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CASE12199: Horary consultation concerning Edward Newton (PERSON14403)

Question asked by the patient on 3 April 1599 at 10:00

RN Edward Newnton sick this 14 weekꝭ of Stony stratford a weaver hart & everywhere sick pined & yet eatet skin & bone. & yet will eate any thing. 60 yeres old. faynt. hard bound {illeg}|y|et onc in 24 houres. feareth lest he be b{edr}ed a drie coughe. this 8 yeres. Aprill 3 die ♂ h. 10. 1599. reareth fleme, in a cōsumption. hart hele & stronge.

E Newton.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 120r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

Edward Newton (PERSON14403)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Heart )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Wasting  (Consumed Pining)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems (Cough)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Constipation)

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

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CASE35138: Horary consultation concerning Mr Matthew Walkenden (PERSON25906)

Question asked by the patient on 9 April 1609 at 11:40

RN Mr walkedyn of Stonystratford Apr 9. ☉ h. 11. 40 ant m 1609 |hart burne throat sore extreme feeble pyneth & cōsumeth.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 343r (bottom right part of page)

Mr Matthew Walkenden (PERSON25906)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Heart )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Burning and inflamed (Burning)

Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (Throat and mouth)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Wasting  (PiningConsumed )

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?f10-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint;f11-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AWasting%3A%3AConsumed;f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3AHeart, accessed 19 March 2025.

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