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CASE12278: Horary consultation concerning Amy Fuller (PERSON11987)

Question asked by the patient on 23 April 1599 at 14:50

RN Amy fuller 30. her \right/ shoulder right leg. & her hand hath as it were a crampe & of late broken out. swelled & blistered & very hot & a thin face but well coloored her toes will not styrre Apr. 23. die h. 2. 50. m p m. 1599. whitsontide wilbe a twelmoneth. of Cranfild.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 134r (upper left part of page)

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CASE33137: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Audrey More [Old Mrs More] (PERSON20341)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1608 at 10:45

RN Mres Mores of Cublington churched a moneth sinc march 28 h. 10. 45 ant m. 1608. |a greene womā.| cānot vse her legs./ & belly swelled harde. & cānot goe1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘#’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 80v (upper left part of page)

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CASE28829: Horary consultation concerning Edward Wale (PERSON21063)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON21502) on 26 April 1605 at 11:25

RN Edward Wale of Kempson 14 y. Apr. 26 h. 11. 25 ant m 1605 in prsence lame in his right leg & swelled yt he cānot goe nor stande.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 67v (upper left part of page)

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CASE51856: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39177)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39176) on 21 December 1620 at 15:00

RN on of Woulverton for his Daughter 17 y Decēb 21. h. 3. p m 1620 a stitch on her syde fallen downe on her legs yt she cānot goe. swelled & sore

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 21r (upper right part of page)

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CASE27299: Horary consultation concerning Edward Morrish (PERSON14269)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1606 at 10:25

RN Edward Morrish of Kempson. 35 y may 20. h. 10. 25. ant m. 1606.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lame & cānot goe. / legs swelled & sore.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 131v (upper left part of page)

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CASE41716: Horary consultation concerning John Dudley (PERSON29931)

Question asked by the patient on 12 August 1613 at 08:45

RN Iohn Dudley of Woufton of ye Greene 27 y Aug 12. h. 8. 45 ant m 1613. |very magy skyn p{illeg}|ee|leth of lane {sic} & Did swell.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 184r (upper left part of page)

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CASE17176: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Houghton (PERSON12907)

Question asked by the patient on 11 June 1602 at 07:30

RN Thomas Whooton of lathbury 26 y. a batcheler Iune 11 hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1602 for a swelling & benūmyng in his armes & breaking out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 85v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE14349: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Benson (PERSON9655)

Question asked by the patient on 24 December 1603 at 10:30

RN Elis {illeg}|B|ensene of Turvye 29 y. maried 2 child on a suckling Decēb. 24 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m 1603. lame in her armes & legs & swelled cānot goe but as shee is led.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 126v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE17177: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18238)

Question asked by Spilman (PERSON16082) on 10 June 1602 at 20:45

RN M Spilmā my bro{ther} Sandyes workeman sent to me for his s{er}vant |43 y.| that is so payn{ed} in his lyms that he cannot goe & swelling Iune 10 hor. 8. 45 p m. 1602.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 85v (upper right part of page)

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CASE33577: Horary consultation concerning Harry Wharton (PERSON26013)

Question asked by the patient on 20 June 1608 at 14:30

RN He|a|rry Wharton of Hanslop. 63 y Iune 20 h. 2. 30 p m 1608. lame in his left leg. & sometymes swelleth.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 130v (upper left part of page)

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CASE51026: Horary consultation concerning John Williamson (PERSON61872)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39102) on 12 June 1620 at 09:00

RN Iohn Wylliamson of Steavington 10 y & a halfe Iue {sic} 12 h. 9 ant m 1620 a month lame & mutch payned & his ankle a litle swelled

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 414, f. 70v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE53002: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Thomas Andrews (PERSON42730)

Question asked by the patient on 18 August 1621 at 11:00

RN Th. Androwes of Stratton Audley. 52 y Aug. 18 h {sic}. hor 11. ant m. 162i lame in his neck wth a swelling.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 73v (upper left part of page)

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CASE76943: Horary consultation concerning John Kingston (PERSON53022)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41826) on 12 April 1633 at 14:15

RN Iohn Kingstone of serv to the Lord of Lincolne Ap: 12 h. 2 15 p m 1633. |57 y|

Lame in the soales & ankles of boath feete mutch swelled & red 3 y. |a Dropsy feared| but lately more this halfe yere full of payne

sometymes cā eate litle for 2 or 3 days

I receaved from my Lord of Lincolnes steward a most kind letter.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 31 (upper left part of page)

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CASE10595: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Foulkes (PERSON11869)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1600 at 10:15

RN Thomas fookes of Wootton 60 y. maij 17 die h. 10. 15 ant m. 1600

for the lamenes of his legs. & swelling & broaken

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 71v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE21930: Horary consultation concerning Ralph Peace (PERSON14783)

Question asked by the patient on 21 January 1605 at 08:28

RN Ralph Peache of Mylton 43 y Ian. 21. hor 8. 28 ant m 1605.

lame in his right \left/ shoulder. & swelled right hand.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 216v (upper right part of page)

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CASE13103: Horary consultation concerning Goody Agnes Dickins (PERSON11301)

Question asked by the patient on 20 February 1600 at 14:30

RN Agnes Dickins of Wavendon 36 lyeth in h {sic} childbead th|y|esterday was fortnight. her right leg hath lost the vse of it full of ache & payne sweateth & is swelled. payned in her backe. wth a pricking & shooting feb. 20 die h. 2. 30 p m. 1600. /delivered of a boye\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 273v (upper right part of page)

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CASE55909: Horary consultation concerning Goody Geraldine Ward (PERSON61108)

Question asked by the patient on 31 March 1623 at 11:20

RN Goody Ward of 38 y of Clappā March. 31. h. 11. 20 ant m 1623.

brought a bed a month sinc & lyeth always on her bed & is so swelled in her legs yt she can neyther stand nor goe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 41r (upper right part of page)

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CASE40006: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37750)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37749) on 1 June 1612 at 09:15

RN On of Wellinborough for a child of 12 y yt is swelled in her legs lame rūne pyneth & cōsumeth & bell hath gone for it

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 108v (upper right part of page)

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CASE50457: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Beeson (PERSON27942)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1620 at 15:30 or at 16:00

RN Thomas Beestone of Bletsoe 34 y march 29 h. 3. 30 p m 1620

Th. Beeston quærit vtrū venif sit passus mach {sic} 29 h. 4. p m 1620 /had an ague & it fell downe into his kne sorely swelled yt he cānot goe vppon it\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 154r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE12075: Horary consultation concerning Joan Burton (PERSON10231)

Question asked by the patient between 13 March 1599 at 14:30 and 14 March 1599 at 11:10

RN Iohn Ione Burten of Olney for her diseased chest 44. yeres. lame in her back. fallen downe into her legs. a great hoven in her belly body back wth cold & a trembling ach in her back.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 101v (bottom 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?f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f29-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f30-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling, accessed 19 March 2025.