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CASE76175: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Wickcleefe (PERSON61758)

Question asked by the patient on 20 December 1632 at 13:15

TG Mr Thomas Weekly of Addington in Northamptonsh. 50 y. Decemb. 20. h. 1. 15. p m. swelled in his belly especially after meate, hath ben ill 6 weekes

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 225 (upper left part of page)

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CASE14492: Horary consultation concerning Bridget Boughton (PERSON9897)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1603 at 10:00

GJ Bridgitt Boughton his daughter 16 y. For the like swelling in her belly. eodē tempore /

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 3r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE26013: Horary consultation concerning Ursula East (PERSON48272)

Question asked by the patient on 14 September 1625 at 15:20

RW Vrsula East of Gransden by Cambridge. y: 22. d. . h. 3. 25|0|. p: m. Sept: 14. 1625. hath them well; belly swelled verie big.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 174, p. 388 (middle centre part of page)

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CASE38151: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Hopkins (PERSON31825)

Question asked by the patient on 16 May 1611 at 08:00

U[1611–2] May. 16. d. . ho. 8. ant. m. 16111

Isbel Hopkins was here before April. 25. April. 25. a hard swelling in her belly. to whome I only prescribed a mollifying pultis./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 99v (upper left part of page)

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CASE79443: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON42124)

Question asked by Goody Joan Godfrey (PERSON49966) on 30 July 1635 at 17:00

SRN Goody Godfrey of Stony strattf{ord} for her Broers Child. 3. y eodē tempore.

belly swelled & hard, no stomack to its meate

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 229v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE33826: Horary consultation concerning Alice Isham (PERSON20002)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1608 at 12:00

GJ Alice Isham of maidford 50 y. Iuly 23|5| ho. 12 in m. 1608. /

Her belly mightily swelled and legg begin to swell.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 169r (upper left part of page)

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CASE14933: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Gilbert (PERSON12135)

Question asked by the patient on 9 May 1603 at 08:00

GJ Mary Gilbert of Broughton 23 y maried 3 y. never had Children May 9. ho 8 a m. 1603

She lay speechles 24 houres |last week| very weake keepes her bed a thicke high coloured water Her belly swelled thinkes her self to be wth Child

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 66r (upper right part of page)

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CASE41790: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37921)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37922) on 1 May 1615 at 16:00

RW A Childe of Cranfeilde y: 1. d. h. 4. post merid. Ap may. 1. 1615. voyded iij wormes vpward & iij downeward: he belly swelled & {illeg} The Child was brought in prsence. was much altered wheras before it was of a sanguine complection: it was now very bleake & wan.

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE77610: Horary consultation concerning John Ellis (PERSON48477)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41903) on 15 June 1633 at 16:00

SRN Iohn Ellis of Hauershā 5. y. Iune 14|5| {sic} \15/ . hor. 4. p. m. 1633 RN |1633 a big belly swelled sinc Christmas neaver voyded wormes|SRN

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 236 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE50314: Horary consultation concerning Richard Wells (PERSON36630)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38791) on 24 February 1620 at 13:00

RW Rich: Wells of Woodhill y. 3. d. h: 1. p: m: Feb: 24. 1620. much payned in the belly, loose bodyed. belly swelleth sometimes: & sometimes in the fit the \priuie/ members are drawne vp into the bodie.

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 137r (upper 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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CASE51919: Horary consultation concerning Martha Bynion (PERSON28641)

Question asked by the patient on 15 January 1621 at 09:40

RW Martha {Binion} of wooulson. y. 22. d. h. 9. 40 ant: m: Ian: 15. 1621. shortwinded: legs swelled yet not broken. payned sometimes in her backe & belly. hath them not sinc harvest.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 32v (upper right part of page)

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CASE76224: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Duncombe (PERSON48178)

Question asked by the patient on 31 December 1632 at 09:30 or at 09:40

RN Mres Ioane Duncōbe of Turveston. 35 y Decēb 31. h. 9. 30 ant m 1632. \had thē not sinc Miklemas legs thighs swelled & her belly very hard tormented wth wynd/

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Mres Ioane Duncōbe 35 y Decēb 31. h 9. 40 ant m 1632.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 239 (p. 239 upper right, p. 239 bottom left, and p. 240 upper left)

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CASE78138: Horary consultation concerning John Hester (PERSON51373)

Question asked by the patient on 28 August 1633 at 08:00

SRN Iohn Haster of Milton y. 30. d. . h. 8. ant m Aug. 28. 1633. no stomacke heaued & swelled in his chest & belly. vrine reasonably good. RN was wont to bleed but hath not this yere

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 409 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE73839: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Anderson (PERSON42694)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1632 at 13:10

Mrs. Margaret Anderson. \of Tringe/ 16. y. Febr 21. . h. 1. 10. p m. 1632

Shee tooke her Phisick wch wrought very well, but her Leggs doe nowe swell very much toward night, & pitt into the flesh wth great paine, her thighes & Belly swell alsoe

Desires to knowe what should bee done:

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 455 (bottom 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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling;f4-practitioner=Other;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ABelly, accessed 30 September 2024.