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CASE42018: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dorothy Osborn (PERSON33832)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1615 at 17:30

RN Mres Osburne \of Chicksand/ of 56 y Iune 14 ♂ {sic} h. 5. 30 p m 16i5 /a lame arme & a palsye very fearfull\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 42v (upper right part of page)

Mrs Dorothy Osborn (PERSON33832)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (LamenessPalsy)

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

Medical >Treatment (Requesting bloodletting)

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

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CASE42540: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37988)

Question asked by Lady Anne Boteler [Farrar] [Butler] (PERSON28242) on 12 October 1615 at 17:00

RN The lady Butler for her mā 35 y {A}|O|ctob. 12. ♃ h. 5 p m 16i5 |of Bydnā| had a quarten now it is become a quotid every night shaking.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 127v (upper right part of page)

Lady Anne Boteler [Farrar] [Butler] (PERSON28242)Anonymous (PERSON37988)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Trembling)

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

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-time-of-day=PM%3A%3A17%3A00-17%3A59;f23-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f24-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20196, accessed 2 April 2025.

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