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CASE21915: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18701)

Question asked by Mr Tyrringham (PERSON18812) on 13 January 1605 at 09:00

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RN Mr Tyrringhās mead of Tyrringhā 24 y Ian. 13 ☉ h. 9. ant m 1605. suffocat matricis strange fits eithr of mothr or apop. litharg.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1‘

sleepy. Lethargye

speachles skreameth only

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 214r (upper right part of page)

Mr Tyrringham (PERSON18812)Anonymous (PERSON18701)

Medical>Parts of the body>Torso (Womb, matrix, mother)

Medical>Witchcraft and devil (Strange affliction)

Medical>Illnesses (named) (Apoplexy)

Medical>Symptoms (specified)>Fits and convulsions (Fits)

Medical>Symptoms (specified)>Sleep problems (Sleepiness)

Medical>Symptoms (specified)>Speech problems (Cannot speak)

Medical>Diseases of the mind (Screaming)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) 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.), ‘CASE21915’, The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/cases/CASE21915, accessed 23 May 2022.

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