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CASE21760: Horary consultation concerning Alice Mariot (PERSON13986)

Question asked by the patient on 24 November 1604 at 13:45

RN Alce Maryot of litle Hoton 40 y novēb 24 hor. 1. 45. p m 1604. swelled in her thighe share & legs cānot goe looke red / mightely swelled looke red. cānot goe ever since tuesdaye./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 189r (upper left part of page)

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CASE47404: Decumbiture for Mrs Chambers (PERSON28822)

Question asked by Mr Chambers (PERSON28818) on 29 August 1618 at 14:00

RN Mres Chābers of Watton 57 |57| y Aug. 26. h. 2 p m 1618. she then begā to cōplayne of a great payne in her left leg. frō the foote vp to the thighes & so hath cōtinued ever since waxing worse & worse in great extremity of payne rising higher & higher towards her body boath legs mutch swelled but the left most. hath a good stomack.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 15r (upper left part of page)

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CASE23110: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Tossle (PERSON60354)

Question asked by the patient on 6 October 1630 at 10:30

RN Elis: Tossle of yardly Gubbin 38 y octob. 6 h. 10. 30 ant m 1630

5 weekes ill legs mightely hoaven a great cough cānot sleepe her belly & thigh wer swelled but now are not

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 168r (upper right part of page)

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CASE76224: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Duncombe (PERSON48178)

Question asked by the patient on 31 December 1632 at 09:30 or at 09:40

RN Mres Ioane Duncōbe of Turveston. 35 y Decēb 31. h. 9. 30 ant m 1632. \had thē not sinc Miklemas legs thighs swelled & her belly very hard tormented wth wynd/

[Astrological Chart]

Mres Ioane Duncōbe 35 y Decēb 31. h 9. 40 ant m 1632.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 239 (p. 239 upper right, p. 239 bottom left, and p. 240 upper left)

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CASE23247: Horary consultation concerning Marge Turvey (PERSON60620)

Question asked by the patient on 3 November 1630 at 09:45

RN Marg Turvy of Paulusp 66 y novēb 3. h. 9. 45 ant m 1630

swelled frō boath legs & thighes \belly & very hard/ vp to her arms 2 months

2 months

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 193r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12304: Horary consultation concerning Margery Clark (PERSON10627)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 between 09:43 and 10:30

RN Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs yt on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 138r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE75399: Horary consultation concerning Sara Parrot (PERSON56273)

Question asked by the patient on 31 August 1632 at 10:30

RN Sara Parret of Luton. 50 y Aug. 31. h. 10. 30 ant m 16321

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘arnes {sic} thighs & legs swelled a weeke’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 411 (upper left part of page)

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CASE73771: Horary consultation concerning Jane Redding (PERSON57437)

Question asked by Mr John More (PERSON54894) on 10 February 1632 at 15:00

TG jana {sic} RN \Iane/ Reding \of laten/ 11 annos nata prentise at Londen RN a swelling of her thighs & legs |mr Iohn Moore of Layton| craveth my consayleTG 1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘1632. Febr. d. 10. h. 3. p M.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 436 (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE12099: Horary consultation concerning Margery Clark (PERSON10627)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1599 at 16:20

RN Margery Clark a midwife of Stony stratford sick at hart yt shee cannot speake can scarce travell her thighes & legs doe swell. 51. a thick white puddle watr. March. 19. die h. 4. 20. m. p. m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 105v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE18814: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18397)

Question asked by the patient on 20 January 1599 at 08:00

RN Ian. 20 die hor 8 I went to see a sick woma swollen in her legs & thighes for that shee hath not her courses. hed ach 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 13r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12827: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Wharton (PERSON17005)

Question asked by the patient on 20 October 1599 at 10:15

RN Elisabeth Wharton of Hanslop 60 y. for a swelling in her necke & throate, tooke her first in on of her legs. but wthout swellinge in her ham & outside of her leg Octob. 20 die h. 10. 15 ant m. 1599 in her left leg & thie./

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 221v (upper left part of page)

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CASE76147: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Tapnam (PERSON59894)

Question asked by the patient on 15 December 1632 at 08:30

RN Elis: Dery Tapnā of Moderanger 26 y Decēb 16|5|{sic} 8. 30 ant m 1632

swelled on her left syde thigh leg & share

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 216 (upper right part of page)

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CASE48015: Horary consultation concerning Susan Barnwell (PERSON27796)

Question asked by the patient on 1 January 1619 at 16:20

RN Susan Barnewell \of Barton by kettring/ of 39 y Ian. 1. h. 4. 20 p m 1618 {sic} ill sinc whitsontyde in her loynes thigs lims & legs & swelled in her legs & foote & is extreme hot & is sorely twitched in her hams as if on pluckt her

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 125r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE10438: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne Bette (PERSON9687)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1600 at 14:30

RN Gody Bet of Broughton of 60 y Ap. 25 die h. 2. 30 p m. 1600 troubled wth a great red itching venemous swelling frō the ankles vp to her mid thigh in boath her feete

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 52r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE54239: Interrogation concerning Cicely Foster (PERSON11860)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 20 May 1622 at 16:39

RN Cicely foster of hanslop 43 y may 20 . h. 4. 39 ant m 1622 had no child this 20 y was swelled in her legs a quarter of a yere & now quite gone vpward & her belly is mutch swelled & her thigh & mutch gryped about her navell and casteth for this halfe yere yt wch she taketh most cōmonly & keepeth her bed this fortnight desyreth but my prayers./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 115v (bottom left 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)

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?f23-patient-sex=Female;f24-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AThighs;f25-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling, accessed 7 February 2025.