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CASE12385: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Richard Yates (PERSON17453)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17692) on 5 May 1599 at 12:30

RN Rich. yeatꝭ of Cliften Rayles of 50 yeres old hath kept his bed ever since {D} {sic} March last yere lieth in his right arme & left foote & in his backe & syde. may 5. die ♄ h. 12. {11}|30|. m. water whitish & thin & full of scales & motes \& black melancholye/ but thrice vp. ever since

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 151r (bottom part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON17692)Goodman Richard Yates (PERSON17453)

Medical >Illness (general)  (Bedridden)

Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints  (Arms Feet)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (BackSide(s))

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

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CASE11901: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Buckingham [Honour] (PERSON10131)

Question asked by Goodman Honour (PERSON12882) on 27 December 1598 at 08:45

RN Goodman Honour of Newport for his wife who hath bene longe sick & is nowe very exceeding ill h {sic} as her husband telleth me. hanc male suspicantr de veneficio

Elisabeth Buckingham. Otherwise Honour about 50. a great pulling in her left syde wc maketh her to Crye/

shee is not able to styrre no meate will tary wth her. shee goeth not onc in a sennet to ground very costive & mutch bounde. 27 of Decēb. die ☿ h. 8. 45. ant m. 1598. /complayneth of her hart chest left arme.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 72r (upper right part of page)

Goodman Honour (PERSON12882)Goody Elizabeth Buckingham [Honour] (PERSON10131)

Medical >Illness (general)  (SicknessIllness)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Side(s)HeartChest)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Constipation)

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

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

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CASE12097: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Isabel Dormer [Young Goody Dormer] (PERSON11358)

Question asked by Goodman Robert Dormer (PERSON11355) on 18 March 1599 or on 19 March 1599 at 09:30

RN Dormar for his wife at Woulverton. 24 yeres old ho payned this 18 of March die ☉ h. 9. 30. mi. ant m.

Isbell Dormer of Woulverton 28. sick this quartr of this yere in her stomack & harte & her right side & right arm supposing yt her liver is growing to her side. die ☾. h. 9. 2|3|0. 1599. shee doth swound wth it worst at mornings.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 105r (upper right part of page)

Goodman Robert Dormer (PERSON11355)Mrs Isabel Dormer [Young Goody Dormer] (PERSON11358)

Medical >Illness (general)  (Sickness)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (StomachHeartSide(s))

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

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

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-extent-of-transcription=Excerpt;f3-patient-consent=Not%20specified;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AArms, accessed 17 June 2024.

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