose is aguish red & thick. very extreme faynt & weake & did swound last sonday. eateth litle./ extreme short wȳded

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 218, f. 34r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12299: Horary consultation concerning Edward Carter (PERSON10347)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 at 07:00

RN Edward Carter of Cranfilde 48. hath taken a lamenes frō the smalenes of his backe t {sic} Downe to his knee of the right side full of aches & shooting & prickings otherwise not hart sick weddensday last was sennet. sent to me this 25 of Apr. die h. 7. ante m. 1599. |a leane man. a black swarthy man|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 137v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12125: Horary consultation concerning Anne Hammond (PERSON12509)

Question asked by the patient on 22 March 1599 at 13:10

RN An Haman 56 of litle brickhill: sick ever sinc Christmas not hart sick but swollen in her body & in her legs & very stiffe sent to me by her husband. Martij 22. die  {sic}. 1. 10. 1599. very costive & as if shee were st{oun}ge & cannot rise except shee be lifted. very cold & stiffe & short winded & leekely to die 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 109r (upper right part of page)

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CASE23620: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Walker (PERSON36409)

Question asked by the patient on 27 June 1614 at 14:30

RN Thomas Walker gardyner to {G}. Chaterton. 56 y Iune 27 h. 2. 30 p m 1614 a black sanguyne cōplex. payned in his chest. swolne in his body & legs it tooke him 16 days since. /of St yeedes\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 35v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE37326: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne Bagly (PERSON27595)

Question asked by the patient on 16 March 1615 between 11:00 and 14:30

RN goodlyBagly {sic} at {illeg} leachāsteed mendded being lett blood 6 ounces in her arme & not bef{ore} being mutch in her cas{illeg} is payned lately wth a pricking about her hart her legs have red spots her purges never did her good nor any thing sent her./

desyres to be let blood/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 170v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12304: Horary consultation concerning Margery Clark (PERSON10627)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 between 09:43 and 10:30

RN Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs yt on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 138r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12166: Horary consultation concerning Alice White (PERSON17071)

Question asked by the patient on 30 March 1599 at 08:15

RN Alce White of Milton of 5i. at Candlemas a longe time ill by fits. & was had the stone cholick. 7 yeres since nowe in her lims share. harte. & legs back wth a pricking. March 30 die h. 8. 15. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 116r (bottom 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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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)

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?f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3ALegs;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 8 February 2025.