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CASE56406: Horary consultation concerning William Hopkins (PERSON51833)

Question asked by the patient on 24 May 1623 at 11:30

RN Will Hopkins of Steaphington 54 y May 24 h {sic} hor 11. 30 ant m 1623 |head & right syde cānot eate nor sleep|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 117r (upper right part of page)

William Hopkins (PERSON51833)

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

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

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

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

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

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CASE55490: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Powell (PERSON57007)

Question asked by the patient on 11 January 1623 at 08:20

RN Mr Powell of London sent to Mr Cooke to have some thing to thicken his seed troubled wth the gonorrea lyeth on his bed back els cānot sleepe is to may {sic} shortly wanteth virility & erection sweateth at night. Ian. 11 h. 8. 20 ant m 16231

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘gonorh & itch’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 154v (upper left part of page)

Mr Richard Powell (PERSON57007)

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

Medical >Treatment (Requesting treatment)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Gonorrhoea)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (ImpotenceItch)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) 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?f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f5-date=1620-1629%3A%3A1623;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems%3A%3ASleeplessness, accessed 5 March 2025.

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