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CASE50914: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Woodland (PERSON62175)

Question asked by the patient on 23 May 1620 at 08:00

RN Th. Woodland of CastleAshbe 36 y May 23. ♂ h. 8 ant m. 1620 |sick a weeke hed light|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 47v (upper left part of page)

Thomas Woodland (PERSON62175)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

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

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

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

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CASE11624: Horary consultation concerning Old Widow Frances Fisher (PERSON11782)

Question asked by the patient on 14 August 1598 at 08:00

RN Goody Fisher sent her water to me to know what was good for her Aug. 14. die ☾ h. 7. 45 shee is troubled wth the mother & was wont to swound wth it very often. at 7. 30. 20.1

[Astrological Chart]

Goody fisher head back.

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘set this at 8.’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 14v (upper right part of page)

Old Widow Frances Fisher (PERSON11782)

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

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

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

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

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CASE13491: Horary consultation concerning Joan Smith (PERSON15961)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1598 at 08:00

RN Ihone Smith came to me for a remedy & for my counsell demaunding of me wheathr it were good to let her bloode. for shee is payned in boath of her armes. backe yt shee ca scarce remove her cloathes being a bed. 1598 Apr. 22. die ♄. h. 8. 6. mi. a swimming in the heade

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 166r (upper part of page)

Joan Smith (PERSON15961)

Medical >Treatment (Requesting treatmentWhether to be let blood)

Medical  (Medical counsel)

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Back)

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

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

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

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CASE19839: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Risely (PERSON15356)

Question asked by the patient on 25 August 1601 at 08:00

RN Elisabeth Risely of Rawnson mill 25 y Aug 24 {sic}. ♂ hor 8. ant m 160i

twelfe days since delivered of a daughter. but very ill ever sinc full of payne & swounded onc or twice on sunday last was ill. head chest bound & costive this 6 days. heavy of sleepe & slepeth not /burneth.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 188v (upper right part of page)

Elizabeth Risely (PERSON15356)

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

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

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Chest)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Constipation)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems (Sleeplessness)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) 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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint;f4-time-of-day=AM%3A%3A08%3A00-08%3A59%3A%3A00%3A00-14%3A59, accessed 9 February 2025.

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