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CASE25986: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy (PERSON62514)

Question asked by the patient on 24 September 1625 at 06:30

RW Dorothy the mayd of the house. d. . h: 6. 30. ant: m: Sept: 24. 1625. tympanite

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 174, p. 383 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE59859: Horary consultation concerning Mary Elliot (PERSON48466)

Question asked by the patient on 1 March 1625 at 09:40

RN Mary Elyot serv to Iohn Kent of the vp end f {sic} 20 y febr 28 \march 1/ h. 9: 30 {sic} \40/ ant m 1625 |a swelling in her right cheeke very red & throate also|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘swelled in her right cheeke hard & red & throat very sore’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 180r (upper left part of page)

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CASE58854: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bennet (PERSON43980)

Question asked by the patient on 30 July 1624 at 10:40

RN An Bennet of Caucot 19 y Iuly 30 h. 10 40 ant m 1624 /serveth Will. White\ /hands & legs vse to swell.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 29v (upper left part of page)

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CASE65428: Horary consultation concerning Robert Beamond (PERSON43845)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1628 at 16:00

RN Rob. Beamond for his nose swelled Avoyding clots brused by his naster {sic} fe 23 y feb 25 h. 4. p m 1628.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 113v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE56650: Horary consultation concerning Martha [Matthew] Farre (PERSON30298)

Question asked by the patient on 5 July 1623 at 11:00

RN Martha Farre of Wavendon serv to Mr Deene 29. y Iuly 5. h {sic} hor. 11. ant m 1623 |breasts hard terms stopt 12 weekes Qu. an sit gravida|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 155v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE65264: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40573)

Question asked by the patient on 29 January 1628 at 09:20

RN Goody. Malins her boy Ian 29. h. 9. 20 ant m 1628

spitteth thick blood

had his knee put out of ioynt & was swollen wth a horse

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 78v (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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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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CASE64594: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40515)

Question asked by the patient on 15 September 1627 at 13:00

RN The faukners wife to Sr Rob          of Parsnā Sept 15 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1627 wheather festured sore & sw in her left arme broken & rūning & swellings about her face & neck all soft taken by hard labour of a child he {sic} wheathr it be the kings evill as is supposed or a fistula

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 215r (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?f22-date=1620-1629;f23-info=Occupation%20mentioned%3A%3AHousehold%20staff;f24-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling, accessed 19 March 2025.