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CASE10379: Horary consultation concerning Alice Butler (PERSON10255)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1600 at 15:00

RN Alce Butler of Litlington 2{9}|4| Ap 19 die ♄ h. 3 p m. \harte/ a swelling in her bodye & eyes

Alce Butler for her great swelling & heving aftr childr birthe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 45r (upper right, bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

Alice Butler (PERSON10255)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (HeartTorso)

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

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

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

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CASE27156: Horary consultation concerning Goody Catherine Kent [Catherine Ruly] (PERSON20068)

Question asked by the patient on 16 April 1606 at 08:00

RN Katheron Kent of or towne 24 y Apr. 16 ☿ h. 8 ant m 1606 eyes swell & rūne & face breaketh out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 110r (bottom right part of page)

Goody Catherine Kent [Catherine Ruly] (PERSON20068)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Rheumy (Running)

Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body (Skin)

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

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CASE41897: Horary consultation concerning Goody Catherine Kent [Catherine Ruly] (PERSON20068)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1615 at 18:20

RN Goody \katherin/ kent the Carpenters wife 36 \24/ y may 20 h {sic} hor. 6. 20 p m 1615 quærit an sit gravida cōplayneth of her hed & & {sic} right eys burning & scald water

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 22v (bottom right part of page)

Goody Catherine Kent [Catherine Ruly] (PERSON20068)

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Eye troubles (Watering)

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

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CASE73518: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Harrison (PERSON51003)

Question asked by the patient on 19 December 1631 at 13:50

Dorothy Harrison of Cranfeild 24. y. Decemb. 19. ☾. h. 1. 50. p m. 1631.

much troubled wth her back. cannot sleepe well, is taken wth a great paine in her right side, wch wth coughinge strikes vp to her eyes. hath beene thus troubled neare 4. y. but more nowe this winter then before. her yongest Childe 4. y. olde. desireth to know whether she bee wth Childe or not

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 350 (bottom right part of page)

Dorothy Harrison (PERSON51003)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Sleep problems (Sleeplessness)

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

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

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

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

Practitioner: Mr Ralph Ruddle (PERSON57997) Treatment Judgment Astrological Chart

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CASE19473: Horary consultation concerning William Cunningham (PERSON11121) and Cicely Fisher (PERSON11774)

Question asked by William Cunningham (PERSON11121) and Cicely Fisher (PERSON11774) on 27 June 1601 at 06:00

RN Goodma Conyngha of Newp 52 y. Iune 27 die ♄ hor 6. ant m. 160i /Cicely fishr 24 y of Newport her hed & eyes.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 126v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

William Cunningham (PERSON11121)Cicely Fisher (PERSON11774)

Medical  (Not specified in question)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment PaymentAstrological 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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AEyes;f13-patient-sex=Female;f14-querent-age-band=020-029%3A%3A24, accessed 3 January 2025.

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