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CASE51133: Horary consultation concerning Young Sir Henry [Harry] Longueville (PERSON13774)

Question asked by the patient on 27 June 1620 at 15:40

RN Sr Henry Longevill Iune 27 h. 3 40 p m. 1620

his 2 purges wrght {sic} exceding well

is swelled more then before

desyreth an oyntmēt

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 91r (upper right part of page)

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CASE27272: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON21336)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1606 at 18:00

RN May 17. h {sic} hor 6 a|p| m 1606.

a mā came to me for a bruise wth a cart & syde & legs swelled to know wheathr good to let him blood.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 126v (upper left part of page)

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CASE75883: Horary consultation concerning Lady Sara Leech [Mrs Sara Napier [Sandy]] (PERSON15610)

Question asked by Sir Walter Leech (PERSON53601) on 8 November 1632 at 19:00

RN Sr Walter Leach. of Cadley. for his wife novēb 8 h 7 p m 1632. boath at Cadley hath a fulnes at her stomack & a litle oppression at her hart & a kind of heaving vnderneath it craveth my helpe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 133 (upper right part of page)

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CASE23615: Horary consultation concerning Mr Alexander Jarman (PERSON23967)

Question asked by the patient on 25 June 1614 between 14:40 and 19:25

GJ Mr Alexander Iermin his swelling in his groyne Continueth

He Desyreth to have some cordialls and something to make him sleepe

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 35r (upper left part of page)

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CASE28890: Horary consultation concerning Sir George Blundell [Captain Blundell] (PERSON9813)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1605 at 17:20

RN The Capitayne maij 2. hor. 5. 20 p m 1605 for a dyet drinke. for his corpulency & swelling

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 77r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE18776: Horary consultation concerning Mr Loe (PERSON13808)

Question asked by the patient on 9 January 1601 at 12:30

RN Mr Lowe of Clyfton 79 Ian. 9. die hor. 12. 30 p m. 1601.

first tyme he sent for medsō1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a great swelling in his legs & toes wth an itche.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 6r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE72492: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Quatermeane (PERSON57222)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1631 at 17:20

RN Mr Th. Quatermā of StoakeTalmage 33 y Iuly 6. h. 5. 20 p m. 1631. he sent here to fore 3 tyms for a swelling in his right arme & right foot as if it would teare him in peeces /head well & stomack\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 16 (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE23498: Horary consultation concerning Dr Michael Jarman (PERSON32083)

Question asked by the patient on 1 June 1614 at 17:00

RN Mr Iermyn of Exeter colledg & Mr Thomas Harrys 19 y. may Iune 1. h. 5. p. m. 1614. |mr Iernyn feareth eyther Dropsy or cōsūption mutch troubled wth wynd & belly somewhat swelled cānot sleepe. his cordiall I first sent him did him mutch good./|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 17r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE17624: Horary consultation concerning Mr Smith (PERSON15862)

Question asked by the patient on 31 July 1602 at 17:00

RN young gentleman Mr Smyth of Paulus 27. y. Iuly 31. hor 5 p m. 1602.

quærit quid sit conducibili hernia valde tumescente.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 158r (upper right part of page)

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CASE66407: Horary consultation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient on 19 June 1628 at 17:00

RN I receaved from my lord prsid a kind Hon. loving lettr craving the same pils because his Honour is mutch bound & swelled in his belly & fumeth vp into his head Iune 19  {sic} h 5. p m. 1628

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 79v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE41790: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37921)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37922) on 1 May 1615 at 16:00

RW A Childe of Cranfeilde y: 1. d. h. 4. post merid. Ap may. 1. 1615. voyded iij wormes vpward & iij downeward: he belly swelled & {illeg} The Child was brought in prsence. was much altered wheras before it was of a sanguine complection: it was now very bleake & wan.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 196, f. 5v (upper right part of page)

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CASE43107: Horary consultation concerning Mr Francis Combs [The older Mr Combs] (PERSON29218) and Mrs Mary Combs (PERSON29219)

Question asked by Mr Francis Combs [The older Mr Combs] (PERSON29218) and Mrs Mary Combs (PERSON29219) on 1 April 1616 at 17:00

RN Mr francis Combes Mr {sic} Apr 1. h. 5 p. m 16i6 cā abyde no wet nor wynd. eys bad dersyreth a direction in writing

his physick wch I sent him did him no good.

Mres Mary Combes. tooke her physick it did her some good but now her other cheeke is swelled. vryne good

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 45r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE54273: Horary consultation concerning Joan Holtome (PERSON51778)

Question asked by the patient on 23 May 1622 at 15:00

RN Ione Holtome of Saldone 47. y. May 23. {illeg}|| h 3. p m. 1622

[Astrological Chart]

she was so swelled belly & legs as everyon thought that she would die & yet mended & cane {sic} heather to me

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 122v (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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CASE43670: Horary consultation concerning William Thomson (PERSON36012)

Question asked by the patient on 16 July 1616 at 15:25

RN Wylliā Tomson of great Horwood 40 y Iuly 16. h. 3. 25. p. m. 16i6.

of a belly swelled hard like a festered boyle hard & sore would have it broken or to ease it

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 138r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE73839: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Anderson (PERSON42694)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1632 at 13:10

Mrs. Margaret Anderson. \of Tringe/ 16. y. Febr 21. . h. 1. 10. p m. 1632

Shee tooke her Phisick wch wrought very well, but her Leggs doe nowe swell very much toward night, & pitt into the flesh wth great paine, her thighes & Belly swell alsoe

Desires to knowe what should bee done:

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 455 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE79618: Horary consultation concerning Lady Hester Temple [Old Lady Temple] (PERSON35978)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1636 at 15:00

SRN The old Lady Temple of Darsett 66. y. March. 29. . h. 3. p. m. 1636.

The pills j sent her did worke very well & did her very much good.

Is now short wynded & much hoven in ye stomacke & weake in her knees & A{illeg}k|nc|kles, as she was then

hath at this tyme a great hoarsenes & straytnes in her throate. desires the note of ye Dyet drinke. & pills.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 177, f. 18v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE70707: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Stockwell (PERSON59658)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1630 at 19:45

RN old Mr Stockwell of North Hampton 65 y May 4. h 7. 45 a|p| m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

|very shortwyded| his motion of his going is well amended but his should & arme is swelled |on arms lessor then another| & mutch payned & plexed wth shortnes of breath. troubled wth wynd also moved to have an Issue craveth my Conseyle

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 331 (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE60952: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Stanton (PERSON59498)

Question asked by Mr Tomlin (PERSON60287) on 15 August 1625 at 13:20

RN Mr Tomlyns of Tinswicke 53 y brought me xs for mres Stanton of warwick in token of love & kindnes Aug 15. h. 1. 20 p m. 1625. she found some helpe in her back but applying pigeons but onc to her feete. ma Drow so mutch as yt{sic} her sight is weaked. & her eyes swelled |a widow womā|

gave me xs gratis brought vntome by Mr Tomkins of Tinswicke.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 170r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE36484: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Noone (PERSON24667)

Question asked by the patient on 5 September 1609 at 12:00

RN Mres Margaret Noone a londyner yt came vnto me wth Mr Iohn lanckford sent me word yt her 2 clysters wrought but litle but yt her dyet drinke did worke well & did her some good for her cold stomack. but yt her flushing in her face cōtinueth still. as also her swelling espec on the right syde of her bellye craveth my furthr helpe. Sept 5. h. 12. 1609

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 151r (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?f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling;f3-time-of-day=PM;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment, accessed 7 February 2025.