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CASE71114: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Davis (PERSON47625)

Question asked by the patient on 18 December 1630 at 12:00

RN Margaret Davy of Hartwell 53 y Decēb 18. h. 12. 1630.

a swelling about her belly hard & her legs swell in the after noone ill after meate

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 23 (bottom left part of page)

Margaret Davis (PERSON47625)

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Belly)

Medical >Parts of the body>Limbs and joints (Legs)

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

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

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CASE72397: Horary consultation concerning Young Mr Thomas Catesby (PERSON45752)

Question asked by Mr Francis Catesby [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON22432) on 24 June 1631 at 09:30

RN Mr Catesbes for all his oldest sonne & ar{illeg} his sonne |A very tale gentlemā| 18 y Iune 24. ♀. h. 9. 30 ant m 1631 |feet cold face & nose a malig feaver|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 444 (upper right part of page)

Mr Francis Catesby [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON22432)Young Mr Thomas Catesby (PERSON45752)

Medical >Parts of the body>Limbs and joints (Feet)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fevers, chills and sweating (ColdMalignant fever)

Medical >Parts of the body>Head and neck (FaceNose)

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

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CASE72394: Decumbiture for Frances Fensom (PERSON48845)

Question asked by the patient on 24 June 1631 at 08:15

RN was taken going in the fild wth a stitch vnder her left syde Iune 6 ☾ h. 3. 4|3|. 30 ant m 163i

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 443 (bottom right part of page)

Frances Fensom (PERSON48845)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Gripings, gnawings and stitches (Stitch)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Side(s))

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-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20232;f8-querent-age-band=050-059%3A%3A53;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 18 April 2025.

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