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CASE79969: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007)

Question asked by the patient on 18 June 1624 at 11:25

RN My Cosen she marsh the elder Iune 18. ♀ h. 11. 25. ant m 1624 for an ach in her arme \cold/ wch flitteth away eyther wth sweating or els wth swets

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 240, f. 57r (bottom left part of page)

Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007)

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

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

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

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

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CASE72253: Horary consultation concerning Joan James (PERSON52443)

Question asked by the patient on 2 June 1631 at 06:30

RN It took her wth a sweating in her hand & then a lightnes in her head. may 8. h. 6. ant m 163i /in her arms. the thursday before was pinched /\church going\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 392 (bottom left part of page)

Joan James (PERSON52443)

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

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

Medical >Diseases of the mind (Lightheaded (passions))

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Gripings, gnawings and stitches (Pinched)

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?f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AArms;f21-treatment=No;f22-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFevers%2C%20chills%20and%20sweating%3A%3ASweating, accessed 7 February 2025.

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