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CASE26413: Horary consultation concerning Withers (PERSON62823)

Question asked by Mr Withers (PERSON62822) on 8 March 1615 at 09:00

RW Mr Withers of Willin for his childe. \a daughter/ y. 2. March: 8. h: 9 ant: mer: d. ☿. 1615. an ague this 3 weekes. swelleth in {he}{r} body, fone & hands

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 204, f. 41v (bottom left part of page)

Mr Withers (PERSON62822)Withers (PERSON62823)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Ague)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Bloating and swelling (Swelling)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Torso)

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

Practitioner: Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434) Treatment Outcome(s) Astrological Chart

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CASE50339: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Goodwine (PERSON31049)

Question asked by the patient on 29 February 1620 at 09:40

RW Mris Godwine of Cardington. y. 39. d. ♂ h: 9. 40 ant: m: Feb: 29. 1620. hath had a cold 3 weekꝭ: & a great cough: wch settled to her right |left| side: but is removed frō thence: Cryeth out of her heart: & sayth it swimmeth in water: is much plexed & troubled. cannot sleepe nor take rest for 4 nights now togither. her stomacke is so ill that she can not take anie thinge but posset ale & broths.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 138v (upper right part of page)

Mrs Goodwine (PERSON31049)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Took a cold)

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

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

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

Medical >Diseases of the mind (Troubled)

Practitioner: Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434) Treatment 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?f22-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29;f23-astrologer=Other%3A%3AMr%20Robert%20Wallis%20%28PERSON36434%29;f24-info=Outcome%28s%29, accessed 15 March 2025.

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