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CASE18038: Horary consultation concerning Eliseus Holmes (PERSON12866)

Question asked by the patient on 4 October 1602 at 14:00

RN Ellys Holmes of Mylton beyond Woburne the prachr there borne the son succeded his father Octob. 4 ☾ hor. 2. p m. 1602 |An Arisinge of the lunges.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 218r (upper right part of page)

Eliseus Holmes (PERSON12866)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Nausea and vomiting (Rising)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Lungs)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Payment

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CASE18036: Interrogation (Missed question) concerning Mr John Bird (PERSON9741)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 4 October 1602 between 11:00 and 13:20

RN Mr Byrd sent his water to my house in my absence Octob 4 ☾ hor 10. 30 ant m 1602. I came home about xj.

full of swelling & aches in his lyms.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 215r (upper right part of page)

Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)Mr John Bird (PERSON9741)

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

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

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

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.), The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/search?f1-date=1600-1609%3A%3A1602%3A%3A10%3A%3A04;f2-number-of-patients=Single%20patient;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body, accessed 14 March 2025.

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