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CASE10431: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Dudley (PERSON11394) and Agnes [Anne] Linge (PERSON13726)

Question asked by Elizabeth Dudley (PERSON11394) on 25 April 1600 at 12:00

RN Elisab Dudley of Mutch Brickoll 35. her {owne} brothrs daughtr Agnys linge 7 y. troubled wth a swelling vndr their left syde & very sore troubled wth ye wind cholick ever sinc \weddensd before/ Eastr when they boath sickned Ap. 3|2|5. h. 12. po ant m. 1600.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 51v (upper right part of page)

Elizabeth Dudley (PERSON11394)Agnes [Anne] Linge (PERSON13726)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Side(s))

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Bloating and swelling (Swelling)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wind (WindColic)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Outcome(s) 

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CASE28714: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Jane Rolte (PERSON15450) and Elizabeth Seddon [Baldwin] (PERSON20731)

Question asked by Mrs Jane Rolte (PERSON15450) on 19 April 1605 at 11:15

RN Mres Rolt \Iane Rolt/ of Bonyst sent to me to know wheathr shee be wth child or no Apr. 19 ♀ h. 11. 15 ant m. 1605. y {sic} 29 y.

Elisabeth Baudwyne at the same tyme her syster. 20 yeres.

Also for her sistr who is troubled wth great hedach & a bad stomacke & cānot Digest keepeth her bed

|Mres| Iane Rolt of Bonyst 29 y Apr 19 ♀ h. 11. 15 ant m 1605

quærit an sit gravida

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 51r (upper right part of page)

Mrs Jane Rolte (PERSON15450)Elizabeth Seddon [Baldwin] (PERSON20731)

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (Head)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Pain and pricking (Pain)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Stomach)

Medical >Illness (general) (Bedridden)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Eating and drinking problems (Cannot digest)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Outcome(s) 

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CASE11822: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Hutton (PERSON13089) and Goody Joan Hutton (PERSON13092)

Question asked by Mr John Hutton (PERSON13089) on 25 November 1598 at 09:30

RN Ihon vtton of feny stratford 40 had a grudging this 3 yeres looketh well wth it & can travell & goe abroad came for my counsell this 25. of novemb 1598. h. 9. 35|0|. mi.

[Astrological Chart]

he enquired for his wife who is troubled wth a wind cholick & a great heate in her back

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 56v (upper right part of page)

Mr John Hutton (PERSON13089)Goody Joan Hutton (PERSON13092)

Medical  (Medical counselTrauma)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wind (WindColic)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Back)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Burning and inflamed (Hot)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Outcome(s) Astrological Chart

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CASE11890: Horary consultation concerning John Smith (PERSON15888) and Old Smith (PERSON15866)

Question asked by John Smith (PERSON15888) on 21 December 1598 at 10:00

RN Iohn Smith of haversham. 36 sick ever this week kept his bed th yesterday all daye the 20 of decemb sent \on/ of his neighbours to me for his disease his water cold all white & muddy complayneth of his harte very sick 2i of Decēb. die ♃. h. 10. 1598. a fatt high coloured man

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 70r (upper right part of page)

John Smith (PERSON15888)Old Smith (PERSON15866)

Medical  (Not specified in question)

Medical >Illness (general) (DiseaseSicknessBedridden)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Heart)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Outcome(s) Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded

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?f28-querent-is-asking-about=Self%20and%20others;f29-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f30-info=Outcome%28s%29, accessed 19 March 2025.

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