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CASE18812: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Agnes Walthorne (PERSON16797)

Question asked by the patient on 12 January 1599 at 08:30

RN Mres Agnes Walth{orne} londinesis 32. Ian. 12 die ♀ hor 8 30 ant m. 1599. payned wth a hardnes in her belly & stomack & lyeth betwixt her short ribbes it groweth bigger & bigger.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 13r (upper left part of page)

Mrs Agnes Walthorne (PERSON16797)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Pain and pricking (Pain)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (BellyStomach)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Bloating and swelling  (Hardness)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Astrological Chart

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CASE57946: Horary consultation concerning Hopkins (PERSON51840)

Question asked by the patient on 20 March 1624 at 08:39

RN young {illeg}|I|ohn Hopkins wife march 20 ♄ hor 8. 39 ant m /1624\ 36 y face swelled & hot stomack hot

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 114v (bottom part of page)

Hopkins (PERSON51840)

Medical >Parts of the body>Head and neck (Face)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Bloating and swelling  (Swelling)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Burning and inflamed (Hot)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Stomach)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment

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CASE12233: Horary consultation concerning Alice Cowly (PERSON11000)

Question asked by the patient on 9 April 1599 between 08:30 and 10:30

RN Alce Cowley of Sherington 39. swelled in her body & legs. a very high coloured woman.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 124v (middle right part of page)

Alice Cowly (PERSON11000)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Bloating and swelling  (Swelling)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Torso)

Medical >Parts of the body>Limbs and joints (Legs)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment

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?f32-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f33-time-of-day=AM%3A%3A08%3A00-08%3A59%3A%3A30%3A00-44%3A59;f34-patient-age-band=030-039, accessed 24 March 2025.

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