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CASE37940: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Shephard (PERSON35275)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1611 at 11:45

RN Mres Elis of {sic} Shepheard of Maldon in bedfordsheere 28 y Apr. 25 ♃ h. 12. 11. 45. 1611. back ill. had 2 child youngest a yere & three quarters the other dead/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 71v (upper left part of page)

Mrs Elizabeth Shephard (PERSON35275)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Back )

Medical >Illness (general)  (Illness)

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

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CASE38144: Horary consultation concerning Mercy Newood (PERSON33614)

Question asked by Newood (PERSON33613) on 17 May 1611 at 07:00

U[1611–2] Marcy Newold of Elston but now at Stedsdon 30 y May 1{illeg}|7|. d. ♀. h. 7a. ant. m. 1611.

very sick in {illeg}|all| her body belly back & hart. keeps her shee is a nurse & \her husband/ asketh whether shee bee wth child again

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 99v (bottom right part of page)

Newood (PERSON33613)Mercy Newood (PERSON33614)

Medical >Illness (general)  (Sickness)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (TorsoBellyBack Heart)

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

Practitioner: Unidentified (1611–1612) (PERSON27036) 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-volume-name=Napier%2C%20vol.%2020;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ABack, accessed 4 February 2025.

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