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CASE39222: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Ryall (PERSON20681)

Question asked by the patient on 19 February 1612 at 10:00

RN Mres Riall of snam 42 y feb 19 ☿ h. 9 30 10. ant m 1612.      paralis. ling et dextri lateris

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 1r (upper left part of page)

Mrs Elizabeth Ryall (PERSON20681)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lame, numb or paralysed (Palsy)

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

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

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

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CASE11841: Horary consultation concerning John Phillips (PERSON14892)

Question asked by the patient on 4 December 1598 at 09:15

RN Iohn Phylip sick ever sinc thursday being the 30 of Decēb \novemb/ sent to me agayne the 4 of Decemb sick very greevously in his hart & body he is swelled in his body from the belly vnto his hart. he is Costive & so hath cōtinued ever sinc thursday last & is very exceeding ill & weeke. Decēber. 4. \die ☾./ h: 9. 15. ant m. 1598 his hart \is good/ & his tonge talketh cheerf but his body swelled.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 60v (upper right part of page)

John Phillips (PERSON14892)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (HeartTorsoBelly)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Constipation)

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

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

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CASE12041: Horary consultation concerning Alice Richardson (PERSON15307)

Question asked by the patient on 9 March 1599 at 09:48

RN Alce Richardson of 15 yeres for a swelling vnder her throte & the side of her cheeke Martij 9 her nose very sore & her hed & stomack hot. Martij 9. die ♀ h. 9. 48 1599. in her owne son a prty bloody coloured wench

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 96v (upper left part of page)

Alice Richardson (PERSON15307)

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Stomach)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment PaymentAstrological 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?f11-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AThroat%20and%20mouth;f9-info=Patient%E2%80%99s%20death%20recorded, accessed 18 March 2025.

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