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CASE57473: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Cole (PERSON46520)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39780) on 3 December 1623 at 12:50

RN Elis: Coales of Sherington 9 y. St Leonards day ☾ h. {sic} hor 9. p m 1614 but came to me nove Decēb 3. ☿ h. 12 50 p m 1623. |the child now prsent|

nata novēb 7. ☾ h. 9 p m 1614 |could not stan{d} nor goe n{or}| /neavr was sick but f{u}ll\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 37v (upper right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON39780)Elizabeth Cole (PERSON46520)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Cannot standCannot walk)

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

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CASE53584: Horary consultation concerning Joan Peckaver (PERSON56469)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39377) on 18 February 1622 at 17:30

RN Ione Peccaver of Brackly 37. y. febr. 18. ☾ h. 5. 2|3|0 p. m 1622

sickned this day sennet about xj in the morning wth a shiverīg cold & quærit an sit gravida

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 185v (upper right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON39377)Joan Peckaver (PERSON56469)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Trembling)

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

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

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

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CASE75763: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Creede (PERSON47276)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41681) on 24 October 1632 at 09:00

RN Dorothy Cr{a\ee/}de {sic} of Anstay 62 y octob. 24 ☿ h. 9. ant m 1632 /amicus sine consensu\ /paralys. a loosnes of her {hams}s\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 93 (bottom right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON41681)Dorothy Creede (PERSON47276)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Palsy)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Diarrhoea and bloody flux (Looseness)

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

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

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CASE26237: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dormer [Hurleston] (PERSON19499)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON19498) on 7 October 1606 at 13:00

RN Mres Hurlestone of Wing Sr Robarts Dor. Daughtr {illeg} {sic} 29. ant m 1606 |tremar cordis, matricis ascēsio vertig. melanch|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 160v (upper part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON19498)Mrs Dormer [Hurleston] (PERSON19499)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Trembling)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (HeartWomb, matrix, mother)

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

Medical >Diseases of the mind (Melancholy)

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

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CASE44050: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth West (PERSON36673)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38138) on 4 November 1616 at 13:00

RN Eliz: West of Hiempferyes 38 y novēb. 4 ☾ h. 1. p m 16i6 /sine consensu.\ |taken wth a dead palsy. light headen.| |convulsions eyther laugfest or weepeth in her good senc speach taken away|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dead palsy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 18v (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON38138)Elizabeth West (PERSON36673)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Palsy)

Medical >Diseases of the mind (Lightheaded (passions)Speechless (passions)WeepingLaughing)

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-querent-identified=No;f3-practice=Napier;f4-judgment=Yes;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f6-patient-sex=Female;f7-language=Latin, accessed 28 September 2024.

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