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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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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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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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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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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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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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CASE19756: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Elizabeth Sansome [Thomson] (PERSON16407)

Question asked by the patient on 8 August 1601 at 10:40

RN Elisabeth Tomson 34 y. Aug 8. h {sic} hor 10. 40. ant m. 160i1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a swelling in hir face & armes’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 174r (upper right 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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CASE17176: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Houghton (PERSON12907)

Question asked by the patient on 11 June 1602 at 07:30

RN Thomas Whooton of lathbury 26 y. a batcheler Iune 11 hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1602 for a swelling & benūmyng in his armes & breaking out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 85v (bottom left part 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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CASE10651: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON8934)

Question asked by the patient on 22 May 1600 at 12:30

RN Mr Hipwels Kinswomā newly come to him 24. May. 23|2| die h. 12. 30 ant m {sic}. 1600

for a swelling in her body armes legs. burning hot.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 79v (upper left part of page)

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CASE21990: Horary consultation concerning Em Simons (PERSON15812)

Question asked by the patient on 2 March 1605 at 11:00

RN Em Symons of Sherington 24 y. martij 2 h {sic} hor. 11. ant m 1605. a pulling in her backe leeke a cold water rūning into her wast wch causeth a swelling in her hands armes backe & legs.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 227r (upper right part of page)

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CASE21769: Horary consultation concerning Nicholas Yervey (PERSON17459)

Question asked by the patient on 27 November 1604 at 10:50

RN Nicholas yerbe of Potters Perry 25 y a batcheler on yt dwelt wth Rive of or towne 6 weekes henc novēb. 27 h. 10. 50 ant m 1604.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1

armes bones legs did swell

cānot styrre nor bow his armes

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 190v (upper right part of page)

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CASE13056: Horary consultation concerning Christian Cook (PERSON10867)

Question asked by the patient on 11 February 1600 at 08:40

RN Christian Cooke of 11 y old. taken wth a swelling in her knee & so ascendeth to her harte & to her armes wth a pricking as it were needles.

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 266v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE18358: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Bird (PERSON9741)

Question asked by the patient on 6 December 1602 at 15:00

RN Mr Bird of havershā 48 y N|De|cēbof|er| 6. hor. 3 p m. 1603 {sic}.

Mr Byrd of havershā. son Decēb. 6 hor 3 p m. 1602. for the swelling of his hands & aches in his armes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, ff. 260v-261r (f. 260v bottom right, f. 261r upper left, and f. 261r upper right)

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CASE19072: Horary consultation concerning Michael Walker (PERSON16750)

Question asked by the patient on 23 March 1601 at 12:00

RN Michael Walker of winsloe 18. march 23 die hor. 12. p {sic} 1601 for a swelling in his legs & hands right hand swelled & so is caried in his arme feete & toes.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 60v (upper left part of page)

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CASE16492: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Fisher (PERSON11780)

Question asked by the patient on 10 January 1605 at 14:00

GJ Ellen Fisher of Baddlesdon 32 y. Ianuar. 10 ho. 2. p. m. 1605. RN |do fear the dropsye./| Swelled in her body face RN armes & legs. blys {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 229v (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?f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AArms;f6-date=1600-1609;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling, accessed 13 February 2025.