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CASE39658: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Sewster (PERSON35207)

Question asked by the patient on 14 April 1612 at 15:45

RN Iohn Suester. 47 y Ap 14 ♂ h. 3. 45. p m 1612. feareth a dead palsye 2 months {illeg}|ill|. |wheathr good to goe to ye bath.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 59v (upper left part of page)

Mr John Sewster (PERSON35207)

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

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

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

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CASE39222: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Ryall (PERSON20681)

Question asked by the patient on 19 February 1612 at 10:00

RN Mres Riall of snam 42 y feb 19 ☿ h. 9 30 10. ant m 1612.      paralis. ling et dextri lateris

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 1r (upper left part of page)

Mrs Elizabeth Ryall (PERSON20681)

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

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Outcome(s)Angelic consultationAstrological Chart Patient’s death recorded

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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f2-date=1610-1619%3A%3A1612;f3-querent-age-band=040-049, accessed 13 January 2025.

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