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CASE76224: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Duncombe (PERSON48178)

Question asked by the patient on 31 December 1632 at 09:30 or at 09:40

RN Mres Ioane Duncōbe of Turveston. 35 y Decēb 31. ☾ h. 9. 30 ant m 1632. \had thē not sinc Miklemas legs thighs swelled & her belly very hard tormented wth wynd/

[Astrological Chart]

Mres Ioane Duncōbe 35 y Decēb 31. ☾ h 9. 40 ant m 1632.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 239 (p. 239 upper right, p. 239 bottom left, and p. 240 upper left)

Mrs Joan Duncombe (PERSON48178)

Medical >Women’s matters >Menstrual problems (No courses)

Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints  (Legs Thighs)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Belly)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wind (Wind)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)Practitioner: Mr Ralph Ruddle (PERSON57997) Treatment Judgment Outcome(s)Astrological Chart

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CASE51919: Horary consultation concerning Martha Bynion (PERSON28641)

Question asked by the patient on 15 January 1621 at 09:40

RW Martha {Binion} of wooulson. y. 22. d. ☾ h. 9. 40 ant: m: Ian: 15. 1621. shortwinded: legs swelled yet not broken. payned sometimes in her backe & belly. hath them not sinc harvest.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 32v (upper right part of page)

Martha Bynion (PERSON28641)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Respiratory problems (Short winded)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Pain and pricking (Pain)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (BackBelly)

Medical >Women’s matters >Menstrual problems (No courses)

Practitioner: Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434) 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-time-of-day=AM%3A%3A09%3A00-09%3A59;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3ALegs;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWomen%E2%80%99s%20matters, accessed 6 March 2025.

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