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CASE51001: Horary consultation concerning John Allen (PERSON42571)

Question asked by the patient on 9 June 1620 at 09:00

RN Iohn Allen of lowton. 27 y mayed {sic} Iune 9 h. 8|9| ant m 1620 hands swelled arnes {sic} & should payed {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 66r (upper left part of page)

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CASE14911: Horary consultation concerning Alice Lord (PERSON13790)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1603 at 10:30

GJ Alice Lord of Kempson 25 y. May 5 ho. 10 30 a m. 1603

Keepeth her bed, trembles very much, A great payne in her backe her right hand and right arme swelled. Cryes of her bones and every where about in great payne./

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 64r (upper left part of page)

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CASE17261: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Houghton (PERSON12907)

Question asked by the patient on 16 June 1602 at 10:00

RN Thomas hooton of lathbury Iune 16. hor. 10. ant m. 1602.

for a swelling in his armes & le hands.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 97r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE20231: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Whetstone (PERSON17091)

Question asked by the patient on 12 January 1602 at 10:30

RN Thomas Whitston of Shenly 54 y Ian xij hor 10 30 ant m. 1602

for a swelling in his armes wrest & hande.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 263v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE13059: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth [Isabel] Buckstone (PERSON10146)

Question asked by the patient on 11 February 1600 at 11:30

RN Isbell Buckstone for her back & right arme & hoving in her bely & chest ready to stop her winde troubled wth the whites Ia|f|eb {sic} 11 die . h. 11. 30. ant m. 1600

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 267r (upper left part of page)

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CASE21840: Horary consultation concerning Goody Hobs (PERSON12812)

Question asked by the patient on 27 December 1604 at 10:20

RN Goody Hobs of Gothurst 60|3| y. Decēb 27. hor. 10 20 ant m 1604.

every where swelled in her lyms armes. legs bodye very shortwyded.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 202r (upper right part of page)

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CASE57420: Horary consultation concerning Robinson (PERSON57735)

Question asked by Goody Robinson (PERSON57753) on 22 November 1623 at 14:00

RN Goody Robynson for her boy of this towne 12 y novēb 22 h {sic} hor. 2. 20 p m 1623. /kings evyll a swelling in his arme & foot. & broken\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘kings evyll/.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 28v (upper left part of page)

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CASE14349: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Benson (PERSON9655)

Question asked by the patient on 24 December 1603 at 10:30

RN Elis {illeg}|B|ensene of Turvye 29 y. maried 2 child on a suckling Decēb. 24 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m 1603. lame in her armes & legs & swelled cānot goe but as shee is led.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 126v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE14695: Horary consultation concerning Mr Ruly (PERSON15515)

Question asked by the patient on 24 March 1603 at 12:30

RN Mr Ruly for an ache in his right arme & swelled in the shouldr blad 60 y /of or towne\ Martij 24 hor. 12. 30 p m. 1603

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 32v (bottom 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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CASE22945: Horary consultation concerning John Tranter (PERSON60395)

Question asked by the patient on 14 September 1630 at 17:00

RN Iohn Tranter of Banbery 41 y mayed {sic} 16 y sept 14 h 5. p m 1630 /left arme out of ioynt swelled. 3 y.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 139v (upper right part of page)

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CASE53386: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Chester (PERSON28880)

Question asked by the patient on 27 November 1621 at 13:30

RN Mres Elis Chester of Chickely 25. y. novēb. 27. h. 1. 30 p m. 162i |her arme swelled|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 145v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE61760: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40246)

Question asked by the patient on 13 March 1626 at 13:20

RN on of Brayfild for a swelled black arme march 13 h. 1. 20 p m 1626.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 118r (upper right part of page)

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CASE32105: Horary consultation concerning Mary Chawklye (PERSON22443)

Question asked by the patient on 18 September 1607 at 10:00

RN Mary Chaukly of luton 20 y sept: {2} {sic} 18 h. 10. ant m 1607. legs & armes do swell.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tempted by the devill.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 278r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE64289: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007)

Question asked by the patient on 17 July 1627 at 17:00

RN my deere Cosen she Marsh sent vnto me Iuly 17. h. 5. p m. 1627. /deus benedicat Cognatæ meæ\

[Astrological Chart]

\no good of ye oyntnent {sic}/ her head ill & mutch payned, the vayns in her tēples swelled & arme so weake yt she cānot vse it & the vaynes be sore to her foote

extremely payned

desyrous to have williā Rufhead to let her blood

would have something to incease {sic} good blood

desyrous to know when to send her coach.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 164r (upper right part of page)

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CASE33810: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Kent [Smith] (PERSON13318)

Question asked by the patient on 21 July 1608 at 07:45

GJ Thomas Kent of more end 28 y Iuly 21 ho. 7. 45 a. m. 1608 swelled in his left arme and fingers. both legg and feet and in great payne./

vide Iuly. 18.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 167r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE72492: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Quatermeane (PERSON57222)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1631 at 17:20

RN Mr Th. Quatermā of StoakeTalmage 33 y Iuly 6. h. 5. 20 p m. 1631. he sent here to fore 3 tyms for a swelling in his right arme & right foot as if it would teare him in peeces /head well & stomack\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 16 (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE28358: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Chandler (PERSON19243)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON21458) and Anonymous (PERSON21459) on 11 March 1605 at 08:00

RN Anthony Chaundler of drayton sloe 14 y martij 11. h 8 \7. 30/ ant m. 1605. taken lame in his armes & legs. yt he can not goe hath no feeling of his armes. on of his legs begyn to swell1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1metuit veneficiū’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 1v (upper right part of page)

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CASE55563: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Clark (PERSON46196)

Question asked by the patient on 29 January 1623 at 13:15

RN Th. Clarke of Brodwell 25. y Ian. 29 h. 1. 15 p m. 1623.

was taken in his left hand about a leaven Ian 28 h. 11. at night in his sleepe & it swelleth & tingleth & aketh vncessantly. & in his armes & chest

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 165v (upper 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?f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AArms;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling, accessed 15 March 2025.