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CASE49498: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Norris (PERSON33718)

Question asked by the patient on 12 August 1619 at 07:20

RN a poer traveling womā 36 y Aug. 12 ♃ h: 7: 20 ant m 1619 |ague fits once begyning in her browe.| /Agnys Norrys of Oakecū.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 151r (upper left part of page)

Agnes Norris (PERSON33718)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Ague)

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

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

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CASE24069: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37246)

Question asked by William Spenser (PERSON35626) on 1 November 1614 at 17:20

RN Will: Spencer for a Womā by northāpton yt lay in & brought a bed 3 weekes since 36 y oc t novēb. 1. {illeg} \♂/ h. 5. 20 ant p m 1614 |a dropsye all over face belly legs.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 116r (upper left part of page)

William Spenser (PERSON35626)Anonymous (PERSON37246)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Dropsy)

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Belly)

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

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

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CASE68375: Horary consultation concerning Sir James Evington (PERSON30260)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1629 at 08:30

RN Sr Iames Evington my nephew came to see h me & to conferre wth me about his sicknes & cold may 5 ♂ h. 8 2|3|0 ant m. 1629 /left syde of his face hot spots red\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a great cough cold’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 179r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

Sir James Evington (PERSON30260)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Took a cold)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Burning and inflamed (Hot)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lesions and abscesses (Spots)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment 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?f18-patient-age-band=030-039%3A%3A36;f19-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AFace;f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29, accessed 27 March 2025.

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