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CASE71434: Horary consultation concerning John Headsman (PERSON51291)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1631 at 13:10

Iohn Headsman of Earles Barton 21. y. febr. 25. ♀. h. 1. 10. p m 1631 |married|

complayneth of his back, head & stomack, subiect to melancholy for a weeke

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 136 (bottom right part of page)

John Headsman (PERSON51291)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (BackStomach)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy )

Practitioner: Mr Ralph Ruddle (PERSON57997) Treatment Astrological Chart

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CASE75628: Horary consultation concerning Sara Bishop (PERSON44232)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1632 no earlier than 15:30

TG Sara Bishop of tringe Annos 31. calebs melancholica, dolore capitis cervicis, lateris dextri et stomachi adeo mentis gravedine vexata

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 55 (upper left part of page)

Sara Bishop (PERSON44232)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy )

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

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Respiratory problems (Catarrh)

Practitioner: Mr Theodoricus Gravius (PERSON38835) Treatment Recipe 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-querent=No;f2-document-type=Case;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy;f4-astrologer=Other;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso, accessed 26 May 2024.

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