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CASE10489: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Mary Blundell [Paxton] (PERSON9823)

Question asked by the patient on 3 May 1600 at 11:50

RN mary Blundell of Linford 16 y. may 3. die ♄ h. 11 50 ant m. 1600

head & backe. cold.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 58v (upper right part of page)

Young Mrs Mary Blundell [Paxton] (PERSON9823)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Back )

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Took a cold )

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

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CASE12005: Horary consultation concerning Oliver Whiting (PERSON17104)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1599 at 10:15

RN Oliver Whiting of Bedford troubled wth an ach in huckbone left side taketh it to be a sciatica. & thenc to his back & inside of his share came wth a cold or a listing as he thincketh more hot & then cold. 60 yeres old. came him selfe the 28 of feb. die ☿ h. 10. 3 20|i5| ant m. 1599. Spencers brothr in lawe & farnewels brother.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 90r (upper left part of page)

Oliver Whiting (PERSON17104)

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Side(s)Back Groin)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (SciaticaTook a cold )

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Fevers, chills and sweating (Hot and cold)

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

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CASE47069: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Cheyney (PERSON28886)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38442) on 13 July 1618 at 07:15

RN Mres Elis Chaynie of Luton. 23 y Iuly 13. ☾ h. 7. 15 ant m 1618 |back & stomacke. a great cough & cold sine consensu|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 178r (bottom left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON38442)Mrs Elizabeth Cheyney (PERSON28886)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Back Stomach)

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

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Took a cold )

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

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CASE13387: Interrogation (Question) concerning Old Widow Frances Fisher (PERSON11782)

Question asked by the patient, Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) and Fisher (PERSON11746) on 19 October 1597 at 10:09

RN Widowe Fjsher sente to me to come to her. fr she lieth very sicke 1597. Octob. 19. die ☿ hor. 10. 9 mi. quæro morbū et an recuperab. filius mat et cū consensu certū iudiciū eū dorso gravisse ægrotare et in tergo prcipue. et ventre shee hath a very great scouring & tooke a cold.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 91v (upper part of page)

Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)Old Widow Frances Fisher (PERSON11782)Fisher (PERSON11746)

Medical >Illness (general) (Morbus)

Medical >Current state (Curable)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Back Belly)

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

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Took a cold )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) 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?f1-extent-of-transcription=Excerpt;f3-number-of-astrologers=Single%20astrologer;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3ATook%20a%20cold;f6-info=Astrological%20chart;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ABack, accessed 4 October 2024.

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