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CASE24741: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Walkenden (PERSON36405)

Question asked by Mr Matthew Walkenden (PERSON25906) on 14 May 1610 at 10:50

RN mres walkedyne of Stony stratford may. 14 h. 10. \50/ ant m 16i0 |maritus vxore sine cōsensu. very costive. raging.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lunatick.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 33r (bottom left part of page)

Mr Matthew Walkenden (PERSON25906)Mrs Walkenden (PERSON36405)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Constipation )

Medical >Diseases of the mind (Lunatic)

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

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CASE43480: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Longueville (PERSON24254)

Question asked by the patient on 8 June 1616 at 13:39

RN Mr Iohn longfe|i|ld of woulverten 26 y Iune 8 h {sic} hor 1. 39 p m 1616. |exceeding troubled wth sweating & rūbling in his guts costive. stomacke bad|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 105r (bottom right part of page)

Mr John Longueville (PERSON24254)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Constipation )

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (StomachGuts)

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?f17-damaged=No;f24-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AConstipation;f25-patient-age-band=020-029%3A%3A26, accessed 2 April 2025.

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