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CASE11524: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Margaret White (PERSON17082)

Question asked by the patient on 16 December 1600 at 09:00

RN Mres White of Caucot for a sore cough Decēb. 16 die ♂ h. 9. ant m. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 211r (bottom right part of page)

Old Mrs Margaret White (PERSON17082) 

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

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

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CASE41016: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Margaret White (PERSON17082)

Question asked by the patient on 10 March 1613 at 16:30

RN Mres White of Caucot {5}|6|0 y march. 10 ☿ h. 4. 30 p m 1613 |quærit wheathr she mend or noe.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘typany or Dropsy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 65r (upper left part of page)

Old Mrs Margaret White (PERSON17082) 

Medical >Prognosis (Recovery (‘mend or no’))

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Belly)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Dropsy)

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?f1-has-astro-chart=Yes;f2-participant=Old%20Mrs%20Margaret%20White%20%28PERSON17082%29;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 18 March 2025.

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