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CASE59499: Horary consultation concerning William Gibson (PERSON49789)

Question asked by the patient on 6 December 1624 at 12:00

RN Will. Gibson for his neck & face Decēb 6 ☾. h. 12. 1624 /head face neck swelled & red impost feared\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 120v (upper right part of page)

William Gibson (PERSON49789)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lesions and abscesses (Impostume)

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

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CASE54648: Horary consultation concerning Marge Fisher (PERSON49018)

Question asked by the patient on 20 July 1622 at 11:30

RN Marg fisher of Dunstable 31 y Iuly {20} ☾|h| {sic} hor. 11 30 ant m 1622 /right syde of her hed face no feeling\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 4v (bottom right part of page)

Marge Fisher (PERSON49018)

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment 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.), 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-querent-age-band=030-039;f3-practitioner-is-astrologer=Yes;f4-info=Astrological%20chart;f5-date=1620-1629;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead;f7-deleted=No;f8-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AFace, accessed 30 June 2024.

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