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CASE51713: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Jennyson (PERSON52524)

Question asked by the patient on 26 October 1620 at 12:30

RN Mres Iemyson of Irchester. 56 y octob 26. ♃ h. 12. 30 p m 1620 /faynting outwardly cold inwardly hot swelled\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 211r (upper right part of page)

Mrs Jennyson (PERSON52524)

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

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

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

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

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Not specified in question )

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

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CASE55428: Decumbiture for John Odell (PERSON55722)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1622 at 11:00

RN Decēb 22. ☉ h. 2. 40|5| p m 1622 swounded & fomed & his mouth Drawen backward. & at night had another fit & this swounded 4 tymes yesterd daye

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 142v (bottom right part of page)

John Odell (PERSON55722)

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Head and neck (Throat and mouth)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Not specified in question )

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-practitioner-is-astrologer=Yes;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ANot%20specified%20in%20question;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint%3A%3ASwooning, accessed 28 January 2025.

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