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CASE18118: Horary consultation concerning John Burton (PERSON10225)

Question asked by the patient on 18 October 1602 at 15:00

GJ Iohn Burton of Haversham 30 y. Octob. 18 ☾ ho 3. p m was bruised wth a lifte

spittes clottered bloud very blacke lyes very hard in his throte./

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 227r (upper right part of page)

John Burton (PERSON10225)

Medical  (Trauma)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (BruisesSpitting blood )

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

Practitioner: Mr Gerence James [Marks] (PERSON13172) Treatment Judgment PaymentOutcome(s)Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded

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CASE11889: Horary consultation concerning Ursula Thorpe (PERSON16425)

Question asked by Mr Michael Hipwell (PERSON12796) on 21 December 1598 at 09:15

RN vrsula Thorpe of Stony stratford keepeth the bull. hipwell vnkle vnto Thorpe 32 yeres old sick ever sinc mikelmas goeth abroade. Dece {sic} sent by Mr Olivr Barker. for his wife sister is her mothr in frendship & kindred Doubteth wheathr shee be bewitched & hath a canker in her tongue & tented shee hath an ill stomacke & spitteth putrifyed bloode. Decēbr. 2i. die ♃. h. 9. 15. ant m. 1598.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 70r (upper left part of page)

Mr Michael Hipwell (PERSON12796)Ursula Thorpe (PERSON16425)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Spitting blood )

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lesions and abscesses (Canker)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Stomach)

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

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

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CASE49222: Horary consultation concerning Old Sir William Andrews [Young Mr William Andrews] (PERSON9144) and Mr Adolph Andrews (PERSON27380)

Question asked by Mr Adolph Andrews (PERSON27380) on 12 July 1619 at 18:40

RN Mr Adolph. Androwes for his father {s} {sic} wth a cough spitteth blood wch cometh frō his head not sick as also to know what concord betwixt him & his wife & in what sp they shall live togeather Iuly. 12 ☾ h 6. 40 p m 1619 /mr Adolph: full of melanch. & greefe.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 235, f. 94r (bottom left part of page)

Mr Adolph Andrews (PERSON27380)Old Sir William Andrews [Young Mr William Andrews] (PERSON9144)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Spitting blood )

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

Sex, family and generation (Marital relations)

Personal affairs>Predictive (General predictions)

Medical >Diseases of the mind (MelancholyGrief (passions))

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

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CASE10600: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Lyne (PERSON13848)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1600 between 12:30 and 16:00

RN Will: Line of lowten 3|4|1. y. maij 17 die ♄. came to me for his head shoulder bone & spitteth bloode.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 72r (bottom right part of page)

Mr William Lyne (PERSON13848)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Spitting blood )

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

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?f13-querent-identified=Yes;f16-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASpitting%20blood;f17-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck, accessed 15 January 2025.

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