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CASE49411: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Ashpole (PERSON27488)

Question asked by the patient on 2 August 1619 at 09:00

RN Elis. Ashpole of Newport. 45 y Aug 2. ☾. h. 9 ant m. 1619 |on satt last swoundeth & somtyes {sic} coplayned {sic} in her backe & belly & cānot rest nor make water cānot eate. maketh not \but/ a sponefull of water at a tyme|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 133r (bottom right part of page)

Goody Elizabeth Ashpole (PERSON27488)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (BackBelly )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems  (Sleeplessness )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Urinary problems (No urine)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Eating and drinking problems (Cannot eat)

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

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CASE40184: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37776)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37777) on 28 July 1612 at 09:00

RN a litle child 3 y. at the same tyme \cānot rest cryeth nevr the better.// belly swelled casteth voydeth wormes cānot rest

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 134r (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON37777)Anonymous (PERSON37776)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Belly )

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Nausea and vomiting (Nausea)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Worms)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems  (Sleeplessness )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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-time-of-day=AM%3A%3A09%3A00-09%3A59%3A%3A00%3A00-14%3A59;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ABelly;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems%3A%3ASleeplessness, accessed 15 January 2025.

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