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CASE78483: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Fisher (PERSON49023)

Question asked by the patient on 20 October 1633 at 11:45

Mrs Mary Orpe Fisher. Sister to Mr. Iobson. 31. y. Octob. 20. ☉. h. 11. 45. ant. m. 16331

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Cataract feared’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 11v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

Mrs Mary Fisher (PERSON49023)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Cataract)

Medical  (Medical counsel )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)Practitioner: Mr Ralph Ruddle (PERSON57997) Treatment Judgment Astrological Chart

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CASE73839: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Anderson (PERSON42694)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1632 at 13:10

Mrs. Margaret Anderson. \of Tringe/ 16. y. Febr 21. ♂. h. 1. 10. p m. 1632

Shee tooke her Phisick wch wrought very well, but her Leggs doe nowe swell very much toward night, & pitt into the flesh wth great paine, her thighes & Belly swell alsoe

Desires to knowe what should bee done:

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 455 (bottom right part of page)

Mrs Margaret Anderson (PERSON42694)

Medical >Treatment (Treatment follow-up)

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Whole body (Skin)

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Belly)

Medical  (Medical counsel )

Practitioner: Mr Ralph Ruddle (PERSON57997)Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment

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-querent-sex=Female;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AMedical%20counsel;f4-number-of-astrologers=Multiple%20astrologers, accessed 9 May 2024.

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