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CASE43173: Horary consultation concerning Edward Gardner (PERSON30757)

Question asked by the patient on 12 April 1616 at 08:00

RN Edward Gardiner serv to my lord Dormer 60 y Ap. 12 h. 1|8|. ant m. 16i6 |a dropsy scurvy belly huge & big.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 56r (upper left part of page)

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CASE23581: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37214)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1614 at 15:00

RN A widow of Newp for her face broken out in pimpl{es} legs swelled mightely & n{ow} the ague falling into them & ames {sic} pimpled. & blys{te}red. Iune. 14 h. 3. p m 1614.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 31v (upper right part of page)

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CASE56327: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39672)

Question asked by the patient on 15 May 1623 at 18:00

RN Sr Thomas Comptons Cook may 15 {illeg}|| h. 6 p m 1623

swelled in his legs & body a Dropsy

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 104v (upper left part of page)

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CASE41016: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Margaret White (PERSON17082)

Question asked by the patient on 10 March 1613 at 16:30

RN Mres White of Caucot {5}|6|0 y march. 10 h. 4. 30 p m 1613 |quærit wheathr she mend or noe.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘typany or Dropsy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 65r (upper left part of page)

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CASE55559: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Fortescue (PERSON49166)

Question asked by the patient on 28 January 1623 at 11:38

RW Mr Robert Fortescue. y. 14 d.. h: 11. 38. ant: m: Ian: 28 1623. A swellinge vnder his left iaw much like to the Kings euill.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 164v (upper right part of page)

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CASE49110: Horary consultation concerning Anne Cherry (PERSON28875)

Question asked by the patient on 29 June 1619 at 15:00

RN An Cherry of Simpson. 25 y Iune 29 h. 3 p m. 1619.

[Astrological Chart]

would know what it is wheathr the kings evill or a wen.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 74r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE72947: Horary consultation concerning Anne Lea (PERSON53542)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41425) on 16 September 1631 at 10:00

RN An lay of newp 7 y sept 16 h. 10 ant m 163i for a long swelling vnder her neck li like the kings evill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 157 (middle right part of page)

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CASE13037: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Oakley (PERSON14550) and Thomas Burgess (PERSON10196) and Mary Burgess (PERSON10203)

Question asked by Catherine Oakley (PERSON14550), Thomas Burgess (PERSON10196) and Mary Burgess (PERSON10203) on 2 February 1600 at 12:00

RN Katheron Ocklie of Turvie 60 y. payned in her legs & bodye wch are mightely swollen & a payne in her cheste wth a cold. Doth spit blood also feb. 2 die . h. 12. Thomas Burges \of Astwood/ 50 yeres for a great cough & payne in the chest very short winded. 16001

[Astrological Chart]

the womans watr is very red & thick Mary Burges troubled about the hart wth a coughinge her watr hath black melancholy humour. her husb & ss troubled wth a cough.

Notes:

1 ‘a coughe’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 263v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE16760: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Spencer (PERSON16026) and Alice Faulkner [Vescy] (PERSON11680)

Question asked by Mr John Spencer (PERSON16026) on 30 March 1602 at 09:00

RN Iohn Spencer of W|S|r Robart Spencers servant. Martij 30 hor. 8. 9. ant m. 1602. cōplayneth of his left syde & spleene & swelling of his legge.

quærit {illeg}|r|emediū Aloysia faulkner 23 y. troubled wth the greene sicknes hath taken many vomits but noone would worke wth her craveth a vomit sick in ye stomacke quærit an \an {sic} alce faukner/ virū diligit nec ne.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mutch greef & discontment {sic}’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 22r (upper right part of page)

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CASE73373: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Hopkins (PERSON51817)

Question asked by the patient on 19 November 1631 at 08:00

RN Goodmā Hopkins of our tone {sic} 70. y. novēb. 19 h {sic} hor 8 ant m 163i |was here made no water.| |but in 3 or 4 das he dyed|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Stone in the yard cānot make water belly swelled’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 297 (upper left part of page)

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CASE19780: Horary consultation concerning George Ampes (PERSON9133)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18484) on 12 August 1601 at 09:15

RN George Amps of Kempson. 8 y. Aug i2 9. 15. ant m 160i

for a great swelling in his bodye & cods mightely swelled.

a tympany

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 178r (upper right part of page)

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CASE25013: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37330)

Question asked by the patient on 13 June 1610 at 09:30

RN on Dobsons mā of london tenat {sic} to my brothr Sandy Iune 13. h. 9. 30. 16i0 for his \right/ cheeke swelled kings evyll & his right knee. mightely swelled.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 65v (upper left part of page)

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CASE18898: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Burton (PERSON10227)

Question asked by the patient on 12 February 1601 at 11:00

RN Thomas Burton of Paulersy feb. 12. die hor. 11. for a cataract & swelling & rednes in his eyes & paynes in his head.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 31r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE26981: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON21316) and Potter (PERSON20550)

Question asked by Goody Potter (PERSON20549) on 25 March 1606 at 07:25

RN On of Newp

Goody potter for her meade servāt m of 16 y yo {sic} ma\r/ch 25 h. 7 \25/ ant m 1606.

a swelling on her |left| cheeke like the quenes evyll this 2 yeres.

Also her daughtr of 4 y mach {sic} 25 h 7 \25/ ant m 1606.

vomiteth vp clūpers of blood & cleere blood & reatcheth mutch somtymes blood yt is very blacke

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 81r (upper right part of page)

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CASE74034: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Langford (PERSON53346)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1632 at 17:00

RN Elis: Lanckford of Gothurst 23 y March. 15 h. 5 p m. 1632 |vtrū vus tumor sub cerv sit morb regius halfe a yere| /kings evill susp\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 511 (upper left part of page)

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CASE21552: Horary consultation concerning John Pearce (PERSON18741)

Question asked by Goodwife Joan Barnwell [Pearce] [Pearson] [Persival] [Wotten] (PERSON18986) on 9 October 1604 at 17:30

RN Iohn Perce of or towne Octob 9 hor 5. 30 p m 1604 his wife came for {s} {sic} ph{y}sicke.

[Astrological Chart]

Goody Perce for her husb. octob. 9. hor. 5. 30. p m 1604 for an ague swelled in his stomacke./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, ff. 156v-157r (f. 156v bottom right, and f. 157r upper left)

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CASE16941: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Spencer (PERSON16026)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1602 at 14:30

RN Mr Spencer of Sr Iohns servant 25 y. at the same tyme.

a Dropsye for his legs be swelled & my left syde is swelled. as if I had water powred downe my legs. |Robart Shilton’. {sic}|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 47r (upper left part of page)

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CASE44132: Horary consultation concerning Mary Brograve (PERSON28419)

Question asked by the patient on 5 December 1616 at 11:00

RN Mary Brograve of Wapnā. 23 y Decēb. 5 h. 11. ant m. 16i6 /Dropsy feared.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘belly swelled very big.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 32v (upper right part of page)

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CASE42629: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Leech (PERSON32664)

Question asked by the patient on 8 November 1615 at 09:00

RN Elis leach of Caucot otherwise Caldecote 43. y. novēb. 8 h. 9. ant m 16i5 /43 y\ quærit an sit gravida necne. hath bene bigger & bigger. ever sinc mydsomer & is growen bigger & bigger as a womā great wth child. & yet hath her termes every month hath a fewe. her brests leake. |very desyrous to know weathr she have not a tȳpany bred on her|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 143v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE70200: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Marshal (PERSON54339)

Question asked by the patient on 10 March 1630 at 14:30

Mrs. Marshall of Ippolech 45. y. Mart. 10. . h. 2. 30. p. m. 16301

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Dropsy feared swolne in the left legg’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 152 (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?f30-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29;f32-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f33-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling, accessed 19 March 2025.