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CASE64893: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Andrews (PERSON42743)

Question asked by the patient on 5 November 1627 at 16:00

RN Mres Androws of Alce 2|3|6 y. novēb. 5. ☾ h. 4 p m. 1627 temes {sic} stopt Left syde melanch fleg.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 264r (upper left part of page)

Mrs Andrews (PERSON42743)

Medical >Women’s matters >Menstrual problems (No courses)

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

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

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

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CASE27399: Horary consultation concerning Sybil Scot (PERSON15664)

Question asked by the patient on 28 May 1606 at 10:00

RN Sybill Scot of Raunson 36 y may. 28 ☿ h. 10. ant m. 1606.

her chest very sore a great cough. abundanc of termes hath many of her termes.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 149v (upper left part of page)

Sybil Scot (PERSON15664)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Chest)

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

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

Medical >Women’s matters >Menstrual problems (Menstruation)

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

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CASE10829: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Purden (PERSON15089)

Question asked by the patient on 13 June 1600 between 09:00 and 11:20

RN Elisabeth Purden of puddington 36 y. sicke hath had her sicknes to mitch {sic}. faynt & feeble. yt wch cōmeth frō her very blacke flowers watr to muth {sic} thin coloured. paynd head & sydes & hath menses immodices/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 106v (bottom left part of page)

Elizabeth Purden (PERSON15089)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

Medical >Women’s matters >Menstrual problems (Menstruation)

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

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

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

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

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

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%3ATorso;f3-patient-age-band=030-039%3A%3A36;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWomen%E2%80%99s%20matters, accessed 3 April 2025.

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