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CASE78138: Horary consultation concerning John Hester (PERSON51373)

Question asked by the patient on 28 August 1633 at 08:00

SRN Iohn Haster of Milton y. 30. d. ☿. h. 8. ant m Aug. 28. 1633. no stomacke heaued & swelled in his chest & belly. vrine reasonably good. RN was wont to bleed but hath not this yere

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 409 (bottom right part of page)

John Hester (PERSON51373)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Eating and drinking problems  (Problems with appetite)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Chest Belly)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [the nephew] [Sir Richard Napier] (PERSON18784)Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Astrological Chart

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CASE11901: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Buckingham [Honour] (PERSON10131)

Question asked by Goodman Honour (PERSON12882) on 27 December 1598 at 08:45

RN Goodman Honour of Newport for his wife who hath bene longe sick & is nowe very exceeding ill h {sic} as her husband telleth me. hanc male suspicantr de veneficio

Elisabeth Buckingham. Otherwise Honour about 50. a great pulling in her left syde wc maketh her to Crye/

shee is not able to styrre no meate will tary wth her. shee goeth not onc in a sennet to ground very costive & mutch bounde. 27 of Decēb. die ☿ h. 8. 45. ant m. 1598. /complayneth of her hart chest left arme.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 72r (upper right part of page)

Goodman Honour (PERSON12882)Goody Elizabeth Buckingham [Honour] (PERSON10131)

Medical >Illness (general) (SicknessIllness)

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

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Eating and drinking problems  (Cannot eat)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Constipation)

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

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

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CASE11781: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Archer (PERSON9204)

Question asked by the patient on 7 November 1598 at 09:06

RN Margaret Archer of Calverton’ 34 yeres quærit remediū 7 of novemb die ♂ ♄ {sic}. 9. 6. mi. 1598 shee hath her bene maried this 20 yere nevr had child shee hath them every three weekes but after thick of hearing stopt in the chest meate hath not his passage Downe a cold body & stomacke.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 48r (upper right part of page)

Margaret Archer (PERSON9204)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Chest Stomach)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fevers, chills and sweating (Cold)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Eating and drinking problems  (Cannot digest)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Recipe 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?f25-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3AChest;f26-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AEating%20and%20drinking%20problems;f27-language=Latin, accessed 3 April 2025.

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