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CASE11871: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Miller (PERSON14184)

Question asked by Miller (PERSON24490) on 12 December 1598 at 10:18

RN Elisabeth Miller of Newport Millers wom|th|er {sic} very sick keepeth her bed her daughtr came 68|6| yeres. Decēb. 12 die ♂ h. 10. 18. ant m 1598. hed & hart Costive went not to ground this sēnet

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 66r (upper left part of page)

Miller (PERSON24490)Goody Elizabeth Miller (PERSON14184)

Medical >Illness (general)  (SicknessBedridden )

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Heart)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Constipation)

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

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CASE28714: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Jane Rolte (PERSON15450) and Elizabeth Seddon [Baldwin] (PERSON20731)

Question asked by Mrs Jane Rolte (PERSON15450) on 19 April 1605 at 11:15

RN Mres Rolt \Iane Rolt/ of Bonyst sent to me to know wheathr shee be wth child or no Apr. 19 ♀ h. 11. 15 ant m. 1605. y {sic} 29 y.

Elisabeth Baudwyne at the same tyme her syster. 20 yeres.

Also for her sistr who is troubled wth great hedach & a bad stomacke & cānot Digest keepeth her bed

|Mres| Iane Rolt of Bonyst 29 y Apr 19 ♀ h. 11. 15 ant m 1605

quærit an sit gravida

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 51r (upper right part of page)

Mrs Jane Rolte (PERSON15450)Elizabeth Seddon [Baldwin] (PERSON20731)

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Stomach)

Medical >Illness (general)  (Bedridden )

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Eating and drinking problems (Cannot digest)

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

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CASE11814: Horary consultation concerning Goodman John Andrews [Ambrose] (PERSON9148)

Question asked by the patient on 19 November 1598 at 08:39

RN Iohn Androwes of Willan 44 yeres old maried about xx yeres. sick by fits this moneth. in his hed yesterday this day keepeth his bed & sometimes so ill yt he knoweth not what he doth. a very fat faced man. Novembr 19. die ☉. h. 8. 39. mi. 1598 a gydines in his hed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 55r (upper right part of page)

Goodman John Andrews [Ambrose] (PERSON9148)

Medical >Illness (general)  (SicknessIllnessBedridden )

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

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

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

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CASE14404: Horary consultation concerning Joan Cole (PERSON10732)

Question asked by the patient on 21 January 1604 at 09:20

RN Ione Coles of lowton serv to mes furze 24 y. Ian 21 ♃ |♄| hor 9. 20 ant m 1604 back syde & hed. keepeth her bed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 136v (upper left part of page)

Joan Cole (PERSON10732)

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

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

Medical >Illness (general)  (Bedridden )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Outcome(s) 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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29%3A%3ABedridden;f3-info=Outcome%28s%29;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck, accessed 5 February 2025.

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