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CASE49332: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Withers (PERSON17293)

Question asked by the patient on 26 July 1619 at 09:00

RN Thomas Wythers of newp. 40 y Iuly 26. {illeg}|☾| h. 9 ant m 1619 /head light & vertiginous.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 119r (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

Mr Thomas Withers (PERSON17293)

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

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

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

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CASE48774: Horary consultation concerning Giles Blowfild (PERSON28161)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1619 at 11:50

RN Guyles Blowfild of Houghton conquest \40 y/ May 20 ♃ h. 11. 50 ant m 1619 |a dysynes in his head a heate in his stomacke|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 8v (bottom left part of page)

Giles Blowfild (PERSON28161)

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

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Stomach)

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%20235;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead;f3-querent-age-band=040-049%3A%3A40, accessed 8 November 2024.

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