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CASE12696: Horary consultation concerning William Seer (PERSON15703)

Question asked by the patient on 14 September 1599 at 11:12

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RN Will. Seer of Havershā 60 y. 53. y. for his Lamenes & leg wc rūneth & payneth him on hys syd. Septemb. 14 die ♀ h. 11. 12. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 202v (upper right part of page)

William Seer (PERSON15703)

Medical>Symptoms (specified)>Lame, numb or paralysed (Lameness)

Medical>Parts of the body>Limbs and joints (Legs)

Medical>Parts of the body>Whole body (Skin)

Medical>Symptoms (specified)>Pain and pricking (Pain)

Medical>Parts of the body>Torso (Side(s))

Medical>Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Outcome(s)Astrological Chart

Cite this as: Lauren Kassell, Michael Hawkins, Robert Ralley, John Young, Joanne Edge, Janet Yvonne Martin-Portugues, and Natalie Kaoukji (eds.), ‘CASE12696’, The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/cases/CASE12696, accessed 22 March 2025.

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