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CASE62121: Horary consultation concerning Mr Becket (PERSON43898)

Question asked by the patient on 21 April 1626 at 11:20

RN Mr Becket of Hardmead 21. y Ap 21. ♀ h. 11. 20 ant m 1626.

throate sore cānot swall tong & arme

diaph

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 172v (upper left part of page)

Mr Becket (PERSON43898)

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

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

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

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

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CASE63001: Horary consultation concerning Frances Grace (PERSON50190)

Question asked by the patient on 22 October 1626 at 06:30

RN francis Grace of Simpson 24 y octob. 22 ☉ h. 6 30 ant m 1626 hed payned & left leg swelled 1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘leg & foote swelled’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 323v (bottom right part of page)

Frances Grace (PERSON50190)

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

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

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

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

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?f14-date=1620-1629%3A%3A1626;f15-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f16-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints, accessed 20 March 2025.

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