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CASE57951: Horary consultation concerning Mary Wells (PERSON61403)

Question asked by the patient on 20 March 1624 at 11:00

RN Mary Wels of fænystratford 50 y march. 20 h {sic} hor 11 ant m. 1624. |her crowne back gnawen a gnawing about a great trembling| |a burning at her hart|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 115r (bottom left part of page)

Mary Wells (PERSON61403)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Back Heart)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Gripings, gnawings and stitches  (Gnawing)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Burning and inflamed  (Burning )

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

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CASE27925: Horary consultation concerning Henry Shephard (PERSON20753)

Question asked by the patient on 9 August 1606 at 16:00

RN Henry Shephard of Mutch brickhill 42 y Aug 9 h {sic} hor. 4. p m 1606

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Henry S{illeg}|h|ephard of mutch brickhill 42. y. Aug. 9. ♄ 4 p m. 1606. a stitch & burning vndr his syde & backe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 240v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

Henry Shephard (PERSON20753)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Gripings, gnawings and stitches  (Stitch)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Burning and inflamed  (Burning )

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

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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ABack;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AGripings%2C%20gnawings%20and%20stitches;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABurning%20and%20inflamed%3A%3ABurning, accessed 15 March 2025.

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