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CASE41787: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Agnes Porter (PERSON34398)

Question asked by the patient on 30 April 1615 between 10:30 and 15:15

RN Ione\Agnys/ Porter of lawrenc {Ate}{illeg} 50 y not very sick but short wynded stomach faces legs {m}{uch} swelled.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 196, f. 5r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11846: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Smith (PERSON15945)

Question asked by the patient on 4 December 1598 at 14:00

RN Elisabeth Smith 30 yeres old 9 yeres maried. never had Child it cometh by fits twice a weeke of a good colour red faced & fill {sic} of blood lieth in her hed & so ariseth from her hart & stomack vnto her hed. her face & syde swelleth. her vrine is red & full of rags. came in her owne son & then was very well of Decemb. 4 die h. 2. 1598. dwelleth at Emerten right side of her hed.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘hed & hart’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 61v (upper left part of page)

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CASE18390: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Mary Blundell [Paxton] (PERSON9823)

Question asked by the patient on 10 December 1602 at 16:00

RN Mary Blundell my ladys pellams weating gentle Wom 19 y Decēb. 10 hor. 4. p m. 1602.

for ye rising of her stomacke & flushing in her face & red swelling about her eyelids

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 266r (upper right part of page)

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CASE14961: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Windmill (PERSON17241)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1603 at 13:00

GJ Agnes Windmill of Hanslop 30 y Maij 13 ho 1. p m. 1603

her backe and stomacke \payned/ and the right Cheeke is swelled that she cannot scarce take any thing it greeves her to putt a spoone in her mouth

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 69v (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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CASE57946: Horary consultation concerning Hopkins (PERSON51840)

Question asked by the patient on 20 March 1624 at 08:39

RN young {illeg}|I|ohn Hopkins wife march 20 hor 8. 39 ant m /1624\ 36 y face swelled & hot stomack hot

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 114v (bottom part of page)

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CASE12209: Horary consultation concerning John Bird (PERSON9742)

Question asked by the patient on 4 April 1599 at 09:35

RN Iohn Birde \the Smith/ came for him selfe his face swelled & hard throte first sore Apr. 4 die h. 9. 35. ant m. 1599. hed & stomacke

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 121v (upper left part 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

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 231, f. 175v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12041: Horary consultation concerning Alice Richardson (PERSON15307)

Question asked by the patient on 9 March 1599 at 09:48

RN Alce Richardson of 15 yeres for a swelling vnder her throte & the side of her cheeke Martij 9 her nose very sore & her hed & stomack hot. Martij 9. die h. 9. 48 1599. in her owne son a prty bloody coloured wench

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 96v (upper left 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)

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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3AStomach;f26-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AFace;f27-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling, accessed 20 March 2025.