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CASE56650: Horary consultation concerning Martha [Matthew] Farre (PERSON30298)

Question asked by the patient on 5 July 1623 at 11:00

RN Martha Farre of Wavendon serv to Mr Deene 29. y Iuly 5. h {sic} hor. 11. ant m 1623 |breasts hard terms stopt 12 weekes Qu. an sit gravida|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 155v (bottom right part of page)

Martha [Matthew] Farre (PERSON30298)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Breasts)

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

Medical >Women’s matters>Menstrual problems (No courses)

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

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

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CASE56327: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39672)

Question asked by the patient on 15 May 1623 at 18:00

RN Sr Thomas Comptons Cook may 15 {illeg}|♃| h. 6 p m 1623

swelled in his legs & body a Dropsy

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 104v (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON39672)

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Torso)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Dropsy)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Outcome(s)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-info=Occupation%20mentioned;f17-date=1620-1629%3A%3A1623;f18-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling, accessed 5 February 2025.

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