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CASE15209: Horary consultation concerning Mary Sturgeon (PERSON16242)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18047) on 24 June 1603 at 12:40

RN Mary Sturgeon of haversham. 9 y Iune 24 ♀ hor. 12. 40 p m 1603 the pimpels all over her bodye hed tounge & all

Mary Sturgeon of Havershā 9 y. Iune 24. ♀ hor. 12. 40 p m. 1603.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 94r (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)

Anonymous (PERSON18047)Mary Sturgeon (PERSON16242)

Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body  (Skin Everywhere )

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

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

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CASE73951: Horary consultation concerning John Poulter [Walline] (PERSON56995)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41497) on 6 March 1632 between 12:25 and 13:00

RN Iohn Poulter of havrshā halfe a yere old hath a great bleatch face & eys & all over

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 487 (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON41497)John Poulter [Walline] (PERSON56995)

Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body  (Skin Everywhere )

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

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

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CASE13496: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Malins (PERSON13900)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1598 at 09:00

RN An Malins 17 yeares old quærit causa morbi et remediu. 1598 Apr. 28. die ♀ h. 9a. ant merd {sic} nata fuit 1581. novemb. 11. die h {sic} at break of day every moone a breaking out in ye face. a peane in her head & hart every where /

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 173r (upper part of page)

Agnes [Anne] Malins (PERSON13900)

Medical >Illness (general) (Morbus)

Medical  (Cause of the affliction)

Medical >Treatment (Requesting treatment)

Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body  (Skin Everywhere )

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Heart)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Outcome(s)Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded

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%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f24-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AWhole%20body%3A%3ASkin;f25-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AWhole%20body%3A%3AEverywhere, accessed 20 March 2025.

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