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CASE60374: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Rivet (PERSON57688)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1625 at 20:30

RN Mr Rivet of Bradnā 56|9| y {sic} 59 may 1. ☉ h. 8 \30/ p m. 1625 /a sharpe matter cōmeth vp after drinking. ill after meate\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 80v (upper right part of page)

Mr William Rivet (PERSON57688)

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

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

Personal affairs>Place list (Journeys)

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

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CASE60280: Horary consultation concerning Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1625 at 11:00

RN The lady Neavell of Holt Ap. 22. ♀. h. 11 ant m 1625.

desyreth some speedyer thing Inward & outwardto helpe her emrods & fundament yt {bleede} & Issues

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 67v (bottom right part of page)

Lady Elizabeth Neville [Old Lady Neville] (PERSON55286)

Medical >Treatment (Requesting treatment)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Anus)

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

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?f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f15-querent-age-band=050-059%3A%3A59;f16-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20217, accessed 21 March 2025.

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