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CASE53722: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Gibson (PERSON49792)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1622 at 15:00

RN Agnys Gybson march 18 ☾ h. 3. p m 1622 /light headed & falling sickness\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 26v (upper left part of page)

Agnes Gibson (PERSON49792)

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

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Falling sickness )

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

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CASE59401: Horary consultation concerning Anne Musgrave (PERSON55117)

Question asked by the patient on 9 November 1624 at 07:00

RN An Musgrave of Swinsteede 18 y novēb. 9 ♂ h. 7. ant m 1624 epilepsy at night wth a swying & a gydynes in her head

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 106r (upper right part of page)

Anne Musgrave (PERSON55117)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Falling sickness )

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

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

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-sex=Female;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3AFalling%20sickness;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint%3A%3ADizziness, accessed 2 April 2025.

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