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CASE13521: Horary consultation concerning Alice Miller (PERSON14180)

Question asked by the patient on 26 May 1598 at 09:00

RN Alce Miller 25 yeres this 26 of may die ♀ h. 9a ant merid. 1598. for a sw red swelling in her ey wc becometh in ye end a litle boyle. & so breaketh other Mres Blundles maydeservant.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 193r (upper part of page)

Alice Miller (PERSON14180)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lesions and abscesses (Boils)

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

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CASE11600: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Blundell (PERSON9816)

Question asked by the patient on 13 August 1598 at 13:07

RN Iohn Blundell came for my counsell because his eyes are dim & his face breaketh out the 13 of August. h. 1. 7. m. post m 1598. of 10 y

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 9r (upper right part of page)

Mr John Blundell (PERSON9816)

Medical  (Medical counsel)

Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body (Skin)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Eye troubles (Eyesight)

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

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CASE11809: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Houghton (PERSON12905)

Question asked by the patient on 18 November 1598 at 10:09

RN Thomas Hooton for his extreeme payne in his hed & eyes leek a megrim. Novemb. 18 die ♄ hor. 10. 9. 1598.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘hed & eyes a megrym.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 54r (upper left part of page)

Thomas Houghton (PERSON12905)

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

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

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Migraine)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment  Judgment 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-treatment=Yes;f2-date=1590-1599%3A%3A1598;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AEyes, accessed 10 February 2025.

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