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CASE24479: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Furnesse (PERSON30499)

Question asked by the patient on 20 March 1610 at 12:00

GJ Agnes Fornace of Tocester 27 y march 20. ♂ ho. 0. in mer. 1610 Fell sicke this day five weekꝭ a burning fever.

This weeke sleepes continually

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 4r (upper left part of page)

Agnes Furnesse (PERSON30499)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Gerence James [Marks] (PERSON13172) Treatment Judgment  Astrological Chart

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CASE74509: Horary consultation concerning Mary Boswell (PERSON44512)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41536) on 3 May 1632 at 13:00

RN Mary Bawsell of Stoake goldin 2 y & a halfe pleth & well coloured may. 3 ♃ h. 1 p m 1632

Convulsions quivering & quaking & lay as on dead halfe an houre/. was prsent susp witch. apt to sleepe /skreameth\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 133 (bottom left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON41536)Mary Boswell (PERSON44512)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions (Convulsions)

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

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

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

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

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?f15-judgment=Yes;f17-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems%3A%3ASleepiness;f18-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFevers%2C%20chills%20and%20sweating, accessed 19 February 2025.

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