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CASE10890: Horary consultation concerning Robert Lane (PERSON13559)

Question asked by the patient on 19 June 1600 at 15:20

RN Robart Lane of North Crowly 37. yeres a Dropsy Iune 19 die ♃ h. 3. 20 p m. 1600

Dropsie leek./

metuit veneficiū viduæ Hall.

swelled wth red spots & angry

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 115v (upper left, and bottom left parts of page)

Robert Lane (PERSON13559)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Dropsy )

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

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

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

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

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

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CASE16713: Horary consultation concerning Goodman William Barton (PERSON9527)

Question asked by the patient on 26 March 1602 at 10:00

RN Williā Barton of Newporte 35 y. Martij 26. ♀ hor. 10. {illeg}|a|nte m. 1602. /Dropsye\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a dropsy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 14v, f. 16v (f. 14v upper left, and f. 16v upper left)

Goodman William Barton (PERSON9527)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Dropsy )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Recipe Judgment Outcome(s) Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded

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CASE26119: Horary consultation concerning Rebecca Busbridge (PERSON10233)

Question asked by the patient on 20 April 1603 at 08:20

RN Rebecca Busbridge Londinensis 25 Apr 20 ☿ hor. 8. 20. ant m. 1603. \this tyme yt {s}he sent her water./ quærit an sit gravida vl hidropsin habeat. tyme seemeth past1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘2 fig’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 80r (upper part of page)

Rebecca Busbridge (PERSON10233)

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Dropsy )

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

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CASE20278: Horary consultation concerning Goodman William Barton (PERSON9527)

Question asked by the patient on 22 January 1602 at 08:30

RN Williā Barton of Newporte a husb. man. 31 y. Ian. 22 ♀ hor. 8. 30. ant m. 16021

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Dropsy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 271v (upper left part of page)

Goodman William Barton (PERSON9527)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Dropsy )

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

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CASE26117: Horary consultation concerning Rebecca Busbridge (PERSON10233)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON10232) on 19 April 1603 at 17:15

RN Rebecca Busbridge londinēsis 24 y {m}|A|pr 19. ♂ hor. 4 \5. 15./ p m. 1603.

[Astrological Chart]

quærit an sit gravida, an hydrope laboret

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 78v (upper part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON10232)Rebecca Busbridge (PERSON10233)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Dropsy )

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Outcome(s) Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded

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CASE16726: Horary consultation concerning Goodman William Barton (PERSON9527)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1602 at 08:25

RN Goodmā Barton of Newporte sent agayne martij 27 ♄ hora 8. 25 ant m 1602.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Dropsye. fretteth & greeveth’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 17r (upper left part of page)

Goodman William Barton (PERSON9527)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Dropsy )

Medical >Diseases of the mind (FrettingGrief (passions))

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Previous consultation(s)Outcome(s) Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded

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?f10-info=Outcome%28s%29;f11-date=1600-1609;f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3ADropsy, accessed 27 January 2025.

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