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CASE42423: Horary consultation concerning Risely (PERSON34786)

Question asked by the patient on 18 September 1615 at 09:00

RN His wife is very sick also of this malig. feaver. sept 18 h. 9. ant m 1615 & swelled

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 196, f. 108v (upper right part of page)

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CASE19875: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Shephard (PERSON15762)

Question asked by the patient on 3 September 1601 at 16:00

RN Mr Tho: Shepheard of Maldon 50 y. sept 3. hor. 4 p m 16011

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1

troubled wth a swelling

long sick

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 195r (upper right part of page)

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CASE78770: Horary consultation concerning Thomas More (PERSON54902)

Question asked by the patient on 28 January 1634 at 16:30

TG Thomas moore of Gulden watten in Cambr sh: 54 y. jan. 28. h. 4. 30 p {m} 1634. had a fall 6 weekes agoe & brought vp bl|o|od in great quantity. now a forthnight he keepeth his bed & is much swelled, hath a great coug{h}{illeg}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 78r (upper right part of page)

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CASE60608: Horary consultation concerning Henry Morgan (PERSON54946)

Question asked by the patient on 7 June 1625 at 07:00

RN Herry Morgā of Olnye 19 y Iune. 7. . h. 7 ant m 1625.

a very lame fellow in his knee & legs \nutch {sic} swelled./ somewhat swelled. |cānot styrre out of his bed|1

Notes:

1 ‘lame in his knees & swelled. cānot styrre in his bed’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 115v (upper left part of page)

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CASE46845: Horary consultation concerning Barnaby Barcoll (PERSON27709)

Question asked by the patient on 12 June 1618 at 10:45

RN Barnabe {illeg}|B|a\c/kwell of layton 35 y Iune 12 h. 10. 45 ant m 1618.

he did ride a great iourney & distempered his blood & sinc his face & necke swelled with litle hard wheels & knobs

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 140v (upper left part of page)

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CASE13294: Horary consultation concerning Goody Reynolds (PERSON15271)

Question asked by the patient on 2 September 1597 at 13:40

RN 1597. sept. 2 die h 1a mi. 4i|0|. morb. quærit Goody Raynolds. she is hoven all over

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 175, f. 136v (upper part of page)

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CASE71400: Horary consultation concerning Jane Redding (PERSON57437)

Question asked by Mr John More (PERSON54894) on 21 February 1631 at 13:00

RN Mr Iohn Moore for a young daughter \mayd/ \Iane Riddin/ |nata Iulij 15. 1620 10 y old feb 21. h. 1. p m 1631.| who is fallen Lame in her left leg mutch swollen frō the h {sic} knee downeward & before it fell down was extreme sick & swelled towards her belly

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 125 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE50335: Horary consultation concerning Henry Shephard (PERSON35259)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1620 at 11:30

RW Henry Sheepheard. of Sympson. y. 60. d. h. 11. 30 ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. hath beene sicke ever since Christmas. is swelled in his body: & his belly hard: legs swelled & hath a little issue in each of them: hath kept his bed these two dayes. Eateth his meate prettily well: is rather loose then costive

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 138r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE41704: Horary consultation concerning Anne Astwick (PERSON27516)

Question asked by the patient on 9 August 1613 at 10:00

RN An Astwick of Stock hāmon 33 y. Aug. 9 h. 10. ant m 1613. \mayed {sic} payned {sic}/ payned in her shoulders armes knees & in her legs wth some swelling. a wydow ill ever sinc shrovetyde. 2 child boath ded.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 182r (upper left part of page)

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CASE66092: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Kent (PERSON52814)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40662) on 14 May 1628 at 17:00

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. . h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheathr the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child prsent wth goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 32r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11675: Horary consultation concerning John Persival (PERSON14876)

Question asked by the patient on 7 September 1598 at 07:40

RN Iohn Persivall of 56 yeres \of Buckingham./ of 56. complayneth of his head & hart & stomack & would fayne have some ease. Sept. 7. 40. {sic} & hath bene sick in this disease for this 6 weekes. & this 3 yeares & maketh his stomack swell 1598. die h. 7. 40. ant m.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 26r (upper right part of page)

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CASE29942: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Perses Whaley (PERSON16998)

Question asked by the patient on 14 November 1605 at 14:00

RN Mres Whaly of Cosgrave. h. 1. 30 p m. 1605.

on leg swelled. y{sic} on & boath sid ill by fits. back extreme ill.

& on boath legs have red spots vp to her thighes & sweateth every night. / h. 2. p m 1605.

It.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 231r (upper right part of page)

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CASE53842: Horary consultation concerning Richard Bush (PERSON45361)

Question asked by the patient on 9 April 1622 at 10:40

RN Rich: Bush of Stony \old/ stratford 14 y Ap. 9 . h. 10. 40. ant m 1622. |sick a fortnig{ht} & swelled all about his chest voydeth wormes./|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 45v (upper right part of page)

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CASE46113: Horary consultation concerning Goody Em Andrews (PERSON27398)

Question asked by the patient on 4 March 1618 at 09:00

RN Em Androw of Moulsoe 54. y f march 4 h. 9 ant m 1618 /hands & feete doe swell & is ill in her backe her husb thinketh her to be wth child\

[Astrological Chart]

Em Androw of Moulsoe 54 y march 4 h 9 ant m 1618.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 4r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE12363: Horary consultation concerning Parnell Kirk (PERSON13332)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1599 at 12:40

RN Parnell Brookes Kerke of Caucot 58. sicke a great well very ill in her bellye. & is a woman of a great body & is swollen & so hath beene this quarter of this yere. / sent to me by her Daughter. this second of maye h. 12. 40. 1599. twice maried.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 147r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11638: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Newman (PERSON14391)

Question asked by the patient on 20 August 1598 at 09:00

RN Goody Numan 40 yeres old of Brodwell shee hath had a disease a long time si shee hath a swelling in her legs & hath bene short winded a long time |Aug. 20 die h. 9|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 17r (upper right part of page)

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CASE13954: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Chester (PERSON10462)

Question asked by the patient on 25 August 1603 at 17:30

RN Mres Mary Chester of Chichly 13 y Aug 25  {sic} || hor 5. 30 p m. 1603. chest very ill & swelled now & then. exceding cold & then great chilnes. as hot Ague

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 68r (upper left part of page)

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CASE37224: Horary consultation concerning Andrew Osborn (PERSON24719)

Question asked by the patient on 27 November 1609 at 07:54

RN Andrew Osburne of london a silke mā a batcheler 28 y novēb. 29. 27. h. 7. 54. ant m. 1609 |extreme sick swelled face belly likely to dye of a|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Dropsye./’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 329, f. 4r (upper 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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CASE25397: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Stone (PERSON20893)

Question asked by the patient between 30 August 1610 at 07:30 and 23 September 1610 at 08:20

RN Mr Stone of Rudgmont had a fall frō a horse & hurte his shyne wch bled sorely. now swelled & miserablely tormēted. wth payne. hed ill.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 126r (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?f29-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling;f33-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29;f34-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 19 March 2025.