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CASE18118: Horary consultation concerning John Burton (PERSON10225)

Question asked by the patient on 18 October 1602 at 15:00

GJ Iohn Burton of Haversham 30 y. Octob. 18 ☾ ho 3. p m was bruised wth a lifte

spittes clottered bloud very blacke lyes very hard in his throte./

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 227r (upper right part of page)

John Burton (PERSON10225)

Medical  (Trauma)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (BruisesSpitting blood)

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

Practitioner: Mr Gerence James [Marks] (PERSON13172) Treatment Judgment PaymentOutcome(s)Astrological Chart  Patient’s death recorded

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CASE16972: Horary consultation concerning Sir Arthur Throckmorton (PERSON16427)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1602 at 08:30

RN Syr Arthur Throckmorten of Paulusperry 40 maij 20 ♃ hor. 5. 38 ant m 1602 head payned face swelled without & within.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘An apparant swelling in the face & in the inside & gums.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 52r (bottom left part of page)

Sir Arthur Throckmorton (PERSON16427)

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

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

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

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

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CASE18107: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Susan Langton (PERSON13591)

Question asked by the patient on 17 October 1602 at 10:50

GJ Susan Langton of Molsho 34 y Octob 17. ☉ ho. 10. 50 a m. A lightnes and ringing in her head. a payne in her necke cannot sleepe./

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 225v (bottom right part of page)

Goodwife Susan Langton (PERSON13591)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Dizzy and/or faint (Dizziness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Hearing problems (Tinnitus)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Sleep problems (Sleeplessness)

Practitioner: Mr Gerence James [Marks] (PERSON13172) Treatment PaymentOutcome(s)Astrological Chart 

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CASE18253: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Stafford (PERSON16107)

Question asked by Lady Farmer (PERSON11646) on 20 November 1602 at 10:50

RN my lady farmer sent to me for her sons Mr Staffords boy about 3 quarters olde wch had ye poxe. & byles & hath a sore throate nov{em}ber. 20 ♄ hor. 10. 50 ant m. 1602.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 246v (bottom right part of page)

Lady Farmer (PERSON11646)Mr John Stafford (PERSON16107)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Pox)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lesions and abscesses (Boils)

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

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

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

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CASE18322: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Thornton (PERSON16423)

Question asked by the patient on 29 November 1602 at 12:30

RN Agnys Thorneton 40 \38/ y of Eckton Novemb 29 ☾ hor. 12. 30 p m 1602. {mi}|Wo|nderfully tormented in her throate cānot swallowe any thinge ioyntꝭ ill shoulder & head as if it would pull her in peeces. & yet not harte sicke. suspect some to have done her harme on of them was hanged & thothr in northāpton geale Alce Smyth thought to have done all the mischiefe who is nowe in pryson. ever sinc whitsontyde

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 256r (upper right part of page)

Agnes Thornton (PERSON16423)

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

Medical  (Uncategorised)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Eating and drinking problems (Cannot swallow)

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

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

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-has-astro-chart=Yes;f2-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20221;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AThroat%20and%20mouth, accessed 4 March 2025.

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