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CASE47077: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Ratte (PERSON34585)

Question asked by the patient on 14 July 1618 at 11:00

RN Mr Ratte of Kethorpe Iu 60 y. Iuly 14. ♂ h. 11. ant m 1618. vide Iulij 7 |chest & belly mutch wynd & very hot wheather he will escape sometymes well hath 3 or {sic} fits every day. cānot sleepe|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 180r (upper left part of page)

Mr John Ratte (PERSON34585)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (ChestBelly)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Wind (Wind)

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

Medical >Prognosis (Life or death (medical))

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions  (Fits)

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

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

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CASE21915: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18701)

Question asked by Mr Tyrringham (PERSON18812) on 13 January 1605 at 09:00

RN Mr Tyrringhās mead of Tyrringhā 24 y Ian. 13 ☉ h. 9. ant m 1605. suffocat matricis strange fits eithr of mothr or apop. litharg.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1‘

sleepy. Lethargye

speachles skreameth only

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 214r (upper right part of page)

Mr Tyrringham (PERSON18812)Anonymous (PERSON18701)

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

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Strange affliction)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Apoplexy)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions  (Fits)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Speech problems (Cannot speak)

Medical >Diseases of the mind (Screaming)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) 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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFits%20and%20convulsions;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso, accessed 9 January 2025.

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