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CASE27607: Horary consultation concerning Joan Russell (PERSON58065)

Question asked by the patient on 19 June 1606 at 11:00

RN Ione Russell of Mylton Greenes \Bryant/ 35 y. Iune 19 ♃ h. 11. ant m. 1606 /her leg riseth wth purples\

[Astrological Chart]

Ione Russell of mylton Bryant 35 y Iune 19 ♃ h. 11. ant m 1606

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 186r-v (f. 186r bottom left, and f. 186v upper left)

Joan Russell (PERSON58065)

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

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

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

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

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CASE27775: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Forman (PERSON19644)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38887) on 12 July 1606 at 10:25

RN Isbell forman of Ridgmont 6 y. Iuly 12 h {sic} hor. 10. 20|5| p|a|nt m 1606

left hand sore swelled & broken. this 3 quarters of a yere swelled & lately broken

[Astrological Chart]

metuit veneficiū Marg Brinckloe or vnderwood now

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 215, f. 216r (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON38887)Isabel Forman (PERSON19644)

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

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

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

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

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

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

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CASE27156: Horary consultation concerning Goody Catherine Kent [Catherine Ruly] (PERSON20068)

Question asked by the patient on 16 April 1606 at 08:00

RN Katheron Kent of or towne 24 y Apr. 16 ☿ h. 8 ant m 1606 eyes swell & rūne & face breaketh out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 110r (bottom right part of page)

Goody Catherine Kent [Catherine Ruly] (PERSON20068)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Rheumy (Running)

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

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

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?f24-volume-name=Napier%2C%20vol.%2011;f26-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AWhole%20body%3A%3ASkin;f27-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling, accessed 31 March 2025.

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