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CASE34580: Horary consultation concerning Old Father John Bechino [Pinner] (PERSON9584)

Question asked by the patient on 17 December 1608 at 11:00

RN Iohn Bichinoe otherwise Pinner 6 70 y of Walton. Decēb. 17 ♄ hor. 11 ant m 1608. /wynd cholick. womes {sic} in the bel{ly}\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘haunted wth fearyes’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 272v (upper right part of page)

Old Father John Bechino [Pinner] (PERSON9584)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wind (WindColic)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Worms)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Belly )

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Haunted)

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

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CASE33140: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON26589)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1608 at 10:30

RN A womā of fanystratford strangly handled gyped {sic} belly casteth alwys eateth litle kind to Iohn Rutland Mach {sic} 28 ☾ h. 10 30 ant m 1608

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 80v (upper right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON26589)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Strange affliction)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Belly )

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Eating and drinking problems (Cannot eat)

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

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%3ATorso%3A%3ABelly;f13-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20229;f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil, accessed 16 March 2025.

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