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CASE79801: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Magdalen Napier [Mitton] [Sandy] (PERSON33485)

Question asked by Mrs Christian Napier [Young Lady Ersfeild] (PERSON33479) on 24 November 1635 at 15:30

SRN Sister Ersfeild for my sister mytton 30. y. Novemb 24. ♂ h. 3. 30. p. m. 1635

a great weaknes in her back this 3. y. next Aug. much troubled with ye whites & reds.

hath miscarried. hath those continually which weaken

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 340, f. 141r (upper part of page)

Mrs Christian Napier [Young Lady Ersfeild] (PERSON33479)Mrs Magdalen Napier [Mitton] [Sandy] (PERSON33485)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Back)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Whites, the)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [the nephew] [Sir Richard Napier] (PERSON18784) Treatment Judgment Previous consultation(s)Astrological Chart

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CASE79224: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Jones (PERSON52675)

Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1635 at 14:00

SRN Elizabeth Iones. 22. y. servant to mrs Katharen Tyringhā. Ian. 14 ☿ h. 2. p. m. 1634.

Troubled with ye greene sicknes Looks pale, faynt, & troubled with a panting at her heart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 172r (upper right part of page)

Elizabeth Jones (PERSON52675)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Green sickness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wasting (Pale)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Heart)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Trembling of the heart)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [the nephew] [Sir Richard Napier] (PERSON18784) Treatment

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;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29;f5-hands=Mr%20Richard%20Napier%20%5Bthe%20nephew%5D%20%5BSir%20Richard%20Napier%5D, accessed 12 February 2025.

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