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CASE12125: Horary consultation concerning Anne Hammond (PERSON12509)

Question asked by the patient on 22 March 1599 at 13:10

RN An Haman 56 of litle brickhill: sick ever sinc Christmas not hart sick but swollen in her body & in her legs & very stiffe sent to me by her husband. Martij 22. die ♃ ♄ {sic}. 1. 10. 1599. very costive & as if shee were st{oun}ge & cannot rise except shee be lifted. very cold & stiffe & short winded & leekely to die 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 109r (upper right part of page)

Anne Hammond (PERSON12509)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Torso)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Constipation)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Fevers, chills and sweating (Cold)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Respiratory problems (Short winded)

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

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CASE47629: Horary consultation concerning Sir Roger Pulleston (PERSON34514)

Question asked by the patient on 12 October 1618 at 14:30

RN Sr Rog. Poolyston came to cōfer wth me touching his Palsy & convulsions & vertigo. having a lamenes in his left syde & weaknes in his legs Octob. 12. ☾ h. 2. 30. p m. 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 53r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

Sir Roger Pulleston (PERSON34514)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Fits and convulsions (Convulsions)

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

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Outcome(s)Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded 

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CASE12182: Horary consultation concerning Alice Cowly (PERSON11000)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1599 at 08:15

RN Alce Cowly of Sherington wheathr leekely to live or Die 36. sick ever sinc satterd. was sennet. die ☾ h. 8. 15. ant m. 1599. keepeth her bed. at her harte & in her left leg.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 118r (upper right part of page)

Alice Cowly (PERSON11000)

Medical >Illness (general) (SicknessBedridden)

Medical >Prognosis (Life or death (medical))

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Heart)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Outcome(s)Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded 

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CASE12912: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON17744)

Question asked by the patient on 21 December 1599 at 12:00

RN A poer carers Daughtr of Milton very sicke cōplayneth of her harte & legs. last night leekely to have Diyed. 13 yeres Decēb. 21 die ♀ h. 12. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 242r (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON17744)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Heart)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment PaymentOutcome(s)Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded 

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-info=Patient%E2%80%99s%20death%20recorded;f2-number-of-astrologers=Single%20astrologer;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3ALegs, accessed 23 February 2025.

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