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CASE56056: Decumbiture for Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39656) on 16 April 1623 at 15:00

RN Mres Iēnyngs strangly taken wth sore fits of convuls Ap 13. h. 12. p {sic} at mydnight 1623. /sine consensu\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 218, f. 61v (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON39656)Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions  (FitsConvulsions )

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Strange affliction)

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

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CASE57058: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39739)

Question asked by the patient on 10 September 1623 at 16:00

RN A poer mā.

a man whose m hands are swelled & cōtracted as a & spasms & swelled 2 y. sep of sutton 42 y sept 10 ☿ h. 4 p m 1623

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 215r (bottom left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON39739)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Bloating and swelling (Swelling)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions  (Convulsions )

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

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-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20218;f2-recipe=No;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFits%20and%20convulsions%3A%3AConvulsions, accessed 31 January 2025.

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