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CASE14025: Horary consultation concerning Reynolds (PERSON15261)

Question asked by Mr Reynolds (PERSON15260) on 17 September 1603 at 11:15

RN Mr Raynolds of Stony stratford sept 17 ♄ hor 11. 15. ant m 1603.

he came to enquire of me the cause of his sons sicknes wheathr he dyed of ye plauge I or noe for he els he would have divrse of his neighbours sons before a iustice on for giving him a shrewd fall vppon wch he grew sick & dyed vppō tuesday he had blacke spots

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 81v (upper right part of page)

Mr Reynolds (PERSON15260)Reynolds (PERSON15261)

Medical  (Cause of the affliction )

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

Personal affairs>Life stories (Death)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Patient’s death recorded 

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CASE30734: Horary consultation concerning Mr Ralph Bradley (PERSON9941)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1607 at 18:30

RN Mr Bradly sent me a pig drest. & cōplayneth & feareth many things feb. 28 {illeg}|♄| hor. 6. 30 p m 1607

[Astrological Chart]

cōplayneth of many diseases & is desyrous to know the very cause

{illeg}|w|riteth yt Mr Pix censureth my maner of praching & yt I should not trust him.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 94r (upper left part of page)

Mr Ralph Bradley (PERSON9941)

Medical >Illness (general) (Disease)

Medical  (Cause of the affliction )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Outcome(s)Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded 

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CASE13496: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Malins (PERSON13900)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1598 at 09:00

RN An Malins 17 yeares old quærit causa morbi et remediu. 1598 Apr. 28. die ♀ h. 9a. ant merd {sic} nata fuit 1581. novemb. 11. die h {sic} at break of day every moone a breaking out in ye face. a peane in her head & hart every where /

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 173r (upper part of page)

Agnes [Anne] Malins (PERSON13900)

Medical >Illness (general) (Morbus)

Medical  (Cause of the affliction )

Medical >Treatment (Requesting treatment)

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

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Heart)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Outcome(s)Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded 

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CASE25066: Horary consultation concerning Taylor (PERSON35928)

Question asked by Mr George Taylor (PERSON35914) on 21 June 1610 at 11:38

RN Goodmā \Mr/ Taylers wife of Bedford 40 y Iune 21. ♃. h. 11. 38 ant m 16i0 /weake & feeble\

[Astrological Chart]

quærit causā morbi et nomen et vtrū vivit vl morietr.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 73v (upper left part of page)

Mr George Taylor (PERSON35914)Taylor (PERSON35928)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Dizzy and/or faint (WeakFeebleness)

Medical  (Cause of the affliction )

Medical >Illness (general) (Morbus)

Medical >Prognosis (Life or death (medical))

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Outcome(s)Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded 

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?f16-number-of-astrologers=Single%20astrologer;f17-info=Patient%E2%80%99s%20death%20recorded;f18-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ACause%20of%20the%20affliction, accessed 6 January 2025.

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