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CASE48557: Horary consultation concerning Mary Smith (PERSON35553)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1619 at 10:15

RN Mary Smyth of Stawton 20 myles 30 y Ap 27. ♂ h. 10. 15 ant m 1619 her head shaketh a fortnight or 3 \shaking/ palsy. mother backe thighꝭ as if they should be torne but her head exceding cold.

head cold

vryne very good. a very good stomacke yet very faynt. mutch troubled wth wynd 2 y. sinc had a boy. hath thought her selfe twice to be wth child wthin this twelfemonthe. nescit an sit gravida

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 339r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

Mary Smith (PERSON35553)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (PalsyTrembling)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Womb, matrix, motherBack)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Wind (Wind)

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

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

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

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CASE11693: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Miller (PERSON14177)

Question asked by the patient on 16 September 1598 at 09:55

RN An Miller of Newport. 30 yeres old married to a husband yt maketh leape enquireth a remedy for her disease Septemb. 16 die ♄. h. 9. 55 ant. m. 1598. hath bene very sick this fortnight & keepeth her bed. 1598 & cannot stir but as she is helpen. a longe scouring and a palsy white water a bad hed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 29v (upper right part of page)

Agnes [Anne] Miller (PERSON14177)

Medical >Illness (general) (SicknessBedridden)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Diarrhoea and bloody flux (Scouring)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Palsy)

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

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

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CASE54648: Horary consultation concerning Marge Fisher (PERSON49018)

Question asked by the patient on 20 July 1622 at 11:30

RN Marg fisher of Dunstable 31 y Iuly {20} ☾|h| {sic} hor. 11 30 ant m 1622 /right syde of her hed face no feeling\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 4v (bottom right part of page)

Marge Fisher (PERSON49018)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Numbness)

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

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CASE32754: Horary consultation concerning William Armfield (PERSON9225)

Question asked by the patient on 10 February 1608 at 09:05

GJ Williā Armefield of Lathbury 30 y. feb. 10. ☿ ho. 9. 5. a m. 1608 Amisse this sevenight holdꝭ him in his chest and head. coughes his flesh trembles.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 24v (upper right part of page)

William Armfield (PERSON9225)

Medical >Illness (general) (Amiss)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Chest)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems (Cough)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Trembling)

Practitioner: Mr Gerence James [Marks] (PERSON13172) Treatment 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?f17-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead;f19-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f20-patient-age-band=030-039, accessed 19 March 2025.

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