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CASE68110: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Sanderson (PERSON58256)

Question asked by the patient on 7 April 1629 at 16:45

RN Mres Margaret Sanderson 22 y Apr. 7 h. 4 45 p m 1629

vtrū sit gravida thought that she had bene quick a month agoe according to her the alteration of her body wch she hath found these 5 months body very big & is Doubtfull wheathr she be wth child hath bene & is very healthfull would take physick if not wth child

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 126r (upper right part of page)

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CASE64701: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Lucy Duncombe (PERSON19517)

Question asked by the patient on 4 October 1627 at 12:45

RN Mres Duncōbe of great Brickhill {60} 63 y octob 3 {sic} 4 h. 12. 45. p m 1627 |body mutch swelled & shortwyded.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 231r (middle left, and bottom parts of page)

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CASE57062: Horary consultation concerning Goody Aborn (PERSON42447)

Question asked by the patient between 10 September 1623 at 15:40 and 11 September 1623 at 08:25

RN Goody Aburne 38 y for ye swelling of her body.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 215r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE69895: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Bomting (PERSON44403)

Question asked by the patient between 30 December 1629 at 16:00 and 31 December 1629 at 14:15

RN Agnys Bom{t}ing \of Blakesly parish/ 24 y mayed 3 quat {sic}. of a yere swelled about her body

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 33 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE53997: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Bird (PERSON28087)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1622 at 15:20

RN a note sent to mres By\r/d of havrshā. 60 y Ap. 26 h. 3. 20 p m. 1622: /swelled in her body\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 72v (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)

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CASE56327: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39672)

Question asked by the patient on 15 May 1623 at 18:00

RN Sr Thomas Comptons Cook may 15 {illeg}|| h. 6 p m 1623

swelled in his legs & body a Dropsy

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 104v (upper left part of page)

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CASE60760: Horary consultation concerning George Nashe (PERSON55176)

Question asked by the patient on 5 July 1625 at 15:00

RN Georg Nash of North Crowly 30 y Iuly. 5 h. 2|3|. p m 1625. /a burning ovr all his body & boath cods swelled red & hot & faynt\

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 137v (middle right part of page)

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CASE65305: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Brewer (PERSON44769)

Question asked by the patient on 4 February 1628 at 09:00

RN Mary Bruer of this towne 36 y feb. 4. h. 9 ant m 1628

Is lame in all her body & her |left| kne swelled & foot & is lame in it cōplayneth of her backe & syde & is desyrous to be let blood great wth child quickened at St Thomas

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 90v (upper right part of page)

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CASE50666: Horary consultation concerning Mr Dr James [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON52432)

Question asked by Mrs James (PERSON52439) on 20 April 1620 at 15:20

RN D Iames of Oxford st|ran|gly {sic} \straungly/ taken wth a palsye on the left syde of the face hand & leg taken at church & great red blatches in t|H|is fac & bodye & his ey swelling & f|H|is face a yere before & sinc he contenting certen sup witches & on being acquitted he felt his strange stitch on his s {sic} left syde by fits he supposeth yt the womā susp for a witch but quitted by the Iudges did hurte him the 24 of feb. sep a ap yt night at sup first taken. had his first fit after he talked wth mr Rob. Conye. feb 18. in ye after noone his first fit but his worst fit the 24 of feb when the sup witch was acquitted/

Mres Iames mentioned Mr Doctor Iames |of oxford| Ap. 20 h. 3. 20 p m. 1620 /she related all at this tyme/\

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 5r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE53520: Horary consultation concerning Clemence Ruly (PERSON62969)

Question asked by the patient on 1 February 1622 at 09:25

RW Clement Rulie d. . h: 9. 25. p: mer: Feb: 1. 1622. taken suddenly wth a riseing in \her/ stomacke wch is readie to stop her winde: her hands cold; highe coloured in her face & swetteth: hath a heate in her bodie

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 231, f. 175v (bottom 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?f21-date=1620-1629;f22-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f23-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ATorso, accessed 24 February 2025.