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CASE64796: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Thorpe [Parrot] (PERSON60124)

Question asked by the patient on 18 October 1627 at 12:00

RN Elis Thorpe but Elis Parrot 21 y of frenckford octob. 18 ♃ h. 12 1627

had a great belly 6. y. togeathr & now sent to know vtrū sit gravida /yell {sic}\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 245r (upper right part of page)

Elizabeth Thorpe [Parrot] (PERSON60124)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Belly)

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

Sex, family and generation  (Pregnancy)

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

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CASE73726: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Rawlins (PERSON57355)

Question asked by the patient on 2 February 1632 at 12:30

RN Dorothy Rawlins of Hanslop 27 y febr 2 ♃ h. 12. 30 p m. 1632. Is growen very fat & grosse these being stopt sinc mydsomer./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 422 (bottom left part of page)

Dorothy Rawlins (PERSON57355)

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

Medical >Women’s matters>Menstrual problems (No courses)

Sex, family and generation  (Pregnancy)

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

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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling;f26-time-of-day=PM%3A%3A12%3A00-12%3A59;f27-question-asked=Sex%2C%20family%20and%20generation, accessed 18 April 2025.

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