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CASE39801: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Phillip Nichols (PERSON24664)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1612 at 07:30

RN Phylip Nichols of Willyn 23 y may 2. h {sic} hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1612. a swelling in her face.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 80r (upper right part of page)

Mrs Phillip Nichols (PERSON24664)

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

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

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

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CASE44132: Horary consultation concerning Mary Brograve (PERSON28419)

Question asked by the patient on 5 December 1616 at 11:00

RN Mary Brograve of Wapnā. 23 y Decēb. 5 ♃ h. 11. ant m. 16i6 /Dropsy feared.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘belly swelled very big.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 32v (upper right part of page)

Mary Brograve (PERSON28419)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Dropsy)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Belly)

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

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?f2-patient-age-band=020-029%3A%3A23;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f4-date=1610-1619, accessed 25 February 2025.

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