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CASE12463: Horary consultation concerning Old Goody Isabel Barnwell (PERSON9495)

Question asked by the patient on 16 May 1599 at 11:30

RN Old Goody Barnwell hoven in body & hath a sincking in her feete & her lims stiffe & have no feeling. very Costive. may. the 18 16 die ☿. h. 11. 30. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 164r (bottom left part of page)

Old Goody Isabel Barnwell (PERSON9495)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Torso )

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Stooped, bent or stiff (Stiffness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lame, numb or paralysed (Numbness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Constipation)

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

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CASE65305: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Brewer (PERSON44769)

Question asked by the patient on 4 February 1628 at 09:00

RN Mary Bruer of this towne 36 y feb. 4. ☾ h. 9 ant m 1628

Is lame in all her body & her |left| kne swelled & foot & is lame in it cōplayneth of her backe & syde & is desyrous to be let blood great wth child quickened at St Thomas

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 90v (upper right part of page)

Goody Mary Brewer (PERSON44769)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lame, numb or paralysed (Lameness)

Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body (Everywhere)

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

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

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

Medical >Treatment (Requesting treatment)

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=Unclear;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ATorso;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AFeet, accessed 4 February 2025.

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