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CASE68110: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Sanderson (PERSON58256)

Question asked by the patient on 7 April 1629 at 16:45

RN Mres Margaret Sanderson 22 y Apr. 7 ♂ h. 4 45 p m 1629

vtrū sit gravida thought that she had bene quick a month agoe according to her the alteration of her body wch she hath found these 5 months body very big & is Doubtfull wheathr she be wth child hath bene & is very healthfull would take physick if not wth child

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 126r (upper right part of page)

Mrs Margaret Sanderson (PERSON58256)

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Torso )

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE12546: Horary consultation concerning Jays [Joyce] Johnson (PERSON13249)

Question asked by the patient on 19 August 1599 at 16:45

RN Aug. 18 die ♄ Iays Iansone of Cosgrave 50 y. Aug. 19. die ☉ h. 4. 45. an p m. 1599 a payne in her harte & body & troubled wth winde / lyeth in her syde.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 179r (upper right part of page)

Jays [Joyce] Johnson (PERSON13249)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (HeartTorso Side(s))

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wind (Wind)

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

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment PaymentAstrological 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?f17-language=English;f19-time-of-day=PM%3A%3A16%3A00-16%3A59%3A%3A45%3A00-59%3A59;f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ATorso, accessed 31 March 2025.

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