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CASE64213: Horary consultation concerning Susan Baker [Ablestone] (PERSON43260)

Question asked by the patient on 7 July 1627 at 14:45

RN Susan Bacon {sic} \Baker/ alias Abelsone of Olny 40. y Iuly. 7. h {sic} hor. 2. 45 p m 1627 /a flashing heate & sweating in her face ext burnīg.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 146v (upper left part of page)

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CASE19834: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18488)

Question asked by the patient on 24 August 1601 at 13:00

RN on \a woman/ of Newport for a swelled & pimpled face & a great rheume August 24. hor 1. p m 160i1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a face swelled red hot pimpled’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 188r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE39250: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Rider (PERSON34754)

Question asked by the patient on 24 February 1612 at 07:50

RN Elis. Rider of newp 12 {y} feb. 24. h 7. 50 ant m 1612 |shortwyded a great cou{gh} face swell{ed}|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 4v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE72678: Horary consultation concerning Mary Huntly (PERSON52207)

Question asked by the patient on 8 July 1631 at 10:30

RN Mary Huntly of Dunstable 43. y. Aug. 8 h. 10 30 ant m 163i |noice & deafenes in her head & face wth swelling|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 78 (upper left part of page)

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CASE30162: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Furtho [the elder] (PERSON11997)

Question asked by the patient on 23 October 1606 at 15:45

RN Mr furthoe of furthoe 45 y Octob 23. h 3. 45 p m 1606. deafnes noyse in his eares. face swelled tooth ach.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 2v (upper left part of page)

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CASE23400: Horary consultation concerning Lady Chester [Mrs Elizabeth Chester] (PERSON45998)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1614 at 11:20

RN Mres Chester tormented wth toothach. intollerabl 3 days & nights face swelled may 20 . h. 11. 20 ant m 1614.

desyreth me to come over.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 2r (upper left part of page)

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CASE50010: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Agnes Blea (PERSON9791)

Question asked by the patient on 3 December 1619 at 10:20

RN Goody Blea for her \sore/ head & face swelling Decēb 3 h. 10 20 ant m 16i9

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 70r (upper right part of page)

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CASE40543: Horary consultation concerning Sara Walbank (PERSON25891)

Question asked by the patient on 31 October 1612 at 10:45

RN Sara \Walbanke/ 20 y octob. 31. h {sic} hor. 10 45 ant m 1612. blystered face. & mutch payned in her hed

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 194r (upper left part of page)

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CASE60815: Decumbiture for Richard Malins (PERSON54081)

Question asked by the patient on 15 July 1625 at 07:00

RN It tooke him first Iuly 11 at night h. 8. p m 1625.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘begā to be blasted in his face swelled red & itcheth’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 146v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE59664: Horary consultation concerning Mary King (PERSON53004)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40019) on 19 January 1625 at 13:00

RN Mary King of Brōmā 23 weekes old to morowe Ian 19. h. 1 p. m. 1625 pr {sic} the child prsent {illeg} {sic} convulsion blacke in ye face & {fain}ting

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 145r (upper left part of page)

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CASE55460: Horary consultation concerning Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638)

Question asked by the patient on 1 January 1623 at 17:30

RN Ian. first \of Ianuary 1/ being the Contes say sent for me for a great swelling in her face by reason of a salt rheume & I came thithr. Ian. 1. || h. 5. 30 p m 1622|3|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 148v (upper left part of page)

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CASE18290: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Ringston (PERSON15339)

Question asked by the patient on 25 November 1602 at 11:00

GJ Thomas Ringston of Stoke Bruerne 11. y. Novemb. 25 ho. 11. a m. for a hard tumor in his right Cheeke vnder his eye.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 252r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE59859: Horary consultation concerning Mary Elliot (PERSON48466)

Question asked by the patient on 1 March 1625 at 09:40

RN Mary Elyot serv to Iohn Kent of the vp end f {sic} 20 y febr 28 \march 1/ h. 9: 30 {sic} \40/ ant m 1625 |a swelling in her right cheeke very red & throate also|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘swelled in her right cheeke hard & red & throat very sore’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 180r (upper left part of page)

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CASE72397: Horary consultation concerning Young Mr Thomas Catesby (PERSON45752)

Question asked by Mr Francis Catesby [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON22432) on 24 June 1631 at 09:30

RN Mr Catesbes for all his oldest sonne & ar{illeg} his sonne |A very tale gentlemā| 18 y Iune 24. . h. 9. 30 ant m 1631 |feet cold face & nose a malig feaver|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 444 (upper right part of page)

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CASE73919: Horary consultation concerning Richard Wright (PERSON37100)

Question asked by the patient between 1 March 1632 at 17:00 and 2 March 1632 at 08:15

RN Rich: Write of Stoake golding 20 y f {sic} March a swelling vnder his chyn & neck & a swelling wth 2 rūing holes

hath bene twice wth the king & fyndeth litle remedy.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 477 (middle left part of page)

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CASE74646: Horary consultation concerning Mr Henry Beale (PERSON43826)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1632 at 11:00

RN Mr Henry Beale of walton 17 y may 18 h. 11 ant m 1632 /heate in ye face /nose red & big.\\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 171 (bottom left, and bottom centre parts of page)

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CASE49079: Horary consultation concerning Anne Hore [Watts] [Goodwife Watts] (PERSON12956)

Question asked by the patient on 24 June 1619 at 15:00

RN An Hore \& or Wats/ of Woulverton. 60 y Iune 24 h. 3. p. m. 1619. swelled in face & eyes ill & cānot see nor lift vp her eyes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 62r (upper left part of page)

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CASE44838: Horary consultation concerning Christopher Abraham (PERSON27238)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1617 at 11:15

RN Ch\r/ystopher Abrahā of Stoake hāmons 30|5| y may 5 h. 11. 15 ant m 1617. |swelled about the face. & a singing in his hed/|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 146v (bottom part of page)

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CASE64852: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40538)

Question asked by the patient on 30 October 1627 at 12:20

RN a womā of Stonystratford for an Impost in her eare & crāpe in her eye & syde of her fa{ce} & dead palsye in her cheeke octob 30 h. 12. 20 ant m 1627

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 256v (upper right part of page)

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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?f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AFace;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 16 March 2025.