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CASE21234: Horary consultation concerning Richard Parrot (PERSON14709)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18608) on 7 May 1604 between 15:00 and 15:26

RN Rich Parret of Castle Throp 2 y & a halfe p m. 1604 hed ill a weake stomacke

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 103r (upper right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON18608)Richard Parrot (PERSON14709)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Eating and drinking problems  (Problems with appetite )

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Stomach)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE12478: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Henry [Harry] Windmill (PERSON17218)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1599 at 06:30

RN Harry Windmell of Linford for a lash wch hath bene on him ever sinc satterday wc is as thin as water. & offreth 60 days times a dy {sic} & can do nothing. it lyeth in his stomacke. & maketh him forsak his meate. may the 18 die ♀ h. 6. 30 mi ant merd 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 166v (upper left part of page)

Goodman Henry [Harry] Windmill (PERSON17218)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Stomach)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Eating and drinking problems  (Problems with appetite )

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

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CASE26409: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Valentine (PERSON62807)

Question asked by the patient on 19 January 1615 at 14:00

RW Margaret Valentine of Turuie. y. 30. d. ♃. h: 2. p. m: Ianuary. 19. 1615. An high water. her stomack gone. pained in stomacke & head.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 204, f. 41r (bottom centre part of page)

Margaret Valentine (PERSON62807)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Eating and drinking problems  (Problems with appetite )

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Stomach)

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

Practitioner: Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434) Astrological Chart

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CASE50311: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Phoebe Longueville (PERSON32784)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38790) on 23 February 1620 at 08:15

RW Mris Phębe Longeuill of woulurton y. 8. d. ☿. h: 8. 15. ant: m: Feb: 23. 1620. payned in her backe & head cannot {illeg}|c|oughe: much payned in her sides: is very costiue. eateth & drinketh very little.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 137r (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON38790)Mrs Phoebe Longueville (PERSON32784)

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

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Constipation)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Eating and drinking problems  (Problems with appetite )

Practitioner: Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434) Astrological Chart

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CASE50327: Horary consultation concerning Mary Allen (PERSON27347)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1620 at 11:00

RW Mary Allen of Hardmead. y. 25. d. ♄ h: 11. ant: m: Feb: 26. 1620. griped & pulled about her stomacke: hath not had them neuer since before Christmasse. ill aboue a weeke. full in her stomacke & hath no appetite

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 137v (bottom centre part of page)

Mary Allen (PERSON27347)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Gripings, gnawings and stitches (Griping)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Stomach)

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

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Eating and drinking problems  (Problems with appetite )

Practitioner: Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434) 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=Whole%20entry;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AEating%20and%20drinking%20problems%3A%3AProblems%20with%20appetite;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso, accessed 15 March 2025.

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