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CASE64866: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Wilmar (PERSON61913)

Question asked by the patient on 1 November 1627 at 14:20

RN Thomas Wilmore of Northāpton 42 y. novēb 1. h. 2. 20 p m 1627 a great heat & breaking out in his face like a mangy /a great hoaven in his face\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 259r (middle left part of page)

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CASE25990: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Priscilla Cox [Wheeler] (PERSON29485)

Question asked by the patient on 24 September 1625 at 14:30

RW Goodwife Coxe of stachden. y. 34. d. . h. 2 30. p m: Sept: 24. 1625. her face swelled, & is risen with a tetter

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE29870: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON21610)

Question asked by the patient on 5 November 1605 at 13:15

RN A wench of Stony stratford ca{me} at the same tyme & was swelled in ye face & brok{en} out & boath tooke it on satterday last.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 219v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE24726: Horary consultation concerning Phillip Ditcher (PERSON29838)

Question asked by the patient on 12 May 1610 at 10:50

RN Phylip Ditcher of Brod Beachāpton. 25 y may 12 h {sic} hor 10. 50 ant m 16i0. face swelled & broken.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 31v (upper left part of page)

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CASE13238: Nativity for Mr Edward Uvedale (PERSON16657)

Question asked by the patient between 22 January 1597 and 6 September 1597

RN Edward Vuedale the sonne of Iohn Vuedale & Agnes Croutch was borne 1586 the 18 of Septemb being sonday in the mornng betwixt 3 & 4. at 3. 45 min: he is mutch troubled wth a bunch swelling in the neck & subiect to mutch breaking out & sores legs & neck specially that it hath bene lanced. a small leane childe wc batteleth not.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 175, f. 100r (upper part of page)

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CASE28424: Horary consultation concerning Goody Margaret Reynolds (PERSON15278)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1605 at 15:00

RN Margaret Raynolds of havershā {illeg} 50 y march. 19 h. 3 p m 1605. /wynd cholicke.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a sawcy pimpled face’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 11r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE76427: Horary consultation concerning Charles Lane (PERSON53310)

Question asked by the patient on 8 February 1633 at 16:25

RN Charles Lane of Hanslop 13 y the 2 of Octob last sente feb 8 h. 4. 25 p m 1633

swelled about his necke ever sinc Christās & is broken in 3 t|p|laces & likely to break in another wth extreme payne in his head & necke feb 8 h. 4. 25 p m 1633.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 303 (upper left part of page)

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CASE17477: Horary consultation concerning Alice Howse (PERSON12996)

Question asked by the patient on 8 July 1602 at 16:00

RN Alce Howes his wife 44 y at the same tyme for a great swelling & itching heate & pimpels in her face. Iuly 8 hor 4. p m 1602.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 132v (upper right part of page)

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CASE17524: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Barbara Coates (PERSON10691)

Question asked by the patient on 18 July 1602 at 15:00

RN Mres C {sic} Barbara Coates 27. y. of Hanslop. maried 3 y. Iuly 18 hor. 3. p m. 1602.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘face swelled & pimpled & bodye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 141r (upper left part of page)

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CASE23581: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37214)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1614 at 15:00

RN A widow of Newp for her face broken out in pimpl{es} legs swelled mightely & n{ow} the ague falling into them & ames {sic} pimpled. & blys{te}red. Iune. 14 h. 3. p m 1614.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 31v (upper right part of page)

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CASE18943: Horary consultation concerning Humphrey Ebburne (PERSON11463)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18412) on 23 February 1601 at 11:15

RN Hufrey Eb{urne} 6 y for a swelling in his face & breaking out a {londir} wth R. Gr{eene} of Asply feb. 23 die hor 11. 15. p|a|nt m. 160i & a heate in on syde of his heade & eyes red & sore & watrish wth a swelling

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

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CASE12024: Horary consultation concerning Martin Purrier (PERSON15103)

Question asked by the patient on 3 March 1599 at 17:50

RN Marten Purrier. 18 yeres at Astwood troubled in his chest legs swell every yere at winter. a redy faced youth. Marche 3. die . h. 5. 45 50. \p mer/. 1599 breaketh out in his face wth a great heate. water very good

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 93r (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/\

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE70467: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Hughes (PERSON52080)

Question asked by the patient on 12 April 1630 at 09:20

RN mres An Hughes 19. Ap 12 . h. 9. 20 ant m. 1630 subiect to scabs & pustles in her face & body |ring worms salt flegm|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 248 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE30506: Horary consultation concerning John Bennet (PERSON22078)

Question asked by the patient on 21 January 1607 at 16:00

RN Iohn Bennet of Newnton longfild 2|3|3 y Ian. 21. h. 4 p m 1607

for a sawcy face/ burning red & pimpleth.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 58v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE24789: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Knight (PERSON32403)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1610 at 09:20

RN \Elis. Knight/ Knights Daughtr the hogh of this towne may 18 h. 9. 20 ant m 16i0 |a swelling in her face or throat broken of long cōtinuance.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 38v (upper left part of page)

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CASE19522: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18453)

Question asked by the patient on 17 June 1601 at 06:30

RN a Poer wench of London wch was had a face swelled very hand {sic} & a hard {sic} greatly swelled. wch was broken wth pultisses came to knowe my counsell Iuly 5. & whenc it ceeded & what was good for it. Iune 17. die hor 6. 30 ant m. 160i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 136r (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)

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CASE11778: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Houghton (PERSON12905)

Question asked by the patient on 6 November 1598 at 12:30

RN Thomas Whooton of haversham about 22. vnmaried. sick this yere. quærit remediū. novemb 6. die . h. 12. 30. he hath had a swelling in his right side broken out in his wrest & body filthy water. heavy vncōfortable his hed gyddy & light his sight bad

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 47v (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?f22-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f24-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AWhole%20body%3A%3ASkin;f25-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling, accessed 20 March 2025.