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CASE20457: Horary consultation concerning Sybil West [Nichols] [Goody Nichols] (PERSON16965)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1602 at 12:00

RN Sybyll West alias Nichols bapt āno dni 1568 the 23 of feb. sent to me for my counsell this febr. 25 hor. 12. 1602. of Woollisson.

for the swelling of her face.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 301r (upper left part of page)

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CASE23400: Horary consultation concerning Lady Chester [Mrs Elizabeth Chester] (PERSON45998)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1614 at 11:20

RN Mres Chester tormented wth toothach. intollerabl 3 days & nights face swelled may 20 . h. 11. 20 ant m 1614.

desyreth me to come over.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 2r (upper left part of page)

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CASE16971: Horary consultation concerning Sir Arthur Throckmorton (PERSON16427)

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

RN Syr Arthur Throgmorton of Paulus Perry. 48. y Maij 20 hor. 6. 38 ant m. 1602. sent for me to come to him. |on of his cheekes kerneld & harde & swelled.|

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE55514: Horary consultation concerning Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638)

Question asked by the patient on 21 January 1623 at 09:30

RN a kind letter frō the Countesse yt she had a cold & a hard iourney Ian {sic} her face not yet come to his first portion & her ankle swelled & willing not to take any more physick as yet but to heare of her sone Ian 21. h. 9. 30 ant m 1623.

ankle red & swelled

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 159r (upper right part of page)

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CASE66092: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Kent (PERSON52814)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40662) on 14 May 1628 at 17:00

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. . h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheathr the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child prsent wth goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 32r (upper left part of page)

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CASE26510: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Frances Fortescue (PERSON19648)

Question asked by Lady Grace Fortescue [Grace Manners] (PERSON19647) on 27 December 1605 at 08:30

RN my lady fortiscue sent for me to come to her wench {sic} \Daughter/ who was mightely hoven in her belly face stomacke watr good francis fortiscue 9 y decēb 28 |27 | 1605.

they sent her watr in the morning h 8 30. ant m 1605.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 215, f. 2r (bottom 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)

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CASE31818: Horary consultation concerning Henry Stiles (PERSON25579)

Question asked by Davenport (PERSON22826) on 29 June 1607 at 14:30

RN Henry Stile of mutch Brickhill 19 y Iune 29 . h. 2. 30 p m 1607 19. y. sick 3 weekes very sore swelled in his body, bothe legs & face. & all other {sic} of his bodye

Davēport the Appar. wrote to me in his behalfe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 238r (upper 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?f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling;f22-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent;f23-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AFace, accessed 31 January 2025.