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CASE28534: Horary consultation concerning Mr Francis Farrar [Farren] [the elder] (PERSON11662)

Question asked by the patient and Old Mrs Martha Farrar [Farren] (PERSON11665) on 6 April 1605 at 12:00

RN Mr Francis farren of Harrold 55 y Apr 6. ♄ hor. 12 1605.

his wife came over wth him

face pimpled.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 26v (upper right part of page)

Mr Francis Farrar [Farren] [the elder] (PERSON11662)Old Mrs Martha Farrar [Farren] (PERSON11665)

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

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

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

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CASE68375: Horary consultation concerning Sir James Evington (PERSON30260)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1629 at 08:30

RN Sr Iames Evington my nephew came to see h me & to conferre wth me about his sicknes & cold may 5 ♂ h. 8 2|3|0 ant m. 1629 /left syde of his face hot spots red\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a great cough cold’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 179r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

Sir James Evington (PERSON30260)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Took a cold)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Burning and inflamed (Hot)

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

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

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-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20asked%20in%20person;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AFace;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALesions%20and%20abscesses%3A%3ASpots, accessed 15 March 2025.

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