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CASE50322: Horary consultation concerning John Peckaver (PERSON34160)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1620 at 10:40

RW Iohn Peckauer of Brackley. y. 38. d. ♄ h: 10. {illeg}|4|0. ant: m: Feb: 26. 1620.

swelleth in her face chest & legs for a moneth. sicke euer since Christmasse

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 137v (middle left part of page)

John Peckaver (PERSON34160)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Bloating and swelling (Swelling)

Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (Face)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Chest)

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

Medical >Illness (general)  (Sickness)

Practitioner: Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434) Astrological Chart

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CASE50335: Horary consultation concerning Henry Shephard (PERSON35259)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1620 at 11:30

RW Henry Sheepheard. of Sympson. y. 60. d. ☾ h. 11. 30 ant: m: Feb. 28. 1620. hath beene sicke ever since Christmas. is swelled in his body: & his belly hard: legs swelled & hath a little issue in each of them: hath kept his bed these two dayes. Eateth his meate prettily well: is rather loose then costive

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 138r (bottom right part of page)

Henry Shephard (PERSON35259)

Medical >Illness (general)  (SicknessBedridden)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Bloating and swelling (SwellingHardness)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (TorsoBelly)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Diarrhoea and bloody flux (Looseness)

Practitioner: Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434) Outcome(s)Astrological Chart

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CASE50398: Horary consultation concerning Lydia Carter (PERSON28752)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1620 at 09:45

RW Lydda Carter of Cheshā y. 19. d. ♄ h. 9. 45. ant: m: Martij. 18. 1620. a great swellinge in her breast & in her throate. very extreame ill & keepeth her bed & hath done so a weeke.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 145v (upper centre part of page)

Lydia Carter (PERSON28752)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Bloating and swelling (Swelling)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Breasts)

Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (Throat and mouth)

Medical >Illness (general)  (IllnessBedridden)

Practitioner: Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434) Astrological Chart

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CASE50566: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Elizabeth Clark (PERSON29018)

Question asked by the patient on 15 April 1620 at 10:25

RW Mris Clarke of Perry. y. 35. d. ♄ h: 10. 25. ant: m: Aprill 15. 1620. troubled with a wheesinge; feareth a Consumption: payned in her backe & legs: ill 4 yeeres.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 173r (upper left part of page)

Young Mrs Elizabeth Clark (PERSON29018)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Respiratory problems (Wheezing)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wasting (Consumed)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Back)

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

Medical >Illness (general)  (Illness)

Practitioner: Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434) Judgment

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CASE50327: Horary consultation concerning Mary Allen (PERSON27347)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1620 at 11:00

RW Mary Allen of Hardmead. y. 25. d. ♄ h: 11. ant: m: Feb: 26. 1620. griped & pulled about her stomacke: hath not had them neuer since before Christmasse. ill aboue a weeke. full in her stomacke & hath no appetite

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 137v (bottom centre part of page)

Mary Allen (PERSON27347)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Gripings, gnawings and stitches (Griping)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Stomach)

Medical >Women’s matters>Menstrual problems (No courses)

Medical >Illness (general)  (Illness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Eating and drinking problems (Problems with appetite)

Practitioner: Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434) Astrological Chart

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?expand=shelfmark;f1-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry;f2-practitioner=Other;f3-treatment=No;f4-deleted=No;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f6-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20213;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29, accessed 29 June 2024.

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