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CASE39566: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Turvey (PERSON36268)

Question asked by the patient on 7 April 1612 at 09:50

RN Agnys Turuy. of Slappā 34. y. Apr. 7 ♂ h. 9. 45 \50/ ant m 1612 |back ill a good while quæritr an sit gravida|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 47v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

Agnes Turvey (PERSON36268)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Back)

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Angelic consultationAstrological Chart

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CASE48557: Horary consultation concerning Mary Smith (PERSON35553)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1619 at 10:15

RN Mary Smyth of Stawton 20 myles 30 y Ap 27. ♂ h. 10. 15 ant m 1619 her head shaketh a fortnight or 3 \shaking/ palsy. mother backe thighꝭ as if they should be torne but her head exceding cold.

head cold

vryne very good. a very good stomacke yet very faynt. mutch troubled wth wynd 2 y. sinc had a boy. hath thought her selfe twice to be wth child wthin this twelfemonthe. nescit an sit gravida

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 339r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

Mary Smith (PERSON35553)

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

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

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Fevers, chills and sweating (Cold)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wind (Wind)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Dizzy and/or faint (Faintness)

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment DivinationAstrological Chart

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CASE25386: Horary consultation concerning Lady Stafford [Savage] (PERSON15552)

Question asked by the patient on 28 August 1610 at 14:30

RN The lady Savadg. Aug 28 ♂ h. 2. 30 p m. 16i0 |metuit paralysin et flatus ventris/|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 125r (upper left part of page)

Lady Stafford [Savage] (PERSON15552)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wind (Flatus)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Belly)

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

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CASE46300: Horary consultation concerning Joan Gale (PERSON30746)

Question asked by the patient on 30 March 1618 at 14:00

RN Ione Gale of Bedford 35 y. march. 30 ☾. h. 2. p m 1618 quærit vtrū sit gravida termes stopt 7 weekes. is swelled in her chest.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 41v (upper left part of page)

Joan Gale (PERSON30746)

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Chest)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment 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=volume-name;f1-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry;f10-patient-knowledge=Patient%20asked%20the%20question;f11-patient-age-band=030-039;f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f13-language=Latin;f14-date=1610-1619;f5-how-did-it-take-place=Unclear;f6-practice=Napier;f7-patient-sex=Female;f8-querent-is-asking-about=Self;f9-damaged=No, accessed 3 July 2024.

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