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CASE65305: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Brewer (PERSON44769)

Question asked by the patient on 4 February 1628 at 09:00

RN Mary Bruer of this towne 36 y feb. 4. ☾ h. 9 ant m 1628

Is lame in all her body & her |left| kne swelled & foot & is lame in it cōplayneth of her backe & syde & is desyrous to be let blood great wth child quickened at St Thomas

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 90v (upper right part of page)

Goody Mary Brewer (PERSON44769)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body (Everywhere)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (TorsoBackSide(s))

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

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

Medical >Treatment (Requesting treatment)

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

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CASE55909: Horary consultation concerning Goody Geraldine Ward (PERSON61108)

Question asked by the patient on 31 March 1623 at 11:20

RN Goody Ward of 38 y of Clappā March. 31. ☾ h. 11. 20 ant m 1623.

brought a bed a month sinc & lyeth always on her bed & is so swelled in her legs yt she can neyther stand nor goe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 41r (upper right part of page)

Goody Geraldine Ward (PERSON61108)

Medical >Illness (general) (Bedridden)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Cannot standCannot walk)

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

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CASE27299: Horary consultation concerning Edward Morrish (PERSON14269)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1606 at 10:25

RN Edward Morrish of Kempson. 35 y may 20. ♂ h. 10. 25. ant m. 1606.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lame & cānot goe. / legs swelled & sore.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 131v (upper left part of page)

Edward Morrish (PERSON14269)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (LamenessCannot walk)

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

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment 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?f1-deleted=No;f10-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f2-patient-age-band=030-039;f3-practitioner-is-astrologer=Yes;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling;f6-language=English;f7-how-did-it-take-place=Unclear;f8-time-of-day=AM;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body, accessed 3 July 2024.

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