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CASE12237: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Thomas Gardner (PERSON12047)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1599 at 07:00

RN Thomas Gardner of Dunsanger of 62 yeres old yt pissed blood & was mended by the herb yt I sent him in a receipte. sinc yt time had on Waly who hath wth his Clisters Done him litle good but is swollen in his belly wc is growen very harde. & mutch payned in his share & can make but a litle water halfe a sponefull at a time would knowe wheathr leekly to die or live. went not to ground sinc munday last about 12 a clocke sent to me this 18 of Apr. die . h. 7. ant m 1599 burneth in his yarde.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 125v (upper left part of page)

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CASE73860: Horary consultation concerning Mr Alexander Napier [Sandy] (PERSON25251)

Question asked by the patient on 23 February 1632 at 10:30

RN my neph Alexand feb 23 h. 10 30 ant m. 1632. /stomack swelleth a pricking {in} his syde\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 460 (upper right part of page)

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CASE28949: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Denton (PERSON19475)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1605 at 10:12

RN my ladyes Daughtr cōplyneth of a sorenes in her bellye. & is somewhat harde.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 87v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE13044: Horary consultation concerning Goody Joan Field (PERSON11724)

Question asked by the patient on 8 February 1600 at 08:20

RN Ione fild of Haversham 35. y. for a payne in her right side & a swelling in that place feb. 7|8| die h. 8. 15|20|. ant {sic} 1600. ever sinc tuesday aftr noon

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 264v (upper left part of page)

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CASE44636: Horary consultation concerning John Holmes (PERSON31790)

Question asked by the patient on 7 April 1617 at 11:50 or at 11:30

RN Iohn Holmes the lady Morysons clarke Ap 7 h. 11. 50 ant m 1617.

Iohn Holmes clarke of the citchin 32|4|. y. Ap. 7. . h. 11. 30 ant m 1617. serv to Sr Charles. Ap 1617. hath had an ague sinc the 12 of septēb. to the first of march. sinc an extree {sic} cold wch still cōtinueth wthout remedy. hed & stomack payned every morning his belly is swelled. as if it would breake. {illeg} {sic} he tooke physick the 26 of march & therfore d|b|eing very loose desyreth no physick.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 115r (upper right, and bottom parts of page)

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CASE15607: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Weed (PERSON16909)

Question asked by the patient on 21 September 1603 at 13:45

GJ Ellen Weed of Brafield on the greene 40 y. maried Sept. 2j ho. 1. 45 p m Hath bene ill these ij yeers sicke in her stomacke and paynfull in her body her body heaves sometyms as if she were wth Child and falles agayne

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 135v (upper right part of page)

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CASE23620: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Walker (PERSON36409)

Question asked by the patient on 27 June 1614 at 14:30

RN Thomas Walker gardyner to {G}. Chaterton. 56 y Iune 27 h. 2. 30 p m 1614 a black sanguyne cōplex. payned in his chest. swolne in his body & legs it tooke him 16 days since. /of St yeedes\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 35v (bottom left part of page)

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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)

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CASE14035: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Warren (PERSON16823)

Question asked by John Warren (PERSON16827) on 17 September 1603 at 14:25

RN Iohn Warren sent to me for his neg & his wife disease big in her belly paynd in her backe & hath her floures orderly all day & night septemb 17 hor. 2. 25. p m 1603.

watr full of motes

quærit an sit gravida.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 83r (upper left part of page)

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CASE10111: Horary consultation concerning Phillip Godword (PERSON12209)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1600 at 16:00

RN Phylip Godword of Cran Lowten 24 for a payne & swelling in his Cod & so runeth vp to his ste|h|are {sic} share that he cānot rest day nor night his stone is so sore febr. 26 die  {sic} 4 p m. 1600.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 2r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE14824: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Woodward (PERSON17369)

Question asked by the patient on 15 April 1603 at 11:40

GJ Alice woodward of Stoke Haon. 33 y. maried Apr. 15 ho 11. 40 a m. 1603

Hath not had her courses this x week quærit vtrū sit gravida. a payne at her hart, swelled in her body & Ioynt.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 52v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12611: Horary consultation concerning John Stubley (PERSON16239)

Question asked by the patient on 30 August 1599 at 13:15

RN Iohn Stublye of Shenlye Au{illeg}|gus| 30 die h. 1. 15. p m. 1599. for a greate payne in his backe & a heaving in his body

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 189r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE66471: Horary consultation concerning Mr Ralph Ruddle (PERSON57997)

Question asked by the patient between 28 June 1628 at 17:45 and 30 June 1628 at 07:00

RN Mr Rudle cōpl of his yard sore & swelled & raw wthin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 90r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE54030: Horary consultation concerning Percival Sanders (PERSON58200)

Question asked by the patient on 29 April 1622 at 09:30

RN Persivall Sanders of woulverton 20 y Ap. 29 h. 9. 30 ant m 1622. mightely payned about the right syde & left & top also of the shoulder wthout swelling in his flanke 3 weekes. but the last weeke tormenting in pytifull maner.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 78r (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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CASE10280: Horary consultation concerning Richard Marigold (PERSON13966)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1600 at 14:30

RN Richard Marigold Ap 8 die h. 2. 30 p m. 1600 for a payne about his harte. a long tyme.

casteth vp every thing & is hoven.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 202, f. 32r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11877: Horary consultation concerning Alice Brewer (PERSON9972)

Question asked by the patient on 15 December 1598 at 11:15

RN Alce Bruer can not goe vpright but goeth Double vp by the fier hoven in the belly & payned in ye bottome of her belly all|{aftr}| a longe tine {sic}. sent Ih{one} Honour. Decēb. 15. die . 11. 15. mi. 1598. worse when shee eateth any thinge.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 67v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12075: Horary consultation concerning Joan Burton (PERSON10231)

Question asked by the patient between 13 March 1599 at 14:30 and 14 March 1599 at 11:10

RN Iohn Ione Burten of Olney for her diseased chest 44. yeres. lame in her back. fallen downe into her legs. a great hoven in her belly body back wth cold & a trembling ach in her back.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 101v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE75785: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Dickins (PERSON47853)

Question asked by the patient on 27 October 1632 at 13:30

RN Elis Dickin of Hanslop 23 mayed {sic} octob 27 h {sic} hor 1. 25 \30/ p m 1632

leg sore mayed {sic} a twelfmonth no child a great swelling about her stomack a fortnight sinc at 3 weekes and hath abundanc belly inf{inete}ly swelled /quaærit an sit gravida\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 100 (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?f41-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3APain%20and%20pricking;f42-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f43-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling, accessed 18 April 2025.