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CASE37084: Decumbiture for William Trist (PERSON25811)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26982) between 21 February 1610 at 13:20 and 22 February 1610 at 10:40

RN The same Williā Trist was sc burnt in|h|and & face most on the right syde Decēb. 23 ♄ hor. 10 ant m 1609.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 203, f. 247r (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON26982)William Trist (PERSON25811)

Medical  (Trauma)

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

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

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

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CASE36694: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON26941)

Question asked by the patient on 3 November 1609 at 12:38

RN a womā came to me for the king evill in her throat & syde of her face wch was exceding hard & full of holes novēb. 4 {sic} ♀ h. 12. 38 p m 1609 58 y had it halfe a yere.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘kings evill.’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 203, f. 182r (bottom left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON26941)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Scrofula)

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) 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?f16-querent-identified=No;f17-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AFace;f18-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20203, accessed 2 April 2025.

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