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CASE17541: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Holman (PERSON12864)

Question asked by the patient on 20 July 1602 at 11:00

RN Goody Holman of lit fæny straford 36 y. Iuly 20 ♂ hor. 11. ant m. 1602.

for a very piteous cancrous breast.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 144r (upper right part of page)

Goody Elizabeth Holman (PERSON12864)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Breasts )

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

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

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CASE45654: Horary consultation concerning Goody Jane Brightwell (PERSON10017)

Question asked by the patient on 24 October 1617 at 10:15

RN Goody Brightwell of Stoake 34|6| y octob. 24. ♀ h. 10. 15 ant m 1617

hath had a sore brest

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 101r (upper left part of page)

Goody Jane Brightwell (PERSON10017)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Breasts )

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

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=030-039%3A%3A36;f2-practitioner-is-astrologer=Yes;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ABreasts, accessed 23 February 2025.

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