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CASE63001: Horary consultation concerning Frances Grace (PERSON50190)

Question asked by the patient on 22 October 1626 at 06:30

RN francis Grace of Simpson 24 y octob. 22 h. 6 30 ant m 1626 hed payned & left leg swelled 1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘leg & foote swelled’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 323v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE72336: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Judith Chester (PERSON46005)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1631 at 07:00

RN Mres Chester of Tylswort Mr Henry Chesters wife 24 y Iune 14. h. 7 ant m. 163i

[Astrological Chart]

terms stopt sinc christas her left leg swelled hot.1

my pultish made it to blyster. & she applyed Cowe Dung & butter to it

Toke my Dyet Drink & it wroght well for 5 days & abated the swelling & sinc it is cōme agayne |imputeth her swelling to the stopping of her terms|

would know wheathr good to bleed & in what places.

desyreth to have a good purg. /wth a fulnes of her stomack.\

Notes:

1 ‘her left leg swelled’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 422 (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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CASE19866: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Smith (PERSON15919)

Question asked by the patient on 31 August 1601 at 13:15

RN Tho Smith of or Towne 24 August 31: hor. 1. 15 p m. 160i

for a great cough & a gryping in his belly & very short wynded & swelled in his legs.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 193v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12773: Horary consultation concerning Richard King (PERSON13383)

Question asked by the patient on 3 October 1599 at 12:45

RN Richard Kinge of Nash. 24 yeres hath had a swelling in his body belly & mēbers & face for this 3 yeres & goeth away agayne. Octob. 3 die h. 12. 45. {illeg} 1599. hath bene at Cublington son of Thorton’. in his throate & k {sic} & knees.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 213r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE75654: Horary consultation concerning Alice Travell (PERSON60421)

Question asked by the patient on 9 October 1632 at 16:00

RN Alce Travell of Hanslop 24 y octob. 9. h. 4 p m 1632

maryed about Christmas swelled sinc satt \face head &/ belly & legs & lower t all over sinc satterday last quick 7 weekes cānot stand nor goe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 62 (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?f51-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints;f53-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f54-patient-age-band=020-029%3A%3A24, accessed 27 February 2025.