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CASE26119: Horary consultation concerning Rebecca Busbridge (PERSON10233)

Question asked by the patient on 20 April 1603 at 08:20

RN Rebecca Busbridge Londinensis 25 Apr 20 ☿ hor. 8. 20. ant m. 1603. \this tyme yt {s}he sent her water./ quærit an sit gravida vl hidropsin habeat. tyme seemeth past1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘2 fig’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 80r (upper part of page)

Rebecca Busbridge (PERSON10233)

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Dropsy )

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

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CASE16941: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Spencer (PERSON16026)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1602 at 14:30

RN Mr Spencer of Sr Iohns servant 25 y. at the same tyme.

a Dropsye for his legs be swelled & my left syde is swelled. as if I had water powred downe my legs. |Robart Shilton’. {sic}|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 47r (upper left part of page)

Mr John Spencer (PERSON16026)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Dropsy )

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment PaymentAstrological 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-patient-age-band=020-029%3A%3A25;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3ADropsy, accessed 10 February 2025.

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