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CASE13872: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON17894) and Anonymous (PERSON17895)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17894) and Anonymous (PERSON17895) on 24 June 1603 at 06:15

RN Iune St Iohn Baptists day Iune 24. ♀ hor. 6. 15. a. tall mā of Whaddon came to me for a kernell in his necke & anothr for a longe deafenes of 6 or 8 {illeg}|y|eares heareth but vnderstandeth not well what he heareth. ant m 1603.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 56r (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON17894)Anonymous (PERSON17895)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Lumps)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Hearing problems (Deafness)

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

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CASE13956: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON17906)

Question asked by the patient on 30 August 1603 at 10:45

RN for a poer womā of Sherington yt hath bene long sick & swollen in her body face legs cānot goe August 30 ♂ hor 10. 45. ant m 1603

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 68v (bottom part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON17906)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Torso)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lame, numb or paralysed (Cannot walk)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE13712: Horary consultation concerning Joan Baven (PERSON9570)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17876) on 27 April 1603 at 11:45

RN Ione Baven of Swāburne 6 y Apr 27 ☿ hor. 11 45. ant m 1603 for sore eyes.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 27v (middle right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON17876)Joan Baven (PERSON9570)

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE13921: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON17903)

Question asked by the patient on 12 August 1603 at 17:30

RN On of Gothurst at Aug 12 ♀ hor 5. 30 p m 1603. for a very sore breast.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 63v (bottom left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON17903)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Breasts)

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

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

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CASE14205: Horary consultation concerning Joan Hull (PERSON13063)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17937) on 24 November 1603 at 13:15

RN Ione Hull of newport 2 y novemb 24. ♃ hor 1. 15 p m 1603. great belly

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 109r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

Anonymous (PERSON17937)Joan Hull (PERSON13063)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Belly)

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

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

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CASE14397: Horary consultation concerning Richard Jones (PERSON13257)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17962) on 20 January 1604 at 10:30

RN Rich Iones of Clyfton 3 y Ian 20 ♀ hor 10 30 ant m 1604. sore mouthe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 135r (bottom right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON17962)Richard Jones (PERSON13257)

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20197;f23-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f24-querent-identified=No, accessed 26 February 2025.

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