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CASE60650: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Ellis (PERSON48481)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1625 at 16:00

RN Th Ellys of Raunson 50 y Iune 14. ♂ h 4 p m. 1625 /head ill a great cough & cold cānot sleepe ach in his bones\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 121v (upper right part of page)

Thomas Ellis (PERSON48481)

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

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fevers, chills and sweating (Cold)

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

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

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

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

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CASE11687: Horary consultation concerning William Smith (PERSON15922)

Question asked by the patient on 13 September 1598 at 08:45

RN Will Smith \of haversham/ cōplayneth of his head & hart & chest & cannot sleepe & pineth and consumeth in his flesh. Sept 13. die ☿ h. 8. 45. m. verius.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 28r (upper right part of page)

William Smith (PERSON15922)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (HeartChest)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Wasting (ConsumedPining)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) 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?f13-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead;f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems%3A%3ASleeplessness;f15-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AWhole%20body, accessed 26 March 2025.

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