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CASE19559: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON10299)

Question asked by the patient on 7 July 1601 at 17:20 or at 18:30

RN At this tyme or |h|Oast of Luton came to my howse for his ankle swelled & his cough.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 141r (bottom 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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CASE11638: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Newman (PERSON14391)

Question asked by the patient on 20 August 1598 at 09:00

RN Goody Numan 40 yeres old of Brodwell shee hath had a disease a long time si shee hath a swelling in her legs & hath bene short winded a long time |Aug. 20 die h. 9|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 17r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11891: Horary consultation concerning William Seer (PERSON15703)

Question asked by the patient on 21 December 1598 at 12:45

RN Will: Seere of haversham. 53 yeres old sitteth vp by the fier, very stiffe & hardly to {ground} onc in 24 houres complayneth of his body & lims & legs most in on of his sides all over his left syde ever sinc March last: first amisse not able to goe over the Dore threshall. sinc Alhalloutide. sent his wife to me Decēb. 21. die . h. 12. 45. 1598. on of his legs the left wonderfully swelled. a very diseased body & hath had a greate cough.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘feare lest he be beworded’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 70v (upper left part of page)

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CASE44077: Horary consultation concerning Emery Hall (PERSON31285)

Question asked by the patient on 11 November 1616 at 16:00

RN \Emry Hall 65 y of Stoe/ The old womā of Staunton for her \bad paynfull/ backe & cough at night & swelling in her legs at night novēb 11. h. 4 p m 16i6 wery weake & feeble & extremely payned in her backe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 22v (upper left part of page)

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CASE43140: Horary consultation concerning Edward Gardner (PERSON30757)

Question asked by Mr Nichols (PERSON24638) on 6 April 1616 at 07:25

RN Mr Nichols of Wing for on of his fellowes \Edwards Gardiner/ growen into ye scurvy & dropsye yt before a yere sinc was recovered only by scurvygras now growen swelled his legs thighes & belly are very mutch swelled his appetite de{i}ected & 70 y cā take no purge fat corp & well coloured Ap 6 h {sic} hor. 7. 25 ant m 16i6. |breath short|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 51r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12324: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Fisher (PERSON11767)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1599 at 11:30

RN Agnes fisher of Newport servant to Foster the carier 23 yeres hath not her Courses & is swollen in her legs & hoven in \about/ her harte. & cannot take her winde at 11. 30. mi p m {sic}. 1599.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 140v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE13781: Horary consultation concerning Susan Fuller (PERSON11992)

Question asked by the patient on 31 May 1603 at 09:15

RN Susan fuller of Hanslop 10 y. Maij 31 hor. 9. 15 ant m. 1603.

for a great cough. & swelling about her necke hand of boath sydes.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 40r (middle part of page)

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CASE79618: Horary consultation concerning Lady Hester Temple [Old Lady Temple] (PERSON35978)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1636 at 15:00

SRN The old Lady Temple of Darsett 66. y. March. 29. . h. 3. p. m. 1636.

The pills j sent her did worke very well & did her very much good.

Is now short wynded & much hoven in ye stomacke & weake in her knees & A{illeg}k|nc|kles, as she was then

hath at this tyme a great hoarsenes & straytnes in her throate. desires the note of ye Dyet drinke. & pills.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 177, f. 18v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE40734: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Catherine Catesby (PERSON10381)

Question asked by the patient on 5 January 1613 at 09:00

RN Mres Catesby of hardmead for her cough gryping in her belly swelling in her legs at night 70 y Ian. 5 h. 9. ant m 1612 {sic} /costive./\

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 199, f. 14v (upper left part of page)

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CASE51919: Horary consultation concerning Martha Bynion (PERSON28641)

Question asked by the patient on 15 January 1621 at 09:40

RW Martha {Binion} of wooulson. y. 22. d. h. 9. 40 ant: m: Ian: 15. 1621. shortwinded: legs swelled yet not broken. payned sometimes in her backe & belly. hath them not sinc harvest.

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 32v (upper right part of page)

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CASE78221: Horary consultation concerning Anne Woodwin (PERSON62222)

Question asked by the patient on 11 September 1633 at 15:00

Anne Woodwin of Turuy 19. y. Septemb. 11. . h. 3. p m. 1633

hath not them well. shortwinded stomack & leggs swolne

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 437 (upper left part 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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CASE65442: Decumbiture for Richard Shephard (PERSON58578)

Question asked by the patient on 29 February 1628 at 10:30

RN Suddenly taken in his \right/ arme the vse taken away payned in the throate swelled wth a cough & taken wth strong & strang fits & is very hot in his fits wch continue above halfe a day feb. 17 h. 12. p m. 1628

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 115v (upper right part of page)

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CASE77396: Horary consultation concerning William Dymmingsdale (PERSON48243)

Question asked by the patient on 25 May 1633 at 09:30

RN Williā Dymmingsdale of Hutchin 58 y may 25 h {sic} hor 9 30 ant m. 1633.

Tooke a surfet a cough cānot eate nor drink but is sick after meate vntill it hath made him to cast it swelled in his belly almost every night /his thigh was broken\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 166 (middle centre, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE79496: Horary consultation concerning Marian Phillips (PERSON56684)

Question asked by the patient on 11 September 1635 at 10:00

SRN Marian Phelp of Blechly 40. y Septemƀ. 11. h. 10. a. m. 1635

Much payned in her chest & at her heart very shortwynded swelld & howen in her face hands & Body

\vomitts what she taketh/ hath not bin well since it thunderd & lightend when she came from Stoke goldinge on th{e} Sunday yt it lightend & thunde{red} so much.

it first tooke her wth sorenes in her throate

body Costiue. Vryne very thin & frothy, & cleere. hath bin married these 9. y. no child.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 241v (upper right part of page)

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CASE41787: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Agnes Porter (PERSON34398)

Question asked by the patient on 30 April 1615 between 10:30 and 15:15

RN Ione\Agnys/ Porter of lawrenc {Ate}{illeg} 50 y not very sick but short wynded stomach faces legs {m}{uch} swelled.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 196, f. 5r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12279: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Underwood (PERSON16646)

Question asked by the patient on 23 April 1599 at 15:30

RN Agnes Vnderwood payned wth a heaving in her body can scarce take her winde hath an ache in her hips & legs. & loynes. 60 yrs old. a kinde of yellowish water. Apr. 23 die h. 3. 30. mi p m. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 134r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12304: Horary consultation concerning Margery Clark (PERSON10627)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 between 09:43 and 10:30

RN Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs yt on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 138r (bottom right 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)

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?f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints;f8-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ARespiratory%20problems, accessed 27 October 2024.