CASE11891: Horary consultation concerning William Seer (PERSON15703)
Question asked by the patient on 21 December 1598 at 12:45
RN Will: Seere of haversham. 53 yeres old sitteth vp by the fier, very stiffe & hardly to {ground} onc in 24 houres complayneth of his body & lims & legs most in on of his sides all over his left syde ever sinc March last: first amisse not able to goe over the Dore threshall. sinc Alhalloutide. sent his wife to me Decēb. 21. die ♃. h. 12. 45. 1598. on of his legs the left wonderfully swelled. a very diseased body & hath had a greate cough.1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1 ‘feare lest he be beworded’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 70v (upper left part of page)
Medical >Illness (general) (AmissDisease)
Medical >Parts of the body>Limbs and joints (LimbsLegs)
Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (TorsoSide(s))
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Bloating and swelling (Swelling)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems (Cough)
Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical) )
CASE29942: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Perses Whaley (PERSON16998)
Question asked by the patient on 14 November 1605 at 14:00
RN Mres Whaly of Cosgrave. h. 1. 30 p m. 1605.
on leg swelled. y & {sic} on & boath sidꝭ ill by fits. back extreme ill.
& on boath legs have red spots vp to her thighes & sweateth every night. / h. 2. p m 1605.
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[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 231r (upper right part of page)
Mrs Perses Whaley (PERSON16998)
Medical >Parts of the body>Limbs and joints (Legs)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Bloating and swelling (Swelling)
Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Side(s))
Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lesions and abscesses (Spots)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fevers, chills and sweating (Sweating)
Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical) )
