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CASE70488: Horary consultation concerning Mr Nicholas Evington (PERSON48672)

Question asked by the patient on 14 April 1630 at 17:40

RN Mr Nich. Evington 50 Ap {14} ☿ h. 5. 40 p m 1630 /neaver mayed {sic} a dropsy feared\ /Elder brother gav{e} it to his yonger b{rother}\1

[Astrological Chart]

If the Dropsy increase what purg to empty it.

wheathr he may Drink milke & beere or milke alone

Notes:

1 ‘a dropsy feared’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 256 (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

Mr Nicholas Evington (PERSON48672)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Dropsy)

Medical >Treatment (Treatment)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Previous consultation(s)Astrological Chart

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CASE21538: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Margery Brittain (PERSON10051)

Question asked by the patient on 3 October 1604 at 17:30

RN margery Britten of our towne for an ague cold & hot wch maketh her very drye when the fit cōmeth. Octob 3. ☿ hor 5. 30 p m 1604 |a very bad stomacke.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 154r (upper left part of page)

Goodwife Margery Brittain (PERSON10051)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Ague)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Fevers, chills and sweating (Hot and cold)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Dry and/or thirsty (Dry)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Stomach)

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-querent-age-band=050-059;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29;f4-time-of-day=PM%3A%3A17%3A00-17%3A59%3A%3A30%3A00-44%3A59, accessed 6 March 2025.

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