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CASE11737: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Knight (PERSON21681)

Question asked by the patient on 6 October 1598 at 10:15

RN Elisabeth Knight \of Olnye/ the daughter of will: Knight 14 yeres old at w a fortnight afore whitsontide wheeseth & ratleth in her chest & it gathereth more & more to her hart shee hath had it ever sinc shee was borne but troubled wth it more this moneth then ever before. 6 of Octob. die ♀ ♄ {sic}. 10. 15. m. 1598.

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 40v (upper right part of page)

Elizabeth Knight (PERSON21681)

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

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

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

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CASE37654: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Venter (PERSON16692)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1611 at 14:00

RN Mary Venter of Sauford 45 y march. 5 ♂ h. 2. p m 1611 a wheesing chest ill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 29r (bottom right part of page)

Goody Mary Venter (PERSON16692)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Chest )

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) 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?f10-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ARespiratory%20problems%3A%3AWheezing;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3AChest, accessed 9 January 2025.

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