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CASE14060: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth [Isabel] Clark (PERSON10596)

Question asked by the patient on 23 September 1603 at 14:25

RN On of Cosgrave for a great belly a mead sept 22|3| hor. 2. 25 p m 1603.

Elisabeth Clarke 24 of Cosgrave servant to the old widow Emmerson sept 23 hor 2. 25 p m 1603

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 86r (upper right part of page)

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CASE65319: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Alice Thirston (PERSON60029)

Question asked by the patient on 6 February 1628 at 10:30

RN Alce Thurstom of Offord in Huntington sheere had an ague wch vanished & hath still a swelling in all ts ebbing & flowing. |24 y |feb. 6 h. 10 30 ant m 1628.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 92v (upper left part of page)

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CASE69895: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Bomting (PERSON44403)

Question asked by the patient between 30 December 1629 at 16:00 and 31 December 1629 at 14:15

RN Agnys Bom{t}ing \of Blakesly parish/ 24 y mayed 3 quat {sic}. of a yere swelled about her body

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 33 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE72804: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Ardent (PERSON42843)

Question asked by the patient on 29 August 1631 at 13:30

RN Elis. Ardent now at newp 24 y mayed {sic} 3 yeres had 2 child. & on of late 11 weekes old Aug: 29. h: 1. 30 p m 163i a swelling over her left cheeke

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 114 (middle left part of page)

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CASE10379: Horary consultation concerning Alice Butler (PERSON10255)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1600 at 15:00

RN Alce Butler of Litlington 2{9}|4| Ap 19 die h. 3 p m. \harte/ a swelling in her bodye & eyes

Alce Butler for her great swelling & heving aftr childr birthe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 45r (upper right, bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE27156: Horary consultation concerning Goody Catherine Kent [Catherine Ruly] (PERSON20068)

Question asked by the patient on 16 April 1606 at 08:00

RN Katheron Kent of or towne 24 y Apr. 16 h. 8 ant m 1606 eyes swell & rūne & face breaketh out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 110r (bottom right part of page)

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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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CASE43257: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Dorothy Fortescue [Throckmorton] (PERSON23241)

Question asked by the patient on 24 April 1616 at 17:00

RN mres Dorothy Throckmorton of Warrick sheere 20 y Ap. 24 h. 5 p m 16i6 /24 y of Colton Courte\

[Astrological Chart]

sweld alitle about the belly & stomak her cou\r/ses monthly & reasonable well yet her stomak very good to her victuals.

hath great confidenc in me. desyrous to have childrē & to vse & to know the meanes necessary thervnto./

no child these 2 &|y|eres & more.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 69r (upper right part of page)

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CASE13950: Horary consultation concerning Mary Travell (PERSON16548)

Question asked by Lady Digby (PERSON11310) on 25 August 1603 at 11:00

RN \my Lady/ Mre{sic} Digbye for her |chāber| meaden |Mary Travell| 24 y August 25 hor 11. ant m. 1603.

sore & lame afore shee hath her sicknes in her bones & hed the mumpes also.

[Astrological Chart]

Lady very fearfull & caused her mayd to send her watr

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 67v (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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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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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?f62-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f64-patient-age-band=020-029%3A%3A24;f65-querent-sex=Female, accessed 3 March 2025.