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CASE12795: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Succour [Edes] (PERSON16253)

Question asked by the patient on 10 October 1599 at 11:00

RN Elisabeth Succour of Sherington’ 34. in her chest & stomacke. falleth downe nowe to her legs Octob. 10 die h. 11. ant m. 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 216v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE27833: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Catherine Blundell [Budoxhed] [Butshed] [Mrs Blundell [the elder]] (PERSON9819)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1606 no later than 08:00

RN Mres Blundle of our towne the eldr cōplayneth of the pricking of her breast chest stomack & shoulder blade

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 215, f. 226r (upper right part of page)

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CASE32381: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON26496)

Question asked by the patient on 1 November 1607 at 15:25

RN My Gardnerers {sic} sone of Mylton came to me for his extreme payn syde chest stomack should novēb. 1. h. 3. \1{illeg}|25|/ p m 1607.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 314r (upper right part of page)

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CASE60730: Horary consultation concerning Hugh Boswell (PERSON44502)

Question asked by the patient on 30 June 1625 at 09:20

RN Hugh Baswell of Olnye 27. y Iune 30 h. 9. 20 ant m 1625. |back chest & should.| cā eate litle a very bad stomack

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 133r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE72140: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Cob (PERSON46416)

Question asked by the patient on 19 May 1631 at 13:00

RN Mres Elis: Cob of Fensom 36 y may 19. h. 1. p {sic} 1631 had. 13. child hath buryed 6 & hath seaven. living was prsent head, left syde, chest ill:

Is very weake

a great fayntnes in her stomack & legs as she goeth. feareth consūption a burning in her back

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 355 (upper left part of page)

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CASE12779: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Broughton (PERSON10088)

Question asked by the patient on 4 October 1599 at 14:15

RN Agnis Brouten of Wellingborowe. 23. y. amisse {illeg}|t|his 5 yeres. chest & thenc ariseth to her head & maketh her hands & head & as it were dead yt shee hath no vse & feeling & knoweth nothing. Octob. 4 die h. 2. 15. p {sic}. 1599. ariseth wth a water on her stomacke /

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 214r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12089: Horary consultation concerning Richard Umny [Carter] (PERSON16635)

Question asked by the patient on 16 March 1599 at 07:10

RN Rich Vmny otherwise Carter. about 3 quartrs of a yere sick & taketh his hart thenc ariseth to his chest ready to stop his winde. rattle in his throote wth fleume & water & a great aking of his hart & the bones of his arme. cannot take his winde so stopped in his chest & stomack the 16 of March. die . h. 7. 10. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 103v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12464: Horary consultation concerning William Colles (PERSON10740)

Question asked by the patient on 15 May 1599 at 16:45

RN Mr Will: Co{l|e|}lles Colles of Parke berrye of 58 troubled sick this i6 yeres & hath had the Counsell of the most exte phisitions troubled wth a windy cause as he sayth cōming from his backe by a great heate & obstruction from my liver. also wth a bad stomacke elevating winde into my hed. wch causeth gydines or streming in my head wch cometh as he thinketh by the ascending vp of bad & melancholy humours & wth a shaking in my left hand mightely as it were the palsye but always very hotte. nowe of late wth the brevity of wind in my stomacke & chest & lately wth a mūmnes {sic} & tinckling in my hands. lips & sydes & face. this 15 of may. die h. 4. 45. p m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 164r (upper 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?f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3AStomach;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3AChest, accessed 7 February 2025.