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CASE44742: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Austin (PERSON27565)

Question asked by the patient on 21 April 1617 at 13:40

RN Mres Austyn the mynisters wife of Grafton 54 y Ap. \2i/ ☾ h 1. 3{illeg} 40 p m. 1617 a very fat corrp womā. a rising in her chest. a great while

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 133r (upper left part of page)

Mrs Austin (PERSON27565)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Nausea and vomiting (Rising)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Chest )

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

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CASE44304: Decumbiture for Mrs Colubery Mayne (PERSON33157)

Question asked by the patient on 12 February 1617 at 10:45

RN It begā on sunday last was senet in ye morning rising vp into her breast causing her to raspe wynd very mutch & swou{ndeth} wth her it. feb. 2. ☉ h. 7. ant m 1617.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 64v (middle, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

Mrs Colubery Mayne (PERSON33157)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Chest )

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wind (Wind)

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

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

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CASE44460: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Hobs (PERSON23783)

Question asked by the patient on 16 March 1617 at 15:15

RN Goody Hobs her mother of Gothurst 56|4| y march 16 ☉ h. 3. 15 p m 1617. hed ill & chest but mightely troubled wth ye whites

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 87v (bottom left part of page)

Goody Elizabeth Hobs (PERSON23783)

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Chest )

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Whites, the)

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

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CASE45183: Horary consultation concerning Mary Austin (PERSON27569)

Question asked by the patient on 20 June 1617 at 10:50

RN Mary Ausen of Shitlington 21 y Iune 20 ♀ h. 10 50 ant m 1617 |hed & chest ill.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 17v (upper right part of page)

Mary Austin (PERSON27569)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Chest )

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

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

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CASE44575: Horary consultation concerning Grace Chapman (PERSON28856)

Question asked by the patient on 31 March 1617 at 13:15

RN Grace Chapmā of Brayfild of the Greene 3 26 y march. 31. ☾. h. 1. 15 p m. 1617 /a drye cough\ hart throat sore chest. |swelleth face & legs|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 105v (upper left part of page)

Grace Chapman (PERSON28856)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (HeartChest )

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

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

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

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

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CASE44841: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Isabel Parnam (PERSON34019)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1617 at 10:00

RN Isabell Parnā of litlington pa\r/ke 40 y may 5 ☾ h. 10 ant m 1617 is very faynt ready to swound. bleedeth at the nose every day. |chest ill. after taking of vnicones hornes faces & hands swelled.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 147r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

Mrs Isabel Parnam (PERSON34019)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Bleeding)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Chest )

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

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?f12-date=1610-1619%3A%3A1617;f13-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3AChest;f14-querent-sex=Female, accessed 18 March 2025.

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