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CASE50684: Horary consultation concerning Jane Leate (PERSON24178)

Question asked by Mrs Joan Staper [Leate] (PERSON4503) on 20 April 1620 at 17:30

RN Mres Leate sent her {sic} \a letter in the behalfe of her/ daughter Iane who hath for this twelfemonthe bene troubled wth a swelling about her gr{y}|o|yne sometys appearing & sometyms not but gone first white & 2 months since burning red & hard almost as big as an egge

she layd to it a litle wax & butter & now & then a poultis of milke & a weddensday last was senet it broke about the 12 of Ap desyrous to have my counsell the 20th of Apr h. 5. 30 pm 1620 It is broken & did run & voyd filthy \yellow/ stuffe

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 414, f. 8r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE55389: Horary consultation concerning Jane Helder (PERSON51338)

Question asked by the patient on 13 December 1622 at 11:25

RN Iane Elder of Amptill parell of litle parke {sic} 26 y Decēb 13. h. 11. 25 ant m 1622.

swelled in her belly. hard.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 136r (upper right part of page)

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CASE72422: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON41369)

Question asked by Dr Jarman (PERSON52449) on 27 June 1631 at 18:00

RN Mr D Iernyn of Lincolne shere sent to me for his wife Daughter 16 y for a swelling in her breasts & a a {sic} hardnes wth all a yere & bettr & increaseth Iune 27 6. p. m. 163i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 453 (upper left part of page)

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CASE21814: Horary consultation concerning William Crowly (PERSON11084)

Question asked by the patient on 17 December 1604 at 11:25

RN Williā Crowly of Wootton 63 y Decēb 17 hor 11. 25 ant m 1604.

swelled in his stomack as hard as a bord.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 198r (upper right part of page)

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CASE52264: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Bonner [Bonoe] [Miller] (PERSON44425)

Question asked by the patient on 9 April 1621 at 11:15

RN Elis. Boner of Risely 30 y Ap. 9 . h. 11. 30 \15/ ant m 1621.

It belly hard swelled & feeleth on her brest as a bladder wth beans ratling 7 weekes |not sick but sore in her bodye|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 106r (upper right part of page)

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CASE71114: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Davis (PERSON47625)

Question asked by the patient on 18 December 1630 at 12:00

RN Margaret Davy of Hartwell 53 y Decēb 18. h. 12. 1630.

a swelling about her belly hard & her legs swell in the after noone ill after meate

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 23 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE66101: Horary consultation concerning Bridget Tarry (PERSON59901)

Question asked by the patient between 15 May 1628 at 13:45 and 16 May 1628 at 06:30

RN Bridget Tary 23 y feareth a had {sic} swelling vnder her right syde least it should be an Impost \a bad stomacke/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 33r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE50418: Horary consultation concerning Joan Mead (PERSON33171)

Question asked by the patient on 22 March 1620 at 11:30

RN Ione Mead of Stukely 52 y march 22 h. 11. 30 ant m 1620

swelled very big in her belly & very hard a whole yere. her legs begyn to swell is very weake & faynt

a Tympany

An aguish water

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 147v (upper right part of page)

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CASE38151: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Hopkins (PERSON31825)

Question asked by the patient on 16 May 1611 at 08:00

U[1611–2] May. 16. d. . ho. 8. ant. m. 16111

Isbel Hopkins was here before April. 25. April. 25. a hard swelling in her belly. to whome I only prescribed a mollifying pultis./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 99v (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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CASE56020: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Lane (PERSON53332)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39652) on 14 April 1623 at 14:00

RN Agnys Lane of Lowton was here wth me three quarters old Ap 14 h. 2. p. m. 1623 /had a great cough hard belly pyned & consumed\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 56v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE37431: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Johnson (PERSON32164)

Question asked by the patient on 7 October 1611 at 08:15

RN mes Elis Ionnson of Calidon serv. to the lady Barkcley 33 y octob. 7. h. 7|8|. 15. ant m 1611 |she brought a whyte thyn water /shortwyded splene hard & swelled\|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 334, f. 136r (upper part of page)

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CASE33137: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Audrey More [Old Mrs More] (PERSON20341)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1608 at 10:45

RN Mres Mores of Cublington churched a moneth sinc march 28 h. 10. 45 ant m. 1608. |a greene womā.| cānot vse her legs./ & belly swelled harde. & cānot goe1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘#’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 80v (upper left part of page)

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CASE79443: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON42124)

Question asked by Goody Joan Godfrey (PERSON49966) on 30 July 1635 at 17:00

SRN Goody Godfrey of Stony strattf{ord} for her Broers Child. 3. y eodē tempore.

belly swelled & hard, no stomack to its meate

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 229v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE72785: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Sturch (PERSON59756)

Question asked by the patient on 26 August 1631 at 07:00

RN Elis: C|S|turch of T|S|towerton. 55 y Aug. 26 h. 7. ant m 163i /a tȳpany of water & wind halfe a yere\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 108 (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE38156: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] King (PERSON32315)

Question asked by the patient on 14 May 1611 at 10:00

U[1611–2] Agnes King of S{illeg}|t|eep Claidon. 37. y. May 14 . h. 10. 1611. belly swoln. short cough

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 99v (upper right part of page)

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CASE68397: Horary consultation concerning Peter Ludgate (PERSON53980)

Question asked by the patient on 7 May 1629 at 16:45

RN Peter Ludgate of Cosgrave 36 y may 7 h. 4. 45 a|p| m 1629 /Is mayed {sic} & hath 3 child\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mightely hoaven in his belly very big & hard’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 185v (upper left part of page)

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CASE24566: Horary consultation concerning Robert Seymour (PERSON35210)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1610 at 16:30

RN Robarte Seamore of Patenā 64 y. Apr. {8} 28 h {sic} hor. 4. 30 p m 16i0 yard swelled |yard swelled red stopped. full of issue|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 14r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE26688: Horary consultation concerning Watts (PERSON21102)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON21289) on 29 January 1606 at 15:40

RN vide Iane Wats of Havershā 2. & halfe about Barraabe {sic} daye b|w|ho bred child wth great sicknes all her tyme vntill shee was delivered. & that child is always sicklye.

her litle child of 2 y a great belly. & navell & thirsty. Ian 29 h 3. 38 40 p m 1606

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 37r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE35079: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Adams (PERSON21769)

Question asked by the patient on 5 April 1609 at 11:45

RN Mr Williā Adams Apr 5 h. 11. 45. ant m 1609

cod swelled hernia.

desyreth to confer wth me & that I should write to Mr van Otten in his behalfe./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 337v (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?f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 23 January 2025.